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IN THIS ISSUE:

Choreographic Residencies, Opportunities & Funding: Current listings for the USA, Latin America, Europe & Asia: Wickenburg Artist Residency, AZ; Kit modus In-person Choreographic Residency, GA; NYC; Baryshnikov Arts Center Open Call, WW SoloDuo Dance Festival Open Call, Gross Family Foundation Choreographer Composer Awards, Choreography Lab at STEPS Open Call, Green Space Fertile Ground Residency, Dance on Camera, NY; Zad and Perform Program, EU; Teatri Riflessi Festival Open Call, ITALY; ARTSinTANK Residency, KOREA; Dansateliers, NETHERLANDS; ZARATAN AIR, PORTUGAL; LAV Artist Residency, SPAIN; Rose Choreographic School Open Call, UK, and others.

New Works & Events:  NEW Jennifer Archibald, Christine Cox, Alysa Pires, Aszure Barton, and Brady Farrar in New York; Chanel DaSilva in Washington, DC; Jessica Lang in Seattle; Jae Man Joo and Micaela Taylor in London; Rafael Bonachela in Sidney; Alastair Marriott in Tokyo; Ricky Hu and Sang Jijia in Hong Kong; Angelin Preljocaj in Aix-en-Provence; Sonya Lindfors in Helsinki; Julia Cheng in Glasgow; Julien Guerin in Lodz, and more…

Trending: [Choreographing] One Minute Sculptures

New Books: The Dancer’s Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Navigating Your Dance Career, by Virginie Mécène, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Goup, London and New York, 2026

New Films: 5 Soldiers: The Body is the Frontline, by John Conroy in collaboration with Rosie Kay Company, K2CO with support from The Space and Arts Council England, 2026.

CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCIES, CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES & FUNDING:

NATIONAL:

ARIZONA: Made in Wickenburg Artist Residency Program is available for US artists to foster creative, collaborative and performance projects. Each residency is designed to allow artistic companies the opportunity to pursue new projects, mount work or collaborate with other artists, free from everyday pressures. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://dewpac.org/programs/made-in-wickenburg/

GEORGIA: Kennesaw State University Choreographic Residency invites two nationally-emerging or mid-career choreographers for a four-week residency, which is designed to support the creative process of emerging or mid-career artists with an emphasis on innovation and movement invention. Apply by October 30, 2026. Visit: https://campus.kennesaw.edu/colleges-departments/arts/academics/dance/performances-events/choreographic-residency.php

GEORGIA: Kit Modus In-person Choreographic Residency offers artists a stipend, travel reimbursement, a cast of 5-10 professional dancers, and ample rehearsal time, plus access to studio space and accommodations. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.kitmodus.com/residency-application

MASSACHUSETTS: The National Dance Project (NDP) Travel Fund provides monetary assistance to US-based presenters, curatorial staff, and residency directors to connect in person to explore the feasibility of presenting NDP-funded works. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.nefa.org/grants_programs/grants/national-dance-project-travel-fund

MASSACHUSETTS: Through the New England Dance Fund, the New England Foundation for the Arts will award small, catalytic grants of $500 to $1,000 directly to choreographers who identify and articulate a critical opportunity that will significantly advance their career in dance or advance their role within the regional New England dance landscape. Apply by September 14, 2026. Visit: https://www.nefa.org/grants_programs/grants/new-england-dance-fund

NEW YORK: The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation awards prizes biennially to a choreographer and composer for the best original dance with original music that has had its premiere performance within the previous 2 years of each award date. Apply by December 31, 2026. Visit: https://cjgfamilyfoundation.com/

NEW YORK: Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants:  Emergency Grants is a year-round, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance to artists living and working anywhere in the United States for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Artists who make innovative, experimental work are eligible to apply. Rolling deadline. Apply by 8-10 weeks before the presentation date. Visit: https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants/guidelines/

NEW YORK: Bethany Arts Community offers short-term residencies to artists at different stages of their careers from around the world for the development of both new works and works in progress. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://bethanyarts.org/residencies/

NEW YORK:  SMUSH Gallery which equitably advances vibrant, accessible, high-quality, and thought-provoking art and cultural experiences, is now accepting applications for project proposals. The program offers space to artists of all disciplines for studio work, rehearsal, performance, and exhibition in a beautiful storefront art space. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.smushgallery.com/opportunities

