DaCo 2023: Call for Choreographers

About
DaCo: Dance Collaboration Lab is an educational and performance-oriented program developed by Angela Blumberg Dance (ABD). The program supports choreographic practices by providing emerging choreographers with resources and tools to deepen their research.

Guidelines

DaCo 2023 is all about dance-music collaborations! We encourage choreographers to work with existing (recorded) music by Canadian composers.
Choreographers must have a professional background in dance.
We are looking for emerging choreographers who have up to 4 years of professional experience
Choreographers must attend in-person
Applicants must be available for the entire time of the residency.
Choreographers must participate in the work-in-progress showing at the end of the residency sharing their research

What we offer

DaCo will invite three choreographers to be part of a 2-week choreographic residency in Toronto from August 19 – September 2, 2023
The residency includes 2-3 hours of rehearsal per day per invited choreographer.
An opportunity to work with up to three professional dancers to conduct choreographic research
Artistic mentorship and choreographic workshops with Peggy Baker, Angela Blumberg and David Norsworthy
A work-in-progress showing at the end of the residency
Video footage of the works-in-progress
An honorarium of $800 per invited choreographer

Timeline
DaCo will take place in Toronto from August 19 – September 2, 2023
Submit your application by June 15, 2023
Notification of successful applicants: July 2, 2023

Residency
August 18, 19 & 20: WORKSHOPS
August 21 – September 1: 2-3 hours of rehearsal /day
September 2: work-in-progress showing

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Please describe your proposed choreographic research for this project. Tell us what you are hoping to learn, explore and create. What dance style are you working in? (maximum 500 words). Please provide a link to your website if applicable.

Provide a link to your work – maximum 5 minutes. Accepted formats: Vimeo, YouTube

Choreographic Requirements: please help us support your choreographic process by indicating how many dancers (ideally) you wish to work with.

I would like to create a solo for myselfI would like to create solo for another dancerI would like to create a duetI would like to create a trioI would like to work with as many dancers as possible

Music Requirements: we hope some choreographers are interested in choreographing existing, recorded music by Canadian composers such as Cecilia Livingston, R. Murray Schafer and Ann Southam. Please tick all the boxes that apply.

I'm interested in exploring this ideaI would like to be provided with a catalogue of existing music by Canadian composers to choose fromI prefer to choose my own music / sound / acoustic environment

Work Requirements: let us know if you have a preference regarding the time of your rehearsals. Please note: there is no guarantee we can accommodate your needs but we will consider them.

I prefer to rehearse in the morningsI prefer to rehearse in the afternoonsI prefer to rehearse in the eveningsI’m flexible

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