Battery Dance Festival
August 12 – 17
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park/Battery Park City
Battery Dance, in association with Battery Park City Authority, returns for the 37thAnnual Battery Dance Festival against the backdrop of the New York Harbor.  This year's lineup of national and international artists are from New York City, Botswana, Canada, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Spain, and India including: Dancers Seeking Refuge (Battery Dance), Ariel Rivka Dance Company, Hivewild, Martha Graham School, Douglas Dunn + Dancers, JOIN Ensemble, Jamal Jackson Dance Company, Asya Zlatina and Dancers, Iker Karrera Dance Company, Parul Shah Dance Company, Sandip Mallick (India), Anuj Mishra, Kantika Mishra and Neha Singh (India), Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, Mophato Dance Theater (Botswana), Skopje Dance Theater (Macedonia), and more.  Find out more here
 
The Sarasota Ballet
August 14 -19
The Joyce Theater
Sarasota Ballet comes to The Joyce with two programs of works by Christopher Wheeldon, Sarasota Ballet Resident Choreographer and Principal dancer Ricardo Graziano and Sir Frederick Ashton. Find out more here
 
Matthew Westerby
Various Venues/Harlem
August 10 & 13
The project brings together professional dancers and participants from the Dunlevy-Milbank Center of the Children's Aid Society (Harlem), Covenant Ballet Theatre (Brooklyn) and children from the South Bronx, as well as an apprentice ensemble of high school and college-age dancers. Find out more here
 
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre 
East Hampton, NY
August 18
The evening begins at 5 pm with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and several outdoor sitting rooms featuring performance installations, with performers dancing in tree houses, on outdoor sculptures, in and around the swimming pool, in the woods, and more. Find out more here

Gibney is thrilled to announce the 2018-19 Dance in Process Resident Artists: chameckilerner, DANCENOISE, Ursula Eagly, Neil Greenberg, Jaamil Kosoko, Nia Love (in partnership with 651 ARTS), Marissa Perel, Will Rawls, Vicky Shick, Nelida Tirado (in partnership with BAAD!), Mariana Valencia and Pavel Zuštiak.Each DiP Resident Artist receives three weeks of exclusive studio space, a $7,500 stipend with an additional $2,000 available for artistic consultant fees, plus administrative, production, and marketing support.
DiP is made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Thanks to a visionary grant, two of this year’s artists, chameckilerner and Jaamil Kosoko, will have the opportunity to transform one of their three residency weeks into a fully supported production residency, enabling them to fully develop work that requires technical support in a theater or production laboratory setting during the creative process.
“Now entering its fifth year, DiP has provided pivotal support in the artistic trajectories of over 50 dance makers whose creative output has been resonant and impactful. The generosity and commitment of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has meant that diverse voices in the art form have been brought forth, nurtured and lifted up through expansive support. At a time when funding for culture and creativity has been called into question, Mellon’s backing of DiP is visionary and nothing short of extraordinary.” - Gina Gibney

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Movement Research welcomes

2018 Artists-in-Residence:
 
Malcolm-x Betts
Melanie Greene
Jasmine Hearn
Kyli Kleven
Alex Romania
Sarah A.O. Rosner
Larissa Velez-Jackson
with support from the Jerome Foundation

&
Marissa Perel
with support from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Please join us in congratulating and celebrating these artists!

Read more about the artists and the AIR program here.

LANDING is an experiment in transition, pedagogy, research, mentorship, and possibility.
Once a month over six months, a selected group of dance artists meet with each other, Gutierrez and a variety of extraordinary guest artists in the context of a recurring weekend-long workshop intensive. They learn about each other’s processes and experiment with different ways of being together using strategies derived from dance and performance.
The goal of LANDING is to create a network of experiences that addresses and supports the interests and challenges that face dance and performance artists either newly arrived to New York or those who crave a community learning context for better navigation through the current dance and performance landscape.

Confirmed Guest Artists for LANDING 3.0 include: Nora Chipaumire, Jonathan Gonzalez, Emily Johnson, Nic Kay, Jaamil Kosoko, Antonio Ramos, and Adrienne Truscott.

THE APPLICATION FOR THE 2018-19 PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN.

PROGRAM DETAILS
DATES: Dec. 2018 - May 2019
LOCATION: Gibney 280 Broadway
TUITION: $600

INFORMATION SESSION
Tuesday, August 14 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Studio H at Gibney 280 Broadway
Free

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Monday, September 10

Find out more here

Casting Dancers for Warby Parker
ABOUT THE PROJECT

We are casting fun, creative dancers for Warby Parker!

Please forward to anyone you know who may be interested in this opportunity.

WHO:
Looking for fun, carefree charming dancers with a free spirit. Can follow choreography, but easily let loose without too much structure. You have a sense of silliness and playful freedom. 

Warby Parker Woman (Principal): 20-35 / All Ethnicities
The Warby Parker woman is spirited, youthful, sophisticated. Always game, Never Fussy. Not every hair is in place..  

