DANCE ICONS NEXT STEP – DECEMBER 2024

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DANCE ICONS NEXT STEP – DECEMBER 2024

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Choreographic Residencies, Opportunities & Funding: Current listings for the USA, Latin America, Europe & Asia: Princess Grace Foundation-USA Choreography Award Open Call, New York City Ballet’s New York Choreographic Institute, West Fest Dance Festival, MODArts Dance Collective, NYC; National Choreographers Initiative, CA; Kit Modus, GA; Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow, MA; MacDowell Colony, NH; Choreographic Development Residency, NC, USA; ALTER EGO in Bulgaria; RAMDAM in France; HELLERAU in Germany; Thessaloniki Fringe in Greece; Body and Performance in India; LAV in Spain; Tanzplattform Bern in Switzerland, and more....

New Works & Events: NEW Justin Peck, Lar Lubovitch, and Carolyn Dorfman in New York; Ambrose Akinmusire and Azure Barton in Hamburg; Noverre: Young Choreographers in Stuttgart; Anne Jung and Katarzyna Kozielska in Poznan; Malgorzata Dzierzon in Wroclaw; Yokohama Dance Collection in Yokohama, and more….

Contests: Hannover International Choreographic Competition 39 (Germany) and Rotterdam International Duet Choreographic Competition - RIDCC, (Netherlands)

Trending: Damien Jalet’s choreography for the film Emilia Pérez

New Books: Pilobolus: A Story of Dance and Life, by Robert Pranzatelli (Author), University Press of Florida, 2024

New Movies: John Cranko, Betta Cinema, 2024, directed by Joachim A. Lang

CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCIES, CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES & FUNDING:

NATIONAL:

ARIZONA: The Made in Wickenburg Artist Residency Program offers artist residency programs designed to foster creative, collaborative, and performance projects of established performing artists. Each residency is designed to allow artistic companies the opportunity to pursue new projects, mount work, or collaborate with other artists. Application is open to US artists. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://dewpac.org/programs/made-in-wickenburg/

CALIFORNIA: The national choreographic initiative is accepting applications for its 2025 NCI Showing. The National Choreographers Initiative was developed to promote the creation and production of professional dance. It is also an opportunity to engage outstanding choreographers from around the United States in the creative process. Apply by January 10, 2025. Visit: http://nchoreographers.org/chordanc.htm

CALIFORNIA: Dare To Dance in Public Film Festival is accepting submissions of short dance films (10 minutes & under) for screenings in spring of 2025. Apply by February 1, 2025. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/DaretoDanceinPublicFilmFestival

GEORGIA: Contemporary dance company Kit Modus is offering an in-person choreographic residency. Applicants must submit proposals for new works to be created for the company during the residency. Selected artists will 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

MARYLAND: USArtists International supports performances by U.S. artists at cultural festivals and arts marketplaces around the globe. Committed to the presence of U.S.-based artists on world stages, USArtists International provides grants to ensembles and individual performers in dance, music, and theater. Apply by February 26, 2025 for projects taking place from June 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026. Visit: https://www.midatlanticarts.org/opportunity/usartists-international/

MASSACHUSETTS: The Choreographic fellowship the School At Jacob’s Pillow, led by Program Directors Dianne McIntyre and Risa Steinberg, will take place from August 18 – August 28, 2025. The program is fully process-oriented, with no expectation of an end-product or public showing. Apply by January 27, 2025, for the priority deadline and February 24, 2025, for the regular deadline. Visit: https://www.jacobspillow.org/school/choreography-fellows-program/

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

NEW HAMPSHIRE: The MacDowel Colony is currently accepting applications for its fellowships. The program provides time, space, and an inspiring environment to artists of exceptional talent. Apply between January 15 & February 10, 2025 for residency dates March 1 – August 31, 2026. Visit: https://www.macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship

NEW JERSEY: The application process for the MFA in Dance at Montclair State University is now open. The low-residency program is designed for dance professionals who want to further their careers and actively help shape the world of dance. Apply by December 10, 2024. Visit: https://www.montclair.edu/theatre-and-dance/academic-programs/graduate/mfa-in-dance/

