HELP US SHAPE DACO'S FUTURE!

HELP US SHAPE DACO'S FUTURE!

Please read the information below and complete the short questionnaire at the end.
DaCo NOW
Established in 2021, DaCo: Dance Collaboration Lab is an educational, performance-oriented choreographic residency that supports choreographic practices. Each year, the residency provides four emerging choreographers with studio space, workshops, mentorship, access to dancers, a small honorarium, a performance opportunity, and professional video footage of their work.
DaCo’s goal is to support choreographers’ creative process, to offer tools that are meaningful, and to accelerate their ability to realize choreographic ideas. The residency is designed for young choreographers, who wish to lay the foundation for a work they feel strongly about and confident in taking further.

FUTURE DaCo
Like all artistic programs, DaCo continuously seeks to improve by closely reflecting the community’s interest. This is why we need your feedback!
We are currently contemplating developing DaCo into a training program for choreographers rather than a choreographic residency. This would mean emphasizing the educational and training aspect instead of the creation of works-in-progress. This new version of DaCo would offer a wide range of choreographic workshops over the course of two weeks. The workshops would explore choreographic practices but not result in choreographic outcomes. The emphasis would be on exploration and enrichment rather than creating works-in-progress.
WHAT WOULD STAY THE SAME, WHAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT
QUESTIONNAIRE

We would like to hear from you to find out whether we should we keep DaCo the way it is or take it in a new direction. Please complete the questionnaire below so that we can better support your choreographic needs.
What is your vision for DaCo?

I prefer the idea of a choreographic residencyI prefer the idea of a training program
What I need most as a choreographer is / are – please choose the TWO options that resonate most with you:

Resources: studio space, dancers, time to createTools to deepen my craftAn environment where I can learn without having to create something right awayExchange with other choreographersA structured setting that allows me to work towards a goalThe freedom to try out my ideas by working with professional dancersA learning environment where I’m exposed to different choreographic approaches
If you participated in a two-week choreographic program, what would be your ideal setting as a choreographer:

DaCo the way it is: a setting where rehearsals, in which choreographers create work take up 70% of the time, and choreographic workshops 30%A setting where choreographic workshops take up 70% of the time and rehearsals, where choreographers create work the remaining 30%.A setting where choreographic workshops take up 50% of the time and rehearsals, where choreographers create work the other 50%.A setting where choreographic workshops take up 100% of the timeA setting where rehearsals take up 100% of the time
How much would you pay for a two-week choreographic training program consisting in two 3-hour workshops per day:

Less than $200It depends on who is teachingI probably wouldn’t applyMore than $200. Please specify the amount in the field below
I would pay
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