Since 2008, Risk/Reward has been engaging in community curation of pieces that push the boundaries of performance. The Festival of New Performance presents 4 to 6 pieces as part of our Festival Mainstage production, alongside site specific, installation, and other non-traditional pieces. Performances for the festival are under 20 minutes, by creators residing in (or with deep ties to) the Pacific Northwest region, and are pieces in some form of development. 

We pride ourselves on offering a high degree of professionalism and polish in our dealings with artists, and provide robust technical, administrative, and marketing support for artists. We provide photos and video of all mainstage pieces. We are hoping to provide some degree of rehearsal space in Portland for our mainstage artists in 2025.

How is this program curated?

Risk/Reward convenes a panel of approximately 6 regional artists, administrators, and taste-makers with experience in the contemporary art field to select the pieces for the Festival mainstage from among the applications. While the Festival Director and Producing Artistic Director for Risk/Reward serve on the panel, the rest of the panelists change each year.

What is the Application Schedule?

In 2025, applications will be open for the month of January. 

Applications will be selected and all artists notified by the end of March. 

Artists announced at the end of April.

The festival itself is in the second half of June.

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All Over The Map is a mini outdoor dance festival taking place at the Picnic Pavilion on Granville Island, Vancouver BC each summer. Building on New Works and CMHC Granville Island’s 20+ year partnership, All Over The Map is a fun, family-friendly performance series that features a mixed program of 10 – 12min works from a diversity of dance and movement artists. It is a great opportunity for emerging artists who are looking for new opportunities to share their work, and has a long history of supporting cultural practitioners who are exploring the bounds between cultural and contemporary forms. 

All Over The Map is presented in a non-traditional performance space; work is performed in an outdoor, covered area, on a concrete floor. New Works is not able to support lighting or projection requests given the venue. A PA system will be set up to support playback and limited live music. The series will be presented one Sunday in July and one Sunday in August, featuring 8 artists who perform twice over the course of the afternoon. Both technical rehearsal and performances are wrapped into one day, making it a very manageable performance opportunity for local and out of town artists alike. 

How is this program curated?

All Over The Map is a mini outdoor dance festival taking place at the Picnic Pavilion on Granville Island, Vancouver BC each summer. Building on New Works and CMHC Granville Island’s 20+ year partnership, All Over The Map is a fun, family-friendly performance series that features a mixed program of 10 – 12min works from a diversity of dance and movement artists. It is a great opportunity for emerging artists who are looking for new opportunities to share their work, and has a long history of supporting cultural practitioners who are exploring the bounds between cultural and contemporary forms. 

All Over The Map is presented in a non-traditional performance space; work is performed in an outdoor, covered area, on a concrete floor. New Works is not able to support lighting or projection requests given the venue. A PA system will be set up to support playback and limited live music. The series will be presented one Sunday in July and one Sunday in August, featuring 8 artists who perform twice over the course of the afternoon. Both technical rehearsal and performances are wrapped into one day, making it a very manageable performance opportunity for local and out of town artists alike. 

How is this program curated?

All Over The Map applications are curated by the New Works staff team following the advice of an independent Advisory Committee of professional Vancouver-based dance artists. Each application will be scored against selection criteria as detailed in the call for applications, and the highest scores will advance to a discussion stage. From there, the Advisory Committee will recommend 8 artists for selection, keeping in mind selection criteria and how they complement each other as a mixed program. 

What is the Application Schedule?

Call for applications usually open in December and close in mid-January. We also aim to host an online info session within that time period for applicants who have questions. 

Results will be communicated by end of March, and performance opportunities take place in July and August each year. 

Current Call for Applications

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The FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival is one of FACT/SF’s Fieldwork programs. The Festival spans two weekends in mid-August in San Francisco, and brings together an array of contemporary dance works by choreographers from the Bay Area and beyond. The purpose of the Festival is to juxtapose a variety of works to spur dialogue, support artists and artistic growth, and present to audiences a range of perspectives.

In a typical year, FACT/SF invites six choreographers/groups to share work. One choreographer/group is often invited to share a longer work (in the 30-45 minute range) in the Festival’s first weekend, and five choreographers/groups are invited to share shorter works (in the 10-20 minute range) in the Festival’s second weekend. FACT/SF shares its own work on both weekends alongside the curated artists. All choreographers/groups are paid to participate, and FACT/SF provides a small travel stipend for choreographers/groups traveling from outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. Of the six curated choreographers/groups, 2-3 are typically from the Bay Area and 3-4 are typically from other regions.

How is this program curated?

The FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival is curated by an 8-person panel via an open application process. All applying artists are paid $30 to apply for approximately one hour of work. The application process is a simple Google form + a 30-minute conversation with two of the panel members.

What is the Application Schedule?

Applications typically open in September for the upcoming festival. The 30-minute conversations between the artist and the panel happens the first two weeks of October, the curatorial meeting happens right after the conversations have concluded, and notifications are sent out during the third week of October.

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