The Festival

An Emerging Artist Development Platform

June 1st - 7th 2020
Winchester Street Theatre

New Blue is seeking emerging choreographers, movers, film artists, and facilitators from all backgrounds for our seven day festival focused on exchange, building community, and growth!

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Applications Due:
Wednesday, March 11th 2020 by 11:59pm

Creative Risk Residency

Thanks to the generous support of Kaeja d'Dance, we are proud to partner and present the third annual Creative Risk Residency. With one week of free studio space along with an award winning Kaeja as a personal mentor, this is your chance to take a shot at creating and exploring what you’ve always wanted. This residency also allows room for further development; with a showing in the Kaeja’s Wind Down Dance as well as The Festival 20 by New Blue Emerging Dance.

THIS APPLICATION HAS NOW CLOSED.

Applications Due: Wednesday, Sept. 25th 2019 by 11:59pm

Creative Risk Residency

Thanks to the generous support of Kaeja d'Dance, we are proud to partner and present the Creative Risk Residency. With one week of free studio space along with an award winning Kaeja as a personal mentor, this is your chance to take a shot at creating and exploring what you’ve always wanted. This residency also allows room for further development; with a showing in the Kaeja’s Wind Down Dance as well as The Festival 19 by New Blue Emerging Dance.

THIS APPLICATION HAS NOW CLOSED.

Applications Due: Tuesday, July 31st 2018 by 11:59pm

The Festival 18

June 4th - 10th 2018
Winchester Street Theatre

New Blue is seeking emerging choreographers, dancers, teachers and filmmakers from all artistic backgrounds for our seven day festival coming this June!

THIS APPLICATION HAS NOW CLOSED.

Applications are due in various stages:
March 31st, April, 21st & May 14th 2018.

Creative Risk Residency

       Thanks to the generous support of Kaeja d'Dance, we are proud to partner and present the Creative Risk Residency. With one week of free studio space along with an award winning Kaeja as a personal mentor, this is your chance to take a shot at creating and exploring what you’ve always wanted. This residency also allows room for further development; with a showing in the Kaeja’s Wind Down Dance as well as The Festival 18 by New Blue Emerging Dance.

THIS APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Applications Due: Saturday, September 9th 2017 by 11:59pm

The Festival 17'

        New Blue Emerging Dance is seeking emerging artists for The Festival 17' coming June 13th - 17th 2017 downtown Toronto.  We are searching for emerging artists from all artistic disciplines, dancers from all styles of dance, choreographers, and filmmakers!

THIS APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Application deadlines are:

Main Stage & Un Deux Trois
February, 6th 2017 by 11:59pm

Starting Point & Experimental
March, 6th 2017 by 11:59pm

Features in Motion & Dancers
April, 6th 2017 by 11:59pm

Creating Contact Residency

       This residency is open to emerging artists interested in creating dance with contact as a foundation. For five months, you and your dancers will receive free access to the Wednesday night contact dance jam/class at Dovercourt House, two hours of studio space a week, mentorship, work in progress showings and a chance to debut a full length work at The Festival (June 2017) by New Blue Emerging Dance!

THIS APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Applications Due: Tuesday, November 15th 2016 by 11:59pm

Pop Up Creative Pad

       This one year initiative provides the dance community with seven small pop up creative residencies. New Blue wants to help kick start your ideas, bringing them to life in a new space.

THIS APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Applications Due: Saturday, September 3rd 2016 by 11:59pm