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Dancers Intensive: Colossus with Stephanie Lake Company

Banff Centre

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Closes

November 18, 2026

Effort

About 3 hours

Cost to apply

$65 for individuals; $35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous

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What it is

A three-week intensive led by Stephanie Lake Company bringing together a large ensemble of contemporary dancers to train, rehearse, and perform Colossus, an internationally acclaimed work for 50+ dancers. Participants will engage with Lake's choreographic language while developing precision, stamina, spatial awareness, responsiveness and trust through company classes, detailed rehearsals, task-based creation, improvisation, technical integration and two public performances. The program culminates in public performances on June 25 and 26.

Who it is for

Emerging, early-career and contemporary dancers aged 18 and over interested in rigorous physical practice, large-scale ensemble performance, and collaborative choreographic process.

Open to artists anywhere.

The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”

open to all

Where

Banff, Canada

When

November 18, 2026

Runs June 7, 2027 to June 26, 2027

What you get

Three weeks of training, rehearsal and performance of Colossus with Stephanie Lake Company, including accommodation in a single bedroom, all meals, studio space, and access to campus facilities.

What you need to apply

  • Cover Letter, up to 500 words
  • Portfolio: one minute video clip demonstrating your dancing
  • Financial Aid question in SlideRoom to be eligible for financial assistance

How long it takes

About 3 hours

Medium application. Estimated from the 3 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

$65 for individuals; $35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous

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Go to the application

https://www.banffcentre.ca/node/19439