NEW YORK: Founded in 2025, Renversons Dance is seeking an emerging choreographer to create a new work on the company for the Spring 2027 season. Renverson [ron-ver-sohn] creates and performs dynamic, conceptual contemporary ballet grounded in the belief that ballet is an evolving medium open to interrogation, disruption, and reinvention. Apply by September 15, 2026. Visit: https://renversons.org/careers/

NEW YORK: Through a competitive jury process, residents are invited to attend Art Omi’s residencies at no cost to themselves, except travel expenses. Art Omi offers residents the time and space to hone their own craft while cultivating a vibrant community of artists from around the globe. Apply by October 1, 2026. Visit: https://artomi.org/event/open-call-2027/

NEW YORK: Each year, Baryshnikov Arts Center hosts up to 20 artists in residence working in dance, music, theatre, or any combination thereof. The application process for 2027 Residencies is now open. Apply by October 2, 2026. Visit: https://baryshnikovarts.org/residency-program/

NEW YORK: WHITE WAVE is calling for applications for the 11th Annual SoloDuo Dance Festival. The festival celebrates the distinct art of the solo and the duet, while creating additional opportunities for both emerging and mid-career choreographers to display their work. Festival dates: February 13 & 14, 2027 at the Taylor Dance East Theatre. Apply by September 15, 2026. Visit: https://www.whitewavedance.org/

NEW YORK: The Choreography Lab offers a platform to present work in a wide variety of dance styles and cultural expressions to a live audience in Steps Studio Theater.  The lab welcomes completed dance pieces and showcases 9-13 choreographers. Apply by October 5, 2026. Visit: https://stepsbeyond.org/choreography-lab/

NEW YORK: Fertile Ground is a non-curated showcase for emerging and/or established artists. The evening consists of work shown by six choreographers, followed by a moderated discussion. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.greenspacestudio.org/for-artists

NEW YORK: Korea Art Forum and gong invite dance artists, choreographers, companies, movement-based performers, and cultural performance groups to propose programs for Sunnyside Rhythm Block 2027. Apply by September 15, 2026. Visit: www.instagram.com/gong_g0ng_gong

INTERNATIONAL:

AUSTRALIA: Room to Move is a residency program that offers the dance studio at STACC at no charge for individual artists and small collectives for training, rehearsal, and/or experimentation. Apply by October 8, 2026. Visit: https://creativebrimbank.com.au/community/room-to-move-residency

AUSTRALIA: QL2 Dance offers curated residencies to a wide range of artists, from emerging to established-career. Residencies create opportunities for artists to develop and present new works, providing access to process and workshops for local dancers, as well as theatre or studio space without charge, and may include other support. Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their project with the QL2 Dance artistic director before formally applying. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.ql2.org.au/emerging-choreographers-program

AUSTRALIA: Matched Funding for Organisations – Beginner is designed for small- to medium-sized organisations at an early stage of fundraising who are ready to move from informal fundraising activity to a more structured and sustainable approach. Apply by September 15, 2026. Visit: https://creative.gov.au/investments-opportunities/matched-funding-organisations-beginner?utm_source=chatgpt.com

AUSTRALIA: The aim of the Creative Futures Fund is to invest in the creation and sharing of Australian stories through exceptional creative projects across all art forms that can clearly demonstrate ambition, audience reach, and impact. Apply by September 29, 2026. Visit: https://creative.gov.au/investments-opportunities/creative-futures-fund-2026-2027?utm_source=chatgpt.com

AUSTRALIA: The International Engagement Fund of Creative Australia supports Australian artists and creative workers to undertake reciprocal international exchange activities with confirmed international partners. Apply by October 13, 2026. Visit: https://creative.gov.au/investments-opportunities/international-engagement-fund?utm_source=chatgpt.com

EUROPE: Zad is a support framework designed to promote mobility and communication for artists from the Arab region residing in Europe. Zad’s support covers all artistic and literary specialisations and is open to individuals of all ages. Apply by October 16, 2026. Visit: https://ettijahat.org/page/1545?_lang=1

