Call to Artists

Fusionworks Dance Company invites choreographers from all regions of the United States to submit their work to the 2016 Northeast Choreographers Festival to be presented in November of 2016 in Providence, RI.  The festival will showcase the works of four emerging and established choreographers.  Three finalists will be paid a $1,000 stipend to do a week-long residency in  May, June, or August, during which they will set their work on Fusionworks Dance Company.  One runner-up choreographer, who must specifically be from Rhode Island or South Eastern Massachusetts, will be paid a $500 stipend to set his/her work on the youth company, Fusionworks II.   All four chosen artists will also teach a master class open to the community. Housing, food, and rides to and from the bus/train station will be provided by Fusionworks Dance Company for finalists.

To apply, please submit the following via e-mail to fusionwk@cox.net or by mail to Fusionworks Dance Company, PO Box 402, Lincoln, RI 012865.

· Application form, which can be found at www.fusionworksdance.org/ne-choreographers-festival. (Scroll down to bottom of webpage for download links)

· A video link or DVD of a finished work (must be between 7 and 15 minutes and not require more than 6 dancers).  A studio filming may be submitted as long as the dance is clear throughout.

· A brief written description of your work and where it has been presented

· A biography or resume

· Links to all social media platforms where your work is represented, such as Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, or Instagram.

· A $25 submission fee. Can be paid by check (made out to Fusionworks Dance Company) or online (see above link).

Multiple submissions may be submitted using separate applications.  Deadline for submissions is January 1, 2016.  For questions, please e-mail artistic director Deb Meunier at fusionwk@cox.net or call her at (401)334-3091.

We hope you’ll join us!