Call for submission

2 open calls for contemporary dance and performance.

In a desire to meet new people and hear from different voices, Dancemakers is sending out 2 Calls for Submission

Please share widely!

1 :: research LAB :: October 1 to October 21, 2009
2 :: Dancemakers Presents: Duet Festival :: February 22 to March 6, 2010

Driven by the vision of Artistic Director Michael Trent, Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation does three things: creates and presents contemporary dance, develops artists and engages publics.

As with all of our projects, we are specifically interested in work and artists that respond to one or more of the “3C’s”: contemporary aesthetics, cross-disciplinary dialogues and collaborative engagement. Applications to both programs should address a relationship with these values.

Application deadline for both calls is May 25, 2009 (postmarked)

Details after the fold...


1 :: research LAB – October 1 to October 21, 2009

The research LAB is a three-week opportunity for a Toronto-based choreographer to explore their practice with the five company dancers and the Dancemakers creative team (Michael Trent, Bonnie Kim and Jacob Zimmer). Proposals can include pure research and exploratory questions.

The research LAB:
> is for Toronto-based artists
> provides time + space + performers + audience response
> includes 3 weeks of monitored research
> offers a small honorarium

We are also able to support choreographers in the application for funding, but please note that at this time we can only provide a small honorarium.

Past participants include: Benjamin Kamino, Alanna Kraaijeveld, Jacob Wren, Kate Hilliard, Sasha Ivanochko, Yvonne Ng, Susanna Hood, Claudia Moore and Peter Chin.

Applications should include:
A DVD of past work
A current CV and artistic statement with a short proposal of the research that you wish to undertake.

2 :: Dancemakers Presents: Duets – a mini festival of contemporary dance
Festival Dates: Feb 22 – March 6, 2010

Dancemakers Presents is a curated series of three contemporary Canadian choreographers and companies that embraces both voices we know and those new to Toronto. The selected artists share a creative approach that startles the boundaries of conventional forms.

In 2009-2010, the thematic-driven series will be presented as a festival over a two-week period with a focus on the duet. Applicants should show an engaging exploration of this theme through form and/or content.

Dancemakers Presents:
> is for Canadian artists
> provides full presentation
> includes 3 performances
> offers a guaranteed fee

Applications should include:
A DVD of the work to be presented
A letter of interest and intent
A current CV of the choreographer (and/or lead collaborators)


We look forward to hearing from you.

Please mail applications to:
DANCEMAKERS
55 Mill Street, Building 74
Case Goods Warehouse, Studio 306
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4

Tel 416.367.1800
Fax 416.367.1870
Email: caitlin@dancemakers.org
Web: dancemakers.org