Guidelines for Dance Proposals for Hidden Door 2018
Hidden Door Festival 25 May - 3 June 2018 Edinburgh (Venue TBA)
Application deadline: Monday November 13th2018, 11:59pm
Hidden Door is looking for dance works to form part of the new Dance Programme at Hidden Door Festival 2018. Selected works will be curated alongside a programme of invited works from a selection of choreographers.
Eligibility
•Open to dance makers at any stage of their career working in dance and choreography. Site-specific, staged and installation works welcome. We are open to suggestions!
•Open to artists based anywhere.
You can apply with proposals for new, as-yet unmade work, works-in-progress, or completed works which may or may not have been performed before.
How to Apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form and send an email with the completed form as an attachment to
with up to 5 images of recent performances or works as attachments to the same email.
Please include links to up to 3 online videos of works or performances if you have available footage.
Your application must include:
▪Brief synopsis of piece
▪A statement of what you believe you could bring to Hidden Door Dance Programme
▪A comment on your artistic practice
▪A brief summary of some of your achievements to date
▪Description of stage piece is at in development, or performance history of piece if complete
*Please note that a crucial part of the selection process is based on the review of applicants visual material and as such we strongly encourage applicants to submit high quality visual material where possible.
Attaching Files:
▪Please save the form as ‘(your name)HD2018’
▪Please ensure you save the form as a Word document (.doc or .docx file extension)
▪Ensure all attached file names contain your name.
▪Application deadline: Monday November 13th2018, 11:59pm
Selection Process
▪Artists’ proposals will be reviewed based on the following criteria :
-The quality and clarity of proposal
-The quality of previous work evidenced by attached media and summary of achievements
-The artistic quality and ambition of proposed work, judged in the context of evidence of previous work
-Suitability of project in fulfilling the aims of Hidden Door (an emphasis is placed on supporting emerging and artists wishing to innovate their practice); for the Hidden Door Festival programme and approach to utilising unusual and disused spaces
▪Hidden Door has a primary commitment to supporting artists and creative producers based in Scotland and the selection will reflect this. While we welcome application from any country, an emphasis will be placed on Scottish work.
▪A panel comprising members of the Hidden Door Team alongside external invited selectors will conduct selection.
▪Successful applicants will be notified by email by 20th December 2018
▪Due to high levels of applications received, we will unfortunately not be able to give feedback on why a decision has been made.
What Hidden Door will provide - performer fees and support.
(Updated on October 31st)
Hidden Door is committed to ensuring the best possible conditions and rates of pay for artists. Performers in the Selected Programme will be paid a fee of £100 per performance. (This is in alignment with equity rates published on the Independent Theatre Council’s website). Hidden Door will not be able to pay travel expenses. This is instead of a project budget as previously outlined in the guidelines)
Hidden Door will provide technical support and stage management, and in most cases will also be able to provide technical equipment such as projectors, PA and full lighting rig as part of the general venue infrastructure.
Hidden Door will pay artists on receipt of an invoice after the performance.
Please note: Hidden Door is currently in the process of applying for funding for this budget. If we are unsuccessful in securing the required budget we will negotiate an altered payment plan with our selected performers. If an agreement on the fee or payment amount cannot be reached, performers will be able to withdraw from the programme.
Hidden Door is a volunteer run festival committed to providing opportunities, and encourages and supports artists finding external funding.
Being Part of the Event
•As part of the Hidden Door programme, participating artists will be featured on the Hidden Door website, print publications, and Hidden Door social media. Artists will be invited to participate in and help with Hidden Door promotion campaigns, sharing social media content, and helping with general publicity where they can.
•Participating artists will receive a full access pass to the entire festival as well as guest list passes and discount codes that will be confirmed closer to the festival.
Additional Information:
•Because we are currently in the process of looking at various options for the site for Hidden Door 2018, we would encourage applicants to submit a proposal that is flexible enough that it could potentially work in a variety of spaces, but also to check our website and social media regularly for updates as more information may become available before the application deadline pertaining to the space we will be using.
See FAQ section the Hidden Door website for more answers to questions you may have.