Eryc Taylor Dance & ETD Outreach have started accepting submissions for the 2023-2024 ETD New Choreographer Grant. Please visit www.etd.nyc or use the link at the bottom to submit your application. The submission deadline is FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023.

ETD will award four $1K Grants to young, emerging NYC-based choreographers this year. The grants allow choreographers to produce a 15-20-minute new work in progress; awardees will perform their “works in process” at a studio showing in NYC in Spring 2023. Location and exact dates TBA. 

Guidelines for Submission

- Must be a graduate from a certificate, undergraduate, or graduate school within the past three years.

- Never independently directed or produced an evening-length production.

- Must not have received funding from a private or government organization.

- Must apply with a concept idea that has not yet been choreographed or performed - the submission must be an original concept.

This grant is for individual choreographers ONLY; collaborations or collectives will not be eligible. 

Eligible applicants must demonstrate their financial need, dance training, choreography, style, and vision for a 15-20 minute original performance that includes at least three dancers; group works are encouraged.

Selection Process

A diverse committee will review all submissions to verify eligibility; applicants are considered based on merit, dance experience, demonstrated passion for choreography, and production innovation. Five finalists will be selected to move on to the next round. Artistic Director Eryc Taylor will interview each finalist. Four Choreographers will be chosen to receive an ETD/NCG award of $1,000.

What to Expect

Grantees have three months to create a piece, secure dancers, find rehearsal space, decide on costuming, hire a videographer, and anything else they would want to use their grant to provide. Eryc will be available to provide advice and guidance throughout the creation process, but the freedom to create is in complete control of each recipient. At the culmination of the 3-month creative period, there will be a studio showing open to friends, family, and all dance supporters!

Click here to submit your 2023-2024 ETD NCG proposal! Remember the deadline is September 15, 2023.  Please also help us support dance in NYC by sharing this opportunity with others!

**SUBMISSION FOR THIS GRANT REQUIRES A GOOGLE ACCOUNT!**

The Marta Heflin Foundation funds the 2022-2023 ETD New Choreographer Grant Initiative.