Choreography Knocks


If you know of additional opportunities for choreographers, please email information to Wendy Perron at wperron@dancemedia.com.

 

WORKSHOPS

 

Bates Dance Festival

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

207.786.6381

abacus.bates.edu/dancefest

 

Choreographic Investigation Course

Dance New Amsterdam

New York, NY

212.625.8369

www.dnadance.org

 

National Outreach Project for Dancers

Career Transitions For Dancers, L.A.

Orlando, FL; Indianapolis, IN; Tucson, AZ; San Diego, CA; Saint Louis, MO; Denver, CO.

323.549.6660

www.careertransition.org

 

Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop

Boulder, CO

303.449.0399

www.BoulderJazzDanceWorkshop.com

 

Choreographers Lab

The School at Jacob's Pillow

Becket, MA

413.243.9919

www.jacobspillow.org/school/choreographers.asp

 

Fieldwork

The Field, NYC

212.691.6969

www.thefield.org

 

Francia Russell Center

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Regional Dance America Craft of Choreography Conference

Seattle, WA

703.956.6429

www.regionaldanceamerica.org

 

Healing Aloud, Part Two

TeAda Productions

Los Angeles, CA

310.998.8765

www.teada.org

 

SHOWCASES/PERFORMANCES/FESTIVALS

 

New Choreographers on Point

Ballet Builders, NYC

646.522.1088

www.balletbuilders.org

 

newsteps

Chen Dance Center, NYC

212.349.0126

www.chendancecenter.org

 

CAKE

Chez Bushwick

Brooklyn, NY

718.418.4405

www.chezbushwick.net

 

Works In Progress

Dance New Amsterdam

New York, NY

212.625.8369

www.dnadance.org

 

Fresh Tracks

Dance Theater Workshop

New York, NY

212.691.6500

www.dancetheaterworkshop.org

 

NEW MUSIC for NEW DANCE

Dayton Ballet

Dayton, OH

937.228.3630

www.daytonballet.org

 

Performances Lab Series

Steps on Broadway

New York, NY

212.874.2410

www.stepsnyc.com

 

OBT Exposed

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Portland, OR

503.2BALLET

www.obt.org

 

Berkeley Dance Project

Spring Choreography Workshop

UC Berkeley Dance Program, CA

510.642.1677

theatre.berkley.edu

 

Hammer and Nail Concert

Indiana University Contemporary Dance Program

Bloomington, IN

812.855.7020

www.indiana.edu/~kines/undergraduate/dance.shtml

 

High on Dance: The Next Generation

92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center, NYC

212.415.5552

www.92Y.org/dance

 

International Choreographers’ Showcase

Dance-Forms Productions

Louisville, KY

502.222.2273

www.danceformproductions.com

 

Iron Choreographer Competition

Repertory Dance Theatre

Salt Lake City, UT

801.534.1000

www.rdtutah.org

 

National Choreographers Initiative

Corona del Mar, CA

949.675.4579

www.nchoreographers.org

 

New American Talent/Dance

Ballet Austin

Austin, TX

512.476.9051

www.balletaustin.org

 

Choregrapher's Showcase

Stage Dor

Sausalito, CA

415.339.1390

www.stagedor.com

 

WAXworks

WAX

Brooklyn, NY

718.599.7997

www.wax205.com

 

Chop Shop: Bodies of Work

Stone Dance Productions

Seattle, WA

stonedancecollective@hotmail.com

www.myspace.com/stonedanceproductions

 

The Dance Gallery

VON USSAR danceworks

Brooklyn, NY

info@vonussardanceworks.org

www.vonussardanceworks.org/gallery

 

RESIDENCIES

 

Artist in Residence Program

Dance New Amsterdam

New York, NY

212.625.8369

www.dnadance.org

 

BAC Residencies

Baryshnikov Arts Center

New York, NY

646-731-3200

www.bacnyc.org

 

The Bessie Schonberg Individual Choreographers’ Residency

The Yard

Chilmark, MA

508.645.9662

www.dancetheyard.org

 

