Entries of the 2012/13 edition of The Place Prize have now closed.

Any UK-based dance-maker is eligible to enter The Place Prize with an idea for an original work of 12-20 minutes in length. 16 works will be commssioned for the competition.

Entrants need to:

  • Complete and submit the entry form including uploading your video and still
  • Receive confirmation of your entry

The deadline for receipt of entries for the 2012-13 edition of The Place Prize was 11.59pm on Wednesday 22 February 2012.

Guidelines
Each entry must have a single named choreographer (or no more than two co-choreographers). Collaborators working with the choreographer are welcome. The Place Prize is a competition for the creation of dance for the stage, not dance for the screen; however video and new technology may be integrated as elements in the work.

Three minute video
The aim of the video is to allow you to show the commissioners the stimulus for your choreographic idea. The video must include movement material. This can be complemented by speaking to camera or illustrated through images, music, or a combination. If you wish you may record a title on the tape but do not include credits as the tapes will be viewed anonymously.

The commissioners will be looking at content rather than the presentation of the material - don't be seduced by the media, it is merely a mechanism to convey your idea.

We require that your video entries are:

  • Named with your full name e.g. JoBloggs.mov 
  • No longer than 3 minutes (additional material will not be viewed)
  • 40MB maximum in size 
  • At a frame rate of 25fps (this is the normal speed at which a camera will record)
  • .wmv (PC/Windows)or .mov (Apple)files. Both of these can be produced with the free editing software on the respective systems: Movie Maker on Windows, and iMovie on Apple. We have supplied a step by step manual as to how to create these file formats. If you have other editing software feel free to use that. It is only the end product we are interested in.

The Still
You will also need to provide a ‘high quality’ screen grab from your original video (e.g. as a .jpeg or .tif; ‘deinterlace’ if possible). This will have a minimum resolution of something like 720x576 or 1024x576 from a PAL video. Again, we have provided step by step instructions alongside the video instructions as to how to achieve this.

The still is for use in promotional activities of the Place Prize. It does not affect your application in any way - the Commissioners will not see your still.

The Entry Form
The entry form is very simple so that you can put your time and energy into producing the video.

An email will be sent to you confirming receipt. Please print out the confirmation page after you have submitted your entry.

Selection Process
Entrants to The Place Prize should be available to attend an interview between Mon 16 and Fri 20 April 2012 if shortlisted, and a briefing day on Mon 14 May if commissioned. For full details of the process after you have submitted your entry, see Selection Process and Onwards.

Go to:

  • Begin to Begin: A Piece About Dead Ends, choreographer Eva Recacha

    Eva Recacha's "Begin to Begin: a piece about dead ends", Place Prize finalist 2010

  • image from Nina Rajarani's QUICK

    Nina Rajarani's "Quick", Place Prize winner 2006

  • image from New Art Club's The Short Still Show

    New Art Club's "The Short Still Show", Place Prize finalist 2004