Through the Lighting Artists in Dance [LAD] Award, Dancers' Group is pleased to support lighting designers working in the field of dance. This program engages and supports the development of emerging, mid-career and established Bay Area lighting designers working in partnership with a choreographer or dance company towards the presentation of a public performance. A total of $12,000 in grants will be distributed each year through an open call for proposals. The awarded projects and amount of funding for each project will be determined from all eligible proposals by a panel comprised of Bay Area designers, choreographers and administrators.
Eligibility
The LAD Award looks to support projects that encourage an active interaction between designers and choreographers. Competitive proposals will discuss how these artists will work in new methods or partnerships. Proposed projects are submitted jointly and may be initiated by the lighting designer, individual choreographer, or dance company.
- New This Year: All recipients of a previous LAD Award are eligible to apply in the current round.
- Lighting Designers and Dance Companies/Artists may be identified in only one proposal per round.
- Projects must culminate in a public performance and have a confirmed date and venue in one of the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma.
- Performances can start no earlier than September 1, 2012 and the panel will consider performances within a 16-month period, which ends December 31, 2013.
- Acceptable projects should engage career Lighting Designers not enrolled in (or on sabbatical from) a degree program during the time period of this project. Performances produced by educational institutions are not eligible.
- Funds may not be used to underwrite general production costs.
- Employees of Dancers' Group may not apply.
Applications must be emailed by 5pm, Wednesday, February 29, 2012. An acknowledgement email will be sent to all applicants confirming the receipt of application. Funding decisions will be announced to all applicants by early May.
5pm, February 29, 2012
Downloads:
Guidelines & FAQ (pdf)
Application (Word)
2011 Recipients (pdf)
2010 Recipients (pdf)
2009 Recipients (pdf)
2008 Recipients (pdf)
Questions?
kegan@dancersgroup.org
415.920.9181