NEW YORK: MODArts Dance Collective is elated to announce its tenth annual dance festival, Collective Thread, March 28-29, 2025. Up to sixteen local, national, and international artists will be chosen to present up to 8 minutes of a dance work. Apply by December 2, 2024. Visit: https://www.modartsdance.com/collective-thread

NEW YORK: The Princess Grace Foundation USA supports and elevates extraordinary early-career artists in theater, dance, and film through game-changing grants, nurturing and supporting Princess Grace Award winners throughout their careers. Application will open on January 15, 2025. Visit: https://pgfusa.org/apply/

NEW YORK: Dance Omi is accepting applications from choreographers for its 2025 residency program, which offers artists the vital resources of space, time, and other artists with whom to create. Lodging, meals, and studio space on a 200-acre campus will be provided to residents at no cost. Apply by January 2, 2025. The residency dates are July 17 – August 4, 2025. Visit: http://www.artomi.org/dance

NEW YORK: APAP NYC+ is the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts’ presenting, booking, and touring industry and the annual members’ conference of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals. The gathering will take place from January 10-14, 2025. Apply by January 3, 2025. Visit: https://apap365.org/conference/

NEW YORK: West Fest Dance Festival presents works of emerging and established movement artists through two distinct programs: a traditional theater setting at the Martha Graham Studio Theater and a site-specific program showing a variety of spaces within the Westbeth Artists’ residence buildings. Apply by December 15, 2024. Visit: www.westfestdance.com/applynow

NEW YORK: The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship 2025 cycle is now open. It is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein. Apply by December 17, 2024. Visit: https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/artist-fellowships/

NEW YORK: An American nonprofit with a program in Italy, the Bogliasco Foundation is now accepting applications for residencies during the spring 2026 semester. Apply by March 7, 2025. Visit: https://bfny.org/en/about/program-overview

NEW YORK: The Saltonstall x Circus Culture Hupstate Residency for individual circus artists provides an all-expenses paid week-long opportunity to create and develop work for New York-based circus artists. Apply by January 10, 2025. Visit: https://www.hupstatecircus.org/residency

NEW YORK: New York City Ballet New York Choreographic Institute is accepting applications for the 2025 season. The program provides time, space, and resources for artists to advance both the process and practice of ballet today. Apply by March 1, 2025. Visit: http://www.nycballet.com/About/New-York-Choreographic-Institute/Sessions-Application.aspx

NEW YORK: The Young Choreographers Festival is in its 13th year, presents the work of some of the most up-and-coming 18- to 27-year-old choreographers in all dance genres at Symphony Space in NYC. Apply by February 15, 2025. Visit: https://www.ycfdance.com/

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, 2024. Visit: https://cjgfamilyfoundation.com/gross-family-prize/

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: Fairtile Ground is 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 now open on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit: https://www.greenspacestudio.org/fertile-ground

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 Galery is 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: Six artists will be selected to participate in the 2024/2025 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence Program, which provides commissioning support, rehearsal space, and performance opportunities designed to support the individualized creative process of movement-based artists. Apply February 18 - March 18, 2025. Visit: https://movementresearch.org/artist-opportunities-and-programs/residency-programs/artist-in-residence/

NEW YORK: MODArts Dance Collective (MADC) has an open call for BIPOC Women Identifying Choreographers for its tenth annual dance festival, Collective Thread. Local, national & international artists including people with disabilities of all dance genres are encouraged to apply. The festival will take place March 28-29, 2025. Apply by December 2, 2024. Visit: https://www.modartsdance.com/collective-thread

NEW YORK: WHITE WAVE is calling for applications for the 24th Annual DUMBO Dance Festival, taking place June 26-29, 2025. Apply by December 23, 2024. Visit: http://www.whitewavedance.org

NORTH CAROLINA: The choreographic development residency the University of North Carolina, School of the Arts, is a 5-week program to foster the development of new work by emerging choreographers of exceptional promise. Apply by January 10, 2025. Visit: https://www.uncsa.edu/summer/dance-summer-intensives/choreographic-institute/index.aspx

PENNSYLVANIA: The Iron Factory is offering free 1-week residencies for individual artists in the initial creation of new work. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.theironfactory.org/residency

