Programs
Fall Session
Each October
In this session, choreographers will work with dancers from the New York City Ballet. Each participating choreographer has the opportunity to select their music, with resources provided to deepen understanding of those musical selections. Each choreographer will be partnered with a consulting dramaturg during the creation of their piece, and they will collaborate with a filmmaker to create a dance film of their work.
Next Session: October 17-27, 2023
Spring Session
Each March
Since 2003, NYCI has worked in partnership with The Juilliard School to create a Spring Session in which participating choreographers have the opportunity to work with a composer on the development of a new score. For several months prior to the session, NYCI facilitates conversation between the choreographers and composers through which an original musical composition is created and recorded for choreographic development. The dancers in this session are advanced students from the School of American Ballet.
Next Session: Due to scheduling difficulties, the 2024 Spring Session will be held in the Fall of 2023 from October 16-November 1.
Both Fall and Spring Sessions culminate in film shoots through which the choreographers work with filmmakers to create a dance film of their new work-in-progress. Additionally, each session concludes with live studio showings for an invited audience.
The following benefits are provided for Fall and Spring Session participants:
Travel to and from New York, housing accommodation during the two-week session, and per diem
Approximately three hours per day of rehearsal time in New York City Ballet’s rehearsal studios with either New York City Ballet dancers (October) or advanced students from the School of American Ballet (March)
Opportunity to attend live performances at some of New York’s most renowned arts institutions
The production of a dance film for each new ballet created with NYCI
An informal showing of the works-in-progress for an invited audience
