UPCOMING DEADLINES

• The AIR program supports artists in the creative development of new work, and connects them with wider audiences through outreach and adjunct activities.
• Artists receive fully-subsidized studio and/or theatre space, with potential for supported presentation and participation in other programs; exchange and networking opportunities; and staffing and resource support for outreach initiatives.
• Proposals should articulate how a residency would be a creative contribution to your needs, and show a clear goal related to your professional path. You should also include outreach ideas to engage a broader community, such as studio showings, talks, or classes.
• Larger projects must include a secured funding contribution or other confirmed financial support.
• Creativity, collaboration and exploration are encouraged when developing outreach activities.
• Local artists collaborating with other artists from across Canada and abroad are also eligible.

• The DanceLab supports research and collaboration between dance artists and those working in other art forms (eg film, music, theatre, visual art), aiming to enhance dialogue, provoke thought, encourage risk, and develop opportunities.
• Your proposal must articulate a clear goal, and include collaborators from other disciplines: this program is not a substitute for rehearsals.
• Participants receive up to 40 hours of fully-subsidized studio space; and host an open studio sharing for peers and the public to discuss and observe the research process.
• DanceLab is an ideal precursor to Artist-In-Residence.

• DIV contributes to the dissemination of choreographic works through touring and exchanges, fosters collaboration among dance communities regionally, nationally and internationally, connects artists with presenters, and contributes to the strengthening of the dance infrastructure in BC. -Events include public performances, studio showings and specific programming for presenters who attend from across Canada and around the world.
• Artists may apply for:

Mainstage Performances (completed and tour-ready works, tech rider required);
Studio Showings (completed or works in progress).
Special Projects

• Popular, informal, low-tech performance series promoting BC-based dance of all genres and cultural traditions to a broad audience.
• Fun, entertaining, educational shows combine performance, discussion, Q&A sessions and at times audience participation, lasting one hour in total.
• Your show should be polished, engaging and lively: this program is also well suited to assist you in promoting your upcoming activities.

• Open House offers a day of free events in a diverse range of dance styles for a broad public, in an informal, welcoming atmosphere.
• You may propose a class/workshop, studio showing/open rehearsal, performance, talk, installation, or any other engaging, accessible event.

• IDD is a global celebration of the art of dance through free, engaging public events
• Activities may include informal performances, workshops, classes, studio presentations and more.
• Your event should be accessible and engaging for a broad audience.
• Partnerships with other organizations, schools and venues are encouraged.

• For any proposals which don’t fit into the above programs, such as:
• One-time special projects or partnerships; programming beyond the stage (online media, dance video projects, and related initiatives); discourse projects (roundtables, panels, writing, ideas exchange); and exhibitions (dance-related visual arts and media-based installations).

Initiated by The Dance Centre in 1999, the Isadora Award is aimed at recognizing an established, professional choreographer or dancer who has made an outstanding contribution to the quality of dance in BC. The award is open to choreographers and dancers of all dance disciplines. The recipient will receive a specially-designed award created by renowned glass sculptor Mary Filer, rehearsal space at Scotiabank Dance Centre to a value of $1000, and $500 cash.

• The IGECA is presented every two years to a senior dance student or emerging dance artist between 19 and 35 years of age who demonstrates exceptional choreographic ability and the potential to realize a future in the creative realm of dance.
• The Award invests up to $5,000 into the chosen work, to be used towards the creation and/or production costs of presenting the work in the Faris Family Studio at Scotiabank Dance Centre.

The biennial Lola Award was created in memory of the much-loved Vancouver choreographer Lola MacLaughlin who passed away in 2009. Worth $10,000, the Award is given to a mid-career or senior level choreographer, highly respected by his/her peers, who has demonstrated an adventurous willingness to push beyond the boundaries of movement/dance performance into collaborative, interdisciplinary work that draws on elements of spoken word, theatre, video, design, visual arts, music composition and/or other media.