Residence at the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault in cooperation with the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada (4 months)

Discipline: dance

Partner institution: Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada.

Host institution: the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault is an internationally renowned creative institute in the field of dance founded in 1984 by the choreographer Jean-Pierre Perreault. It possesses a work space for choreographic creation and production, including two studios, inaugurated in March 2001.

For further information, please apply to:

Ms Marie-France Bruyère, Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault 2022, rue Sherbrooke Est Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2K 1B9 Tel.: (514) 525-2464 Fax: (514) 525-0172 E-mail: info@fjpp.org Internet: www.fjpp.org

Facilities provided: the artist will be able to pursue his/her own experimental/research work, attend open classes given in the Foundation's studios and meet artists and others actively involved in dance circles in Quebec, as well as collaborating with artists working in other disciplines.

Nature of the bursary: round trip travel, accommodation in an individual apartment, monthly allowance of 2,000 Canadian dollars, contacts arranged with many leading figures in Quebec's professional cultural circles. Artist must provide their health insurance.

Dates of the residency: autumn 2002 or winter 2003, to be agreed on mutually.

Eligibility: professional dancer, choreographer or dancer-choreographer aged 25 to 40, from Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Slovakia or the former Yugoslavia. Working knowledge of French or English required.

How to apply: using the application form supplied in this publication, apply directly to the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec by sending a curriculum vitae, a letter of motivation, a VHS videocassette presenting a selection of works and a press file to the following address:

Ms Francine Royer, programme manager 
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec 
500, Place d'Armes 15e étage 
Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2Y 2W2 
Tel.: (514) 864-1984          Fax: (514) 864-4160 
E-mail: francine.royer@calq.gouv.qc.ca 
Internet: www.calq.qc.ca          

Deadline: 30 April 2002.

In addition to this complete file for the institution, a copy of the completed application form (the form alone) in the centre-fold of the brochure must be sent to IFPC.