After Umeå, Barcelona, Pilsen, Aarhus, Sofia, Paris, Elefsina and Dublin, Springback Academy is once again offering aspiring dance writers the opportunity to be mentored in the fundamentals of quality dance criticism in the action-packed environment of Spring Forward, Aerowaves’ annual festival.This year the festival will take place in Darmstadt, Mainz and Wiesbaden, Germany.
The Academy will take place alongside the festival, from 20–23 March (inclusive).
Springback Academy is looking for up to 10 people with a lot of enthusiasm and some prior experience in writing about dance. The participants will be mentored by our team of leading critics including Donald Hutera (The Times), Sanjoy Roy (The Guardian), Kelly Apter (TheScotsman) and Laura Cappelle (New York Times).
Under their guidance, participants have the chance to create, shape and share conversations about dance, and hone their critical writing skills. Springback Academy is a fast-track route to gain experience and technique in responsible, effective, attractive dance criticism as well as to explore and understand the opportunities that digital publishing has to offer.
In March 2018, Springback Magazine was launched, with contributors drawn exclusively from writers who have participated in the Springback Academy programme, part of the ever-growing community of ‘graduate’ writers.
To see Springback writing from previous years, visit Springback Academy online. A free quickstart guide to writing dance reviews can be downloaded as a PDF.
Applybefore 24:00 (GMT) Saturday 2 December 2023
Find full application details here and application link HERE
For enquiries, please contact: Springback Academy director Oonagh Duckworth sbapplications@aerowaves.org
Good luck!
