My August 2018 Dance Calendar for   AmNews

Featured: INSITU Site-Specific Dance Festival 2018  Western Queens waterfront August 4- 5.

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Read about Eva Yaa Asantewaa's new position as Curatorial Director at Gibney, and see the list of Bessie Award Ricipients for  AmNews.

Looking for additional dancers
(please read the following carefully)
 
David Appel is looking for additional dancers to be part of his upcoming small group project, toward performances on November 16-17 in New York City.        
 
After several get-acquainted dancing sessions in August, the current plan is to have two 3-hour rehearsals per week during September, October, and early November. These will take place on either Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evenings, or the occasional Friday before 2pm or Saturday morning if necessary, depending on available space. Please reply only if you know that you can be there during these days/times.
 
What we’re doing embraces a variable mesh of improvised and set material. The ideal participant is a mature, articulate mover who improvises well (alone and with others), is open to expanding the range of their dancing in sometimes curious and unconventional ways, is willing and able to investigate a variety of performative qualities, and is comfortable with the ebb and flow of process as an underpinning for creating dances—all of which are key to how we’re working and what we’re working on. [Realistically this means that someone should probably have at least several years of professional experience beyond college/university.]
 
There is no rehearsal pay, but dancers will receive a significant performance fee.
 
We will be holding a dancing session for an invited group of people during our rehearsal on Wednesday August 1 from 6-9pm. This will be an opportunity to become familiar with some of the building blocks of the work and to dance with us, so that we can hopefully find the right fit.
 
If interested, please reply to appel_audition@verizon.net by July 30, with your contact information (including phone number) and a one-page resume or background summary (with dates) attached. If your combination of training and experience seems like a possibly intriguing match, the 8/1 rehearsal location will then be sent to you.
 
It is strongly suggested that you visit www.youtinydancer.com (the video area) to acquaint yourself with some previous small group pieces BEFORE you contact us.
 
Note: please respond only if you have the experience indicated above, are especially keen on this kind of work, and are willing and able to make the consistent commitment necessary to be part of realizing what we’ll be up to.
 
Looking forward to hearing from you, and dancing with you. Thanks!
 
appel_audition@verizon.net

The Movement Research Performance Journal is seeking a highly-motivated and qualified candidate to work as its Managing Editor. Started in 1990, MRPJ is a printed forum created by and for artists, fostering the evolution of written and graphic languages that contemplate current issues of dance and performance. Published twice annually, MRPJ provides a unique forum for critical rigor and a multi-disciplinary readership.

Please submit a cover letter and resume by August 8th to editor@movementresearch.org for consideration.
Interviews with selected candidates will be conducted on August 19th and 20th. 

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Email inquiries only, please; no phone calls.

Intern with the Performance Journal!

Internships are approximately 5-10 hours / week. Hours will be distributed unevenly depending on the production schedule for the publication and any pressing needs that emerge with each issue. The internship term is for two issues, lasting approximately one year. During that time, the intern will receive free Movement Research classes and some workshops. 

The internship is largely self-directed, and the intern will most often work from home, aside from meetings. It is an opportunity to gain experience in the field and hone editorial and critical thinking skills. 

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The International Association of Blacks in Dance is excited to announce the new IABD Career Center, our premier resource to connect highly qualified arts talent with career opportunities in the field.

For access, visit: https://careers.iabdassociation.org/

The IABD Career Center will allow you to:

Manage Your Career:

• Search and apply to the best arts jobs at institutions eager to employ someone with your credentials!
  
• Upload an anonymous resume so employers can contact you, while you maintain control of and choose to whom you release your information.
• Receive an alert each time a job becomes available matching your personal profile, skills, interests, and preferred location(s).
• Access career resources and job searching tips and tools.

Recruit for Open Positions:

• Post your jobs, or your institutions' jobs, where the most qualified arts professionals will find and apply to them.
• Email your jobs directly to IABD job seekers via our exclusive Job Flash email.
• Search the resume database and contact qualified candidates proactively.
• Non-member posts begin at $100 for 30 day listings. (Free to IABD members)

Early Bird Special - All Rentals from 7-9am $10/hr 

RESERVE STUDIO SPACE

Marcella Lewis hails from Los Angeles, CA, where she began her dance training at the Lula Washington Dance Theatre at the age of 3. She then continued her studies at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA). She later received her BFA from the Purchase Conservatory of Dance, where she was awarded the Adopt-A-Dancer Scholarship. While at Purchase, Marcella performed works by Doug Varone, Gregory Dolbashian, madboots, Kevin Wynn, and Ori Flooman. Marcella has completed summer programs at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Hubbard Street Dance, and Alonzo King Lines Ballet, where she was awarded the Homer Avila Scholarship. She is the recipient of a 2018 Princess Grace Award in Dance. Marcella joined A.I.M in 2016.

Kyle Abraham will receive the 2018 Princess Grace Statue Award!
The Princess Grace Statue Award, established in 1985, recognizes Award winners who have made significant contributions to their chosen artistic field of theater, dance or film since receiving their initial scholarships, apprenticeships, or fellowships. Kyle Abraham is the sixty-fifth artist to receive this honor.

Read more here!

Shamel Pitts whose choreography Fellowship will support the creation of a new work for Gibney Dance Company
GDC Co-Director, Nigel Campbell, sat down with Shamel to discuss the Fellowship, and his upcoming commission for GDC set to premiere this fall.

“I am very excited, grateful, and overwhelmed by this reception and this Fellowship... I have seen the incredible artists in the past that have received this award. To be a part of such an outstanding group of artists is incredibly humbling and propelling. I am looking forward to engaging a larger audience and network with my artistic work as a new family member of the Princess Grace Foundation. Thank you to you, and to Gibney for the nomination.” – Shamel Pitts

Read more on our blog, and stay tuned for more information about Shamel's November 2018 premiere later this summer. View the official announcement from the Princess Grace Foundation here.