The Chrystal Dance Prize (CDP)–Projects supports exceptional dance research and/or creation between a Western Canadian dance artist, artists, collectives or companies and an international dance artist or artists (interpreter or choreographer). Since 2010, Dance Victoria (DV) has awarded more than $544,000 through CDP–Projects.
In 2025, Dance Victoria will award $44,790 through Chrystal Dance Prize–Projects*.
2025/26 Application Guidelines
Learn about the application guidelines before making your submission.
Call for Expressions of Interest 2025/26: Closed
Deadline to submit: 5:00 pm PDT, Thursday October 9, 2025
*New in 2025/26: With the continued growth of the Chrystal Dance Fund, Dance Victoria is proud to establish a Stage 2 Award through the CDP–Projects stream. Each year, up to 20% of CDP funds may be allocated to artist fees for a previous Chrystal Dance Prize recipient. Fees will compensate artists for a DV presentation opportunity or residency to further develop a CDP-funded work for presentation. The decision to grant the Stage 2 Award in a given year is at the sole discretion of DV staff leadership, based on alignment with curatorial vision, scheduling and other factors. The award is not part of DV’s annual call for Expressions of Interest, and there may be no Stage 2 recipients in a given year. In this case, the full CDP–Projects award will be award through the existing (Stage 1) process.
A Stage 2 Award recipient has already been chosen for the 2025/26 season and will be announced in November, 2025.
History of the Chrystal Dance Prize
The prize is funded through an annual disbursement from the Chrystal Dance Fund held at the Victoria Foundation. Learn about Dr. Betty “Chrystal” Kleiman and past winners.