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Choreographic Residencies, Opportunities & Funding: Current listings for the USA, Latin America, Europe & Asia: Open Calls for Dance Film Festivals in Alaska and San Francisco, Jacob’s Pillow’s Curriculum in Motion® Institute, UNCSA Choreographic Development Residency, and Open Call for Oklahoma International Dance Festival, USA; Across Oceans Arts' International Creation Exchange, CANADA; Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography, GERMANY; Teatri Riflessi 9 - International Short Performance Festival, ITALY; Arts Council Tokyo, JAPAN; Horizons Young Ballet Choreographers, POLAND; Young Creative Awards Nottingham, UK, and more….

New Works & Events:  New Noé Soulier in New York, Ricardo Amarante in Miami, Marika Brussel in Sacramento; Silke Grabinger in Linz; William Yong and Emma Portner in Toronto; Marcos Morau in Berlin; Andonis Foniadakis in Hong Kong; David Dawson and Milena Sidorova in Amsterdam; Anna Hop in Warsaw; Draft Works in London, and more…

Competitions: Prospettiva Danza Teatro International Competition (Italy), Choreographic Competition 10 Sentidos 2024 (Spain), International Choreographic Competition (Poland), International Screendance Competition (Italy)

Trending: CHOREOGRAPHING A “TECHNO” BALLET

New Books: Sasha Waltz & Guests, published by Hatje Cantz (2024)

New Movies: The Way Back (2024), directed by Grady Bowman & Ashley Lindsey, with cinematography and editing by Adam Witmer

CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCIES, CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES & FUNDING:

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ALASKA: Ketchikan Dance Film Festival, which will take place on September 28, 2024, is seeking dance film submissions. The festival will be presented to a live audience during a free indoor screening. Apply by July 22, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/KetchikanDanceFIlmFestival

ARIZONIA: Company choreographers are invited to apply for the Wickenburg Residency with the opportunity to pursue new projects, mount work, or collaborate with other artists, free from everyday pressures. These residencies are intended for chamber dance companies. Previous dance companies have included American Ballet Theatre II and Northwest Dance Theatre. Residencies are up to three weeks and the average number of artists in residence at a time ranges between one and five. Application is open to US artists. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://dewpac.org/programs/made-in-wickenburg/

CALIFORNIA: The San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) is a multi-day international event showcasing the best in dance films from around the world. The 15-Year anniversary of the festival will be celebrated in October 2024 with enhanced in-person programs. Apply by April 16, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/SanFranciscoDanceFilmFestival?fbclid=IwAR1pDF3wdlNdYjJ8nNGrpCA0gLAQFrVXzCMzNw2SZXmdDb6ERXazlFsybPg

CALIFORNIA: The Annual Choreography Festival at the McCallum Theatre Institute will take place on November 9 & 10, 2024. Choreography by both emerging and established dance makers from across the nation will take center stage in McCallum’s popular festival. Winners will be announced at the conclusion of each performance. Highlighting dance as an art form, this event always delivers an exciting mix of work by inventive artists. Cash awards up to $10,000. Apply by March 15, 2024. Visit: http://www.mccallumtheatre.com/index.php/education/choreography-festival/submit-choreography

FLORIDA: Dancing Out of Time Film Festival is accepting film submissions from dance artists from diverse communities. Films must address the relationships between nature and urban environments that are being affected by climate change. Apply by March 31, 2024. Visit: https://www.nwdprojects.org/film-festival-dancing-out-of-time/

FLORIDA: The Regional Dance America’s National Choreography Intensive 2024 (NCI) is a multi-faceted program providing dancers, emerging choreographers, and seasoned choreographers with the unparalleled opportunity to work, study, and create under the guidance of nationally recognized professionals in the fields of music and dance. The festival will take place from June 16 - June 30, 2024. Apply by May 1, 2024. Visit: http://www.nationalchoreographyintensive.com

GEORGIA: Kit Modus seeks proposals for new works to be created for the company. Selected artists enjoy 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 Jacob’s Pillow is accepting applications for The Curriculum in Motion® Institute, a career development opportunity for emerging, mid-career, and seasoned choreographers to keep their artistry alive and growing. Apply by April 1, 2024. Visit: https://www.jacobspillow.org/programs/community/jacobs-pillow-curriculum-in-motion/curriculum-in-motion-institute/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Apply+Today+for+the+Curriculum+in+Motion%C2%AE+Institute&utm_campaign=CE%3A+JPCIM+2024+Applications+Now+Open

