GRANTS & FUNDING
Dance Bites, Western Sydney Dance Action: Expressions of Interest 2012-14, closing date May 30th
Caroline Plummer Fellowship Community Dance, OTAGO 2011
Cite Residency Paris (DANCE): closing date June 17, 2011
Emerging Indigenous producers mentorship Request for Tender
Art & About Sydney 2011, NEW CALL FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS, Expressions of Interest close Tuesday 12 April 2011
ArtStart 2011 NSW YOUTH ARTS AND SKILLS PROGRAM. APPLY NOW!
The Australia International Cultural Council's next grant is now open!
DirtyFeet Choreographic Lab Applications now open!!
THE SEED FUND: APPLICATIONS FOR 2011 NOW OPEN
The 2012 Harold White Fellowships, the Minerals Council of Australia Fellowship and the Japan Fellowship are now open.
Arts NSW 2011 Arts Funding Program now open
Other grant, trust, scholarship, scheme opportunities……
Professional Advancement
Expressions of Interest Invited from Artists for 2012/2013 Performance Projects with fLiNG Physical Theatre
Mango Dance Studio 1 YEAR CERTIFICATE IV IN PERFORMING ARTS (DANCE)
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL BALLET ACADEMY • AIBA
2011 AUSDANCE SKILL SET FOR TEACHING DANCE - Victoria
ENROL NOW! The Ausdance skill set for teaching dance - Queensland
Workshops
Cultivate, unique lab –style workshop, 2-13 May. Presented by Force Majeure.
Registration open for the International Performing Arts Lab! May 17 – 24 - Austria
NIDA School Holiday classes from 9 to 21 April
Flamenco workshops with Manuel Betanzos of Seville, Sydney 20 – 23 May
Ausdance member discount for new Rolfing ® Practice in Newtown
GRANTS & FUNDING
Caroline Plummer Fellowship Community Dance 2012
The University of Otago invites applications for the Caroline Plummer Fellowship in Community Dance for the year 2012 from any New Zealand or international dance practitioner, teacher or researcher. For more information click here.
Residency in Paris
Taking place at Cité International des Arts in Paris and will take place from 27 Feb 2012 – 28 May 2012.
For information on how to apply and the assessment criteria, please visit:
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/cite_paris_residency
Please direct all enquires to Project Officer Emma Johnson e.johnson@australiacouncil.gov.au or (02) 9215 9179.
Emerging Indigenous producers mentorship Request for Tender
The Australia Council is pleased to let you know the Request for Tender seeking three organisations to mentor three emerging Indigenous producers is now open.
The Indigenous market development strategy focuses on activities that develop skills, build capacity, grow touring infrastructure and increase market demand.
This is a skills development initiative to deliver three fulltime mentorships with benchmark organisations who are experienced in touring Indigenous performing artists. An amount of $75,000 per mentorship is available over a period of 18 months.
If you are interested in applying click here
NEW CALL FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS..!
In our relentless pursuit of ideas and expression on the streets of Sydney... the City of Sydney is now inviting Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified and experienced artists, curators or organisations for Artistic Projects for Art & About Sydney 2011.
Not insignificantly...a range of multidisciplinary arts projects and installations up to a value of $80,000 will be considered.
Applicants are required to obtain a copy of the Expressions of Interest for Art & About Sydney by contacting -
Mr Paul Brown Tendering Officer
Telephone: (02) 9265 9364
Facsimile: (02) 9265 9697
E-mail: pbrown@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Expressions of Interest close Tuesday 12 April 2011
ArtStart 2011 NSW YOUTH ARTS AND SKILLS PROGRAM
APPLY NOW!
Need money to kick start an arts project?
You can apply to ArtStart to make your creative ideas a reality!
ArtStart is an arts funding program designed for young people aged 12 to 24, managed by Queen Street Studio.
Funding is available for arts projects, creative workshops, community events or mentorships with professional artists.
For more information click here
To view the guidelines click here
The Australia International Cultural Council's next grant is now open!
