WORKSHOP

Emerging Choreographer Series 2027 — $1,000 Fee, Paid Dancers and Two Premiere Performances in New York

Name: Emerging Choreographer Series 2027 — $1,000 Fee, Paid Dancers and Two Premiere Performances in New York
Start: 2026-10-11
End: 2026-10-11
Location: LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Queens, New York, USA

Mare Nostrum Elements

October 11, 2026 (12 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Queens, New York, USA

Mare Nostrum Elements (MNE), a dance and theatre non-profit based in Woodside, New York, runs the Emerging Choreographer Series as a self-producing program that takes an idea to a premiere. After four years the series reopens for a new cohort of five NYC-based choreographers, with priority for proposals that challenge the artist's own practice, experiment with form or engage with social, cultur...

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Five choreographers each receive a $1,000 choreographic fee, paid dancers ($18 per rehearsal hour plus a $300 stipend for tech, dress and performances), up to 35 hours of free rehearsal space, three professional-development sessions, one-on-one dramaturgical mentorship, a work-in-progress showing, production and marketing support, and two fully produced world-premiere performances on the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center mainstage (26–27 April 2027) with professional photos and video. Alumni join ECS Forward.

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Choreographers must be 18 or older, reside in one of New York City's five boroughs, and be available for all mandatory program dates from November 2026 through April 2027. Applicants may not be enrolled full-time in a college, degree-granting program or professional intensive during the program. All dance forms and styles are welcome; selection is based on the proposed idea, not on finished work.

Dates & details

Deadline: 23:59 EST (Round 1)
Programme dates: November 2026 – 27 April 2027; performances 26–27 April 2027
Duration: All mandatory dates November 2026 – April 2027
Results: 6 November 2026

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$1,000 fee, paid dancers, rehearsal space, 2 shows

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No application fee (free program)