12 MINUTES MAX
SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHOREOGRAPHIC IDEAS THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION AND DIALOGUE.
12 Minutes Max (12MM) seeks to foster experimentation and the development of a choreographic idea or work-in-progress, from the initial stages through to the first public encounter.
Module 3:
Dance Artists: Aditi Chaudhury & Sudnya Mulye, Jullianna Oke, Jhoely Triana Flamenco, and Krystal Tsai
Showing: June 23, 2025
Apply for the 2025-2026 season
NOTE: there is one application deadline for all three modules. Artists select their preferred module, but will also connect as a cohort throughout the season.
Module 1:
Showing: Dec 1, 2025
Module 2:
Showing March 30, 2026
Module 3:
Showing June 1, 2026
Facilitators: Tasha Faye Evans, Ziyian Kwan
Participants receive subsidized studio space at Scotiabank Dance Centre, ongoing support and feedback from facilitators, access to professional development over the season including Craft Development Series workshops and Business of Dance sessions, lighting design consultation, and professional video and photographic documentation.
Participants share their research with their peers in the program and participate in community dialogues with audiences at public showings.
Deadline for the call for submissions for the 2025-2026 season is Monday August 18, 2025.
APPLY NOWThe 12 Minutes Max Process
- There will be three research and development modules for which artists can submit ideas and works-in-progress.
- Two facilitators each module.
- The facilitators will select up to three artists per module.
- Selected artists will receive 30 hours of fully-subsidized studio space at Scotiabank Dance Centre to develop their works, with input from the facilitators. Artists may book additional rehearsal hours at regular rates if desired.
- At the end of each module all the artists will share their work first with each other and the facilitators, and then in an informal studio showing open to the public. Artists are expected to have 7-12 minutes of material to show.
12 MINUTES MAX ARTISTS
Aditi Chaudhury
Aditi has more than 20 years or training in Indian classical dance forms. Her main medium of expression is Bharatanatyam, though she as also learned Odissi and Manipuri. Currently she is learning Karanas which is the root and origin of all the 8 classical ...
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Akshaya Kathak Academy
Akshaya Kathak Academy is a Vancouver based Indian classical dance company. Director Akshaya Surve is a kathak performer, choreographer and teacher. With more than 20 years of experience, Akshaya looks forward to share all the learnings and values which she ...
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André Bessette
André Bessette is a grateful settler and Métis visitor to the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Reconnecting to family, urban cousins, and culture has meant learning Métis jigging.
As an unconventionally ...
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Chickaklar Dance Group
Chichaklar Dance Group is a Vancouver-based group which teaches and performs Azerbaijani folk dances...
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Jhoely Triana
Jhoely Triana, born in Colombia, is a Vancouver based flamenco dancer and choreographer. Jhoely trained at the Goh Ballet Academy, completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance at Simon Fraser University, and studied at Al Mozaico Flamenco and ...
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GUIDELINES AND HOW TO APPLY FOR 12 MINUTES MAX
Eligibility
- Applicants must be Full Artist or Company members of The Dance Centre.
- The applicant must be the author and primary creator of the work/idea.
- Proposed works must be in the early stages of development: finished works are not eligible.
- This program is geared towards emerging artists but is also open to any artist experimenting with new directions in their practice.
- All dance forms and choreographic styles are welcome.
- Emerging artists must have completed a recognized professional dance training program, or the equivalent.
Tips for Applying
Artists should provide:
- A brief biography/artist profile
- Short bios of collaborators, if any
- A SHORT description (500 words max) of the research/idea you are interested in working on during 12 Minutes Max.
DID YOU KNOW?
The original 12 Minutes Max concept was pioneered in 1979 by On the Boards in Seattle. In 1994 The Dance Centre launched a Vancouver edition which for over fifteen years provided an opportunity for artists to show eclectic and innovative new works that ran under twelve minutes. The program was relaunched in its current format in 2014.