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

MINNESOTA: The DanceBARN Festival is an annual event held in Battle Lake that brings together professional dancers, choreographers, and dance educators for one week of dancing, creating, relaxing, and performing in the heart of the lakes. The festival will take place July 22-28, 2024. Application will open in March. Visit: www.dancebarncollective.org/festival

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: The Queensboro Dance Festival is an annual performance tour that runs from May to September. Queens-based cultural and contemporary dance groups of all styles may apply to the festival. Apply by March 11, 2024. Visit: https://queensborodancefestival.org/call-for-dancers/

NEW YORK: Creative Capital welcomes innovative and original new project proposals in socially engaged forms. The Creative Capital Award provides unrestricted project grants up to $50,000 that can be drawn down over a multi-year period, bespoke professional development services, and community-building opportunities. Apply by April 4, 2024. Visit: https://creative-capital.org/about-the-creative-capital-award/

NEW YORK: The Bogliasco Foundation, an American nonprofit with a program in Italy, is now accepting applications for residencies during the Spring 2025 semester. Apply by March 14, 2024. Visit: https://bfny.org/en/about/program-overview

NEW YORK: Fertile Ground is a non-curated showcase for emerging and/or established artists. The event consists of work shown by six choreographers, followed by a moderated discussion that integrates the choreographers, dancers, and audience members. Registration is open now on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit: https://www.greenspacestudio.org/fertile-ground

NEW YORK: WAXworks is a non-curated showcase open to new and seasoned artists. Applications are accepted on a first-come first-served basis in choreography, theater, music, poetry, comedy, juggling, acrobatics, monologues, performance art, or any other form that can be performed on stage. There is no audition process. Visit: http://www.williamsburgartnexus.org/

NEW YORK: The Mark DeGarmo Dance Salon Performance Series is accepting applications for a unique opportunity to view and engage with original performing arts and dance works in progress of DeGarmo and guest artists. Rolling deadline. Visit: http://markdegarmodance.org/

NEW YORK: SMUSH Gallery is accepting applications for project proposals. The program offers artists of all disciplines space for studio work, rehearsal, performance, and exhibition in a beautiful storefront art space. Rolling deadline. Visit: smushgallery.com

NORTH CAROLINA: American Dance Festival (ADF) is calling for applications for its dance-on-camera initiative Movies by Movers, a bi-annual festival dedicated to the celebration of the conversation between the body and the camera. Applicants are invited to share in the collaboration between the ephemeral art of live movement and the perpetual nature of the film. Apply by March 15, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/MoviesByMovers

NORTH CAROLINA: The UNCSA Choreographic Development Residency is a 5-week program to foster the development of new work by emerging choreographers of exceptional promise. Through this initiative, UNCSA School of Dance looks to deepen its mission of developing original works, supporting artists, and giving back to the broader community. 

Apply by March 11, 2024. Visit: https://www.uncsa.edu/summer/dance-summer-intensives/choreographic-institute/choreographic-development-residency.aspx

OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma International Dance Festival’s Choreography Showcase offers a platform for aspiring and established choreographers to showcase their works and take master classes from experts in the dance world during OIDF. Apply by July 15, 2024. Visit: https://www.okdancefest.org/choreography-showcase

ONLINE: Thessaloniki Cinedance International (TCI) is an independent festival that showcases contemporary dance on-screen works from around the world. TCI aims to present novel approaches to how the ever-evolving cinematic medium can use dance or how contemporary choreographers and performers can use image capture to further the discourse of this artistic crossover. Apply by July 19, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/tci

TEXAS: The School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts at Texas A&M University is accepting applications for its inaugural New Work Development Artist Residency program, a 15-week residency for interdisciplinary artists to create a new work or body of works. Apply by March 15, 2024. Visit: https://pvfa.tamu.edu/asir/new-work-development-artist-residency/

TEXAS: Applications are open for Small Plates Choreography Festival, a curated dance performance series. Performances will be on October 4 & 5, 2024 in Austin. Apply by June 1, 2024. Visit: https://smallplatesdance.com/apply/

US: Artists based in the US mid-Atlantic region who partner to present projects that demonstrate clear mission impact, strong artistry, well-rounded community and artist engagement, can each receive up to 50% compensation plus support for other eligible project expenses. Apply by March 7, 2024. Visit: https://www.midatlanticarts.org/opportunity/artsconnect/

