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Dance Hub Birmingham announce commissioning opportunities
Dance Hub announce commissioning opportunities focusing on South Asian dance and Dance for D/deaf and Disabled People Commissioning round opens for South Asian dance genre artists based in Birmingham or the West Midlands, four commissions of up to £7500 available.
Dance Hub Birmingham are delighted to announce the commissioning round for South Asian dance genre artists who are based in Birmingham or the West Midlands and will be developing and presenting work in the region is now open. The deadline for applications is 11 February 2019.
A further round for Dance for D/deaf and Disabled People, Inclusive or Integrated Dance Artistic Commissions will open on 28th January 2019 with the closing date of 28th February 2019.
Through the South Asian dance genre strand Dance Hub Birmingham will award four commissions of up to £7500. Dance Hub Birmingham are keen to support the development of classically trained dancers in South Asian dance styles to explore choreographic practice and develop new commissioned work.
Dance Hub Birmingham invite dancers who have trained in any of the classical South Asian dance styles (eg: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Manipuri, Yakshagana, Kuchipudi, Chau, Kathakali , Mohini Attam and Sattriya) for a minimum of five years who are based in, or predominately work in, the West Midlands to apply for funding to create a new piece of work – 10–15minutes long – with a choreographer with whom they have not worked before (they may be a South Asian dance choreographer or a choreographer from another genre).
Monique Deletant, Director of Dance Hub Birmingham said:
“I’m really excited about the work that comes from the Artistic Commissions and the opportunity to see new performances. These commissions build on the fantastic work happening in the West Midlands and this next round gives us a chance to grow dance work in areas that historically have been underfunded.”
Dance Hub Birmingham will be hosting Q&A cafe sessions for anyone with questions about the application process. These cafes are open to anyone wanting to ask the Dance Hub Birmingham team about their project, work, idea or to unpick the process of applying for a commission or bursary. Details can be found here: culturecentral.co.uk/dance-hub/events
Full details on how to apply for the Artistic Commissions can be found at: culturecentral.co.uk/features/dance-hub-birmingham-announces-south-asian-dance-commission
For further information on all opportunities and on Dance Hub Birmingham visit: culturecentral.co.uk/dance-hub
About Dance Hub Birmingham
Dance Hub Birmingham is an ambitious sector led initiative to amplify and further develop the region’s position as an international centre of excellence for dance. Supported with strategic investment from Arts Council England, and delivered by Culture Central, Dance Hub Birmingham builds upon the exceptional existing dance ecology of production, performance, community and learning activities delivered by organisations in the West Midlands dance sector.
The current steering committee is comprised of representatives from ACE Dance and Music, Birmingham City University, Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Culture Central, DanceXchange, mac Birmingham, One Dance UK, Sampad and two individual artists, who work in consultation with the city and wider West Midlands dance sector.
Dance Hub Birmingham is an initiative delivered by Culture Central.
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