(R)Evolution Artist Program
What is the (R)Evolution Artist Program?
DISCO RIOT’s (R)Evolution Artist Program is a cohort-style immersive educational mentorship program focused on offering substantial and sustained support for San Diego-based emerging/rising dance artists. We provide a small group of Rising Artists (ages 20-26) a specially curated immersive experience in DISCO RIOT inner workings for a full programming season (January-October 2025). Within the program, Rising Artists will focus their efforts in one of two immersive dance-based educational tracks – dance pedagogy or performance production. To supplement their focused tracks, the program will include free DISCO RIOT dance classes, monthly professional development workshops and cohort meetings, a monthly check-in with a uniquely designated DISCO RIOT mentor, opportunities to immerse themselves in performance and event production, apprenticeship opportunities with Malashock Dance Company, and a 10-week S P A C E residency as part of a culminating artistic project.
Over the course of the season, Rising Artists will develop an understanding of the local performing arts ecosystem, engage with an extended network of dance professionals, local studio spaces and performance venues, and build relationships with fellow artists. Rising Artists will develop transferable skills essential for a successful career in the arts, including but not limited to speaking and writing about their creative processes, arts marketing and promotion, grant analysis and writing, collaborative problem solving, project documentation, artistic leadership, developing competitive applications, and performance production. Together we will build critical skills for a healthy, autonomous, successful career in the field of dance. We believe the next phase of building a truly sustainable dance ecosystem in San Diego hinges on the integration of young artist voices.
