Call for Applications
New Works invites expressions of interest from dance and movement artists to participate in our 2025-26 season of performance opportunities.
This call has now closed.
New Works is excited to offer a few distinct performance, creation, and learning opportunities next season. Please closely review the application details below and note all eligibility and technical requirements. Still have questions?
Join us for an online info session to learn more about each application opportunity and ask your questions.
Call for Applications - Online Info Session
January 14, 2025 | 5 - 6pm
Apply to New Works 2025/26 Season
- Apply to perform as part of the annual summer series All Over The Map, presented in partnership with CMHC Granville Island.
- Apply to intern with us through a Dance Production/Stage Management Learning Opportunity.
- Apply for an Artist Residency, presented in partnership with Out Innerspace and the Roundhouse Community Centre.
- Share an Out-of-the-Box Idea with the New Works team.
Applications have now closed. Thank you to all who applied. Results will be sent out by March 15.
New Works is managed by a small, but dedicated staff who passionately care about working with artists. All of the above programs usually receive many more applications than we have capacity to support. In efforts to share opportunities with a diversity of artists, please note we will not consider applications from those who have been successful in a specific program within the last three years.
We plan to respond to applications on or before March 31, 2025.
Photo: Palak Dhiman performing at All Over The Map 2024 | Ricardo Hardy.
New Works Advisory Committee
Who reviews all the applications? How are decisions made?
Good question. Once the call closes, all applications are carefully reviewed by New Works staff to confirm eligibility, then share with different advising bodies for feedback.
Advisory Committee
Each season New Works brings together an Advisory Committee of four dance artists who are currently practicing and creating in Metro Vancouver. Committee member artists are invited to sit a two year term, and then replace themselves. This means the committee is self renewing. Through this process we keep a shifting body of peers involved in application review and recommendation as identified and nominate by their colleagues.
The Advisory Committee is charged with reviewing all eligible All Over The Map and Artist in Residence applications and presenting their recommendations to the New Works Programming Director and Executive Director. Following the committee's selections, programming is finalized by the staff programming team.
2025-26 Advisory Committee
Justin Calvadores
romham gallacher
Ashvini Sundaram
Rianne Svelnis
Partner Evaluation
The summer Artist in Residence opportunity at Q7 is presented in partnership with Out Innerspace. Following the committee's recommendations, Artist in Residence applications for Q7 studio space are finalized and confirmed by a mixed group of New Works and Out Innerspace staff.
Applications to the Dance Production/Stage Management Learning Opportunity are reviewed by an internal team of New Works Programming and Production staff.
Application Assessment
Please review assessment details for each opportunity (detailed in the Learn More documents above). We often receive many more exceptional applications than we have capacity to support.