US: USArtists International® supports in-person and virtual performances by U.S. artists at engagements at international festivals and global presenting arts marketplaces outside of the United States. The program funds individuals and ensembles across all performing arts practices and disciplines. Apply by March 27, 2024. Visit: https://www.midatlanticarts.org/opportunity/usartists-international/

US: National Performance Network is now accepting applications for the Creation and Development Fund, which supports the creation, development, and mobility of new artistic work that advances racial and cultural justice and results in the live experiential exchange between artists and community. Apply by March 18, 2024. Visit: https://npnweb.org/programs/cdf/

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ARGENTINA: Permanente.ciclo, a festival of experimental arts that takes place periodically in unconventional exhibition spaces in Buenos Aires, is looking for works focusing on the relationship between body and movement for its multidisciplinary exhibitions. The festival promotes the work of artists from the local and international scene who explore new languages and alternative approaches to traditional artistic disciplines. Apply by April 17, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/permanenteciclo

AUSTRALIA: QL2 Dance offers curated residencies both for young people (up to age 26) and older artists. Curated residencies provide theater or studio space without charge and may also

include other support. Write to Artistic Director Ruth Osborne to apply. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.ql2.org.au/residency-program

AUSTRIA: Culture Moves Europe connects artists, creators, and cultural professionals from countries participating in the Creative Europe Program. The program offers mobility, with a focus on emerging artists, and allows around 7,000 artists, creators, and cultural professionals to go abroad for professional development or international collaborations and much more. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/creative-europe-culture-strand/culture-moves-europe-mobility-for-artists-and-professionals

BRAZIL: Casa Na Ilha Art Residency Program is based in a colonial house on the Island of Ilhabela, Brazil. The residency program is an initiative to provide a space to encourage creativity and exchange of ideas among artists from different disciplines. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Visit: http://www.casanailha.org

CANADA: Across Oceans Arts’ International Creation Exchange invites applications for The Choreographic Marathon 2024. The intensive will take place from May 18-20, 2024 and the event will continue for 4 months in-person in Toronto and online for those who cannot travel. Apply by March 30, 2024. Visit: http://www.choreographicmarathon.ca

CANADA: Reboot: Micro-Grants by Scotiabank Dance Centre helps artists (maximum 2 per month) improve skills and create work with small grants of up to $500. May be used for activities such as hiring collaborators (mentors, musicians, videographers, photographers), subsidizing project research/production, renting studios at Scotiabank Dance Centre, equipment rental, professional development, etc. Apply by end of the month prior to the project. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://thedancecentre.ca/upcoming-deadlines/

EUROPE: Perform Europe, a European funding scheme supported by the European Union, launches an open call offering 2.1 million euros for performing arts partnerships to collaborate across borders within the 40 Creative Europe countries. Apply by March 31, 2024. Visit: https://www.ednetwork.eu/news/perform-europe-open-call

EUROPE: The new program Culture Moves Europe announces its open call for artists and cultural professionals. It offers travel grants to artists, creators, and cultural professionals to pursue an international project of their choice. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/creative-europe-culture-strand/culture-moves-europe

FINLAND: TelepARTMobility Support promotes opportunities for Finland-based performing artists to travel and perform internationally. It is a quick and easy micro-funding format for emerging and semi-established professional artists and young academics. The grant is intended for travel and accommodation costs up to €1,000. The funding decision will be made within two weeks from the application. Open deadline. Visit: https://finnland-institut.de/telepart-support/

FRANCE: Ballet Du Nord is now accepting applications for its accueil studio 2025. Apply by March 31, 2024. Visit: https://www.balletdunord.fr/ccn-et-vous/avec-les-artistes/residences-et-accueils-studio/accueil-studio-ajout-compagnie/

FRANCE: BAU Institute Camargo Fellowship provides interdisciplinary residencies in France and Italy with uninterrupted time and space to develop new work in settings of cultural interest and extraordinary natural beauty. The two- to four-week residency is from July 23-August 20, 2024. Apply by March 31, 2024. Visit: https://bauinstitute.submittable.com/submit

FRANCE: Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen en Normandie Accueil Studio will welcome a choreographer or company to come in residence for creation or research for at least two weeks, with workspaces and CCN participation in realizing a project. Projects with a strong connection to music will be favored. Six projects will be selected for a budget of 10,000 euros. Apply by May 12, 2024. Visit: https://ccncn.eu/en/projects-supported-by-the-ccn/accueil-studio-residencies/