PENNSYLVANIA: Opine Dance Film Fest is an annual event that celebrates dance filmmakers locally, nationally, and internationally who are creating meaningful work. The festival is interested in short dance films that speak to wider themes of identity, defying conventions, crossing borders, and pushing boundaries. Apply by January 24, 2025. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/OpineDanceFilmFestival

PENNSYLVANIA: BalletX Choreographic Fellowship unites one emerging artist each season with a distinguished choreographer who serves as a mentor as they both create world premieres on the BalletX dancers. Apply by February 7, 2025. Visit: https://www.balletx.org/artist-training-and-resources/choreographic-fellowship/

PENNSYLVANIA: Springboard Danse will make its United States debut, hosted by Point Park University, from May 25 - June 13, 2025. Emerging choreographers will present new creations alongside the work of principal companies in the final showing. Apply by December 15, 2025. Visit: https://www.springboarddanse.com/springboard-danse/emerging

VIRGINIA: Dogtown Dance Theatre presents the annual Richmond Dance Festival, April 24 - May 13, 2025, featuring both local and national dance artists. The festival will include live dance performances and film screenings. Choreographers from all dance genres and stages of their career are invited to apply. Apply by December 31, 2024. Visit: https://www.dogtowndance.com/rdf

INTERNATIONAL:

AUSTRALIA: The Ian Potter Cultural Trust Emerging Artist Grant offers up to $15,000 to support Australian artists working across the spectrum of the arts, from traditional art forms to experimental mediums. Apply by January 14, 2025. Visit: https://www.ianpotterculturaltrust.org.au/opportunities/emerging-artist-grants/how-to-apply/

AUSTRALIA: QL2 Dance offers curated residencies for both 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: ATLAS - Choreographic training programme will take place July 9 – August 15, 2025. It offers both artists with first choreographic experience and artists in the middle of their career, including from other disciplines, a dynamic environment for their artistic development. Apply by December 6, 2024. Visit: https://www.impulstanz.com/en/atlas/

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

BELGIUM: The KITOKI Foundation launches an open call for artists to send in their creations in the genre of video dance. Apply by February 7, 2025. Visit: https://kitoki.io

BRAZIL: Casa Na Illha Arts Residence 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

BULGARIA: The International Theatre and Dance Festival “Alter Ego” is open for applications. The event is organized by Theatre-Studio 4xC to create a meeting space for artists. The festival will take place October 13-17, 2025. Apply by December 15, 2024. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/theatreforumalter

CANADA: Reboot: Micro-Grants by Scotiabank Dance Centre help artists (maximum 2 per month) improve skills and create work with small grants of up to $500. Grants 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 the end of the month prior to the project. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://thedancecentre.ca/upcoming-deadlines/

CHILE: Kinissis International Contemporary Dance Festival 2025 offers an immersive week of technical training, cultural exchange, and international artistic collaboration. The festival will take place from January 11-18, 2025. Apply by December 15, 2024. Visit: https://www.instagram.com/kinissis_festival

EUROPE: Culture Moves Europe announces its open call for artists and cultural professionals. The program 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

FRANCE: Ballet Preljocaj welcomes artists in residence at the Pavillon Noir. Companies can benefit from a studio or stage of the Théâtre du Pavillon Noir, as well as a financial accompaniment. Apply by December 13, 2024. Visit: https://preljocaj.org/en/artistes-en-residence-24-25/

FRANCE: RAM DAM is an arts center that supports creation, artistic synergy, and interdisciplinary research. A call for residencies is open to artists or teams of all practices devoted to creation, research, or experimentation. Apply December 9, 2024 - February 2, 2025. The first 60 applications will be reviewed. Visit: https://ramdamcda.org/information/devenir-resident

FRANCE: Nomades Program 2025 is calling for projects for its residency program. The selected artistic teams will be invited to immerse themselves in different spaces to create work. Apply by January 15, 2025. Visit: http://noslieuxcommuns.com/nos-lieux-communs/programme-nomades-2526-appel-a-projets-ligne-jusquau-15012025/

FRANCE: Transforme is a touring festival launched by the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès to promote innovation in the performing arts. The programme is open to emerging and established artists based in France and around the world across all disciplines. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.fondationdentreprisehermes.org/fr/formulaire-transforme-en

