Applications are now open for the 2017 Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography, awarded annually. Open to artists from around the world, the fellowship enables the recipient to explore the techniques of a renowned choreographer by becoming a temporary member of the ensemble of their choice.
The Pina Bausch Fellowship enables dancers and choreographers to extend their own repertoire of movement and find new and individual means of expression within dance, elongating their experience and practice. Recipients will present the results of their time with their chosen ensemble at final presentation in Wuppertal, Germany. There are up to four fellowships on offer, with no age limit for applicants.
The judging panel responsible for awarding the 2017 Pina Bausch Fellowship is made up of three dance professionals, namely Ana Laguna (dancer and spouse of Mats Ek), Christophe Slagmuylder (Artistic Director Kunstenfestivaldesarts), and Yorgos Loukos (Artistic Director Dance / Opéra de Lyon, Artistic Director Athens & Epidaurus Festival). In this hugely beneficial experience, participants can expect to grow as individuals and artists, extending their practice and developing their work further.
An official degree in dance or choreography is not a requirement for an application to the Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography. The Fellowship is therefore open to all dancers with a professional working experience of at least two years, demonstrable through the application process. Choreographers need to have produced at least one public production in the last three years.
The application period for the Fellowship 2018 begins on 1 June and ends on 15 September 2017.
Applications for the 2017 Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography are open until 15 September 2016. For more information visit https://fellowship.pinabausch.org/en/home