Residency Opportunity for Choreographers

by karen Krolak

Quicksilver Dance during BCA residency

Hey choreographers, here is yet another fabulous opportunity to create work! The Boston Center for the Arts is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Dance Residencies. While the residency does not cover transportation or local housing costs, it is open to dance artists from outside of the Boston area. I have heard both Mariah Steele and Contrapose Dance rave about how much they enjoyed being selected for these residencies. Resident artists receive:

• Four to five weeks of free rehearsal/performance space for an intensive creative  process. Companies will have unlimited rehearsal time within Calderwood Pavilion operating hours: weekdays 9 am - 11 pm, Saturdays 10 am - 11 pm, Sundays 12 pm - 8pm.
•  The opportunity to perform new and existing work in an alternative theatre space.
• A stipend of $1000 to be used at the resident company’s discretion.
• Assistance from Technical Director with lighting design and production  labor.
• Access to lighting and sound equipment for showcase performance including risers, pipe & drape, approx. 18 lighting instruments, PA system for sound.
• Support for public program development and execution.
• Inclusion in BCA program listings and website.

One company will be choose for each Residency Session: 

Monday, October 21 – November 24, 2013 (5 weeks)
Monday, January 6 – Sunday, February 2, 2014 (4 weeks)
Monday, May 19 – Sunday, June 22, 2014 (5 weeks)

Applications must be received by Monday, May 20, 2013 by 5:00pm. For more information go to http://bcaonline.org/performance/dance/dance-residency-call.html

Luminarium's 24 Hour Choreofest

By: Elyssa Berg

Luminarium Dance will be hosting their second annual 24 Hour Choreofest! The festival will take place on Friday, August 16, 2013 through Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Dance Complex in Cambridge, MA. Choreographers/Companies are strongly encouraged to apply for the chance to create work in a completely different environment and under unusual circumstances.

Dancers will spend a full 24 hours in the Dance Complex with a chance to create an original piece of work. All work must be created during this time period, no preconceived work is allowed! After the overnight creating process there will be a short production period in the morning followed by two performances on Saturday. Embrace the opportunity to push your creative limits and create something one of a kind! All proceeds of the Saturday matinee performance will be donated to a charity that focuses on providing arts-based experiences to underserved populations.

All applicants should apply by the May 17th deadline through the online application process. There is a $15 application fee and you will also need to include samples of your work. There will only be five companies chosen to participate in the festival and no solo work is being accepted at this time. Applications and a full description of expectations for the festival can be found at http://www.luminariumdance.org/choreofest-apply#!__choreofest-apply.

2012 Inaugural Participants included:
1,000 Virtues Dance
Sarah Mae Gibbons & Renee Amirault
Luminarium Dance Company
Monkeyhouse
The People Movers
Synthesis Aesthetics Project

You could be next! Apply today for Luminarium's 24-Hour Choreofest of 2013 today!

Dance in the Fells Applications due May 15

By Laila Fatimi

Nicole Harris rehearsing for Dance in the Fells 2010

This year's Dance in the Fells event will be taking place on October 12, 2013 with choreography performed at three different sites around Wright's Pond in Medford, MA. The first Dance in the Fells won a 2011 Gold Star award for its, "artistic quality, success in reaching out to under served constituents, extent to which the project highlights a unique quality of the community, and ability to engage with the community." If you would like to choreograph a piece inspired by one of three beautiful sites around Wright’s pond for the 2013 Dance in the Fells event, here is the information that will get you there!


Applications are due on May 15th, the applicants chosen will be notified by May 30th. Send them either electronically (preferred), by emailing to tworoads.org@gmail.com, or send them as a hard copy to Two Roads Performance Projects, P.O. Box 441616, Somerville, MA 02144.

Be sure to include, the complete application form with the Choreography Proposal, a video sample of your work that is less than 15 minutes long, and an artist or company résumé.

The three sites around Wright’s pond include, the Wrights Pond Beach, the path south of Wrights Pond, the east side promontory across from Wright's Pond. Wright's Pond is a historical site, originally explored by Governor Winthrop in the early to mid 17th century. Later, it became a source of water power for mills, timber, and ice industries. Currently, it is a place where people living in the city can come and escape from the busyness of it all.