Call for Wheelchair Dancers

PUSHMAKERS RESIDENCY  // CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

As one of Dancemakers’ 2023/2024 guest curators, Shay Erlich will be holding a residency for manual wheelchair dancers in July/August of 2024. This program will be an opportunity for wheelchair users interested in developing movement vocabulary for dance to develop and document wheelchair dance vocabulary for the broader contemporary dance community.Residency Details:

• Curator: Shay Erlich
• Rehearsal Director: kumari giles
• Proposed start time: July 2024
• Location: Downtown Toronto
• Time commitment: 40 hours between the residency and community sharing. Currently envisioned at 4 hrs/day, 3 days/week for 3 weeks + sharing session. The exact schedule will be determined based on selected participant needs.
• Other details: This call is being posted before many details have been finalized in order to ensure that the residency is able to best meet the needs of participants. 

Artist Compensation:

• Each artist will receive $2000
• The residency will accommodate any transportation, personal support worker, interpretation…etc. cost required to participate 
• While the residency cannot support travel costs directly, all participants who require travel costs will be supported in applying for funding to cover these costs with Canada Council for the Arts and other funders.
• Residency timelines have considered grant deadlines and notifications to ensure that participants are not expected to travel prior to the receipt of a grant to cover expenses

Who can apply:

• Manual wheelchair dancers
• Must be a resident of Canada
• Some previous experience of dance training or performance
• Multiply marginalized wheelchair dancers will be prioritized for this opportunity

We look forward to hearing from you!

Click here for details to apply!