Call for artists

Dayton Dance Initiative seeks multidisciplinary

Artistic Collaborators for its 2025 production of

CoLab II

In alignment with Dayton Dance Initiative’s founding mission of collaboration through community, DDI is excited to produce a reprise of it’s 2023 production of Making Moves: The CoLab, in June of 2025 at the PNC Arts Annex.

Selected artists will receive a $1,000 stipend and be paired with a DDI choreographer to create a new multidisciplinary work for the 2025 production of CoLab II.

 

Eligibility

To be considered as a 2025 Artistic Collaborator, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Reside in southwestern Ohio

  • Ages 18+

  • Practice an art form OTHER than dance or choreography

  • Availability to meet with choreographers for pre-production from March-May 2025, for rehearsals in June 2025, and for performances on June 20 and 21, 2025

  • Complete all parts of the application by January 15, 2024

how to apply

  • Fill out the Google Form below by January 15, 2025

  • Email 3 work samples to daytondanceinitiative@gmail.com

  • Selected applicants will be notified via email by February 15, 2025

 

2023 Collaborator Testimonials

Colab ii is made possible though funding awarded by Culture Works and Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District in the form of a Special Projects Grant.