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CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTSDANCE SECTION1.0 PROGRAM: PROJECTS IN DANCEThere are two components to the Projects in Dance program: Emergence andDiscovery.The program provides individual dance artists with the opportunity for professionaldevelopment by contributing towards research projects, travel (excluding touring costs),attendance at workshops or training courses (that is, study beyond basic training), thecreation and production of dance works, remounting of works, presentation in one's owncommunity, etc. The program also supports, through its Emergence component only,projects of an exploratory nature that could contribute to the advancement of aprofessional dance community. Such exploratory projects may be submitted by danceorganizations whose operations are not already supported by the Canada Council.In choosing their projects, applicants should consider that creation is not the only focusof this program. The Dance Section of the Canada Council also welcomes "learning"projects that allow study, travel or, in the case of choreographers, working with an"outside eye" or monitor. The Council considers these kinds of opportunities to be asvaluable and worthy of support as creation projects.1.1 Eligibility:Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.This program is open to Canadian dance professionals, including dancers,choreographers, teachers, notators, curators, critics, technicians, historians,accompanists and administrators. Note that the Council defines a professional artist assomeone who has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academicinstitutions), who is recognized by her or his peers (artists working in the same artistictradition), who is committed to devoting more time to the artistic activity if financiallyfeasible and who has a history of public presentation.All dance forms (classical, contemporary, First Peoples, folk, jazz, modern, traditional)of all world cultures are eligible for support. All Canada Council programs are accessibleto First Peoples artists or arts organizations and artists or arts organizations fromdiverse cultural and regional communities.1.2 Emergence:Applicants to this component must be dance artists who have completed theirprofessional training and who can demonstrate a professional experience.Pg. 35