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BLANK CANVAS is a professional dance residency programme at the Firkin Crane open to professional dance artists already making their career in dance. The residency provides a platform for incubation time and space to research, develop and explore creative ideas without emphasis on a finished production. The programme is moulded into phases, with each phase having at least two different artists or companies, using different studios. They then come together on the final day of the phase for a joint public sharing.

BLANK CANVAS works in partnership with each artist to support the needs of their residency, subject to resources available.

The name BLANK CANVAS serves well the ethos of our professional dance residency programme that is pointedly artist-driven, within the supportive structures provided by the Firkin Crane. In addition, we provide a deeply-layered level of creative support through the highly experienced team responsible for creating and running the programme.

Throughout the individual residencies the Firkin Crane provides a supportive environment to germinate creative endeavors, build bridges amongst artists, allowing for professional exchange, exploration and artistic growth.

For BLANK CANVAS 2009 there were 48 applications from around the world with 11 residencies granted to the following groups and artists:

Phase 1 - February 2nd to June 2nd
Four independent local dance artists: Catherine Young, Inma Moya, Laura Murphy and Ursula Chapman.

Phase 2 - July 13th to 24th
Three international dance artists Liz Lea (London), Matthew Morris (Berlin) and Carlos Cortes (Spain).

Phase 3 – August 10th to Sept 4th
Two Irish dance companies Legitimate Bodies (Sligo) and Shakram (Cork).

Phase 4 – October 11th to 24th
Aerial Dance Company Fidget Feet from Donegal

Phase 5 - November 2nd to 30th
Phluxus Dance Collective from Brisbane, Australia

For BLANK CANVAS 2010, there were 62 applications, with 11 residencies granted to the following groups and artists:

Phase 1 – February 15th to 12th March
Two Groups comprising Tania Soubry (Luxemburg) + Géraldine Vessière (France)
And Jasmin Chiodi (Argentina) + Alexandre Iseli (Switzerland) and Company with Mentor Catalina Fernandez (Colombia)

Phase 2 – March 15th to 31st
Two Groups comprising Elodie Escarmelle (Paris) and two dancers from Europe
Micheline Heal (New York) with a filmmaker and two dancers from USA and three local performers

Phase 3 – July 19th to 30th
Stephen Moynihan (Ireland/London) Working with a Galway based Video artist and a dancer from Cuba
Kimberly Almquist and Aaron Draper from New York worked with a large cast of local performers
Stephanie Schober (Berlin) with a dancer from London

Phase 4 – September 6th to October 1st
Katla Thor (Iceland) working with 2 local dance artists
Rachel Erdos (Israel) is bringing 2 dance artists and a composer with her from Israel.

Phase 5 – November 21st to December 3rd
Fearghus Ó Conchúir (Ireland/UK) working with dancer Mathew Morris (Berlin)
Kyle Abraham (New York) will work with 3 local dancers and mentor John Scott

The Firkin Crane would like to acknowledge the Arts Council of Ireland for its continuing support of the programme.

CALL FOR BLANK CANVAS APPLICATIONS 2011
We are now accepting applications for residencies in 2011. Deadline for receipt of all applications is 30 September 2010.
To download an application form please click here and scroll down to the appropriate form.

For BLANK CANVAS in 2011 we are particularly interested in supporting dance residencies with an emphasis on exploring duet work.

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