The Choreographers Project

Susan Hess Modern Dance

Philadelphia, PA

215.275.1800

www.hessdance.org

 

Pilot Program and Migrations

ODC School

San Francisco, CA

415.863.9830

www.odcschool.org

 

Choreographic Apprenticeship Residency

San Francisco Conservatory of Dance

San Francisco, CA

415.309.9419

www.sfconservatoryofdance.org

 

REVERB Choreographic Project

Reverb Dance

Purchase, NY

www.reverbdance.org

 

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

 

Arkansas Arts Council

Little Rock, AR

501.324.9349

www.arkansasarts.org

 

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange

Space Grant and Artist in Residency Programs

Brooklyn, NY

718.832.0018

www.bax.org/opportunities.html

 

CHIME: Choreographers in Mentorship Exchange

Margaret Jenkins Dance Lab

San Francisco, CA

415.861.3940

www.mjdc.org

 

Choo-San Goh Awards for Choreography

Choo-San Goh and H. Robert Magee Foundation

Long Beach, CA

Janek Schergen: 562.621.1757

www.goh-mageefoundation.org/contact.html

 

Individual Creative Artists Fellowship

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Harrisburg, PA

717.787.6883

www.pacouncilonthearts.org

 

McKnight Artist Fellowship for Choreographers

The Southern Theater

Minneapolis, MN

612.340.0155

www.southerntheater.org/McKnight.htm

 

Millenium Stage Local Dance Commissioning Project

Kennedy Center

Washington, DC

202.416.8044

www.kennedy-center.org

 

New York Choreographic Institute

Fellowship Initiative

New York City Ballet, NYC

212.870.4060

www.nycballet.com/nyci/about.html

 

NYFA Artists’ Fellowship

New York Foundation for the Arts, NYC

212.366.6900

www.nyfa.org

 

Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship

Princess Grace Foundation-USA, NYC

212.317.1470

www.pgfusa.org

 

Princess Grace Dance Award

Princess Grace Foundation-USA, NYC

212.317.1470

www.pgfusa.org

 

Summer Stages Choreographers’ Project Fellowship

Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy

Concord, MA

978.402.2339

www.summerstagesdance.org

 

The Van Lier Fellowship

Dance Theater Workshop, NYC

212.691.6500

www.dancetheaterworkshop.org

 

Voices and Visions

The Altria/ABT Women’s Choreography Project

American Ballet Theatre, NYC

212.477.3030

www.abt.org

 

COMPETITIONS

 

New American Talent/Dance

Ballet Austin

501 West Third Street

Austin, TX

www.balletaustin.org/newamericantalent

Deadline is March 30, 2009

 

Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival

McCallum Theatre Institute

Palm Desert, CA

Joanna Fookes: 760.346.6505 ext. 142

www.mccallumtheatre.com/education/festival.php

 

Dancemakers 2.0

A 21st Century Choreography Competition

Ballet Nouveau Colorado

Broomfield, CO

Talia Davis: 303.466.5685 or tdavis@bncdance.com

 

First Steps

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Ballet School Professional Division

Winnipeg, MB

204.957.3446

www.rwbschool.com

 

Hubbard Street 2 Choreographic Competition

Hubbard Street Dance Center

Chicago, IL

312.850.9744

www.hubbardstreetdance.com

 

Leo’s Jazz Dance Choreography Competitive Event

Jazz Dance World Congress

Evanston, IL

847.424.9209

www.jazzdanceworldcongress.org

 

OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN COMPANIES

 

Ballet West

50 West 200 South

Salt Lake City UT 84101

801.323.6900

www.balletwest.org

 

Louisville Ballet

Choreographers’ Showcase

Louisville, KY

502.583.3150

www.louisvilleballet.org

 

Nacre

Albany, NY

518.435.0510

www.nacredance.com

 

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Choreographers’ Showcase

Seattle, WA

206.441.9411

www.pnb.org