GERMANY: The application cycle is open for the 2024 Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography. The fellowships can be realized on site with the cooperating partners, but can also be virtual or hybrid. Apply by March 15, 2024. Visit: https://fellowship.pinabausch.org/en/fellowship/about-the-fellowship

GERMANY: The German-French Fonds Transfabrik for the Performing Arts offers funding for artistic cooperation between France and Germany, especially in the fields of contemporary dance, theatre, and circus. Apply by March 17, 2024. Visit: http://www.fondstransfabrik.com/dossier

GERMANY: The “Digital Performance” funding programme supports projects that combine digital narratives and technology. The focus is on performative approaches that deal with themes of digitality or digitalisation and pursue a non-linear dramaturgy or incorporate responsive elements into the stage action. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.nrw-kultur.de/en/programmes/digital-performance

GERMANY: Fonds Transfabrik, a German-French partnership for the performing arts, allocates funding for new Franco-German projects, especially in the fields of contemporary dance, drama, and circus, as well as puppet theater, theater of objects, and street arts. Apply by March 17, 2024. Visit: http://www.fondstransfabrik.com/

GERMANY: Women Cinemakers is now accepting submissions from female filmmakers, directors, and producers for its new annual showcase. Apply by March 30, 2024. Visit: http://womencinemakers.com/

GERMANY: Dance-techAIR at Lake Studios Berlin is accepting applications for its residency program, which offers international interdisciplinary movement and media artists the possibility to live and make art in a peaceful artist-run, working, living, and performance space in Berlin. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.lakestudiosberlin.com

GERMANY: Choreographers up to age 40 are invited to apply for a guest program for Young Foreign Theatre People conducted by Goethe-Institut, Munich, and the Federal Republic of Germany Centre of the International Theatre Institute (ITI). Grant recipients will be taken in by theatres in Germany to become familiar with production conditions and the conception and rehearsal process of at least one production. Acceptance of applications is ongoing. Visit: https://www.goethe.de/en/uun/auf/tut/sta.html

GREECE: Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre and the International Dance and Performing Arts Festival Akropoditi DanceFest are now calling for applications for the Artistic Residency Program, which will take place from September - December 2024. Apply by June 1, 2024. Visit: https://akropoditi.com/dancecentre/en/residencies-en/#1554724541704-3a535a8e-1533

INDIA: Farm Studio International Artists Residency hosts artists throughout the year, with accommodations available for 6 to12 residents at one time. Artists of all disciplines creating in any media are welcome to apply. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://farmingstudio.wordpress.com/art-residency/

INDIA: Omaggio Performing Company GOA is accepting applications for its residency program. Submissions will be accepted throughout the year. Visit: http://omaggioperforming.com/residencies/

INTERNATIONAL: Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival (D2D), a premier International Dance Film Fest dedicated to democratizing dance by dancing in the public realm, is currently accepting submissions for D2D Round 7. Apply by August 1, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/daretodanceinpublicfilmfestival

ITALY: Corposensibile is an international screendance research program and festival to be held on June 8, 2024. It aims to be a pivotal gathering for artists, celebrating screendance and fostering dialogue and learning in the interconnected arts. Apply by April 15, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/CORPOSENSIBILE

ITALY: The Municipality of Padua Culture Council, in collaboration with Circuito Multidisciplinary Regionale Arteven, announces the 15th Prospettiva Danza Teatro International Prize. Choreographers aged 18-40 at the time of application may participate in this artistic project. Apply by March 10, 2024. Visit: https://www.prospettivadanzateatro.it/xv-edizione-del-premio-internazionale-danza-teatro-online-il-bando-2024/

ITALY: SOLOCOREOGRAFICO is a solo dance festival taking place in different cities in

Italy and Germany, with a wide network of international partners. Apply by March 15, 2024. Visit: www.solocoreografico.com

ITALY: Dance HUB: Italy is a culturally-immersive dance intensive focusing on performance through holistic and mindful approaches that will take place July 1-13, 2024. This program is perfect for students who want the chance to attend a dance program abroad and gain performance opportunities internationally. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until spots are filled. Visit: https://wadedance.org/

