International Co-production Program for Dance (Pilot Program)
Deadline
15 November
For this deadline, only original Canadian creation projects are eligible for funding. Projects must be international financial co-productions, which means they must involve confirmed financial contributions by one or more foreign producers.
Program Description
The International Co-production Program for Dance provides assistance to Canadian dance professionals, companies and collectives. Grants contribute to the creation costs of international co-productions.
The main objective of this program is to create more international touring opportunities for Canadian artists. The program also encourages international co-operation and mutual exchange between Canadian and foreign dance artists, companies and collectives by increasing Canadian public investment in international co-productions.
Eligibility
The following are eligible to apply to this program:
- professional dance artists who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, and
- professional Canadian dance companies or collectives.
For this program, the foreign co-producer must make a minimum 15 percent cash commitment to the production budget. There must also be a separate confirmed presentation fee(s) and date(s) of engagement. The support material submitted with the application must include signed letters from all confirmed and potential partners. Details of the requirements are provided in Part E of the attached application form.
This program is accessible to Aboriginal artists or arts organizations and artists or arts organizations from diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Restrictions
Applications for creations that have already begun before the deadline.
Applications for works that have received commissioning or co-production support through the Creation-based Collaboratios: Local, National and Internation (Pilot Program).
Applications for support of “guest artists” are not eligible.
Artists, artistic directors of companies and representatives of collectives may apply to both the Grants to Dance Professionals program and this program in the same fiscal year (1 April to 31 March) as long as they are submitting different projects and are eligible to apply to both programs.
Applicants are not eligible to apply for a Canada Council grant if they have a final report and/or financial accounting overdue from a previous grant from the Council.
Grant Amount
The program provides grants of up to $30,000.
Eligible expenses include travel costs, accommodation and per diem costs, rehearsal salaries, artistic collaborators’ fees and technical production expenses.
Equipment purchases are not eligible.
The Canada Council does not provide funding for projects beginning before the deadline.
Forms
This application form consists of all documents below. These documents can be printed. The form cannot be filled out on-line.
Further Information
For further details or to obtain an application form, contact:
Robyn Campbell
Dance Section Officer
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 (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194
Fax: (613) 566-4409
October 2007