Artist in residence

Artists in residence

About the program

Dansearena nord in Hammerfest, Norway is offering choreographers, dancers and others working with dance and movement the possibility to apply for Artist in Residence

We accept dance- and movement projects within a wide scale. Laboratory projects as well as almost finished performances can be accepted. In your application it is important to write, how a residence with Dansearena nord will gain the artistic development of your project.

The duration of the stay is normally about 20 days. If you require a longer stay, this must be argued for in the application. We ask all our artists in residence to open up for an audience viewing during their stay.

The Facilities

During a residency you will have access to our fully equipped dance studio 24-7. The studio measures 16 x 10 x4 meters. There is a PA, working and stage lights, mirror wall, dance floor, and a large window wall towards the harbour and city center. The windows may be blinded.

Our residency house is close to the city center, approximately five minutes walk from the Arctic Cultural Center. There are four bedrooms and all modern facilities including free WIFI connection. The house has a beautiful view of the harbour.

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Deadlines

Applications for AIR spring 2018 will open approximately two months prior to the application date.
Our next application dates are:

September 10th 2017, for residencies commencing spring 2018
February 10th 2018, for residencies commencing fall 2018

Our estimated response time is five weeks.

Application form

How we select

Applications are considered by Dansearena nord in collaboration with Halldís Ólafsdóttir. Halldís has been working as dancer in Carte Blanche Dance Company and has worked for several theaters, for NRK (Norwegian National Broadcasting Service) and in film. Since 1993 she has been connected to Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt. Halldís Ólafsdóttir has been the leader of NoDas Stipendkomité (The Norwegian Fedration of dance artists) and was a member of the committee for Statens Kunstnerstipend in the period of 2010-2013.

Norwegian applicants have priority.

If selected

If offered a residency, Dansearena nord covers low fare travel costs within Norway and per diems (NOK 200 pr. person/day) during the stay for up to four persons. Costs for extra persons must be covered by the group. Artists traveling from abroad have to cover their travel to Oslo by other funding.