"Ask A Presenter" Videos - Tips for Promotion & NetworkingWe've asked our presenters your most frequently asked questions, from how to network and introduce your work, to press kits, to getting a booking. Visit our youtube channel or click on the links below to view them all:
What is the CanDance Network? Introducing Your Work Networking Press Kits Agents How Presenters Select Artists |
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Tools for Negotiating a Fee with PresentersIn 2006, CanDance undertook a three-year study on fees paid for professional dance presentation in Canada with the goal of setting best practices and improving artist-presenter communication around negotiating fees. Lascelle Wingate Management conducted a cross-country study of presentation fees paid to artists/companies, and compiled statistics on members’ fees paid.
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Click below to read the study:
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In the following two years, consultant Judy Harquail advanced the project, conducting community consultations with artists across Canada, developing a Fee Negotiation Tool document and sample budget, and implementing artist-presenter “dueling spreadsheets” workshops to foster mutual understanding. Artist-Presenter workshops are hosted at an ongoing basis during annual networking events across Canada.
Download the Fee Negotiation Tools Below:
Download the Fee Negotiation Tools Below:
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How Artists are selected for CanDance Commissioning & Touring Projects
Both the Creation Fund and the Creative Exchange Projects are presenter driven initiatives, meaning they bring forward and agree to collectively present an artist. Interested artists should contact a CanDance presenter in their region.
Before you contact one of the CanDance Network members:
General pre-requisites for touring:
Before you contact one of the CanDance Network members:
- Read and assess the presenters' pages and websites. Choose members who have programming philosophies and season schedules compatible with your work. Make sure their theatre/space can accommodate your needs.
- Assemble a proposal which clearly describes you and your artistic product. Include the number of performers, length of piece(s), technical and any additional requirements. If appropriate, provide options for a shared programme or a full evening of work. List the dates that you are available, and types of residency activities you offer. Enclose a press kit that highlights your professional achievements.
- Send your proposal a minimum of 18 months before you want to tour. (Do not wait until the last minute to contact presenters.)
- Follow-up with the presenter to make sure they received your proposal. Ask when they make final programming decisions.
- Add presenters to your mailing list and invite them to showings of your work at home, in festivals, or on tour. Give them as much advance notice as possible.
- Often performance or residency fees will not cover all your touring costs. You need to raise additional creation, re-mount, travel or rehearsal funds from private sources or government grants (see listings for the Canada Council, Service and Umbrella Organizations for more information).
- There may be two or more years between your first approach to a presenter and a booking. The number of artists/companies requesting tours far exceeds the opportunities available. Make your work, promotional materials, and organization as professional as possible to get that extra edge.
General pre-requisites for touring:
- Several years professional performance experience in local and/or fringe festival showings
- Demonstrated administrative structure, technical and marketing support.
