Extended immersive programs rooted in the land, culture, and living traditions of Haiti. Not a visit — a transformation.
A Bagèt residency is not a workshop. It is a sustained encounter with Haitian culture — living inside community spaces, learning from master practitioners, moving through the sacred and everyday environments that shaped the art you're studying.
Residencies range from one to several weeks and are held primarily in Haiti. They are designed for artists ready to go deeper than technique.
Atelye Bata — Port-au-Prince
Our most immersive program: a full encounter with Haitian Vodou dance, ceremonial arts, percussion, and cultural transmission. BITASYON has its own program page with complete details.
Morning and afternoon sessions with master instructors — structured, intensive, and rooted in living tradition rather than classroom curriculum.
Movement in authentic ceremonial and community spaces — not reproductions of tradition but participation in it, with appropriate guidance and respect.
Visits to significant Haitian cultural sites including Lakou Breda — engaging with landscape, history, and the living communities that have preserved these traditions.
Dance, percussion, VèVè, and oral tradition taught as a unified whole — because in Haitian culture, they are inseparable.
Opportunities to work alongside local Haitian artists — building relationships that extend beyond the residency itself.
Advanced students with intermediate or higher dance training committed to serious immersive practice
Professional dancers and choreographers seeking to ground their work in Haitian tradition
Cultural researchers and educators engaged with Caribbean and Afro-diasporic performance arts
Artists from any background who are ready for sustained, respectful engagement with Haitian culture
Tell us who you are, what you're seeking, and we'll find the right fit within our residency offerings.