ITALY: Kulturfactory Performing Arts Residency program runs year-long. Applications should be emailed and should include examples of work and CV information, as well as details about what the applicant artists hope to achieve during their residency. Rolling deadline. Visit: http://www.kultursciok.com/kulturfactory.html

ITALY:  Teatri Riflesi 9 - International Short Performance Festival Contemporary Visions has opened its call for short performances. Apply with live works no longer than 15 minutes, w thout distinction of genre. The festival will take place on the island of Sicily from July 18-20, 2024. Apply by March 24, 2024. Visit: www.iterculture.eu/en/teatri-riflessi/tr9/

JAPAN: To support both diverse creative activities that help to enhance Tokyo’s appeal as a city and the people who lead those activities, Arts Council Tokyo offers grants to Tokyo-based artists and arts organizations to cover part of the cost of their activities. Apply by March 5, 2024. Visit: https://www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp/en/what-we-do/support/grants/tokyo-grant-program/

JAPAN: Alexandre Magazine welcomes submissions from dancers, choreographers, and creators of short films, editorials, and music that celebrate the beauty of dance. All ages and forms of expression are welcome. Rolling deadline. Visit: https:/www.alexandremagazine.com/submit

MEXICO: The 6th annual kNOwBOX dance Film Festival is now accepting applications. The mission for the NBFF is to curate dance films that explore an innovative approach to challenging the possibilities of what dance can look like in video form. Apply by June 1, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/knowboxdancefilmfestival

NETHERLANDS: ChoreoComp Royal Conservatoire Dance is calling for 3 young choreographers who are interested in (speed) creating movement and music with live musicians and dancers for a choreography course. The intensive will take place from August 26-31, 2024. Apply by July 1, 2024. Visit: https://www.koncon.nl/choreocomp

POLAND: The second edition of Horizons - the Intergenerational Ballet Meetings - will take place from April 25-28, 2024. Horizons aims to promote young choreographers. The works of competition winners will be presented during a gala on National Dance Day along with choreographies of established choreographers. Visit: https://opera-slaska.pl/spektakle/event/159/horyzonty---miedzypokoleniowe-spotkania-baletowe

PORTUGAL: The 3rd edition of the Mafra Dance Festival, organized by Amalgama Companhia de Dança with the support of Mafra Council, aims to promote talents and skills in a variety of positions in contemporary performative dance. Applications for the Choreographic & Performing or Videodance category are open. Apply by April 1, 2024. The festival will take place from May 24-26, 2024. Visit: https://www.amalgama.pt/festivais-mdf/

SPAIN: LAV Artist Residency is a project that aims to accommodate artistic creation in situ in the city of Granada, offering a space for creation and exhibition based on coexistence and community. The residence is proposed as a laboratory for experimental creation, as an exhibition and informative place. Duration of residency is from one to two months. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://espaciolavadero.com/lav-artist-residency/

SPAIN: Each year a Barcelona International Dance Exchange (BIDE) Lab-meeting in Barcelona welcomes dancers, choreographers and cultural managers for a networking and exchange platform. The event will take place from June 26-30, 2024. Visit: https://bidebarcelona.com/en/applications-form/b-meeting-2024

TAIWAN: Taipei Artist Village Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Taipei connects art residency projects around the world through horizontal networking, while vertical efforts include welcoming residency applications around the world. The application will open on March 29, 2024. Visit: https://www.artistvillage.org/planintro.php

UK: Young Creative Awards Nottingham is now accepting applications. YCN is a registered charity that celebrates and nurtures the creative talents and skills of young people living in the Nottingham Urban Area. Apply by March 15, 2024. Visit: https://www.youngcreativeawards.org/categories/dance/

UK: Space Clarence Mews in London is offering a residency program that is ideal for artists/companies/collectives working within and across all performance disciplines to push the boundaries of their own process and practice within a mutually supportive context. Both emerging and established artists/companies are welcome to apply. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Visit: https://spaceclarencemews.com/one-year-residency/

NEW CHOREOGRAPHY, WORLD PREMIERES, EVENTS & NEWS:

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CALIFORNIA: Sacramento Ballet presents a world premiere from Marika Brussel, who is known for visually stunning contemporary works. The company will also premiere State of Matter by Ihsan Rustem and Carry Me Anew by Ma Cong, Associate Artistic Director, Richmond Ballet. The world premiere will take place on March 22, 2024. Visit: https://www.sacballet.org/events/visions-2024/