FRANCE: The Choreographic Laboratory at the company IFunamboli offers a unique opportunity for students to approach the work process, dynamics, creative logic, and technical requirements that characterize work in a professional company. Courses will take place over 6 weekends from January to June, 2025. For information, contact Fabio Crestale at ifunamboli@gmail.com or Visit: http://www.ifunamboli.com

GERMANY: Tanzplattform Rhein-Main, PopUp-Residence offers a series of one- to two-week residencies in the rooms of the Hessisches Staatsballett or Mousonturm for local dance professionals and their teams. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.tanzplattformrheinmain.de/de/professionell-tanzen/residenzen/pop-up-residenz/

GERMANY: Kulturstiftung des Bundes offers an inclusive art practice/mentoring program that supports artists with disabilities as mentees on their way to qualifying for leadership positions in cultural projects and institutions of all disciplines. Apply by December 13, 2024. Visit: https://www.kulturstiftung-des-bundes.de/de/projekte/transformation_und_zukunft/detail/programm_fuer_inklusive_kunstpraxis.html#c203499

GERMANY: Bavarian State Association for Contemporary Dance offers two fundings: 1. Project and event funding 2. Outreach and impact funding. Apply by December 15, 2024. Visit: https://www.blzt.de/foerderung/

GERMANY: The Berlin Project Fund for Cultural Education has issued an open call for proposals. The funding provided will support artistic cooperation projects with children, teenagers, and young adults up to the age of 27. Apply by December 15, 2024 for Steglitz-Zehlendorf, and January 30, 2025 for Neukölln. Visit: https://www.kubinaut.de/de/event/foerdersaeule-3-fuer-2025-projekte-bis-5000/

GERMANY: In 2026, HELLERAU European Centre for the Arts will host the Dance Platform Germany, which presents current developments and innovative trends in contemporary dance every two years. An independent jury will select up to 12 productions for the program, which will be shown at HELLERAU in mid-March 2026. Productions created in Germany between September 2023 and August 2025 will be considered. Visit: https://www.hellerau.org/de/festival/tanzplattform2026/

GERMANY: The Kubinaut District calls for proposals for the Berlin Project Fund for Cultural Education, which supports artistic cooperation projects with children, teenagers, and young adults up to age 27. Deadline varies from district to district. Visit: https://www.kubinaut.de/de/event/foerdersaeule-3-fuer-2025-projekte-bis-5000/

GERMANY: NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste offers guest performance funding for dance and theater/freelancing artists in North Rhine-Westphalia. Deadline differs depending on the performance date. Visit: https://www.landesbuerotanz.de/tanz-foerdern/gastspielfoerderung

GERMANY: The International Coproduction Fund supports coproductions worldwide that grow out of collaborative and dialogue-based working processes in the fields of performance art. The fund promotes innovative productions, international cultural exchange, and new approaches to intercultural collaboration and networking. Apply by December 31, 2024. Visit: https://www.goethe.de/en/kul/foe/int.html

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 theatre professionals from abroad 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: Thessaloniki Fringe Festival a celebration of the extraordinary and the unconventional in the world of performing arts, invites applications from companies and individual artists from various disciplines. The festival will take place from October 8-12, 2025. Apply February 18 - March 18, 2025. Visit: https://thessfringe.com/artists/

GREECE: The Mudhouse Residency, designed to provide cultural immersion for participants, is accepting applications for the 2025 residency season. Apply by January 1, 2025. The application process is free and open to all. Visit: http://www.mudhouseresidency.com/about

INDIA: The Body and Performance course provides performers with intensive in-studio training, mentorship through independent projects, and public showcasing. This is for actors and dancers who wish to create their own work and expand the aesthetics of the body in performance. The program will take place January 6 - April 12, 2025. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.movingparts.art/training

INDIA: Farm Studio International Artist Residency hosts artists throughout the year, with accommodations available for 6 to 12 residents at one time. Residents stay and create in a quiet art centre and beautiful environment where they can develop their artwork free from distractions. Artists of all disciplines creating in any media are welcome to apply. Rolling deadline.

