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Choreographic Residencies, Opportunities & Funding: Current listings for the USA, Latin America, Europe & Asia: New York City Ballet’s New York Choreographic Institute, Young Choreographer’s Festival, Fertile Ground, SMUSH Gallery in NYC; Opine Dance Film Festival in PA; Austin Dance Festival Open Call inTX, USA; Casa Na Ilha Art Residency Program, BRAZIL; Choreographic Laboratory & International Choreographic Festival of Blois, FRANCE; HELLERAU and Choreographic Center of Heidelberg, GERMANY; GIPSY RAW, ITALY; Kyoto Art Center Open Call, JAPAN; FIDCDMX Open Call, MEXICO; DanzaTTack2025, SPAIN; Tanzplattform Bern, SWITZERLAND; and more…

New Works & Events: New Lar Lubovitch in New York, Marguerite Donlon and Takehiro Ueyama in Philadelphia, Joanna Mendl Shaw in New Jersey, Azure Barton in Hamburg, Wayne McGregor in London, Malgorzata Dzierzon in Wroclaw, Pierre Pontvianne in Vancouver, and more… 

Contests: Hannover International Choreographic Competition 39 (Germany); 29. Internationales Solo -Tanz -Theater Festival Stuttgart 2025 Competition (Germany)

Trending: Many Angels, Alvin Ailey ADT, a dance by Lar Lubovitch

New Books: Choreographing Your Dance Career, by Janaea Rose Lyn, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2024

New Movies: Once Again (for the Very First Time), written and directed by Boaz Yakin, with choreography by Rennie Harris and Jeroboam Bozeman, Indican Pictures, 2024

CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCIES, CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES & FUNDING:

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ARIZONA: The Made in Wickenburg Artist Residency Program, which takes place at an historic guest ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona, 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. The historic “dude ranch,” situated on 20,000 acres of the high Sonoran Desert, is open to guests from October through May each year and is the perfect retreat to research, create, and develop new work without the distractions of everyday life. Application is open to US artists. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://dewpac.org/programs/made-in-wickenburg/

CALIFORNIA: Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency supports artists in Northern California who are in their early- to mid-career stage with free studio space and up-to-date equipment to create new work in the time-based arts. Artists also receive a stipend of up to $1,500. Apply by November 15, 2024. Visit: https://www.dresherensemble.org/community-programs/the-dresher-ensemble-artist-residency-program/

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 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 JERSEY: The application 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: 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 Asian Cultural Council is now accepting applications for fellowships and grants to support cultural exchange in the arts. The program invites proposals for travel and cultural exchange between Asia and the U.S. or between countries in Asia. Apply by November 18, 2024. Visit: https://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/our-work/programs/fellowships-and-grants

NEW YORK: The Young Choreographers Festival, now 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:  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 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 artists of all disciplines space for studio work, rehearsal, performance, and exhibition in a beautiful storefront art space. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.smushgallery.com/opportunities

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 Festival 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 early bird by November 15, 2024 and regular submission by January 24, 2025. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/OpineDanceFilmFestival

TEXAS:  Austin Dance Festival produces professional artists working in the fields of modern dance, postmodern dance, contemporary dance, improvisation, and experimental dance. The festival will take place from April 3-6, 2025. Apply by December 1, 2024. Visit: https://austindancefestival.com/professional-artist-application.html

WASHINGTON, DC: Applications for the Local Dance Commissioning Project at Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage are now open. The project supports the local dance community by nurturing the creation of new dance work and presenting that new work to a wide audience via the free daily performance series. Apply by November 15, 2024. Visit: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/dance/local-dance-commissioning-project/

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 between November 12, 2024 and January 14, 2025. Visit: https://www.ianpotterculturaltrust.org.au/opportunities/emerging-artist-grants/how-to-apply/

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: 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

BRAZIL: Casa Na Ihna Arts residency programbased 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: Festival Quartiers Danses is extending an invitation to choreographers and directors of short films who would like to present a premiere work or new creation at its 23rd edition, which will take place September 4-14, 2025. Apply by November 4, 2024. Visit: https://quartiersdanses.com/en/news/call-for-applications-2024-i-22nd-edition/

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: The 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

EUROPE: Cultural Moves Europe is calling for applications for the third Individual Mobility Action 3. Artists and cultural professionals can apply with a proposal to carry out a project with a partner of their choice in a Creative Europe country which is not their country of residence. Apply by November 30, 2024. Visit: https://culture.ec.europa.eu/calls/third-call-for-individual-mobility-of-artists-and-cultural-professionals#about

FRANCE:  Choreographic Laboratory the company IFunamboli offers a unique opportunity for students to approach the work process, the real dynamics, the creative logic and the 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

FRANCE: The network of the Petites Scènes Ouvertes is calling for professional companies to present their work during La Grande Scène in Autumn 2025. La Grande Scène consists of 2 days of presenting choreographic work and time for reflection and formation. Selection will be made by video submission. Apply by November 30, 2024. Visit: https://www.petites-scenes-ouvertes.fr/soutien-compagnies

