Resources for emerging dance artists
As part of its mandate to support artists in the early stages of their career, Tangente gathers here various resources for emerging artists. The official association for Québec dance artists is the Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD).
Source: Studio 303
Performing Arts Presenters
Source: Artère
Dance Presenters
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Accès culture, Call for Artists
Source: Accès culture
Jouer dehors, Dance Presentation Professional Development Program
Source: La danse sur les routes du Québec
Festivals
Source: Artère
Festivals and Events
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Source: Artère
Residency Directory
Source: Studio 303
Network of Centres Devoted to Creation, Production, and Artistic Renewal
Source: Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Creative Residencies within the Accès culture Network
Source: Accès culture
Residencies at Théâtre Aux Écuries
Source: Théâtre Aux Écuries
Danse à la Carte’s Research and Creation Program
Source: Danse à la carte
Nous Sommes L’Été Labs
Source: Nous Sommes L’Été
Salon 58 Residencies in Gaspésie
Source: Mandoline Hybride
L’Annexe-A Residencies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Source: L’Annexe-A
Corps Chorus Creative Residencies in the Laurentians
Source: Corps Chorus
Creative Residency Directory
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
*If you are an artist programmed at Tangente, get in touch with Julie Deschênes for more creative or technical residency opportunities.
Source: Artère
Dance Studio Rental – Bulletin Board
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
White Wall Studio
Source: White Wall Studio
Map of Dance Studios for Rent in Montréal
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Taking the Leap: an online guidebook to production and presentation for emerging contemporary dance choreographers in Montréal
Source: Studio 303
Starter Kit: an overview of the various aspects of managing an organization or an artistic project
Source: Diagramme
Toolbox: professional frameworks for planning, organization, and simplified management in the area of culture (accessible to members of the Machinery)
Source: Machinerie des arts
Kit – Fostering Inclusion and Equity in Dance
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Associations and Organizations
Source: Artère
Support for Creation
Source: Circuit-Est
Workshops (Local Residencies, International Residencies, Coworking Space)
Source: LA SERRE – arts vivants
on the MOVE: a dynamic career planning and networking conference designed specifically for dancers entering professional careers
Source: Centre de ressources et transition pour danseurs
Services to Artists: advice on the legal form of organizations and the laws and taxation related to self-employment and cultural companies, as well as promotion and financing
Source: Carrefour jeunesse emploi Montréal Centre-Ville
Artists Services: an English-language service provider that helps artists develop a personal career or business strategy
Source: Yes Montréal
Re_Création: regional artistic and cultural development
Source: Réseau des conseils régionaux de la culture du Québec
Artist Resources (Tools for Negotiating a Fee with Presenters, How Artists Are Selected for CanDanse Commissioning & Touring Projects)
Source: CanDanse
Nous Sommes L’Été: service organization for the Montréal and Québec dance communities that supports the professionalization of dance artists and the development of their artistic voice with community listening and creative development activities
Guides, Tools, and Resources (in French)
Source: La danse sur les routes du Québec
Source: Regroupement des arts interdisciplinaires du Québec
Mikana: its mission is to educate and raise awareness among various publics of Indigenous realities in Canada
Source: Mikana
Services Centre for Immigrant and Racialized Artists
Source: Diversité artistique Montréal
Complices – Soutien aux artistes: centered on learning, mentorship, collaborations and coproductions, Complices is the artist-support platform of the MAI
Source: MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels)
Queer Performance Camp: creates new ways to connect, grow, and build community while supporting the development of queer artists through workshops, gatherings, and shows
Source: Studio 303
Initiatives for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Diversity
Resource person: Mylène Guay
Source: Conseil des arts de Montréal
Program for First Nations Artists and Organizations (Revitalization, Creation and Transmission; Microgrants; Impetus)
Resource People: Mélanie Lumsden or Sara Thibault
Source: Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Indigenous Cultures and Languages Initiative
Source: Les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec
Source: Studio 303
Grant Labs
Source: Studio 303
Funding and Management
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Seeking Funding (Public Funding, Private Funding, How to Write Your Funding Application, Useful Links)
Source: Artère
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Promotion and Communication (Press Kit, Emails, Social Media, Posters and Flyers, Working with a Publicist, The 10% Rule)
Source: Studio 303
Promotional Tools (Press Release, Social Media, Curriculum Vitae, Press Kit)
Source: Artère
Promotion and Communication
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
Artist Negotiation Tools
Source: CanDanse
Administration
Source: Studio 303
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
CNESST: mandatory registration if as an artist (employer) you hire collaborators (including performers)
Source: Regroupement québécois de la danse
If you would like to share resources, tools, or missing information with us, send an email to [email protected]
If you are an artist programmed at Tangente, send an email to Julie Deschênes at [email protected] for more creative or technical residency opportunities.