Visit: https://farmingstudio.wordpress.com/art-residency/

INTERNATIONAL: Ballet Nights presents unique evenings of classical ballet, neo-classical ballet, and contemporary dance. The program is seeking acts from across the world that are ready to be staged in new revolutionary spaces worldwide. Apply by January 1, 2025. Visit: http://www.Youtube.com/@BalletNights

ITALY: The GPSY RAW company in collaboration with PROLOCO and the municipality of Margherita Di Savoia, is launching the second edition of the SALInSTRADA Festival. The festival is looking for companies of all art forms to participate in the city of Margherita di Savoia between June 19 and 22, 2025. Apply by January 1, 2025. Visit: https://gipsyraw.fr/festival-salinstrada or https://www.instagram.com/salinstrada_festival/p/DAA1Jydtzcq/

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

JAPAN: The Japan Foundation is now accepting applications for the Grant Program for Dispatching Artists and Cultural Specialists. This program provides financial support to artists and Japanese cultural specialists who participate in cultural events overseas to introduce Japanese arts and culture or contribute to the international society through arts and cultural projects. Apply by December 3, 2024. Visit: https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/culture.html

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: Choreographers, contemporary dance companies, and dance troupes are invited to participate in the Mexico City International Contemporary Dance Festival (FIDCDMX) open call. The festival will be held August 7-17, 2025. Apply by December 30, 2024. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/FIDCDMX

MEXICO: ATLAS Mexico Biennial International Dance Festival 2025 is a pedagogical and scenic meeting point that showcases performative works and workshops featuring the most important trends in the dance scene. The festival will take place April 14-25, 2025. Apply by

30, 2024. Visit: http://www.atlasmexicofestival.com

NETHERLANDS: ArtEZ University of Arts is now accepting applications from artists looking to join the Master’s degree program in autumn 2025. Students design rigorous lines of reshaping the artist’s role and contributing to the advancement of performance in their chosen fields. Apply by January 12, 2025. Visit: https://www.performancepractices.nl/post/open-call-for-audition-ma-performance-practices

NORWAY: Davvi - Centre for Performing Arts invites professional performing artists to apply for its Artist-in-Residence Program. Apply by February 10, 2024. Visit: https://www.davvi.org/sok-stotte/artist-in-residence

PORTUGAL: Once per year, Zaratan offers a 4-week or more residency that covers studio and accommodation fees. Emerging and professional artists, performers, musicians, curators, writers, and other cultural agents are eligible to apply. Apply by email. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://zaratan.pt/en/residencies/

SLOVENIA: The aim of the 16th International Festival of Young Dance Creators OPUS 1 is to promote contemporary dance and discover fresh talents, while seeking to foster the creativity of young dance creators rather than to push for competitiveness. Apply by March 11, 2025. Visit: https://www.jskd.si/ples/prireditve_ples/opus/opus_25/english_opus_25.htm

SPAIN: The ACT FESTIVAL 2025 has launched a call for international and emerging performing artists who have scenic works of 30 minutes maximum. The festival is committed to companies that take risks in their proposals, using new formats and scenic languages. Apply by December 20, 2024. Visit: https://actfestival.com/

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

SPAIN: The call for DanceTTRACK 2025 International Dance and Dance Film Festival, is now open. The festival will take place from May 9-18, 2025. Apply by December 15, 2024. Visit: https://danzattack.com/

SWITZERLAND: Tamzplatform Bern 2025 is taking place June 19-21, 2025, is calling for applications. Selected choreographers will receive a performance fee, travel cost payment, and accommodation. Apply by January 11, 2025. Visit: https://buehnenbern.ch/spielplan/programm/tanzplattform-2024-25/

SWITZERLAND: The Sudkulturfonds has developed a grant to support 100 artists from countries in the global South and East who are in the early stages of their careers. The project supports performances happening at Swiss venues. Apply by four weeks before the project date. Visit: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/ongoing-grants

UK: Young Creative Awards presents an opportunity for 11 to 24 year olds living, working or studying in Nottingham to showcase their creativity. Categories span across ten art forms and are supported by professionals in the creative industries in Nottingham. Apply by March 15, 2025. Visit: https://www.youngcreativeawards.org/

