Led by long-time transformative dance artists and mentors, Dianne McIntyre and Risa Steinberg, the program is fully process-oriented, with no expectations of an end-product or public showing. Each day features extensive studio time for Fellows to advance their choreographic ideas through research and experimentation. Fellows invite two dancers to join them onsite to ensure that […]

New England States Touring (NEST) funds performances, readings, and screenings of work by regional, national, and international artists presented by New England-based nonprofit organizations. DEADLINE: March 1, 2023 (for projects beginning on or after June 1)

Launched in 2016 with lead support from the Wyncote Foundation, BalletX’s Choreographic Fellowship unites one emerging artist each season with a distinguished choreographer who serves as a mentor as they both create World Premieres on the BalletX dancers. As one of the only programs in the nation that focuses on choreographic development in ballet, the […]

The Individual Artist Fellowship program annually awards to up to 18 creatives in six categories of grants that recognize their accomplishments as mid- and advanced-career creatives. The program traditionally had three categories but expanded in 2021, thanks to funding from the Windgate Foundation. Fellowship grants are $5,000 each and are unconditional grants that require no […]

The Copenhagen International Choreography Competition (CICC) is a platform to discover and promote emerging contemporary choreographers. All participants, including dancers and choreographers, are required to have professional experience. Choreographers must be under 40 years of age. The competition is open to solos, duets, trios, and group pieces up to five performers. Choreographer’s may perform in […]

The three-week Residency Program brings together three “Mentoring Artists” from different disciplines, such as the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, film/video, and multimedia), architecture, music (composition and performance), literature, choreography, dance, performance art, and theater. Each Mentoring Artist determines the requirements and basic structure of their residency, and through an online application process, they each […]

The Creation & Development Fund supports the creation, development, and mobility of new artistic work that advances racial and cultural justice and results in live experiential exchange between artists and community. Artists apply for the Creation Fund with a team consisting of at least two arts organizations (co-commissioners) led by a NPN National Partner. Each […]

National Dance Project Travel Fund provides monetary assistance for U.S. based presenters, curatorial staff, and residency directors or for current NDP artist grantees to connect in person to explore feasibility of presenting NDP-funded works. To be eligible to apply for a Production Grant, applicants must either be: U.S.-based curators, presenters, residency directors, or related staff (such as program or production […]

The New York Choreographic Institute (NYCI) provides time, space, and resources for artists to advance both the process and practice of ballet today. The following benefits are provided for Fall and Spring Session participants: Travel to and from New York, housing accommodation during the two-week session, and per diem Approximately three hours per day of […]

The Sadie-Rose Residency Program provides one week of rehearsal space (up to 6 hours a day based on studio availability) for selected choreographers. In addition, each artist-in-residence will engage with our local community by teaching one movement class that is open to the public. DEADLINE: Rolling

NDP Production Grants are made to projects led by professional choreographers or companies to support the creation and U.S. touring and/or sharing of a new dance project. Production Grants are awarded to 20 dance projects annually through a competitive two-stage application process. Artists/choreographers and/or companies apply to receive a package of support that includes: $45,000 for […]

The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, announces a national call for ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) artists to submit applications for The Joffrey Academy's Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition. The goal of the Award is to recognize talented and emerging ALAANA choreographers whose unique perspective will ignite […]