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MANCC offers Choreographic Fellowships to professional choreographers, to conduct their own creative research.
Artists are free to maximize the use of the center’s facilities and other resources, including technology. Choreographers are encouraged to take full advantage of MANCC’s laboratory environment in whatever way most useful to their own artistic development. This might involve the testing of new ideas on professional dancers, the inclusion of audiences in the creative process, or the development of dialogue about their work. Through a formal Request for Proposals, artists are asked to describe how they would use the MANCC facilities and a stipend up to $11,000. Choreographers may work alone, or they may bring their own dancers, musicians and/or other collaborating artists. The length of the residency is at the discretion of the artist, but is typically two to three weeks.
As part of the fellowships, MANCC asks artists to provide multiple entrypoints for audiences. Artists are invited to share their choreographic process with one or more of MANCC’s target audiences: Florida State University (students, staff, and faculty), the greater Tallahassee community. Rather than the usual lectures and master classes, artists are encouraged to form intimate interactions that are engaging rather than presentational only. However, the format and timing are determined by the artist, and supports his or her own process.
Choreographic Fellowship Selection Process:
Up to six choreographers are selected annually. Artists are nominated by peers in the field each April and approximately 15 are invited to apply each May through an RFP process. Final decisions are made in August by MANCC staff in conjunction with a panel of national constituents.
Choreographic Fellowship Selection Criteria:
In no particular order:
- Artistic merit and evidence of national significance
- Timeliness of support in an artist’s career
- Articulated understanding of the MANCC research opportunity
- Proposed budget – resourcefulness in use of $11,000
- Project feasibility and resourcefulness in use of time at MANCC
- Creativity of proposed entry points for MANCC constituents
Choreographic Fellowship Eligibility:
- U.S. based professional choreographers
- Project must take place at MANCC facility in Tallahassee, Florida
- Choreographer may not be a full-time student or full-time/tenure track faculty member at a college or university, or be currently employed by Florida State University
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