EUROPE: Perform Europe, the forward-looking European funding scheme for cross-border touring in the performing arts sector, has launched its third Open Call, offering €1.4 million in total to support innovative touring proposals across 41 Creative Europe countries. Apply by October 22, 2026. Visit: https://performeurope.eu/perform-europe-launches-third-open-call/

FRANCE: Camargo Foundation Fellowship 2027–28 is now accepting applications for its residency program. Apply by October 1, 2026. Visit: https://camargofoundation.org/en/camargo-fellowship-2026-2027

GERMANY: Dance Research NRW is an international scholarship programme enabling dancers, performers, and choreographers to undertake residencies lasting several weeks for theme-based, production-independent research. Apply by October 15, 2026. Visit: https://www.nrw-kultur.de/en/programmes/dance-research-nrw

GERMANY: Lake Studios residencies provide private rooms, a shared kitchen, ample studio time, use of technical equipment, performance opportunities, and help connecting to the Berlin dance scene. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://lakestudiosberlin.com/category/residency/lake-artist-residency/

ITALY: Teatri Riflessi Festival has opened its 2027 call for short performances. Festival dates: July 13-18, 2027. Apply by October 15, 2026. Visit: https://www.iterculture.eu/en/teatri-riflessi/tr2027/tr12/

ITALY: Kulturfactory Performing Arts Residency is designed for international contemporary artists in various disciplines. Applications should be emailed and should include examples of work and CV information, as well as details about applicants’ goals during their residency. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.kulturfactoryresidency.com/residency/

KOREA: ARTSinTANK International Creative Residency 2027 is a seven-day international creative residency bringing together dancers, musicians, and choreographers from different countries to live, create, collaborate, and exchange artistic ideas. Festival dates: January 11–17, 2027. Apply by December 8, 2026. Visit: https://artsintank.com/167

NETHERLANDS: Dansateliers and choreographer Amparo González Sola invite choreographers to apply for the first edition of the Choreographic Encounters Laboratory. This edition will explore choreographic procedures and strategies of attention in a peer-to-peer environment. Apply by September 15, 2026. Visit: https://dansateliers.nl/en/project/open-call-choreographic-encounters/

ONLINE: The New Youth International Dance Film Festival, an open, fair, and inclusive shared platform for dance films, is seeking entries that demonstrate the ability to use the camera and dance to create new things. Festival dates: December 15–17, 2026. Apply by November 15, 2026. Visit: https://www.iaip-cn.com/nyid

ONLINE: Dance on Camera, the longest-running dance film festival in the world, provides a platform for choreographic storytelling and creative expression, fostering the connections between the worlds of dance and film. Festival dates: March 31-April 4, 2027. Apply by September 23, 2026. Visit: https://www.dancefilms.org/?mc_cid=ffbe4e0442&mc_eid=b167f145c3

PORTUGAL: Zaratan is a not-for-profit space and an organization offering 2 different modalities of residencies: ZARATAN AIR is designed for international and Portuguese artists living abroad, providing accommodation and studio space 24/7. ZARATAN CÁ is a non-conventional residency program eligible only for artists already living in Lisbon. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://zaratan.pt/en/residencies/

SPAIN: LAV Artist Residency is a project that accommodates artistic creation in situ in the city of Granada, offering a platform and a space for creation and exhibition based on coexistence and community. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://espaciolavadero.com/

SPAIN: The International Meeting on Video-dance and Video-art and the Festival International de Vidéo Danse de Bourgogne propose a shared call for works of screendance and related video art works. Apply by September 6, 2026. Visit: http://videodance.webs.upv.es

UK: The second Artistic Cohort of Rose Choreographic School will run from April 2027 to March 2029, during which 9 artists each receive a £15,000 research budget, access to dance studio spaces at Sadler’s Wells East, and mentoring and production support. Apply by September 20, 2026. Visit: https://rosechoreographicschool.com/apply

NEW CHOREOGRAPHY, WORLD PREMIERES, EVENTS & NEWS:

NATIONAL:

CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles Ballet makes its Hollywood Bowl debut with the LA Philharmonic in a night of Mexican and American gems for orchestra and ballet. Artistic Director Melissa Barak will choreograph a new ballet set to Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari, a spiritual and celebratory piece about music’s power to heal. Performance date: September 8, 2026. Visit: https://www.losangelesballet.org/hollywood-bowl

