Performance Journal

Started in 1990, the Performance Journal has focused on artists’ of-the-moment concerns, with past topics including gender, environments, identity, technology, activism, dance writing and, most recently, an exploration of how contemporary dance negotiates with the larger culture, via a magazine format.

Now is the time to place an advertisement in Performance Journal 40!
PJ #40 will begin its distribution in February 2012 and is the perfect opportunity to announce your Spring events, festivals, programs, services, etc. Print run is 5,000 copies distributed across New York City, nationally and internationally. To reserve space for an ad, email Sarah Holcman at performancejournal@movementresearch.org by Monday December 5, 2011. Ad copy is due no later than Monday January 9, 2012.

We are happy to arrange payment plans for half page and full page ads if needed. Also, a 10% discount is offered for placing ads in both PJ #39 (Fall 2011) and PJ #40 (Spring 2012).

Recent advertisers include: 92nd Street Y, Atlantic Center for the Arts, BAM, Balance Arts Center , Bates Dance Festival, Bearnstow, CAVE Art Space, Contact Quarterly, CNDC, Dance New Amsterdam, DTW, Earthdance, IDFI Dublin Dance Festival, Earthdance, The Field , Hollins Dance, Long Island University , Lotus Music and Dance, LAVA, Nancy Stark Smith, Ohio State University, On the BoardsPARTS, PACT Zollverein, P.S. 122, Sarah Lawrence College, SEAD, Tanzquartier Wein, University of the Arts, and University of Illinois.

Recent journal cover artists include: Ishmael Houston-Jones, Keith Hennessey, Dancenoise, Xavier Le Roy, Ralph Lemon, Chrysa Parkinson, Meg Stuart, Tere O'Connor, and Jennifer Monson.

Print run: 5,000

Mailing and Distribution: Our subscriber base includes performing artists, choreographers, visual artists and artistic directors; dance and theater companies; technicians and managers; producers; teachers; college dance and theater departments; theaters, studios and schools; rehearsal and audition space; and funders. Direct free distribution is to performance, rehearsal and teaching spaces in and around the five boroughs of New York City. We also offer bulk purchasing options for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions.

 (Dimensions are Width x Height)

1 full page: $1,500; 10.375" x 15.875"   

1/2 page: $800 horizontal; 10.375" X 7.875"

1/4 page: $400 horizontal; 5.125" X 7.875"

1/8 page: $200 horizontal; 5.125" X 3.875"

1/16 page: $125 approximately square: 2.5" X 3.875"

10% discount on advertising rates for placing an ad in both PJ#40 and 41

Ads should be in grayscale, at a resolution of 300dpi, and should be designed to fit specified dimensions. Please note that the dimensions listed are width by height. The following file types are acceptable: jpeg, tiff, or pdf. If you wish to run an ad that you have previously run with us, we you may need to re-send the ad.

Pay online here:

Or Reserve for Two Issues and Get a 10% Discount:

Or mail your check, payable to Movement Research, to:
Movement Research
55 Avenue C
New York, NY 10009