Annual award for a project supporting choreography in New Zealand contemporary dance. Priority is given to emerging choreographers.
Amount
$5,000 to $10,000
Artforms
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Tup Lang Choreographic Award 2022/23
For projects taking place between:
9 Dec 2022 - 9 Mar 2024
Opened: 3 Oct 2022
Closed: 28 Oct 2022, 1PM
Results due:
9 Dec 2022
Funding types
There are three types of funding you can apply to: Ngā toi Māori, Pacific arts and General arts. There are additional eligibility requirements for ngā toi Māori and Pacific arts funding types:
- For ngā toi Māori funding, you must be tangata whenua Māori. Your application will be assessed by Māori artists or practitioners with experience in Ngā toi Māori.
- For Pacific arts funding, your project must deliver outcomes to Pacific arts or artists. Your applications will be assessed by Pasifika artists or practitioners with experience in the Pacific arts.
You may be eligible for more than one type of funding, but you can only choose one for your application.
Breaches of agreements
You can't apply if you, your organisation, or key members of your project team are in breach of the conditions of a current funding agreement.
If you receive funding, be sure to read all the terms and conditions in your funding agreement and note your reporting deadlines so you don't breach the agreement. If we consider the terms and conditions of funding to be seriously breached, which includes missing the deadline for reporting, we reserve the right to terminate the grant and seek repayment.
For further information see Guidelines - Eligibility
The annual Tup Lang Choreographic Award promotes and encourages choreography in New Zealand contemporary dance. Interest from a bequest made in 1999 by Mrs Octavia (Tup) Lang’s estate, contributes each year to this award. Priority is given to emerging choreographers.
Project costs
Funding can be used for project costs including:
- Fees, stipends and wages. These need to offer fair remuneration for artists and arts practitioners. See Guidelines - Remuneration
- Production, administration, and marketing costs
You can only apply for costs incurred between the project start and end dates listed in your application. We don't fund retrospective or ongoing costs.
For some activities, we only fund certain costs. See Guidelines - Activities
Benefits to New Zealand arts
Your project or activities must directly benefit New Zealand arts, artists or practitioners.
What we don't fund
- Activities already funded by another Creative New Zealand funding programme or initiative. For instance, the Creative Communities Scheme.
- Activities another Creative New Zealand funding programme or initiative is designed to support
- Purchase of capital items, renovating or buying buildings, or restoring marae
- Duplication of funding with other government agencies
- Projects, project phases or programmes of activity that have received support from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage via the Arts and Culture COVID Recovery Programme (excluding Cultural Sector Emergency Relief Fund, the Arts and Culture Event Support Scheme and the Grant for Self-Employed Individuals)
- Core education resources and activities that are part of the curriculum and course of study in New Zealand, including early learning, school, or further education
- Game design, fashion design and commercial design
- Some film and screen activity
- Activities that are part of the core business of a Tertiary Education Organisation (TEO), Territorial Local Authority (TLA) or Council Controlled Organisation (CCO)
Register or sign in to your Creative NZ Portal account to apply using the online application form.
Submit your application by 1:00 pm, 28 October 2022 (sooner if possible).
See our Guidelines for step-by-step technical guidance, tips and support to create your CNZ portal account or to use the online application form.
If you have access needs or require additional support to use the CNZ portal, contact us on email portal@creativenz.govt.nz or phone 0800 CREATIVE (273 284).
How often you can apply
You can submit one application only.
Reapplying for a previously declined project
We offer the opportunity to resubmit a previously declined project only under limited circumstances. See Guidelines - Reapplying for a previously declined project.
To apply you need to fill in all sections of the online application form. You also need to prepare documents and supporting information to upload to your application form.
Tup Lang Choreographic Award assessment criteria
Your application is assessed by external peer assessors using the following criteria.
Idea
Is it a strong idea? We look for the following indicators:
- The artistic aims are clearly expressed.
- The idea is compelling.
- The artistic outcome and/or participant experience is likely to be high quality.
Viability
Can it be achieved? We look for the following indicators:
- The process to achieve the idea is realistic and well planned.
- The budget is thorough and accurate and considers fair remuneration for practitioners.
- The people involved have sufficient experience to deliver this project.
Strategic fit
Does it deliver to Creative New Zealand outcomes? We look for the following indicator:
- The project delivers to the selected strategic outcome.
Applications to the Ngā toi Māori fund are assessed by Māori artists or practitioners with experience in ngā toi Māori. Applications to the Pacific arts fund are assessed by Pasifika artists or practitioners with experience the Pacific arts. In addition to the criteria above, applications to these funds are assessed on whether:
- Mātauranga Māori / Kaupapa Pasifika is evident in the idea, practice and outcomes of the project.
For more information about our assessment and decision-making process, see Guidelines - Assessment
For more information, advice or to discuss your project email Funding Services.
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