Choreographic Opportunities

Choreographer Career Development Initiative (CCDI)

2026-27 CALL FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS -

Dance Canvas welcomes choreographers to apply for our signature program, the 2026-27 Choreographer Career Development Initiative. This season, we are continuing to ask choreographers to create work with innovation at the heart of it! We are seeking proposals to respond to the prompt: NOW! "What feels relevant, urgent, immediate, or impossible to ignore right now?"

The 2026-27 CCDI will culminate in a Performance Series at the Rialto Center for the Arts in Atlanta, GA on March 19th & 20th 2027!

All selected Dance Canvas Choreographers will create, incubate, receive feedback and present their choreography to Atlanta Audiences. Our choreographers will also be invited to workshops, roundtable discussions, and seminars to develop their careers and build professional networks.

Dance Canvas will select up to 10 choreographers to be part of the Choreographer Career Development Initiative. Selected choreographers will receive:

Up to 10-minute submission slot in Performance Series Rialto Center for the Arts; a 800 seat state-of-the-art theater
30 minutes of tech rehearsal time in theater
Full dress rehearsal in theater
Up to 15 hours of free/discounted studio rehearsal space (at sponsoring studios)
Professional video copy of choreography
Access to database of professional dancers
Access to performance photos (of the presented work); Photos by Shoccara Marcus
Audition for professional dancers arranged by Dance Canvas
Contact/Resource list
Online, E-mail, Print and Broadcast promotion
Networking opportunities

(* More choreographer benefits added regularly!)

Please review the guidelines below. Participant tuition for this program is $150.

If you have questions, please email admin@dancecanvas.com

Photo by Shoccara Marcus; Choreography by Gabriel Speiller (2025-26 CCDI)

Click Here for 2026-27 Guidelines

Click Here for Application

Dance Canvas: On Film

2026-27 CALL FOR DANCE FILM MAKERS -

Dance Canvas: on Film is an initiative to support dance and film artists interested in creating and producing dance films. With a similar structure as our Choreographer Career Development Initiative, we annually select up to 3 choreographers/Filmmakers for the program. Artists will be provided with production resources, access to dancers, access to rehearsal space, and promotion/marketing. Additionally, Choreographers will take workshops from industry experts in Editing, Concept design/storyboarding, Movement for camera, Producing and Distribution, and Lighting (*Note: Workshop descriptions are subject to change based on the selected artists).

This program is open to both choreographers seeking to develop skills in filmmaking, as well as filmmakers looking to work in partnership with movement artists.

Please review the guidelines below. All applications will be evaluated based on the guidelines.