Applications must be lodged by 1 April 2011 for projects beginning from 1 August 2011.
Full details on eligibility and how to apply can be found on the AICC website from 1 February at http://www.dfat.gov.au/aicc. For further information, contact the AICC grants program secretariat on (02) 6261 9981.
DirtyFeet Choreographic Lab Applications now open!!
Click here for more information
Please note applicants from 2010 are encouraged to submit applications for 2011
See you on the dance floor
THE SEED FUND: APPLICATIONS FOR 2011 NOW OPEN
In its seventh year, THE SEED FUND continues to align itself with the philosophy: Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, teach him how to fish and he’ll eat forever.
This year, The Seed wishes to continue to nurture and support artists and arts workers throughout the emerging phases of their careers. In line with this philosophy The Seed would like to announce a new Publicity category, available only to managers who have come through the Seed Management Workshop, and a new and exciting partnership with Next Wave festival for visual artists, under the Art For The Public/Next Wave category. For more information go to: http://www.theseedfund.org/
The 2012 Harold White Fellowships, the Minerals Council of Australia Fellowship and the Japan Fellowship are now open
The fellowships are designed to assist scholars, writers and researchers who use the National Library of Australia collections to further their study.
Applications can be submitted online
The closing date for entry is Saturday, 30 April. For full information please go to the National Library of Australia home page, http://www.nla.gov.au/ or go to the News page at http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=377
Applications are now open for the 2011 Arts Funding Program for projects and programs to be undertaken in 2011.
The 2011 Arts Funding Program includes funding for annual programs of artistic and cultural activities and for one-off projects including performing arts touring, capital, strategic industry development and the creation and/or presentation of new work.
This year, the Arts Funding Program also includes a Quick Response project category which will be offered four times a year to assist individuals and organisations who need to apply outside the Arts Funding Program. There will be a six week turnaround for advice on applications to the Quick Response Category and closing dates are 2 August 2010, 1 November 2010, 7 February 2011 and 2 May 2011.
Guidelines and application forms are now available to download at www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Please note there are various closing dates for the 2011 Arts Funding Program.
Organisations are encouraged to read the guidelines and if you have any questions, please contact Arts NSW on Freecall: 1800 358 594 (NSW) or Phone (02) 9228 5533 or email your inquiry to arts.funding@communities.nsw.gov.au
Other Grant, Trust, Scholarship, Scheme Opportunities...
Community Builders NSW - funding and awards
http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/
Kulturanet.com
Kulturanet is a free online resource which connects artists, artsworkers and organisations interested in the arts in a multicultural and Indigenous Australia. To join kulturanet get online, go to http://www.kulturanet.com
OzArts Online
OzArts Online, a new interactive online service, will promote and market contemporary Australian arts, cultural events and Australian arts companies to national and international audiences. The site features profiles of export-ready contemporary Australian arts and culture, media kits, images and reviews; as well as a comprehensive calendar and regular news bulletins of contemporary Australian arts and cultural events and activities occurring overseas. For more information and to subscribe to the newsletter visit http://www.ozarts.com.au
Arts Employment Resource Base
The Open Arms Dance Company web site now provides an Arts Employment Resource Base containing a "Dance Jobs - Australia" section where you can post, free of charge, notices for jobs and auditions within your dance company. Another new service is the Choreographic Collaboration Network designed for emerging and professional choreographers and dancers to share their collaborative project ideas and establish contact with other companies and dancers.
