launch:la

Founded in 2021, LAUNCH:LA is a residency program aimed at supporting Los Angeles’s emerging dance makers by lifting the economic burden that goes into the creation of a new work. Our selected artists are provided the space, time, monetary support, and platform to have their work seen and celebrated by a wider audience. Designed for early-career, L.A.-based dance-centered artists, applicants from all backgrounds, disciplines, and abilities are encouraged to apply, particularly those from groups historically underrepresented in the space.

Each LAUNCH:LA artist receives three weeks of rehearsal space to create new dance-centered work on their own dancers and collaborators that is presented to audiences in LADP’s performance theater at the culmination of the residency.

Residency Components:

• Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for interdisciplinary collaborative projects that combine dance with technology, visual art, music, or other mediums of artistic expression. Proposals that include work intended to be viewed in the round are highly encouraged.
• The program supports 2 projects in their early stages of development. Proposed projects should not have been previously premiered.
• The program provides selected artists with 3 weeks to dive into a generative process that will culminate in the premiere and presentation of the new work in 4 shared-bill performances at 2245.

The residency period is September 2, 2025 - September 21, 2025. Residency hours will take place:

Week 1: Tuesday - Saturday, 9:30am-5:30pm

Week 2: Monday - Friday, 9:30am-5:30pm

Week 3: Monday - Sunday, times will shift to accommodate tech and dress rehearsals plus the performances