FRANCE: The  International choreography Festival Blois Danse is looking for 6 dance companies/choreographers to present their work. Both emerging and established companies/choreographers can apply. The festival will take place July 4-6, 2025. Apply by November 30, 2024. Visit: www.bloisdanse.com/opencall

GERMANY:  HELLERAU - European Centre for the Arts organizes the Dance Platform Germany in 2026, which presents current developments and innovative trends in contemporary dance every two years. An independent jury will select up to12 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: 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: Cultural Bridge supports arts and cultural organisations across the UK and Germany to develop partnerships that explore social arts practice. Apply by November 26, 2024. Visit: https://www.cultural-bridge.info

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: Kunststiftung NRW research scholarship for performing arts supports the realization of outstanding productions and discourse formats, international collaborations, and publications. Apply by November 30, 2024. Visit: https://www.kunststiftungnrw.de/performing-arts/foerderung/

GERMANY: The Choreographic Center of Heidelberg calling for applications for its residency program, including a scholarship for the development of dance. Apply by November 15, 2024. Visit: http://www.cc-hd.de/bewerben/

GERMANY: The International Coproduction Fund funds 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: Moovy Dance Film Festival is looking for dance films and choreography for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. The festival presents innovative dance films for the screen and will take place November 1-30, 2025. Apply by November 30, 2024. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/Moovy

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: The K3 – Centre for Choreography (based in Germany) provides a one-month residency to a Hamburg-based choreographer to be spent at the Isadora & Raymond Duncan Dance Research Center in Athens. Apply by November 4, 2024. Visit: https://www.k3-hamburg.de/en/k3/jobs&callforproposals

GREECE: The 15th edition of the Dance Days Chania festival is accepting applications for performance and/or workshop proposals. The festival will take place from July 19 – August 3, 2025. The festival aims to highlight different choreographic and creative approaches to the contemporary dance scene to provide equal space for creators and artistic exchanges. Apply by November 29, 2024. Visit: https://dancedays.gr/portfolios/open-call-dance-days-15-en/

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: Farm Studio International Artists Residency hosts artists throughout the year, with accommodations available for 6 to 12 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/

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 GIPSY RAW  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 arts to play in the city of Margherita di Savoia between June 19 and 22, 2025. Apply by January 1, 2025. Visit: https://www.instagram.com/salinstrada_festival/

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 is designed to provide financial support for 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: Kyoto Arts Center is accepting applications for its Co-Program, which offers the art center studios for up to 6 months for new creation between artists in different genres. Apply by November 7, 2024. Visit: https://www.kac.or.jp/en/open_call/

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

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/

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 DanzaTTrack 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:  Dance Platform 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: 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: 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 JERSEY: The Equus Projects creates site-specific performance works that focus on visceral engagement with the natural and cultural environment. In the new work The Fable, the lush choreography includes intimate chance encounters between humans and equines in dances based entirely on the behavior of the animals. The premiere will take place on November 24, 2024. Visit: https://www.equus-onsite.org/

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

PENNSYLVANIA: Ballet X presents a new work by Marguerite Donlon, who creates dynamic and poetic works with a touch of humor. Also featured will be Mapping Out a Sky by Matthew Neenan and Heroes by Takehiro Ueyama. The world premiere will take place on November 13, 2024. Visit: https://www.balletx.org/seasons/fall-series-2024/

INTERNATIONAL:
 

AUSTRIA: Notte Morricone, choreographed by Marcos Morau, will have its Austrian Premiere on November 23, 2024. The Spanish artist, crowned Choreographer of the Year 2023 by the magazine tanz, returns to the Festspielhaus with a programme set to the music of Ennio Morricone, the Italian maestro of film music. Visit: https://www.festspielhaus.at/en/events/marcos-morau-ccnaterballetto-tonkunstler-orchester/3755

AUSTRIA: Shout Aloud, choreographed by Yasmeen Godder in collaboration with Egyptian-Iraqi singer Dikla, will have its Austrian premiere on November 30, 2024. In recent years, the choreographic works of Yasmeen Godder have focused on empathy and “acknowledging that other people are also in the room having their own experiences.” Visit: https://www.festspielhaus.at/en/events/yasmeen-godder-dikla/4128

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/

CANADA: Ballet BC’s season opener DAWN introduces a world premiere from a choreographer new to the company, Pierre Pontvianne. The program also includes Heart Drive by Imre and Marne van Opstal and Frontier by Crystal Pite. The world premiere will take place on November 7, 2024. Visit: https://balletbc.com/performance/dawn/

CANADA: Since 1984, CINARS, one of the most important international performing arts conferences in the world, takes place every two years in Montreal. After 18 editions, the CINARS Biennale has become a key worldwide event in performing arts touring. The 21st edition will take place from November 11-16, 2024. Visit:  https://cinars.org/en/cinars                                                                                                                                                         

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 is not afraid to flirt with perilous beauty. The world premiere will take place on December 8, 2024. Visit: https://www.hamburgballett.de/en/schedule/event.php?AuffNr=210252