Visit http://www.openarmsdance.com
Australia Council for the Arts - Dance Board
http://www.ozco.gov.au/boards/dance/
Foundations for Young Australians
http://www.youngaustralians.org/fund/ya_fund_2007.asp
ARTSTART Grants 2007
http://www.artstart.org/
Regional Arts NSW
http://www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/grants.html
The Marten Bequests
http://www.trust.com.au/Content.aspx?topicID=75
Lady Mollie Askin Award
http://www.trust.com.au/Content.aspx?topicID=78
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/
SYDNEY - LOCAL COUNCIL CULTURAL GRANTS:
City of Sydney
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Community/GrantsAndAwards/Default.asp
Woollahra Council
http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/
Marrickville Council
http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/csc/communitygrants/council.htm
Warringah Council
http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/council/com_grants.aspx
Willoughby Council
http://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Grants.html
Professional Advancement
fLiNG Physical Theatre
Expressions of Interest Invited from Artists for 2012/2013 Performance Projects with fLiNG Physical Theatre
Click here for more information
Mango Dance Studio
1 YEAR CERTIFICATE IV IN PERFORMING ARTS (DANCE) in Assocation with the Actors College of Theatre and Television
Be trained by Sydney’s Leading Choreographers from So you Think You Can Dance, Australian Ballet, Royal Ballet, Lion King,
MTV Awards, Bondi Ballet and more ….Including “Nacho Pop: from SYTYCD currently teaching Popping !!!
Currently accepting enrolments for 2011. Our course is full accredited and AUSTUDY / ABSTUDY approved.
Contact us now to arrange an audition - Hurry ...places are limited (02) 9922 1100 or email fulltime@mangodance.com.au
BOLLYWOOD SPICE – AUSTRALIA’S LEADING BOLLYWOOD DANCE TROUPE 7 YEARS IN DEMAND !!!
As seen on: MTV Awards Australia, Sony India TVC’s, Uncle Ben TVC, Bollywood Movies, Today Show, Sydney Getaway,
Choreographer: Farah Shah from So You Think You Can Dance, Dance India Dance, “Dancing with the Stars” India and more…
Specialising in Bollywood Corporate Shows, Corporate Dance classes, Weddings, Parties, Hens Nights, Promotional Events, Film and TV.
Spice up your Event with BOLLYWOOD SPICE !!! www.mangodance.com.au/shows.html or call (02) 9922 1100
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL BALLET ACADEMY • AIBA
AIBA is a pre-professional Classical Ballet training program taking young gifted and talented ballet dancers a step closer to realising their dream. It sets the benchmark for all other classical ballet schools in Australia.
The AIBA program is unique in Australia providing options for:
1. Full-Time Classical Ballet training at Senior Level (without Academic Studies); or
2. Classical Ballet training for Students in Years 9-12 whilst undertaking Academic Studies through to HSC.
Please visit our website for full details.
Entry into the Australian International Ballet Academy • AIBA is by audition only from Year 9 with limited places available. Limited Scholarships may be available to suitable applicants.
Apply to: Mrs. Jacqui Dumont ARAD, Director of AIBA
The McDonald College, 17 George Street, North Strathfield NSW 2137
Tel: +612 9752 0625 / 9752 0600 • Email: aiba@mcdonald.nsw.edu.au
Website: www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au/aiba
2011 AUSDANCE SKILL SET FOR TEACHING DANCE - Victoria
Ausdance Victoria are pleased to announce the following delivery of the Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance will run in 2011:
Week 1 April 11 - 14
Week 2 July 4 - 7
(School Holidays)
Vocational training in the essential dance teaching skills needed by all dance teachers. The Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance is a nationally accredited vocational training program that has been developed by Ausdance, the peak body for Dance in Australia. It comprises a set of units that together indicate a person’s ability to teach Dance in a knowledgeable, safe and professional way and which satisfies the profession’s high standards.
“I loved every minute of the skill set”
“It was exactly what I needed and it has given me so much inspiration and many ideas and great resources.”
“Thank you for developing the skill set and for delivering it to us with such enthusiasm and understanding of our circumstances and backgrounds. Thanks to you, I now have a plan and am excited about making dance something special at my school.”
“Fantastic – a great mix of scenarios, case studies, small group discussion.”
“The content is really relevant and has been interesting and extremely helpful.”
The feedback speaks for itself. The Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance is kicking goals in the industry.
For further information click here. To secure your place complete the registration form on the website
ENROL NOW! The Ausdance skill set for teaching dance - Queensland
Ausdance is pleased to announce the first delivery of this new professional development program in Queensland - commencing on Monday 22 November.
Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance – is designed for independent/freelance dance artists, graduates of dance or physical theatre courses and registered teachers wanting to gain recognised professional learning in dance.
“I loved every minute of the skill set”
“It was exactly what I needed and it has given me so much inspiration and many ideas and great resources”
“Thank you for developing the skill set and for delivering it to us with such enthusiasm and understanding of our circumstances and backgrounds.”
“Thanks to you, I now have a plan and am excited about making dance something special at my school”
“Fantastic – a great mix of scenarios, case studies, small group discussion”
“The content is really relevant and has been interesting and extremely helpful”
The feedback speaks for itself. The ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance is kicking goals in the industry.
We know that great teachers, and dance, change lives. As dance becomes embedded in the National Curriculum, dance teachers will be in demand. Be prepared and armed with the latest teaching strategies and skills to make you a 'must have' for many schools, community groups and organisations. The Ausdance skill set for teaching dance provides dancers with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully teach dance in community, studio and school settings. Those who complete the skill set will receive a Statement of Attainment which is nationally recognised. The Ausdance skill set is intended for:
- Independent practising artists working for organisations to present dance to students;
- Graduates of full-time dance or physical theatre courses;
- Registered teachers wanting to gain recognised professional learning in their field or to expand their teaching portfolio;
- Freelance dance artists working in schools, community, social and recreational contexts or dance studios.
- With training complete in Victoria, continuing in WA and just about to begin in ACT, the skill set is on a roll and gearing up for Queensland’s first delivery.
The skill set contains four units of competency, selected from the Community Recreation Industry Training Package SRC04, a nationally endorsed training package. Units of the skill set:
- SRCDAN001A Utilise effective teaching methods in a community, social and/or recreational dance context
- SRCDAN002A Maintain safe dance practice when teaching in a community, social and/or recreational dance context
- SRCDAN003A Maintain professional practice when teaching in a community, social or recreational dance context
- SRCCRO007B Operate in accordance with accepted instructional practices, styles, legal and ethical responsibilities.
• Understanding educational frameworks
• Working environments – schools, studios, community settings
• Using teaching strategies for different learning styles
• Choosing appropriate themes - age, culturally, educationally appropriate
• Developing a unit outline
• Developing a lesson focus – aims, outcomes
• Teaching methods and styles
• Artistic and physical aspects of conducting a dance class
• Using technology
• Developing assessment, monitoring progress, reporting
• Australian Standards for Dance Teachers
Unit 2 SRCDAN002A Maintain safe dance practice when teaching in a community, social and/or recreational dance context.
• Basic anatomy
• Growing bodies – physiology, emotional growth, mental processes
• Safe activities during warm up and cool down
• Safe stretching
• Safe progression through class
• Safe repetition of movements (fast, high impact, weight bearing)
• Safe dance spaces/environments – floor/temperature/sound/lighting
• OHS
• First aid revision and scenarios
• Nutrition for dancers
Unit 3 SRCDAN003A Maintain professional practice when teaching in a community, social or recreational dance context.
• Managing confidential information
• Creating transparency in business and practice
• Providing feedback to students, parents, other teachers, employers
• Working with integrity and punctuality
• Managing conflict
• Transparency in advertising
• Developing accurate and informative promotional material
• Determining individual professional development needs
Unit 4 SRCCRO007B Operate in accordance with accepted instructional practices, styles, legal and ethical responsibilities.
• Australian Code of Ethics for teaching dance.
• Ethical scenarios and discussions
• Statutory and legal requirements
• OH&S, WorkCover, superannuation, copyright, and privacy issues
• Working with Children Check
• Permission to Teach
Applicants must have effective language, communication and interpersonal skills. Applicants must have First Aid Level 2 Certificate (current).
The skill set focuses on practical skills (i.e. competencies). It covers both theory (eg. anatomy and first aid) and practical activities (eg. practical assignments and presenting elements of a lesson). Ausdance recognises AQF (Australian Qualification Framework) Certificates and Statements of Attainment issued by other registered training organisations. If you have gained skills from previous studies or industry experience you may be able to gain exemptions through the Recognition of Current Competencies (RCC) process. A fee applies.
