THE 2025 NEW CENTURY DANCE PROJECT FESTIVAL

CALL FOR CHOREOGRAPHIC FELLOWS

NCDP CHOREOGRAPHIC FELLOWSHIP

Francisco Gella, founding artistic director of the New Century Dance Project (NCDP), invites choreographers to submit their work to be considered as part of the 2025 Festival held from July 26 - August 3. Choreographers selected will create a new work in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Specifically, NCDP is seeking choreographer fellows who are upper-level collegiate (Junior and above) through established career professionals. Selected choreographers will create a new work in six days on advanced preprofessional dancers which will be performed at the end of the NCDP festival.

Please be sure to follow all instructions carefully.
Eligibility and submission requirements must be strictly adhered to or applicants risk disqualification.

DEADLINE

Submit by March 1, 2025

GUIDELINES

Applicants must be upper-level undergraduate (junior year and above) through an established career professional.
Must have a repertory that has been presented as part of a concert dance performance in the last two years.
10-12 advanced preprofessional dancers ages 16 - 22 will be provided for choreographers to create their work.
Choreographers must commit to arriving in Santa Fe on Friday, July 25, and depart on or after Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Up to thirty hours of studio space will be provided at the New Mexico School of the Arts between Saturday, July 26, and Thursday, July 31.
A tech/dress rehearsal will be run on Thursday or Friday of NCDP Festival Week with the performance on Friday or Saturday (final schedule TBD).
The original work must be in the contemporary genre and be 8 to 12 minutes in length.
All production costs associated with the festival performance in Santa Fe are assumed by NCDP except props. The costume budget will have a cap of $1,000 per choreographer. Costuming expenses above this budget as well as any props will be the responsibility of the choreographer. . Production costs are defined as theatre rental, technical staff, and marketing.

FELLOWSHIP BENEFITS

Selected Choreographer Fellows will receive the following to participate:

Round-trip economy air
Ground transportation while in New Mexico
Lodging for ten days
Stipend of $1000
Meal allowance of $250
A professional-quality video of their work
A set of digital still images of their work
Critiques of the work from an expert panel of adjudicators
An in-person feedback forum with the adjudicators following the performance

CASH AWARD INCENTIVE

Choreographer Fellows’ work will be adjudicated by an experienced panel of concert dance professionals. Adjudicators will select one work as the Grand Prize recipient with an accompanying cash award of $2000.

WHAT THE ADJUDICATION PANEL WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN SUBMISSIONS

Intention
Movement Vocabulary
Movement Invention
Musicality
Phrasing
Dynamics/Textures
Transitions
Overall Spatial Design
Precision
Rehearsal Direction
Connection with the Audience

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Samples of work. One edited video should be submitted that includes at least two but no more than four samples of your choreographic work. Each section should include no more than two minutes of each individual work.
An artist's statement of intent about the work you plan to create. This may include concept description, the intent of music selection, the inspiration behind the work, etc. The statement must be no longer than one single-spaced page. A resume or curriculum vitae (CV).
A bio (300 words or less)
A high-resolution headshot
A $30 non-refundable processing fee

SUBMISSION TIMELINE

The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2025.
All applicants will receive an email regarding decisions no later than April 1.
Signed commitment agreements must be received by April 15.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COPYRIGHT REQUIREMENTS

The work created at NCDP must be wholly original and may not infringe upon the copyright or other intellectual property or other legal or moral rights of any other person or entity.
Applicants are responsible for obtaining and securing any and all rights, licenses, consent, and permissions, if applicable, from third parties in relation to any copyrighted material that is not your own (e.g. music used in your performance).

SUBMISSION FORM

Please complete the submission form below. Please have all your materials ready before beginning the submission because you CANNOT save* your application in-process and come back to complete and submit.

*For your reference and planning we have provided a downloadable PDF with the Call for Choreography details listed on this website. Please note, this PDF does not take place of the online submission process and emailed and/or mailed submissions will not be received.

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One edited video uploaded to Vimeo or YouTube should be submitted that includes at least two but no more than four samples of your choreographic work. Each section should include no more than two minutes of each individual work.

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If you provide a link to a password protected video and do not provide the password, the panel may not be able to review your submission in time for the deadline and it will not be considered.

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All submissions are $25. Once the transaction is processed the $25 enrollment cost/fee is non-refundable.

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