Question

What are the steps in the production process of a dance concert? What is the beginning point of the process? What other factors are important and who makes those decisions? Speak specifically regarding the choreographer, dancer, and the logistics/issues of the actual performing space.  

Answer 1

There are many stages in the development of a dance work. From an initial impulse to create, a choreographer moves through various stages beginning from the creation of formalised dance steps through to production. The end result of this process is a choreographic production which is presented to an audience.

the actual creation of the dance also involves administration and production aspects which must be completed before a piece of choreography actually appears on stage. The  process of creating and producing a dance work involves the following series of steps:

• Assembling a Team
• Financing the Project
• Setting a Schedule
• Creating the Work
• Booking a Venue
• Finding a Presenter
• Publicizing the Event
• On With the Show
• Wrap-Up
• The Creation-Production Cycle

Thus, From large dance companies with established funding and artistic, management and production staff, to independent artists working on a relatively limited budget working with very small teams, the process of creating and producing a dance work is a challenging process taking from four months or two years. once it is complete, the artists may take a period of time off before the entire process begins again for a new dance performance.