POLAND: The Wroclaw Opera House will present The Snow Queen, choreographed by Malgorzata Dzierzon, who also leads the ballet company. The world premiere will take place on November 8, 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 Polish National Ballet Junior Company will premiere two one-act ballets: Fantaisie polonaise by Dawid Trzensimiech, and Shine by Kristóf Szabó. The premiere will take place on November 15, 2024. Visit: https://teatrwielki.pl/en/calendar/2024-2025/juvenalia-3/termin/2024-11-15_18-00/

POLAND: Choreographer Ramona Nagabczyńska and the members of Hertz Haus will take on the topic of functioning in a collective. Together, they conclude that collective work solves certain problems, but others arise in their place. The premiere of the performance will take place on November 17, 2024. Visit: https://teatrszekspirowski.pl/event/hate-haus/

POLAND: The third edition of the New Choreographic Strategies Festival will take place on November 2-4, 2024 in Rzeszów. The motto of the festival is "phenomenal body," a body immersed in the world of both pleasant and unpleasant experiences. Visit: https://taniecpolska.pl/aktualnosci/rzeszow-iii-edycja-festiwalu-nowe-strategie-choreograficzne/

POLAND: Ciało/Umysł International Festival for Dance and Performance Art, one of the oldest contemporary dance festivals in Poland and run by long- term Artistic Director Edyta Kozak, will take place from November 11-13, 2024. Visit: https://cialoumysl.pl/en/festiwal/23-c-u-2024-en/?f=23-c-u-2024-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

SWEDEN: OR/ELLER, a we-formation operating within a constructed subject, will present the new work Dolly. The performance is a dancing laboratory that gathers inspiration from anatomical theater, chamber plays, and puppet theater. The premiere will take place on November 16, 2024. Visit: https://mdtsthlm.se/en/dolly

SWEDEN: Charlotta Öfverholm will perform her newest work DICK SO SO, a sarcastic and hilarious show about alpha males and self-aggrandizing masculinity at Dansens Hus Elverket in Stockholm. The premiere will take place November 6-8, 2024. Visit: https://dansenshus.se/program/charlotta-ofverholm-dick-so-so/

UK: The Royal Ballet presents Maddaddam, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian epic of annihilation and survival, which has been transformed into a visionary new ballet by Wayne McGregor. The premiere will take place on November 14, 2024. Visit: https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events/maddaddam-details

COMPETITIONS:

INTERNATIONAL:

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

GERMANY: The application process is now open for the 29. Internationales Solo -Tanz -Theater Festival Stuttgart 2025 Competition for contemporary choreographers and young dancers. The choreographies should be developed like a contemporary and genuine movement language. The dancers must be at least 18 years old and not more than 30 years old. Apply by November 11, 2024. Visit: https://www.solo-tanz-theater.de/2024/06/14/registration-application-2025/

TRENDING:

Many Angels for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a dance by Lar Lubovitch

Many Angels for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a choreography by Lar Lubovitch: The expression “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” is a question with no logical answer. “Why do you make dances?” is another. Occasionally, something may exist in the world simply for the sake of itself—for example, a dance. Many Angels is a dance to music by Gustav Mahler. It’s not really about angels. (Well, maybe a little.) Let’s go and see it! December 12, 2024 at New York City Center, New York, USA. Link: https://ailey.org/repertory/many-angels

BOOKS ON CHOREOGRAPHY & CHOREOGRAPHERS:

Choreographing Your Dance Career, by Janaea Rose Lyn, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2024.

Choreographing Your Dance Career is a resource and companion for dancers, choreographers, directors, and educators. This engaging handbook blends information, examples, and exercises with stories from the author’s life, providing the tools and guidance necessary for choreographing the career that only you can dance. 

Janaea Rose Lyn guides readers through an immersive journey into the intricacies of personal and professional development. From defining dreams to crafting strategies, this practical and encouraging text was written from the perspective of an experienced mentor who has lived through many of the challenges faced in this vocation. 

Organized in four “Acts,” ACT 1 - FIRST STEPS lays the groundwork for self-discovery and career exploration. ACT 2 - PHRASING empowers artists to put their best foot forward with expert advice on written and visual promotional materials. ACT 3 - PARTNERING puts a spotlight on techniques for successful networking, interviewing, and auditioning, while ACT 4 - BEHIND THE SCENES lifts the curtain on the complexities of producing, promoting, and directing. The overall focus is holistic, balancing career advice with approaches for enhanced physical and mental well-being. Artwork by Laura Higgins Palmer celebrates the spirit of dance.

Link: https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/choreographing-your-dance-career

CINEMA ON CHCHOREOGRAPHERSCHOREOGROHAERS:

Once Again (for the Very First Time), written and directed by Boaz Yakin, with choreography by Rennie Harris and Jeroboam Bozeman, Indican Pictures, 2024.  

This is a hip-hop fantasia! Repetition is an illusion. Everything is always new. Legendary street dancer DeRay and spoken-word poet and battle rapper Naima explore a powerful love built on recognition and trauma that contains both the potential for inspiration and destruction. Take an electrifying journey through the vibrant and impressionistic experience of their relationship to each other and through their own creative personal voyages that opens a door into the choices we all make in our lives. 

Link to article in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/arts/dance/once-again-jeroboam-bozeman-rennie-harris.html

Link to the film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLde7LsWOSQ

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