January 18, 2025

Mile Zero Dance Society believes that every artist deserves the space and time to develop new work—without distractions or barriers.  The Zero Lab, our production residency program, is designed to support artists in dance, choreography, and performance who are ready to put the finishing touches on their performance, with the full support of the MZD Team.

In our 2025-26 season, we will be awarding three artists (or groups of artists) a partially funded two-week production residency to develop and produce a new work in our warehouse venue. Residencies will take place in the winter and spring of 2026.

This award, which aims to make the creation and development of a new work more affordable for local Edmonton artists, will cover 50% of the usual fees to develop new work in our space. In addition to this financial support, each resident will also receive technical, creative, and promotional support of the MZD team, and the opportunity to present their work at the end of the residency, with front-of-house and ticketing support for up to two shows. Awardees will also take home 50% of the door sales from their performance, should they choose to present their work to the public at the end of the residency.

We look forward to seeing your work and expanding the capacity of Edmonton dance artists.

Who is eligible: Individual artists and groups of artists who are in the final stages of creation and have secured some level of outside financial support for their full-length projects.

Cost of the residency: $2,500

Included in the award: 

—Eighty hours of technical support with Tech Director Trent Crosby – value of $2,400
—Marketing and Communications support – value of $1,000
—Ten hours of creative consultation with Artistic Director Gerry Morita – value of $600
—Full Front of House support (including ticketing and bar) – value of $600
—Partial subsidy of the performance space – value of $2,500 (50% of the total cost)

Total value of award: $7,100 + 50% of door sales (should the awardee choose to present their work at the end of the residency).

COMPLETE THE APPLICATION
Deadline: March 15, 2025
Please contact us at info@milezerodance.com if you have any questions.

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