BCA Dance Lab Residency

Associated Residency Program

Dance Lab at Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) offers resources for dance-based artists to research, expand, and rebuild work at varying stages of development. Designed to amplify and support a project over the course of a five-week time period, Dance Lab at BCA offers three dance-based artists support for research, development, rehearsal, outreach, and mentorship. Resources will be tailored for dancers at all stages of experience and point of their artistic arc for the selected project.

Residency Length
1 year - 1 year
Average Number of Artists in Residence at a Time
3
Collaborative Residency
Must apply and be accepted individually
Discipline
Choreography
Dance
Interdisciplinary Arts
Companions
N/A
Family Friendly
N/A
Stage of Career
Any stage of career
Additional Expectations/Opportunities
Participate in public programming
Participate in open studio with fellow residents
Accessible Housing
N/A
Meals Provided
N/A
Studios/Special Equipment
Private Studios
Exhibition / Installation Space
Performance/Presentation Facilities
Theater
Studios/Facilities Accessibility
ADA Compliant
Type of Housing
N/A
Additional Eligibility Information

The residency must be used to research, expand, and/or rebuild work and rehearsal time must be dedicated to the proposed project. Lead dance-based artists must be residents of the Boston metropolitan area (within route 495). This program is open to a range of dance genres and movement-based artists. Artists of color, artists with disabilities, artists whose original work is based on culturally specific dance forms, and those working in alternative formats are encouraged to apply. Once awarded a Dance Lab, artists must wait at least two full years before reapplying for the program. 

 

Students enrolled in either undergraduate or graduate programs in any field at the time of application are not eligible.

Artist Stipend
0
US Dollar (USD)
Travel Stipend/Material Stipends
0
US Dollar (USD)
Residency Fees
0
US Dollar (USD)
Fee Details

n/a

Grant/Scholarship/other Funding Support
0
US Dollar (USD)
Grant/Scholarship/Other Funding Support Details

n/a

Application Fee
0
US Dollar (USD)
Application Type
Open application