Early Career Choreographers: Apply for CANDY BOX Dance Festival (CBDF) 2025 Happy Hour Showing Choreographic Commission as part of the CBDF April 21-26, 2025 at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis.
Eligibility
Open to early career choreographers of all backgrounds and dance styles. Early Career is defined as having more than 2 and less than 10 years of experience generating creative work outside of a degree-granting program. Applicants must have completed their own original work. Applicants must provide 1-2 open rehearsal sessions for feedback.
Benefits
$1000 commission fee, in addition to suggested donations received upon artists performance date.
30 hours of free rehearsal space.
Opportunity to collaborate with a professional production team.
Exposure through our promotional channels and media partners with supplied graphic design promotion.
Wide angle video documentation of the showing.
To Apply
Email your application materials, below, to arenadances@gmail.com with the subject line “CANDY BOX Commission Application – [Your Name]” by 4:30pm CST, Thursday, August 1, 2024.
A panel of judges will review all applications based on creativity, artistic merit, and feasibility. 3 choreographers will be selected. Announcements made by September 5.
Choreography Proposal
Submit a proposal outlining your choreographic concept, including the theme, style, and artistic vision for your piece.
Feedback/Mentorship Sessions
Provide a brief narrative of dialogue expectations/hopes from open rehearsal feedback sessions within process of creation. Identify 2-3 mentors to be involved within these feedback sessions.
Previous Work
Provide a link to video excerpt(s) showcasing your previous choreographic work.
Availability
Confirm your availability for performance dates: one evening, April 23-25, 5:30-6:30pm.
For inquiries and application submission, please contact Mathew Janczewski at arenadances@gmail.com.