NEW YORK: New York City Ballet’s Contemporary Choreography Program features world premieres from Toronto-born Jennifer Archibald, BalletX Artistic Director Christine Cox, and Alysa Pires, whose Standard Deviation marked the first company commission for a Canadian woman. Premiere date: October 2, 2026. Visit: https://www.nycballet.com/season-and-tickets/fall-2026/contemporary-choreography-i

NEW YORK: The Limón Dance Company’s 80th anniversary celebration bridges legacy and innovation. The program closes with the 2025 commission of Aszure Barton’s Join, created in collaboration with Grammy-nominated composer Ambrose Akinmusire. Premiere date: October 6, 2026. Visit: https://www.joyce.org/performances/limon-dance-company-ns9f

NEW YORK: American Ballet Theatre (ABT) corps de ballet member and up-and-coming choreographer Brady Farrar brings a world premiere to the company. Farrar adds a compelling new voice to ABT’s repertoire with this work, which is set to the first movement of Trio Élégiaque No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff. World premiere date: October 28, 2026. Visit: https://www.abt.org/events/trio-elegiaque/

WASHINGTON D.C.: Celebrate the opening of The Washington Ballet’s 50th season with a program that includes Dance to the heartbeat of D.C. in a groundbreaking world premiere by choreographer Chanel DaSilva and DC’s own Black Alley. Premiere date: October 30, 2026. Visit: https://www.washingtonballet.org/events/gogo-50/

WYOMING: Pacific Northwest Ballet’s new season opening program includes Jessica Lang’s newest work. Premiere date: September 25, 2026. Visit: https://www.pnb.org/season/serenade/

INTERNATIONAL:

AUSTRALIA: Sydney Dance Company’s new program Current brings together three world premieres by Raghav Handa, Jenni Large, and Azzam Mohamed, alongside the long-awaited Australian premiere of Rafael Bonachela’s acclaimed E2 7SD. Performance dates: September 3-20, 2026. Visit: https://www.sydneydancecompany.com/performance/current/

FINLAND: Tero Saarinen Company will celebrate its 30th anniversary with an evening of three works, each reflecting dance’s relationship with tradition and renewal. The program includes Carolyn Carlson’s solo Room 7, Tero Saarinen’s duet Garden, and Sonya Lindfors’ group work Wild Is the Wind, which will have its premiere this season. Premiere date: September 22, 2026. Visit: https://terosaarinen.com/fi/teos/triplailta-wild-is-the-wind/

FRANCE: Angelin Preljocaj has created a powerful, communal new piece that brings together twelve performers to explore the energy of uprising. Inspired by revolutionary movements throughout history, the piece depicts bodies coming together, scattering, and rising up again in a vibrant creation that provides the language for a quest for freedom, fraternity, and renewal.

Premiere date: October 7, 2026. Visit: https://preljocaj.org/en/spectacle/angelin-preljocaj-soulevement/

HONG KONG: City Contemporary Dance Co presents a program with Jiří Kylián’s classic work Sleepless and a new creation by Sang Jijia. Premiere date: October 30, 2026. Visit: https://www.ccdc.com.hk/en/ccdc_events/kylian-and-sangba/

JAPAN: National Ballet of Japan presents the world premiere of a ballet based on City Lights, the classic comedy film created by Charles Chaplin. The film has now been reimagined as a ballet by English choreographer Alastair Marriott. Premiere date: October 23, 2026. Visit: https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/productions/ballet-dance/citylights.html

NETHERLANDS: Hofesh Shechter returns to Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) with a world premiere featuring his fourth creation for the company. Premiere date: September 24, 2026. Visit: https://www.ndt.nl/nl/bezoek/26-27/out-of-the-stillness/

NETHERLANDS: NDT 2’s first programme of the season includes a world premiere by the bold choreographic voice of Noé Soulier. Premiere date: October 22, 2026. Visit: https://www.ndt.nl/en/visit/26-27/blast-a-universe/

POLAND: The ballet company of The Silesian Opera will start the new season with the premiere of Hunger, new ballet based on the famous novel by Knut Hamsun, created by company soloist Wiktor Perdek. Premiere date: September 12, 2026. Visit: https://opera-slaska.pl/spektakle/event/206/szeherezadaglod