Total study time is 90 hours, with 70 hours face-to-face training within a group context. There will be some home study and assessment tasks.
Completion of the Ausdance skill set for teaching dance will provide you with credits towards the SCR30206 Certificate III in Community Recreation. Those who have completed the skill set will have the capacity to teach in social, recreational and community settings and within the school system (but in a supervised capacity only, as this is not an education degree).
DELIVERY DATES
Please send through an expression of interest (pro forma attached) to Ausdance Queensland, detailing your preferred option:
- OPTION ONE (Intensive): Mon 22 November – Thu 2 December (Mon-Thu 9am – 5pm)
- OPTION TWO (Intensive): Mon 10 – Thu 20 January 2011 (Mon-Thu 9am – 5pm)
Expressions of Interest should be received by Monday 1 November 2010.
FEES & CHARGES
- The fee for Ausdance Queensland members: $1500.00
- Group delivery fee by negotiation
- Fees are payable on enrolment, but may be paid in instalments by prior arrangement
For additional information or to receive a copy of the course brochure – call Ausdance Queensland on 07 3852 3655 or email qld@ausdance.org.au
The Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance has been developed by Ausdance Victoria, a registered training organisation (RTO No 20949), in association with Ausdance National. It is delivered through Ausdance Queensland by arrangement.
Workshops
Cultivate
Force Majeure, in association with Performance Space, invites applications to Cultivate, its inaugural dance theatre laboratory taking place 2 -13 May 2011.
Cultivate is a unique lab-style workshop that will give choreographers, directors, dancers and physical performers/actors direct experience of the methodologies employed by Force Majeure to create new work. The lab will be led by Kate Champion, Artistic Director of Force Majeure.
For more information click here
Registration open for the International Performing Arts Lab!
May 17 – 24 - Austria
Programme: intensive practical training, lectures, discussions guided by the Russian theatre director and teacher Sergei Ostrenko, and the conference programme with leading experts and teachers from different countries.
Lab training programme:
Russian Theatre Tradition. Performer's physicality in the methods of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold and M.Chekhov. Theatre Biomechanics and Meyerhold's Biomechanics Etudes. Tai-chi for actors. Training by method of improvisation. Scene composition from exercises to performance. Physical Action as the most important element in acting. Method of Physical Actions. Given Circumstances. Inner Monologue. Active Analysis. Theatre Psychotechnique. The Psychological Gesture.
Conference programme:
• "Singing the Text: An Exploration of Voice and Movement Using the techniques of Master Voice Teachers Kristin Linkater, Cecily Berry and Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints" - workshop with Christina Keefe - actor, teacher, voice and text coach (USA).
• "Unlocking Tensegrity with Pressing Flair" - workshop with Cynthia Roses-Thema - Ph.D., dancer, educator, writer, performer, dance critic, teacher (USA).
• "Building Stages Across Platforms: How New Media is Changing the Landscape of the Performing Art" - Presentation with Jennifer Edwards - MFA, RYT, cultural critic, public speaker, writer, choreographer (USA).
• "Dramatic Action in Movement: Psycho-Physical Exploration of Text and Action" - workshop with Cara Rawlings - teacher, performer, fight director and dance choreographer (USA).
• "Theatre Biomechanics" - Workshop with Sergei Ostrenko - theatre director and teacher (Russia).
• "Scenical music productions for families with very young children: from an overview of past creations to new perspectives and challenges on artistic creation addressed to infants and toddlers"
presentation with Helena Rodrigues - Member of IUGTE, musician, psychologist, music and drama therapist, teacher (Portugal)
Please follow the news, the programme has been regularly updated!
To apply for participation, please send your CV/resume with photo and a cover letter.
More details: http://www.iugte.com/projects/physicaltheatre
http://www.iugte.com/projects/conf-may/prog-may
The working language is English. Accommodation and meals are organized.
