Registration deadline: March 3
Application deadlines: May 1, July 1, September 5

This category supports artists' fees and some administrative costs for a three-to-six-week residency by a New York-based dance company in a targeted area outside New York City. The residency must be of consecutive weeks and take place in a location in New York State that is not within a company's home county. Goals of this category are:

To develop audiences for dance outside New York City

To encourage and develop the cultural resources of a community through interaction and collaboration between the resident company and interdisciplinary professional groups and/or individuals in the area

To support a New York-based dance company with a substantial period of work during which it may be involved not only in conducting classes, workshops, open rehearsals, and community programs, but also in the creation of a new piece of choreography and in the presentation of public performances at the culmination of the residency

Eligibility Criteria

Dance companies, not host organizations, are eligible to apply. A confirmed residency host and location must be indicated in your registration information under the project description.

Dance companies must have:

Previous support from the Dance Program

Previous touring experience

Administrative resources to conduct a residency for a minimum of three weeks

Companies intending to apply for a long-term residency are strongly encouraged to consult with Program staff well before the registration deadline.

Application Instructions

The on-line application form includes the following questions, and a project budget. Please complete the Events Schedule form as part of this request if not provided elsewhere. Required support materials are listed below.

Application Narrative Questions

1. Project Summary
Describe proposed residency project including location, host(s), timeframe, community/educational outreach plans and anticipated number of public performances. How will the creative time be utilized?

2. Host(s) Responsibilities
What will the hosts(s) or sponsor(s) contribute towards the residency in terms of in-kind services, housing, food, studio/theater facilities, transportation, etc.? How much is the performance and/or residency fee?

3. Program Updates
If the organization has conducted a residency funded by the NYSCA Dance Program in the past year, provide an overview of the company's community/educational outreach and creative endeavors. How did the residency host(s) assist in these efforts? What were the beginning and end dates of the residency period and when did the public performance(s) take place?

Support Materials

Support materials must be postmarked or hand-delivered to the program by the application deadline. If you want your support materials returned, provide a self-addressed stamped envelope.

1. Letter of agreement between sponsor and company