Co3 secures $150,000 for commissions

Co3, Perth's contemporary dance company, is delighted to have secured significant financial support for its Commission Fund.

Established in May, 2021, the Commission Fund directly supports Co3’s Pathways Program IN RESIDENCE, which provides a $50,000 choreographic commission to one mid-career WA artist for a mainstage work for the company's annual artistic program.

The Wright Burt Foundation has generously committed to supporting the Pathways Program with a contribution of $150,000 over three years.

IN RESIDENCE is curated by Co3's artistic director, Raewyn Hill, and is applied for by invitation only. However, it is part of the company's larger Pathways Program, comprising IN HOUSE and IN STUDIO, for which artists can apply. IN STUDIO provides recipients with 100 hours of free studio space; IN RESIDENCE provides recipients with $2000 each plus 40 hours of free studio space. Artists who engage with these two “feeder” programs are eligible to be considered for the following year's IN RESIDENCE (if they are WA residents).

Co3 will seek additional funds to grow the program in coming years to an estimated $300,000.

 The inaugural commission for 2021 has been given to WA artist Mitch Harvey for his new work MindCon. Harvey is one of Co3’s founding artists whose career who has risen to prominence in the independent dance sector.

MindCon, which he has created in collaboration with composer Louis Frere-Harvey, will be staged at the European Food Warehouse in Northbridge, and merges the boundaries between dance and sound.

 The Wright Burt Foundation is a key supporter of arts and cultural organisations. Co-founder Alexandra Burt says: “I have always had a passion for dance and am proud that our foundation can support Co3 to develop the choreographic talent in this state.”

 For more on the Pathways Program, go here.

 'MindCon' will run from November 1-6. 

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