NIDA School Holiday classes
from 9 to 21 April
Helping grow creative and confident people
For more information click here
Flamenco workshops with Manuel Betanzos of Seville
Presented by the Instituto de la Danza Española (IDE) Inc
Perth 14 – 18 May: Sydney 20 – 23 May: Adelaide 26 – 29 May 2011
Venue: WAAPA Perth; Seymour Centre Sydney; Goodwood Institute Adelaide
Brochure, fee schedule, available February.
Enquiries: ide.secretary@gmail.com: telephone +61 419 951 582
We are indeed lucky and honoured to host the first visit to Australia by
Manuel Betanzos, direct from his Academy in Triana, Sevilla.
‘Outstanding teaching. Each individual student received constant and constructive corrections and positive assistance’ - Deanna Blacher, in Triana 2010.
To study the latest trends in flamenco with this brilliant maestro, without the expense of travelling to Spain, is an opportunity not to be missed.
Now launching a brand new Rolfing® Practice in Newtown!!
To promote this new venture, I am offering all Ausdance members a discounted rate for a three session series or ten series of Rolfing®
Contact me at 0406 006 204 or by email at soundbodysomatics@gmail.com to schedule a session in Newtown or St Leonards. Both practices are close to the train station.
What is Rolfing?
Rolfing is a strategic and holistic system of manual therapy and movement education that works with restrictions in tissue and inhibitions in coordination to organize the body in gravity creating the potential for more functional movement patterns.
More information about Structural Integration and Fascia:
Connective tissue or fascia creates continuity throughout the body as it wraps every muscle, nerve and organ and makes up all tendon, ligament and bone. It is organized (or disorganized) in response to gravity, our habitual movement patterns, strain, emotional tension and trauma. With slow and gentile pressure that is applied both strategically and mindfully after a body reading, we can balance the tonus of the fascia thereby assisting the body to achieve greater ease in function, comfort and vitality.
Rolfing® is the popular name for Structural Integration bodywork. The basic series consists of ten sessions. In a series of sessions we are working not only with the connective tissue but also with rhythms of respiration and gait. We also educate the client in ways of using the new possibilities through perceptual movement education. Each Rolfing® session builds upon the results of the previous one, so that the results are cumulative. The first seven sessions remove strain from specific areas of the body: the lower back, neck, knees, etc. the remaining sessions organize and align the body as a whole, resulting in better balance, enhanced freedom of movement, and a higher energy level. It is also possible to do a one-off session or a series of three sessions and still get many benefits from the work.
Rolfing® can help with physical performance as it breaks up adhesions, improves range of motion and alignment. It is particularly useful for the overuse patterns of dancers. You can increase movement potential and energy when you are not doing so much battle with gravity in maintaining the verticality of your structure. Rolfing® also helps with stress and pain management. The process increases body awareness which can have a wonderful effect on how you relate to your environment both inside and out.
Angela Hill is a Certified Rolfer™, Rolf Movement Practitioner™, somatic therapist and movement educator. She has a BFA in dance education and a background of fifteen years as a dancer, choreographer and teacher of movement to people of all ages and abilities. Angela has been practicing manual therapy for the last five years. She studied Rolfing® in Boulder, Colorado, Sydney, Australia and Barra do Sahy, Brazil with the top international Rolfing® faculty. She has trained in the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy which supports the mind-body aspect of her work. Angela’s approach is also informed by her experience with other modalities such as Ideokinesis, Body-Mind-Centering, Laban Movement Analysis, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Contact Improvisation, Shiatsu, Yoga and Energetic Healing.
Her philosophy is that our many layers of being - structural, functional, emotional and energetic can come into better resonance and alignment when we can be present in our bodies, integrating both past experiences with new possibilities.
“Behind every tension is a belief.”
Ron Kurtz, Founder
The Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy
“The way you walk across a room is the way you walk through life.”
Dr. Ida P. Rolf, Founder
The Rolfing Method of Structural Integration