A/W 2025 Dance Ireland Residencies
Applications are now open for Dance Ireland Residencies taking place between September and December 2025.
The Dance Ireland Residency Programme supports Irish or Ireland-based dance artists to develop new ideas, engage in research, or maintain their studio practice. These residencies are intended for non-funded artists or projects.
We offer support through:
- Fully subsidised studio space at DanceHouse, Dublin
- A €750 stipend per week for the participating artist
We are offering up to 8 residencies of one-week duration, in our studios at DanceHouse, with advice and support from the Dance Ireland team and the option of a studio showing through our New Movements programme.
To apply for and undertake a Dance Ireland Residency, you must be a Professional Member of Dance Ireland — with the exception of the Disabled Dance Artist Residency, which is open to all Irish or Ireland-based artists.Applications are made through an open call process and will be assessed by a panel including members of the Dance Ireland team and an artist representative. Residencies will be awarded on how well they meet the criteria.
Studios available for residency are generally small studios, if a medium studio is requested, we will try to accommodate, but it is dependent on availability. Please note that our small and medium studios do not have blackout blinds- to note if considering working with projection/dimmed lighting.
Residencies are offered as week-long blocks, Monday to Friday taking place during the day. Evening times are not possible. The following dates are available for residencies in Studios 3 & 6 (small studios) *:
- 8-12 September (Studio 3)
- 22-26 September (Studio 3)
- 6-10 October (Studio 3)
- 20-24 October (Studio 3)
- 3-7 November (Studio 3)
- 17-21 November (Studio 6)
- 24-28 November (Studio 6)
- 1-5 December (Studio 3)
* If there is another week that would suit you better, please indicate that on the application form.
If you are offered a residency in this round and cannot avail of it between September and December 2025, we are unable to transfer it to Spring 2026.
SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS OUTSIDE DUBLIN
There are additional bursaries of €750 available to applicants living outside 75km of Dublin to contribute to additional accommodation or travel costs. Please indicate in your application if you wish to be considered for this bursary.
SUPPORT FOR A DISABLED DANCE ARTIST
There is one bursary of €750 and an access budget* for a Disabled Dance Artist to undertake a residency at DanceHouse. Dance Ireland membership not a requirement but you must be Irish or Ireland-based.
This residency is designed to support artists with disabilities to create new dance work without any barriers to space and support.
Artists are invited to notify us if they identify as d/Deaf or Disabled in their application form and this will be brought into the application assessment process.
If you require additional access support, please include details of this in your application, or get in touch to discuss further, contact: louise.costelloe@danceireland.ie *
SUPPORT FOR APPLICATION PROCESS:
* There is a separate access budget to support participation in the application process and the residency programme for artists who identify as disabled or have additional support needs. We recommend contacting us as soon as possible before the deadline to ensure that we can support as required.
If you wish to submit your application by a video or audio submission, we will help support you in this process, and are happy to meet in person, via zoom or phone call, or by email.
If you have questions or wish to discuss support you can contact louise.costelloe@danceireland.ie
CRITERIA
- You must be a Professional Dance Ireland member to apply**
- The residency should support artistic research for unfunded initiatives or projects and/or development of your studio practice. The residency programme exists to offer an opportunity for seeding an idea and research and is not intended as a project award or production opportunity.
- Your proposal should be relevant to your artistic practice and vision
- Your proposal should demonstrate the benefit of the residency to your professional practice
- We acknowledge the limitations of this studio time and financial resource and will therefore consider the feasibility of your proposal within the competitive context of this award.
- Panellists may not be familiar with you or your work, therefore you must include an up-to-date CV, please send to louise.costelloe@danceireland.ie before the closing date. You may include links to digital content and supporting documents if you feel it benefits your application. This can provide valuable context on your work for the assessment process
- We understand that AI tools may be useful as a support for writing the application, but advise ensuring that your distinctive voice as an artist comes across in the language
TIMELINE
Closing date for applications is Friday 27 June at 12noon. Late applications will not be accepted.
Fill in the application form here
*If you need to renew your membership to apply for this opportunity, please note that we need a minimum of 1 week to process your request in advance of the deadline
** For the disabled artist award, you do not have to be a Professional Member of Dance Ireland.