FLORIDA: Known for creating impassioned works that capture applause from international audiences and critics alike, Brazilian-born choreographer Ricrdo Armante  will present Delight, a world premiere ballet for Miami City Ballet. The performance will open on March 8, 2024. Visit: https://www.miamicityballet.org/spring

FLORIDA: Orlando Ballet’s Director’s Choice program features new works by Heath Gill and Stephanie Martinez. The program also includes a work by Jorden Morris. The world premiere will take place on March 28, 2024. Visit: https://orlandoballet.org/events/directorschoice/

NEW YORK: Trisha Brown Dance Company continues to expand its creative vision with its second ever commission, a new work by French choreographer Noé Soulier titled In the Fall. A Joyce premiere, this new commission will be presented alongside two of Brown’s iconic works: Glacial Decoy (1979) and Working Title (1985). The premiere will take place on March 26, 2024. Visit: https://www.joyce.org/performances/trisha-brown-dance-company-0

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AUSTRIA: For his new work Die Kameliendame, John Neumeier finds the ideal musical partner in Frédéric Chopin, to bring both great virtuosity and a melancholy sense of loss to his depiction of the superficiality of Paris’s high society and of human passion. The Austrian premiere will take place on March 24, 2024. Visit: https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/1002474288-die-kameliendame/
 

AUSTRIA: Everything in choreographer Fouad Boussouf's latest creation, Fêu, revolves around a blazing fire that dances to its own tune. With a movement vocabulary that is an amalgam of hip-hop, new circus, and both contemporary and traditional North African dance, the Moroccan-French choreographer has delighted audiences around the world. Austrian premiere will take place on April 12, 2024. Visit: https://www.festspielhaus.at/en/events/fouad-boussouf/1843

AUSTRIA: Together with the Tonkünstler, the Ballett am Rhein presents milestones of dance from the 20th century to full orchestral sound with Rubies (Choreography: George Balanchine), Visions Fugitives (Choreography: Hans van Manen) and Enemy in The Figure (Choreography: William Forsythe). The Austrian premiere at Festspielhaus St. Pölten is on March 16, 2024. Visit: https://www.festspielhaus.at/en/events/billett-am-rhein-tonkunstler-orchester/1836

AUSTRIA: Unter Boden is a 50-minute dance evening by SILK Fluegge that moves into the past and into the future. Under the choreography of Silke Grabinger, it explores the Austrian-Jewish choreographer Gertrud Bodenwieser, who fled to Australia, and her piece Dämon Maschine from 1923. The Austrian Premiere in the frame of TanzTage 2024 at Posthof Linz is on March 4, 2024. Visit: https://www.posthof.at/programm/programm/article/silk-fluegge-a/

CANADA: The dancers of Ballet BC take the lead in a unique program entirely created, produced, and performed by them. Originally conceived as a digital initiative to keep dancers active during the pandemic, it is now included as part of the regular season offerings. The performance will take place on April 5 & 6, 2024. Visit: https://balletbc.com/performance/take-form/#features

CANADA: The National Ballet of Canada’s Winter Triple Bill offers a rich journey into different dance forms in one exciting programme, which includes the Canadian premiere of Suite en Blanc, the world premiere of acclaimed Canadian choreographer William Yong’s futuristic UtopiVerse, and Emma Portner’s riveting duet islands, which marks the National Ballet debut of one of Canada’s most innovative and versatile dance artists. The world premieres will take place on March 20, 2024. Watch: https://youtu.be/5L8vMPTh6D8 Visit: https://national.ballet.ca/Productions/New-Yong-Islands-Suite-en-Blanc

CANADA: The Ballet BC’s season continues with an evening featuring a new commission from LA-based emerging voice Micaela Taylor, the return of The Statement from Crystal Pite, and a follow-up world premiere from Out Innerspace, a Vancouver-based duo. This all-West Coast program celebrates the exceptional work of some of today’s top women choreographers. The world premiere will take place on March 22, 2024. Visit: https://balletbc.com/performance/now/

FRANCE: Celebrated choreographer, dancer, and L.A. Dance Project Artistic Director Benjamin Millepied, along with his long-time collaborator, neo-classical composer Nico Muhly, will perform three newly staged works in France’s famed Philharmonie de Paris. The performance will open on March 20, 2024. Visit: https://ladanceproject.org/events/benjamin-nico/