POLAND: The Grand Theatre Lodz will present a world premiere of Coppelia. After 26 years, the famous ballet will come back to the Lodz stage in the new choreography, full of humor and magic, by Julien Guerin. Premiere date: October 17, 2026. Visit: https://www.operalodz.com/COPPLIA,29,794

SCOTLAND: Scottish Ballet’s Emergence program includes Crystal Pite’s bold piece, Emergence, a breathtaking fusion of classical ballet and raw, insect-like movement. The program also features a world premiere of Entress from Julia Cheng, whose boundary-crossing work features an original score and a stellar creative team. Premiere date: September 10, 2026. Visit: https://scottishballet.co.uk/whats-on/emergence/

SWEDEN: Together with Norrdans, Greek choreographer Chara Kotsali explores night, a space of resistance, desire, and longing. World premiere date: October 2, 2026. Visit: https://norrdans.se/en/choreographies-events/2026/nux-brux/

UK: More than twenty years ago, Jasmin Vardimon’s original masterpiece Lullaby took the theatre world by storm and won widespread critical acclaim. Now, the internationally renowned choreographer reimagines and expands her landmark show for today’s audiences. Premiere date: September 18, 2026. Visit: https://bookings.jasminvardimon.com/sales/whats-on/jv-home/performances/lullaby

UK: English National Ballet’s Rhythm Riot program includes two world premieres by Jae Man Joo and Micaela Taylor. Performance date: September 24, 2026, Sadler’s Wells. Visit: https://www.ballet.org.uk/production/rhythm-riot/

UK: Northern Ballet bring to the stage the extraordinary story of Anne Lister – better known as Gentleman Jack. The new production, choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, is performed to new live music. Premiere date: September 3, 2026. Visit: https://northernballet.com/gentleman-jack

UK: Royal Ballet presents The McRae/Vassilev Project, directed by Natalie Abrahami. The program features a new creation inspired by the prodigious violinist Niccolò Paganini. Premiere date: September 11, 2026. Visit: https://www.rbo.org.uk/production/the-mcrae-vasko-vassilev-project

TRENDING: [Choregraphing] One Minute Sculptures

“At some point I came to realize that everything surrounding me can be material for an artistic work, absolutely everything.” - Erwin Wurm, born in 1954. Wurm’s series of One-Minute Sculptures began in the 1990s, using whatever objects, people and settings were nearby.

These living sculptures are made of people – anonymous participants, performers, curators, artists and even the artist himself – engaging in unconventional and sometimes physically challenging interactions with everyday objects such as clothing, buckets, balls, doorframes, bicycles and fruit.

The improvised nature of the images declare the fun, playfulness and spontaneity that went into the making of each picture. Come and try it for yourself and see what it feels like to be the artwork in our free Tate Modern display, part of Performer and Participant: Erwin Wurm.

Erwin Wurm, One Minute Sculptures 1997. Tate. © Erwin Wurm. @erwinwurm. Purchased from the artist with funds provided by Hyundai Card 2017. 

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BOOKS ON CHOREOGRAPHY & CHOREOGRAPHERS:

The Dancer’s Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Navigating Your Dance Career, by Virginie Mécène, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Goup, London and New York, 2026 The Dancer’s Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Navigating Your Dance Career helps young dancers and dancers at any stage of their career prepare themselves to leap from their initial training to the professional world and begin or continue their journey with a plan and with confidence. Use 20% discount until Sept. 30^th with code 26SMA2 at checkout. Link: https://www.routledge.com/The-Dancers-Toolkit-A-Step-by-Step-Guide-for-Navigating-Your-Dance-Career/Mecene/p/book/9781032289366

FILMS ON CHOREOGRAPHY & CHOREOGRAPHERS:

5 Soldiers: The Body is the Frontline, a documentary film produced by John Conroy in collaboration with Rosie Kay Company, K2CO (k2com.com) with support from The Space and Arts Council England, 2026.

The documentary lets audiences “encounter soldiers through movement” by combining choreography and interviews. Zoë Hewitt, who served in the British military as one of the first generation of women permitted to join the infantry, reviews Rosie Kay’s new film: https://www.seeingdance.com/5-soldiers-the-documentary-260722/?mc_cid=75521070a5&mc_eid=e15cae354f

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25BEkMQIpU

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