Opportunities for dance artists:
Call for proposals and expressions of interest for 2005-7
Choreographic Fellowships 2005 - Proposals by 16 July 2004
Choreographic Commissions 2005 - Proposals by 16 July 2004
Choreographic Residencies 2005 & 2006
Professional Secondments & Research Projects 2005 & 2006
Tertiary Student Secondments & Work Placements 2005 & 2006
For full details, download the Call for Proposals from
<http://www.thechoreographiccentre.org.au>
What do we support?
The Centre¹s principal goal is to facilitate choreographic research,
development of choreographers, and development of new choreographic work.
Development of choreographers
We provide professional development opportunities aimed at developing
both the research and choreographic skills of choreographers. We assist
choreographers in making transitions in their skills ‹ in particular,
transitions in depth of practice: from the use of composition and basic
principles to the practice of a choreographic craft, and ultimately to
viable integrated practice as a professional choreographer.
Choreographic research
The products of choreographic research are new ideas, new expressions,
new ways of seeing; intellectual frameworks, choreographic processes,
methodologies, and systems; and new dance works. Choreographic research
may be academic and publishable; or the results of choreographic research
may also be located within the choreographer and expressed only through
the dance work.
New choreographic work
We provide Choreographic Residencies for projects where creation of new
dance works is the focus. Creation of new works is a secondary goal for
other programs.
Development of dancers
We are not primarily a dancer-training organisation. However, we expect
every project to develop the skills and choreographic understanding of
the dancers involved. We welcome secondment proposals from dancers.
Summary of the Programs
Choreographic Fellowships 2006
A Fellowship provides an individual choreographer with a significant paid
opportunity, with a small team, studio time and resources, in order to
develop their choreographic craft, produce new choreographic research,
or create new dance material. The Fellowship program for 2005 is committed,
and proposals are now invited for the 2006 calendar year.
Choreographic Commissions 2005 & 2006
The Commissions program exists to give choreographers a mentored opportunity
to make transitions in focus: from open-ended creative development to
working on a commission to a brief. Some commissions are with Quantum
Leap Youth Choreographic Ensemble, which consists of talented young people
(825 years) with dance and movement skills, auditioned in the Canberra
region. Working with Quantum Leap means choreographing with a large group
(8-50), for mainstage presentation, in collaboration with other artists;
and helping young people understand the choreographic process.
Choreographic Residencies 2005 & 2006
Choreographic Residencies may be similar to Fellowships in many ways.
The core differences are: that a Residency is supported with resources
from the Centre, but not salaries or fees; that Residencies can be awarded
at relatively short notice by the Artistic Director; and Residencies are
available for a wider range of purposes.
Training Residencies 2005 & 2006
Training Residencies utilise the Centre¹s studios to support choreographers
and dancers wanting to develop specific performance skills. This might
build a core of dancers that a choreographer can work with in a specific
practice; for example aerial choreography; mime, physical theatre, or
Butoh. It also supports choreographers in exploring new modes and techniques.
Professional Secondments & Research Projects 2005 & 2006
The Centre welcomes proposals from staff in professional dance companies
and tertiary institutions, for activities involving the Centre¹s
projects. The applicant could be a primary artist or observer in the activity,
which may take the form of a secondment into a project as a team member
or mentor, or research using a Centre project as a study site.
Tertiary Student Secondments & Work Placements 2005 &
2006
The Centre welcomes proposals from dance and movement students at tertiary
institutions for activities involving the Centre¹s projects. These
may take the form of a secondment into a particular project, work placements
into a range of Centre activities, an ongoing relationship with the Centre,
or postgraduate research using a Centre activity as a study site.
For full details, download the Call for Proposals from
http://www.thechoreographiccentre.org.au
Gary Barnes
General Manager
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The Australian Choreographic Centre
"Nurturing Innovation and Vision"
ABN 78 745 535 672
phone 02 6247 3103
fax 02 6247 2013
www.thechoreographiccentre.org.au
Artistic Director: Mark Gordon
Director@TheChoreographicCentre.org.au
General Manager: Gary Barnes
Manager@TheChoreographicCentre.org.au
Manager of Youth Dance Practice : Ruth Osborne
Youth@TheChoreographicCentre.org.au
Administrator: Julie Fraser
Admin@TheChoreographicCentre.org.au
Technical Officer: Sam Johnstone
Tech@TheChoreographicCentre.org.au
Marketing and Health Education Officer:
Kath Duhigg
Health@TheChoreographicCentre.org.au
Marketing@TheChoreographicCentre.org.au
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The Australian Choreographic Centre is assisted by:
* The ACT Government through its Cultural Council and artsACT;
* The Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council;
* HealthPact, promoting good health in the ACT community;
* NSW Ministry for the Arts.
From time to time, special projects of the Centre
are supported by Arts SA, ArtsWA and Arts Victoria.
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