GERMANY: In Giselle, one of the greatest masterpieces of classical ballet, Leipzig Ballet Director and Chief Choreographer Mario Schröder rediscovers the story of the peasant girl who dies of a broken heart. A spherical combination of dance, voice, and bodies, the production is the first collaboration between the ensemble Sjaella, the Leipzig Ballet, and the Gewandhausorchester. Premieres on April 20, 2024. Visit: https://www.oper-leipzig.de/en/programm/giselle/600

GERMANY: Staatsballett Berlin presents a world premiere by Marcos Morau, who is working with the company as an artist-in-residence. The program also includes Overture by Crystal Pite. The premiere will take place on April 28, 2024. Visit: https://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/en/spielplan/event-detail/stid/overture-en/89.html#a_181

HONG KONG: Andonis Foniadakis’ thrilling world premiere ballet for Hong Kong Ballet, inspired by the songs of the chart-topping '80s pop pioneers Depeche Mode, promises to be unforgettable. The world premiere will take place on March 22, 2024. Visit: https://hkballet.com/en/see-hkb/production/the-rule-breakers

NETHERLANDS: Nederlands Dans Theater’s the beauty of it all program features NDT 2 performing 27’52” (2002) by Jiří Kylián, Minus 16 by Ohad Naharin, created for NDT 2 in 1999, and Maxine Doyel,  who will create a world premiere. The program will take place on March 14, 2024. Visit: https://www.ndt.nl/en/agenda/the-beauty-of-it-all/

NETHERLANDS: Dutch National Ballet’s Dancing Dutch brings together four choreographers who celebrated their first big successes in the Netherlands. The presentation includes a creation by Jiří Kylián, a masterpiece by Hans van Manen, and premiere ballets by Associate Artist David Dawson and Young Creative Associate Milena Sidorova. The world premiere will take place on March 30, 2024. Visit: https://www.operaballet.nl/en/dutch-national-ballet/2023-2024/dancing-dutch

POLAND: Polish National Ballet will present the world premiere of the ballet Pinocchio to the music by Mieczyslaw Weinberg in choreography of Anna Hop. Hop draws inspiration from the original story by Collodi, but brings it to the modern age. The premiere will take place on April 21, 2024. Visit: https://teatrwielki.pl/en/repertoire/calendar/2023-2024/pinocchio/termin/2024-04-21_18-00/

POLAND: The Ballet Company of the Baltic Opera presents Leo Delibes’ Coppélia, with choreography by John Kobborg. The premiere will take place on April 6, 2024. Visit: https://operabaltycka.pl/wydarzenie/coppelia

POLAND: Polish National Ballet Warsaw’s Creations 16 is the 16th edition of the workshops for emerging choreographers who are members of Polish National Ballet. Dancers not only create choreographies, but they also handle the whole production process. The premiere will take place on March 13, 2024. Visit: https://teatrwielki.pl/en/repertoire/calendar/2023-2024/creations-16/termin/2024-03-13_19-00/

SWEDEN: Carte Blanche launches a lively and surreal world premiere, Retro Cat, choreographed by esteemed artist Tori Wrånes, who takes the audience to an extraordinary world filled with visual and auditory acrobatics, mystery, seriousness, and play. The performance is a co-production between Carte Blanche and Bergen International Festival. Premieres on May 23, 2024. Visit: https://carteblanche.no/en/shows-and-events/rtro-cat/

SWEDEN: Art of Spectra's upcoming work Disorder premieres on March 11, 2024. The short film RUM 444 was the Official Winner via ARFF Berlin International Awards 2023 in the category “Best Experimental Film.” Watch: https://vimeo.com/803044876

SWEDEN: Breaking Point is an exhibition and a dance performance created by choreographer Helena Franzén and filmmaker Håkan Jelk. Its world premiere is at Uppsala konstmuseum on April 13, 2024. Visit: https://konstmuseum.uppsala.se/utstallningar/brytpunkt/

SWEDEN: In Cosmetic Demons: A Choreographic Salon, the hair salon is a place where gossip, emotions, and personal processes are made visible. The piece will premiere on April 11, 2024. Visit: https://www.nordbergmovement.se/artists/sindri-runudde/

UK: Kidd Pivot’s latest offering, Assembly Hall, is a dance theatre hybrid that promises the company's signature wit and invention. The UK premiere performance will take place at Saddler’s Wells on March 20, 2024. Visit: https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/kidd-pivot-crystal-pite-jonathon-young-assembly-hall/

