Emerging ChoreographersHow to Apply

Applying as an Emerging Choreographer

Thank you for your interest in Springboard’s Emerging Choreographer project. We will begin accepting submissions for 2019 Emerging Choreographers as of October 1, 2018. Please return at this time for the necessary information and online application form.

All applications must be received by December 1, 2018. The notification of acceptance is January 5, 2019.

To apply as an Emerging Choreographer, you are required to complete the following:

Please note that partial applications will be discarded.

Complete and submit the online application form, which will be available here on October 1, 2018. You will be required to submit the following electronically:

• A link to recent work. Footage should show your most recent work that best represents your current explorations. An example of group work is recommended, as the selected Emerging Choreographers will be working with an average cast size of 15 dancers.
• A copy of your choreographic resumé.
• A Letter of recommendation as a choreographer.
• A one-page proposal for a work, indicating your preference to create for the stage or an installation setting. If you would like to be considered for both please include two proposals with your application.
• A personal artistic statement, one-page maximum.
• The application fee of $40* USD, payable via PayPal upon registration.

*A processing fee of $5 USD will be applied upon checkout.

APPLYING AS BOTH DANCER & EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHER

If you are applying as both a DANCER and an EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHER for Springboard 2019, you must complete two separate applications and submit two separate application fees.

1. The Emerging Choreographer online application:
   • Complete the online registration form;
   • Submit materials electronically;
   • Submit the application fee of $40* USD via PayPal.
2. The Dancer application, which is comprised of two steps (further details are available here): 
   1. Online: 
      • Complete the online registration form, available here;
      • Submit materials electronically;
      • Submit the registration fee of $30* USD via PayPal.
   2. By mail:
      • Send by mail a copy of your headshot, resumé, and a letter of recommendation.

*A processing fee will be applied per application upon checkout.