Choreographers invited to submit proposals for residencies

Dance Umbrella is presented by Dance Forum, now part of the consortium that, with Cut to Black, are the producers of Arts Alive from 2012 to 2014; hence Dance Umbrella will move its annual season from February/March to September for the three years of the Arts Alive contract.

For the 2013 celebration of the 25th anniversary of Dance Umbrella, Dance Forum invites choreographers to submit proposals for residencies of at least one month's duration at the Dance Space in Newtown, Johannesburg between February and July 2013.

Dance Forum aims to host a series of at least four residency programmes at the Dance Space that will include:

• The creation of a new work by the resident choreographer.
  
• The resident choreographer will have to commit to giving at least two master classes during the period of residency.
  
• The choreographer will have to agree to première the work created at the Dance Umbrella 2013, as part of the outcome of the process.
  
• The work may not exceed 40 minutes.

An additional bonus

The residency programme will take place at either the Dance Space in Johannesburg or the Garage Space in Okiep in the Northern Cape. The section in the Northern Cape will have an additional bonus of working in a new space that has been created by Alfred Hinkel, who will facilitate the process there.

Dance Forum would like any choreographer interested in creating a work in residency for Dance Umbrella 2013 to submit a proposal which includes the concept of the work, the number of people involved in the project, a full budget, and an idea of what the master classes will focus on.

Dance Forum will have to apply for funding to be able to host this series of workshops; so it is requested that as much information as possible be included in the proposal. Applications are open until 22 November 2012. Successful applicants will be notified in January 2013. This will be subject to Dance Forum obtaining the required funding needed to host the residency programme.

For further information phone +27 (0)11 492 0709/2033 or email az.oc.knilstra@allerbmuecnad or go to www.artslink.co.za/arts.