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Dance Presenter Support: Foreign Artists Tours

Deadlines

1 May for tours occurring after this deadline. Applicants will be notified of the results in early July.

15 November for festivals occurring after this deadline. Applicants will be notified of the results in mid-March.

If either date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. Your completed application and all support material must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.

The Canada Council will not accept applications postmarked after the deadline, incomplete applications, or those submitted by fax or email. You will not be contacted if your application is incomplete.

Program Description

Dance Presenter Support: Foreign Artists Tours contributes to the costs of international dance artists, companies or collectives touring in Canada at the invitation of a Canadian dance presenter or producer. International artists must have a Canadian presenter or producer apply on their behalf and performances must take place in at least three consecutive cities.

The primary objectives of the program are as follows:

  • to enhance programming options for presenters
  • to increase audience knowledge and appreciation of dance
  • to encourage dialogue between members of the Canadian and international dance milieu.

Note: Presenters or producers seeking support for commissions, co-productions or for residencies should consult the Creation-based Collaborations: Local, National and International (Pilot Program) on the Canada Council websiteEligibility

Eligibility

Definition of Terms

The Canada Council defines presenters as incorporated individuals or organizations that select artists or groups of artists for programming purposes, assume all or part of the financial risk, and oversee all aspects of presenting the work to audiences. For this program, a presenter cannot be the choreographer or company presenting its own work.

Producers are incorporated entities that may not be presenters as defined above. They must pay fees to the artists and collaborate with presenters to ensure public presentation of the work. Producers must have a minimum of three years’ experience in producing artists.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants  must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • be directed by recognized professionals and/or community leaders
  • engage professional artists
  • operate on a seasonal basis, or be attempting to operate on a continuous basis
  • have a history of public presentation or producing dance. If the organization has less than a three-year history, the track record of the individual presenter or producer will be taken into consideration
  • have an administrative infrastructure to support the project
  • not be carrying an accumulated deficit that threatens the viability of their organization
  • receive support from other sources, such as other levels of government and/or private sources

Applicants should be aware that meeting the eligibility criteria allows them to apply for a grant, but it does not guarantee funding. This also applies to tours beginning before the results are announced.

Grant Amount

The maximum grant that you can receive from this program is $50,000. Applicants may or may not be awarded the full amount requested, depending on the number of requests in the competition and the peer assessment committee’s evaluation.

The program supports direct touring costs (travel, freight, and a contribution to accommodation and per diem of up to $125 per person per day) within Canada.

Where it applies, cash and in-kind contributions from applicants and other contributing collaborators must be listed and assigned to specific expenses (on a separate page).

Retroactive funding is not available. In other words, you cannot use grant funds from this program for projects that take place before the competition deadline.

Application Form

Dance Presenter Support: Foreign Artists Tours (PDF Acrobat document) This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out on-line.

Parts C2, D1, Appendix 1, 2 -Foreign Artists Tours (Excel document)

Further Information

Bernard Sauvé, Program Officer
Dance Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON  K1P 5V8

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5501

TTY: 1-866-585-5559

Fax: 613-566-4409

September 2009