The Booster Incubator Program is a series of one-week, cross-disciplinary artist residencies designed for dancers, movement artists, choreographers, and photographers who want to deepen their practice through collaboration, experimentation, and place-based creation.
Each residency offers studio space, mentorship, technical support, and a final public showing, creating space for artists to research, take risks, and generate new work together.
The Incubator Program is committed to accessibility. Tuition is significantly reduced to support emerging, pre-professional, and professional artists who may face financial barriers but are ready to invest time, energy, and care into their artistic growth.
- Emerging or professional movement artists/choreographers.
- Emerging or professional photographers with an interest in movement, portraiture, or nature.
- 18 hours of studio space at The Booster
- Professional equipment access (stands, flashes - you have to bring your own trigger - ,backdrops and lightshapers for photography and filming.
- Mentorship sessions with Sophie Barbarics (dance) or Jani Lakatos (photography). 2 hours
- Final Showcase/Exhibition – a hybrid event with live performance, projected images, and community audience.
- Media Exposure – Podcast interviews & social media features highlighting your process.
1. Short biography
2. Statement of Intent – What do you hope to explore in the residency?
3. Theme Response - How do you interpret the themes - "Petrichor- the smell after rain” for spring residency / “Canopy - live above, life below’ for summer residency in your project.
4. Portfolio:
Dancers: 1–2 minute video of you dancing.
Photographers: 4 photos (2 in nature, 2 capturing movement/people).
Contact us for bookings, questions, or partnerships.
Send us your inquiry anytime.
info.yolone@gmail.comphotography@yolone.cadance.yolone@gmail.comFollow us on our socials.
@yolone_art_group@sophiebarbarics@movingtargetphotoFollow us on our socials.
@YolOne Art GroupVisit our Nelson creative space.
thebooster.nelson@gmail.com533 Baker Street, Nelson, BC