STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION IS ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2019 ZELDA FICHANDLER AWARD FOR A DIRECTOR OR CHOREOGRAPHER WHO IS TRANSFORMING THEATRE IN THE CENTRAL REGION
 
Nominations Accepted Through July 2, 2019
$5,000 Unrestricted Award
 
(New York, NY, June 4, 2019) Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), announced today that nominations for the Zelda Fichandler Award, for a director or choreographer who is transforming theatre in the Central Region, are now being accepted through July 2, 2019.  Named for a giant of the regional theatre movement, the Zelda Fichandler Award recognizes directors and choreographers who are in the heart of their creative lives; who demonstrate great accomplishment to-date and promise for the future; and who have made prominent achievements in the field with singular creativity and artistry and deep investment in a particular place outside of the New York arena. The Award is not to honor lifetime achievement. The goal of the Fichandler Award is to encourage those artists who have made a commitment to creating regional theatre.
 
Established in 2009, the Zelda Fichandler Award is SDCF’s first award devoted to regional theatre in the United States. With this award, SDCF acknowledges the profound impact the founders of regional theatre have had on the field, honoring their legacy through the recognition of the extraordinary individuals who are transforming the national arts landscape with their unique and creative work.

The 10th anniversary season of Your Move Modern Dance Festival 2019 is now accepting submissions.

Your Move 2019 will be held at The Loew's Jersey Theater in Jersey City: November 13th through November 17th 2019. Selected choreographers will receive a $100 stipend, photos of their performance and two performance slots over the four shows. Workshop opportunities and rehearsal space are also available. More features will be announced as our partners for the 10th Anniversary season are confirmed. 

Applications are due no later than June 9, 2019 by midnight EST and cost $20. Late submissions will be accepted until June 14, 2019 by midnight EST for a fee of $30. Accepted choreographers will be notified by early-July.

More information HERE

FROM Jan Hanvik:

Dear Dance Enthusiast, 
Tlacopac International Artist Residency opened in Mexico City January 29.  Only 6% of artist residencies in the world invite performing artists, because performing arts residencies require a large rehearsal space and many bedrooms.  Tlacopac has a large wood-floored rehearsal space, 5 bedrooms that can accommodate 8 - 12 dance students or dance company members, and 2 - 3 professors or choreographers and assistants, as well as changing rooms, a steam room and sauna, and rooftops, gardens, patios, and living and sleeping spaces that are spacious and comfortable, in a home in a quiet safe neighborhood in southern Mexico City that attracted many of the most important figures in Mexican and Mexican-American art history.  Details and application form at https://crossingbridges.nyc/residencia-artistica-tlacopac-tlacopac-artist-residency/

Founder Jan Hanvik is a former modern dancer with a BFA City College of the City University of New York, and MA from New York University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-hanvik-a5ba1a25/  Dance Director Mark DeGarmo has a BFA from the Juilliard School and PhD from Union Institute and University. http://markdegarmodance.org/our-mission/  Both have enormous experience in US-Mexico dance exchange and guarantee to dance visitors to Tlacopac an immersive experience in Mexico's rich world of traditional, indigenous, contemporary, classical, AfroMexican, and other forms of dance, as well as a quiet supportive environment in which to develop the dance project of their choosing.  Please visit the link above to research or to apply, and please send your inquiries to Jan Hanvik.
 
In 2019, our mission in life is "More intercultural exchange!  More intercultural exchange!  More intercultural exchange!"

Jan Hanvik (Mr.)
Founder/Principal. Crossing Bridges LLC (NYC)
Executive Director, PAMAR - Pan American Art Research Inc. (NYC)
www.crossingbridges.nyc www.pamar.org www.lacw.net
janhanvik@crossingbridges.nyc 1 347 393 4257

IABD has launched the international campaign, I AM BLACK DANCE | I AM IABD. It is Denise’s hope and vision to raise awareness and bring visibility to our community - our way.

"As a community, IABD has become stronger generation after generation. We should never forget the shoulders that we stand on; those who were and continue to be groundbreaking and revolutionary. This campaign is a time to reflect and honor our achievements and culture, to celebrate our community and its bright future ahead. Let’s ensure that the Black Dance narrative remains ours! We will celebrate our pioneers and our possibilities. We will shatter every stereotype and celebrate our inspirations, which have led to our aspirations, and ultimately our achievements."  ~ Denise Saunders Thompson, President and CEO

Please join us in this campaign by creating your own I AM BLACK DANCE | I AM IABD videos for us to share.

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