Announcing Our 2026 Artist-in-Residence: Watching the Detectives
Watching the Detectives, One of Us is a Ghost, Groundwork 2026
Today, on International Dance Day, we are proud to announce Watching the Detectives as Untellable Movement Theatre’s 2026 Artist-in-Residence.
Watching the Detectives is the collaborative work of Jaimie Tait and Philip Goodridge, two artists whose shared practice is rooted in a deep commitment to ensemble creation. Their work is grounded in Viewpoints, a movement practice that explores time, space, and relationship, and invites both performers and audiences into a shared experience of discovery.
Anne Bogart and Tina Landau’s Viewpoints methodology has been a central catalyst in their process, offering a structure that is both rigorous and open. Through this work, Jaimie and Philip have developed a collaborative language that prioritizes responsiveness, interpretation, and meaning-making in real time.
Their practice resonates strongly with Untellable’s own approach. There is a shared belief that the work emerges through the room, through the relationships, and through the willingness to remain open to what unfolds.
Watching the Detectives, Cameo, February 2026
The Work: Here/There/Together
As part of their residency, Watching the Detectives will be developing a new project, Here/There/Together (working title).
This work explores the transient nature of connection. As artists, collaborators, and people, we move in and out of each other’s lives. Sometimes relationships become lasting structures. Sometimes they are brief, but no less meaningful. This project sits inside that tension.
The creation process will unfold across distance and time. Jaimie and Philip will spend part of the summer working separately, using shared soundscapes and Viewpoints-based improvisation to generate material in different locations. Their work will diverge and align in unexpected ways. Midway through the process, they will reunite for site-specific exploration, before coming back together in the fall to review, refine, and shape the work into its final form.
The final outcome may take multiple forms. It may exist as a live performance, a film, or a hybrid of both. The form will be guided by the process itself.
Watching the Detectives, The Station Workshop, Untellable’s Movement Theatre Incubator, February 2026
Public Workshops: Viewpoints in Practice
As part of their residency, Watching the Detectives will offer public workshops in Viewpoints in Fall 2026.
These sessions will be open to artists and community members who are interested in exploring movement, composition, and ensemble work in a structured but accessible way. Viewpoints offers a practical entry point into improvisation and creation, and it aligns closely with Untellable’s commitment to making dance and movement practices accessible to a broad range of participants.
More details on dates and registration will be shared in the coming months.
About the Artist Residency Program
Untellable Movement Theatre’s Artist Residency Program is designed to support artists in developing new work while remaining connected to community.
The program offers:
Time and space for creation
Mentorship and artistic support
Opportunities for public engagement
A framework that prioritizes process
Residencies are intentionally flexible. We support artists in working in ways that make sense for their practice, whether that involves live performance, digital creation, site-specific work, or interdisciplinary approaches.
You can learn more about the program here:
https://www.untellable.ca/artist-residency-program
We are thrilled to support Watching the Detectives over the coming year and to share their work with our community.
It could always be like this.
- Untellable Movement Theatre