Ontario Dances

Purpose

The program supports the promotion of the diversity of Ontario-based professional dance artists and dance companies to Ontarians in regions outside of Toronto, and its vitality with a growing audience.

Important

New applicants must contact the program officer for information about the application and selection process.

Grant amount(s)

• Multidisciplinary Arts Presenters: maximum $30,000

Eligible applicants

• Multidisciplinary arts presenters who:
  • are based in regions outside of Toronto
  • have a permanent physical address in Ontario
  • present an annual performing arts series
  • have an employee or contracted person responsible for the performing arts programming

Read the Guide to OAC Project Programs for more eligibility information.

Ineligible applicants

• organizations that receive OAC operating grants
• organizations that apply to or have not received notification that their application is unsuccessful in the following programs: Ontario Arts Presenters Projects or Diffusion – projets francophones
• dance-specific presenters
• performing arts festivals

This program funds

• presentation of Ontario-based professional dance artists and dance companies
• costs for audience development and community-engaged activities
• Ontario-based dance animator fees
• Ontario-based dance artists’ and companies’ engagement fees and touring costs

This program does not fund

• creating, commissioning, co-producing and rehearsing a dance work
• overhead costs, including office rent and administration
• major capital expenditures, including buying, leasing or renovating buildings and purchase of major equipment

Program-specific definitions

Community-engaged dance projects: dance projects led by Ontario-based professional dance artists that engages volunteers, audience members, donors and/or local community groups. The collective experience and public presentation emphasize that the integrity of the process is as important as the end product

Dance animator: a person who facilitates audience- and community-development programs and activities

Multidisciplinary performing arts presenter: an organization that selects artistic programming for public presentation, pays a guaranteed artist fee for each presentation and covers the presentation costs