A new international opportunity for emerging dancers and choreographers in 2016 will be formed by the Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography, for the attention of dancers and choreographers all over the world. The Pina Bausch Fellowship is being offered for the first time next year, and applications for this new scholarship close on 1 October 2015.
The home of the late Bausch’s company is Wuppertal in Germany, however amongst its benefits, the Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography will offer grants for a temporary residence at renowned institutions for dance and choreography abroad. It will also offer a placement in an ensemble or with a choreographer at home or abroad in order to provide much hands-on experience, yet this opportunity is as yet unpaid. The Fellowship will also provide the opportunity to study with renowned dance teachers either at home or abroad, furthering training and offering a different perspective to dance and performance.
The recipients of the Fellowship are not receiving a completely ‘free package’, however if the scheme is feasible to those who apply, it will offer a huge wealth of experience as part of the arts industry and working with a European dance company. As a result of the Fellowship, the recipients are expected to discover new forms of expression and to extend their repertoire of dance movements, gaining worldly experience whilst practising their art. Their artistic development will be further developed too, creating well-rounded dance artists of today.
The minimum length for each Fellowship is three months, with the maximum at six months. The Fellowship, of which up to four are granted each year, will also include a monthly allowance of €2500, in addition to one-time travel expenses. For more information visit https://fellowship.pinabausch.org/en/fellowship