HS2 Choreographic Competition


The Hubbard Street Dance Center announces a call for entries to its ninth annual Choreographic Competition to identify three emerging choreographers who will create original works for HS2, the second company of the internationally acclaimed Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC).  The deadline for submissions to be postmarked is January 2, 2009. HSDC is committed to working with artists of diverse experiences and backgrounds and utilizes the National Choreographic Competition as a way to bring new voices into the repertoire.

Selected choreographers will participate in a two-week residency during the 2009-2010 season to create an original work for Hubbard Street 2.  Residencies may take place in Chicago or elsewhere in the United States with HS2 partners. 

During the residency period, the work will be created on some or all of the six dancers of HS2. Choreographers may also be asked to teach a masterclass to HS2 and Lou Conte Dance Studio participants.

The commission includes:
  • $2000 stipend
  • 10 days of rehearsal time with the dancers
  • travel including round-trip transportation, per diem and accommodations

Hubbard Street 2 will premiere each new work during the 2009–10 season. Past winners include Robert Battle, Aszure Barton, Camille Brown, Brian Enos, Alex Ketley, Janice Lancaster, Edwaard Liang, Terence Marling, Andrea Miller, Katarzyna Skarpetowska, Lesley Telford, Amy Raymond, Johannes Wieland

To apply for consideration, please send:
  • a 2 minute excerpt of choreographic work (on DVD),
  • an entire choreographic work (on DVD)
  • a current résumé or biography
  • availability for time June 2009 – May 2010
  • a 1-2 page proposal of choreographic intent, which may include style of dance, musical selection and format

Partial submissions will not be considered. Entries will be reviewed and final selections will be made by the Artistic Staff of HSDC.

Complete entries should be postmarked by January 2, 2008 and sent to:

Choreographic Competition 2009
Hubbard Street Dance Center
1147 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60607

Application packages will be returned upon request following completion of the competition if the entrant provides a self-addressed, stamped mailer.

Entrants will be notified of our decision by early April 2009.

For more information, contact HSDC Artistic Associate Taryn Kaschock at tkaschock@hubbardstreetdance.com.