School of movement
Capture GALLIM x 2026 Joyce Season
Build your portfolio. Photograph a world-renowned company.
Wednesday, November 11th, 2026 @ The Joyce Theater
In this one-day workshop get behind-the-scenes access to GALLIM in preparation for their 2026 Joyce Season.
This course is designed for emerging and established photographers looking to build their portfolio. You'll spend the time discussing the technical aspects of photographing dance on stage, then head to The Joyce for unprecedented access to photograph GALLIM’s full company dress rehearsal from the theater itself.
Space is extremely limited! This is a rare opportunity to photograph a world-renowned company before opening night.
SCHEDULE
November 11th, 2026
10:00 - 12:30pm Intro & Discussion: Photographing on Stage @ NYCC&D
12:30 - 1pm Lunch / Travel to The Joyce
1 - 1:30pm Orientation & Set-Up at The Joyce
1:30 - 3pm Watch & Photograph Company Run
3 - 3:30pm Closing Remarks
“I’m so grateful for this experience; I feel like it’s really been this kind of blossoming and unfolding experience.”
“It’s been really inspiring to come together with all these people and to kind of push the ways that I think about dance and about film.”
- Dancing With the Camera Participant
REGISTRATION
Eligibility
All artists with interest in photographing movement.
Recommended Equipment: DSLR and mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras highly recommended, cameras with manual functions required. 16 GB memory card is suggested.Tuition
$150
Registration will be open until program capacity is reached.
Tuition is non-refundable except in the case of a medical necessity with a note from a medical provider.
FACULTY
DAN CHEN is an editorial and documentary photographer based between New York City and Taipei. With a background in visual media and academic philosophy, Dan’s work explores intimacy, complexity, and the body in liminal and non-binary spaces.
Dan holds an M.A. in philosophy, furthered his studies in an M.Phil focused on psychoanalysis, French phenomenology, and feminist theory, and has contributed to Public Seminar at The New School.
They’ve collaborated with clients including Angelina Jolie, Jeremy Lin, Four Seasons, and Gallim Dance Company, with work featured in Vogue, L’Officiel, Hypebeast, and more.
Dan brings an interdisciplinary perspective to photography, encouraging students to look beyond the frame and engage with the layered meanings that emerge through image-making.