UK: Yorkshire Dance is seeking applications from artists based in Yorkshire for the Dance Partner Projects Programme 2025-26. Apply by March 17, 2025. Visit: https://yorkshiredance.com/opportunity/dance-partner-projects-2025-26/

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/

UK: Dance Partner Projects 2025-26 is seeking applications from dance artists or companies based in the North of England, with priority given to artists based in Yorkshire, to provide an opportunity to research and develop a new or early-stage artistic project. Apply by March 17, 2025. Visit: https://yorkshiredance.com/opportunity/dance-partner-projects-2025-26/

UK: London-based artists may apply for the Adore Dance London Residency Program. The residency offers free studio space for up to 10 weeks. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.adoredance.london/free-dance-studio-space-london-artistic-residency

NEW CHOREOGRAPHY, WORLD PREMIERES, EVENTS & NEWS:

NATIONAL:

NEW YORK: New York City Ballet Resident Choreographer Justin Peck presents his 25th dance for the company, set to a commissioned score by Dan Deacon. The premiere will take place on January 29, 2025. Visit: https://www.nycballet.com/season-and-tickets/winter-2025/new-combinations-2/

NEW YORK: The Alvin Ailey Company will present a program including Al-Andalus Blues by former company member Jamar Roberts and Many Angels by Lar Lubovitch, known for his lush choreography and musicality. The program will take place from December 4, 2024 - January 5, 2025. Visit: https://ailey.org/events/new-york-city-center-fri-dec-6

NEW YORK: Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company returns for its tenth engagement at The Joyce with a program premiering commissions by local artists. The premiere will take place on January 21, 2025. Visit: https://www.joyce.org/performances/138//malpaso-dance-company

NEW YORK: Carolyn Dorfman Dance will be performing Cries of the Children as part of the International Human Rights Arts Festival at the Tank in Manhattan on December 14th, 2024. This piece is returning to repertory for the first time since 2009 and explores the intergenerational pains of yesterday and the horrific actions of today. Visit: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35658/production/1216617?performanceId=11537888

Additionally, Carolyn Dorfman Dance will perform The Legacy Project: A Dance of Hope at 92NY in New York City on January 11-12, 2025. This narrated performance will include Dorfman's seminal works, Mayne Mentshn and Cat's Cradle, which honor her Eastern European roots, Jewish heritage, The Holocaust, and the American immigrant experience. Visit: https://www.92ny.org/event/the-legacy-project

INTERNATIONAL:

CANADA: Agora de la danse presents Récits-Récifs, combining performance, installation, and technology to bring poetic landscapes to life. The premiere will take place on December 4, 2024. Watch: https://youtu.be/mYex186vfxU

CANADA: In a philosophical exploration of bodies and places, multidisciplinary artist Line Nault combines performance, installation, and technology to bring poetic landscapes to life in Reef Stories. The premiere will take place on December 4, 2024. Visit: https://agoradanse.com/

GERMANY: Stuttgart Ballet presents Noverre: Young Choreographers. The young artists use this platform to venture into the art of making steps, experimenting with movement, and translating creative thought into dance. The premiere will take place on January 25, 2025. Visit: https://www.stuttgart-ballet.de/schedule/season-2024-25/noverre-young-choreographers-2023-2024/

GERMANY: Augsburg Ballet presents Made for Two reloaded, a chamber dance evening in several parts. Nine duets by nine internationally acclaimed choreographers recount entire dramas in miniature through the complex interaction between two moving bodies. The premiere will take place on December 7, 2024. Visit: https://staatstheater-augsburg.de/made_for_two_reloaded

GERMANY: To a commissioned score by jazz composer/improviser Ambrose Akinmusire, Azure Barton will create a new work for the Hamburg Ballet that brings more beauty into this world while not shunning heavy topics. The world premiere will take place on December 8, 2024. Visit: https://www.hamburgballett.de/en/schedule/event.php?AuffNr=210252

JAPAN: Yokohama Dance Collection the annual contemporary dance festival presenting diverse artistic expressions facilitated through collaborations with dance networks, both domestic and international. This 30th edition will also feature the HOTPOT East Asia Dance Platform, a multilateral collaboration between Yokohama, Hong Kong, and Seoul. The festival will run until December 15, 2024. Visit: https://yokohama-dance-collection.jp/en/

