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Stephanie Lim, Darius Lim Chee Wei and Hii Ing Fung in Poetic Structure, choreographed by Asialink resident choreographer Daniel Jaber (Australia), November 2010.

Contemporary dance choreographers are invited to apply for residencies between 1 and 3 months long at Rimbun Dahan.

During the residency, Rimbun Dahan provides free:

• Self-contained accommodation with kitchen facilities
• Access to the dance studio and other arts spaces at Rimbun Dahan
• Networking contacts with the local dance community
• Limited production assistance for a final showing, determined on a case-by-case basis.

Applications for the residency for choreographers are rolling throughout the year. Exact terms for each residency are determined on a flexible case-by-case basis.

Purpose of the Residency

The residency for choreographers at Rimbun Dahan aims to:

• Foster links between arts communities in the Southeast Asian region, and between Australia and Malaysia.
• Encourage local and international choreographers to work collaboratively with Malaysian dancers, or other Malaysian artists (in sound, video, design, etc).
• Enable international choreographers to explore specific interests in particular Malaysian dance forms or cultural elements.
• Encourage the production of new contemporary dance works involving Malaysian dancers.
• Encourage choreographers to explore the intersection between contemporary dance and contemporary and traditional Southeast Asian architecture, and/or works specific to the 14-acre Southeast Asian indigenous garden at Rimbun Dahan. 

Many, but not all, residencies for choreographers, are spent in the production of new work shown as a formal production or an informal work-in-progress at the culmination of the residency.

Malaysian & Southeast Asian Choreographers

Choreographers from Malaysia and other Southeast Asian nations (from the countries of Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam, Burma, Laos and Cambodia) may apply for a supported residency which provides:

• A living allowance of RM 1000 per month
• Return airfare on a budget airline from major Southeast Asian cities to Kuala Lumpur.

Australian Choreographers

Australian choreographers are encouraged to apply for a Performing Arts Residency from Asialink or support from the Australia Malaysia Institute. Asialink residencies provide AUD 12000 for a three-month residency. The closing date for Asialink residencies for the following year is usually at the beginning of August each year. Australia Malaysia Institute provides funding to projects that strengthens links between Australia and Malaysia. The closing date for AMI funding is usually in May every year.

Rimbun Dahan may be able to provide a letter of invitation in support of applications to Asialink and AMI.

Other International Choreographers

Choreographers from other countries are encouraged to find funding to support their residency from arts institutions in their home country or region. Rimbun Dahan may be able to provide a letter of invitation in support of any applications for funding.

Application Process

To apply for a supported residency, or to request a letter of invitation to Rimbun Dahan, please submit an application containing:

• Biodata/CV
• A video/DVD (maximum 30 minutes) of recent work, or a link to video material online.
• A short statement of why this residency would benefit your choreographic practice and/or a proposal for a work to be created during the residency.

Applications can be submitted throughout the year.

Selection depends on the strength of the application, its inclusion of the main aims of the residency for choreographers, and the availability of vacancies at Rimbun Dahan.

Send hard copy applications to:

Ms Bilqis Hijjas
c/ Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn.,
23rd Floor Menara Promet,
Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.

Send electronic applications to:

Ms Bilqis Hijjas

Hard copy application material will be returned after selections are made.

Direct any further queries to .

Last updated 21 June 2011.

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