// The Bridge Project //
Velocity commissions three choreographers each January to create a new work with a cast of local dancers. The program provides free rehearsal space to the choreographers and casts for three weeks, mentorship from Velocity’s Choreographer in Residence and culminates in a public performance fully produced by Velocity.
The Bridge Project is designed to bring together local choreographers and performers. Velocity hosts an open audition where choreographers select dancers to work with for the project. Choreographers are asked to select performers with whom they don’t usually work, giving both dancers and choreographers a chance to work with artists outside their normal circle. The choreographers receive free, daily rehearsal space for three weeks. On the final weekend of the project, Velocity produces a public performance to showcase the new works to community. In programming The Bridge Project, Velocity hopes to enhance the artistic growth of the choreographers, and provide an entry point into the local performance scene for dancers new to the community.
