Research and Discovery is a new open research initiative to develop innovative online collaboration and remote performance. R&D artists will work in 3 two-month cohorts to experiment with collaborative technologies, devise new ways to present performance, and share insights into ways to imbue online platforms with qualities that make live performance compelling and important. The results of this research will be made available to share the skills performance artists need to work together and reach audiences when traditional gathering is too dangerous or who face physical and economic barriers to attending live performance.