Immersion Mentorship Program

Immersion Mentorship Program

The Immersion Mentorship Program is an initiative geared towards exchanging knowledge between established Black artists and emerging Black artists within the Toronto arts community.
Description:

Through this program, established artist mentors will be paired with four youth choreographers/mentees to exchange artistic knowledge, guidance, and support, aiming to improve outcomes for their artistic endeavors within dance. The program also includes open-access seminars on tools for building a successful dance career. The principal goal of this program is to provide the mentees with the necessary tools to thrive and build their creative careers by providing the youth artists with experience, space and guidance to create and present a brief work.

Eligibility and application requirements

This program is geared towards individuals who are in the early stages of their choreographic career and have yet to present a full-length work of their own.

Four (4) mentees will be selected who:

- Identify as Black, African, or of the African Diaspora
- Are aged between 16 and 29
- Present a proposal for the work, or a remount/re-imagined idea of an
existing work

The program will run for 8 weeks (including the final showcase). Mentorship will begin during the week of January 22, 2024 with the In-Studio Showcase taking place on March 16, 2024, and wrap-up meetings following that Showcase.

As part of the program, there will be five (5) Connectively Moving professional development seminars. These in-person seminars will run in two time slots to increase accessibility.

The program will end with an In-Studio Showcase and Networking Session where the mentees will present a piece that they have developed with their mentor. Following the presentation, mentees will be able to receive feedback and network with other community partners and potential presenters.

Selection process and deadlines

Application deadline: November 13th 2023

Notifications: December 5th 2023

Artist acceptance due date: December 12th 2023

Four mentees will be chosen for the mentorship program.
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ARTISTIC STATEMENT

Tell us about yourself: your artistic journey, your future aspirations, and why you are interested in the program.

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