UK: Company Wayne McGregor merges genetic code, AI, and choreography in the most recent iteration of Wayne McGregor’s Autobiography (v95 and v96), which re-imagines and remakes itself anew for every performance. The performance will take place from March 12-16, 2024 at Sadler’s Wells. Visit: https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/company-wayne-mcgregor-autobiography/

UK: Sadler’s Wells’ Elixir Festival challenges perceptions around dance and age with works by iconic artists from around the world alongside inspiring performances. The festival will take place from April 10-19, 2024. Visit: https://www.sadlerswells.com/elixir-festival-2024/

UK: The Royal Ballet, together with various international companies, present a programme of new works made by emergent choreographic voices in the global dance industry. The program will take place from April 10-13, 2024. Visit: https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/international-draft-works-2024-details

COMPETITIONS:

INTERNATIONAL:

GERMANY: Choreography 38 – 38. International Choreographic Competition Hannover 2024 invites applications. The competition will take place on June 7 & 8, 2024. Apply by March 31, 2024. Visit: www.choreography-hannover.de

ITALY: The Culture and Tourism Council of the Municipality of Padua, in collaboration with Circuito Multidisciplinare Regionale Arteven, announces the 15th edition of the Prospettiva Danza Teatro International Competition, created and directed by Laura Pulin, in the context of the Festival Prospettiva Danza Teatro 2024. Choreographers aged 18-45 at the time of application may participate in the artistic project. Apply by March 10, 2024. Visit: https://www.prospettivadanzateatro.it/premio-prospettiva-danza-teatro-padova/bando-partecipazione/

ITALY: The International Screendance Competition is open to international artists who are willing to accept the challenge of creating innovative, courageous short dance films with a strong cinematic impact and provocative storytelling. The competition will take place on June 11, 2024. Apply by April 9, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/Ladanzain1minuto

POLAND: The Opera at the Castle in Szczecin is accepting applications to participate in an International Choreographic Competition taking place on June 29, 2024. The competition is addressed to young choreographers, both beginners and experienced, who hold a diploma from a         ballet school or work in ballet ensembles of cultural institutions. Apply by April 14, 2024. Visit: https://www.opera.szczecin.pl/aktualnosci/informacje/konkurs

TRENDING: CHOREOGRAPHING A “TECHNO” BALLET

Dutch ballet dancer, breakdancer, and cool-tricks contemporary dance mover Joshua Junker, currently a dancer at the Royal Ballet in Linding, made his main stage debut as a choreographer, premiering new work at the February Festival of New Choreography at The Royal Opera House in London. The piece, entitled Never Known, is set to All Melody, a piece of folksy electronica by Nils Frahm and Vikingur Ólafsson. It’s a genre-merging approach to contemporary ballet and dance – would that be the first “techno”-ballet?

Read the full article: https://theface.com/culture/choreographer-making-techno-ballet-joshua-junnker-royal-opera-house-festival-new-choreography

See a video clip: https://www.facebook.com/reel/390172583599886

BOOKS ON CHOREOGRAPHY & CHOREOGRAPHERS:

Sasha Waltz & Guests, published by Hatje Cantz (2024). Since 1993, the Berlin-based dance ensemble Sasha Waltz & Guests has achieved international success with its contemporary choreographies, social sculptures, operas and films. In this publication, founding choreographer Sasha Waltz commemorates the company’s 30th anniversary with a look back at its remarkable oeuvre.

Pre-order at: https://www.amazon.com/Sasha-Waltz-Guests/dp/3775755268/ref=zg_bsnr_g_1474_sccl_10/134-4007593-8442731?psc=1

CINEMA ON/ABOUT CHOREOGRAPHY:

The Way Back (2024), a short independent dance film directed by Grady Bowman & Ashley Lindsey, with cinematography and editing by Adam Witmer, and assistant choreographers Paige Amicon, Camryn Pearson, and Emily Nicolaou.

"The Way Back," a contemporary dance film choreographed by UNCSA School of Dance alumni Grady McLeod Bowman (B.F.A. '05) and Ashley Lindsey (B.F.A. '07), features 52 dance students and examines the intricacies of human navigation through life’s twists and turns. Exploring the concept of getting lost along our paths and confronting the formidable forces and energies that threaten to keep us divided, the film follows an unexpected separation and the relentless pursuit of reunion, reconnection, and the profound significance of finding our way back amidst the chaos. See the movie at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwx_ys1wSI0

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