POLAND: Kassia Kozielska has created To the moon and back for Poznan Ballet, a new piece that will premiere on December 6, 2024. Visit: https://opera.poznan.pl/en/nie-upilnuje-nas-nikt-donlon-jung-kozielska

POLAND: The Wroclaw Opera House will present The Snow Queen, with choreography by Malgorzata D. also leads the Ballet Company. The postponed world premiere will take place on December 13, 2024. The musical score will be Max Richter’s version of Vivaldi’s Four seasons. Visit: https://www.opera.wroclaw.pl/1/spektakl.php?_id=6111

POLAND: The program of The Ballet Company of The Grand Theatre Poznań will consist of works by three women choreographers Margueritte Donlon, Anne Jung and Katarzyna Kozielska. The world premiere will take place on December 6, 2024. Visit: https://opera.poznan.pl/pl/nie-upilnuje-nas-nikt-donlon-jung-kozielska

POLAND: The world premiere of the Polish-Romanian coproduction in the frame of the International Festival includes works by Mădălina Dan, Andrea Gavriliu and Ştefan Lupu. The premiere is on December 12, 2024. Visit: https://www.bilety24.pl/teatr/749-toaca-114979?id=658126

UK: Gandini Juggling, the world-renowned contemporary circus ensemble, will give the UK premiere of its first new show for three years at The Place, London, on January 30, 2025 as part of Mime London. Visit: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/a-new-show-from-gandini-juggling-inspired-by-magic-and-the-choreography-of-illusion

COMPETITIONS:

INTERNATIONAL:

GERMANY: The application process is now open for the Hannover International Choreographic Competition 39. Choreographers age 39 and under may apply. The competition is open to any style of dance. Apply by March 15, 2025, for the competition, which takes place June 19-21, 2025. Visit: https://choreography-hannover.de/en/choreagraphy-35/

NETHERLANDS: 2025 Rotterdam International Duet Choreographic Competition - RIDCC. The world's biggest choreographic duet competition. 12-14 June 2025 Theater Rotterdam. RIDCC is a platform to discover emerging choreographers. Link: https://www.ridcc.com/

TRENDING: Damien Jalet’s choreography for the film Emilia Pérez

Choreographer Damien Jalet talks about working with Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña on the new Netflix movie Emilia Pérez—and how "movement raises the heartbeat of the film." Dance Magazine’s link to article: https://www.dancemagazine.com/emilia-perez-damien-jalet/#gsc.tab=0

Link to movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM-voEepRyI

BOOKS ON CHOREOGRAPHY & CHOREOGRAPHERS:

Pilobolus: A Story of Dance and Life, by Robert Pranzatelli (Author), University Press of Florida, 2024. This is the dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant works.

The ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the first time, the story of Pilobolus, from its counterculture origins through its pop-culture triumphs and contemporary global acclaim, is revealed in a book that will entrance longtime admirers and newcomers alike.

Written with unprecedented access to the company—with insights from unpublished archival materials and interviews with its founders, dancers, and current artistic directors—and featuring both classic and never-before-seen photos, Pilobolus offers previously untold details about the group’s history and the creation of its most significant works. Robert Pranzatelli describes the company’s genesis in a Dartmouth dance class in 1971 and how Pilobolus revolutionized dance with its blend of sensuality, physical achievement, and visual wit.

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Pilobolus-Story-Dance-Robert-Pranzatelli/dp/0813080495/ref=zg_bsnr_g_1474_sccl_22/134-4007593-8442731?psc=1

CINEMA ON CHOREOGRAPHY AND CHOREOGRAPHERS:

The film John Cranko, Betta Cinema, 2024, directed by Joachim A. Lang, starring Sam Riley, Elisa Badenes, Max Schimmelpfennig, Hanns Zischler, Lucas Gregorowicz produced by Zeitsprung Pictures in co-production with SWR. A cinematic, ballet-infused tribute to the virtuoso choreographer who became a pop star on the world’s greatest ballet stages.

Article: https://variety.com/2024/film/global/john-cranko-sam-riley-joachim-a-lang-1236202486/

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtmF2wRheHM