Warby Parker Man (Principal): 20-35 / All Ethnicities
The Warby Parker man is spirited, smart, a little bit raffish. He has an easy smile. He knows himself.

Secondary Dancers: Male + Female / 20-35 / All Ethnicities
Doesn't need to be a professional dancer, but can move and have fun.  

COMPENSATION:
Principal Rate Female (Primary Talent): 
$4000, to include two 10 hour shoot days (or 1 very long day) and usage
Dance Rehearsal rate: $500 per day for 2 days

Principal Rate Male (Featured Secondary Talent): 
$3000, to include 1 10 hour shoot days and usage
Rehearsal rate: $500 per day for 1 day

Secondary Dancers:
$2,000 to include one 10 hour shoot day, 2 rehearsal and usage

WHAT:
Non-Union broadcast commercial for Warby Parker.
1 year - Broadcast, Cable, Streaming (i.e. Hulu, Fox Sports Go), Online Video (i.e.Youtube), Cinema 

WHEN:
Shooting August 21 and/or August 22 in NYC area.
HOW TO SUBMIT

If interested in being considered, send the following to casting1@ninaday.com by EOD Wednesday, 8th.

WHAT TO SEND:

• First and Last Name
• Your dance background. How long have you been dancing? What styles?
• 2-4 recent photos of yourself that clearly show what you look like (no sunglasses please!), including dance photos (if you have them).
• Location
• Phone
• Email
• Instagram link (if applicable)

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to reviewing your submission!

Nina Day Casting | www.ninaday.com
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Community Engagement Associate. This person will help plan and implement our Community Engagement programs, and we’re trying to get the word out to as many of our partners, artists and friends as possible.
 
If you can think of anyone at all who might be interested, or who might be able to spread the word, please pass along the following link. We’re looking for someone wise, creative, and dedicated who can help us connect BRIC’s resources with our neighborhood – and bring their own unique perspectives on community building through the arts.
 
The job description can be found here:
https://www.bricartsmedia.org/about-bric/opportunities-bric/community-engagement-associate
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The 2019 Annual International Conference and Festival is seeking member organizations with a minimum of three years of performance experience to submit for our Call for Performances. Performance opportunities exist for Youth Member companies, Collegiate Member companies, Established Member companies, and Founders and Invited Guests.

TO SUBMIT TO THE CALL FOR PERFORMERS, CLICK HERE.

The 2019 Annual International Conference and Festival is also seeking Digital Presentation/Films, Individual Papers, Lectures, Lecture-Demonstrations, Mixed-Media, Movement Workshops, Panels, or Roundtable Discussions that speak to the Conference and Festival theme - Etched in Stone: Resilient Through Time.

TO SUBMIT TO THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS, CLICK HERE.

A unique opportunity for national and international exposure to new audiences, being a vendor at the IABD Conference and Festival is an excellent way for your organization to raise its profile to key audiences across a global platform.

For more information about Vendor opportunities and to submit a vendor application, click here.
The Conference and Festival would not be possible without the support and assistance from volunteers. Volunteers are needed in, but not limited to, the following areas: Registration, Master Classes, Productions, VIP Liaisons.

For additional information about Volunteer opportunities and to submit a volunteer application, click here. 
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Are you interested in attending the 31st Annual International Conference and Festival for Blacks in Dance?
Become a Full Conference Registrant and experience the full breadth of Conference Programming at one cost.

FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

• Meals (2 Continental Breakfasts, 1 Seated Breakfast, 1 Boxed Lunch, 1 Seated Dinner, and 3 Receptions)
• IABD Café & Refueling Station
• Performances (Youth, Collegiate, Established, and Founders)
• Late Night Performances/Student Showcases
• Panels and Workshops
• Midnight Master Classes (African Bantaba and Hip Hop)
• Transportation
• Conference Bag
  

PLEASE NOTE: The Dance Master Class Series is not included in the Conference and Festival Registration package. These classes are an additional and separate cost.

New Jersey City University (NJCU) announces the appointment of Stephanie Chaiken as the inaugural full-time director of the NJCU Center for the Arts, a cultural hub for diverse performing, visual, film, and literary arts in Jersey City and the surrounding metro-area.

Ms. Chaiken, a director with 25 years of experience in both the private and non-profit sectors, specializes in leadership, fundraising and community development for arts, education, and performance organizations. She was selected following a national search, and her appointment is effective July 16, 2018.

In announcing the appointment, President Sue Henderson said, “We are delighted to have Stephanie Chaiken, a talented professional with extensive experience in the arts, as a driving force on our creative team and as the inaugural director of NJCU’s Center for the Arts.”  The director of the Center for the Arts will work closely with Jason Kroll, NJCU vice president and chief strategy officer.

Ms. Chaiken acknowledged news of her appointment, saying, "I am thrilled to join the team at NJCU and look forward to collaborating with other arts organizations and artists in Jersey City and the region to support the exciting work that’s under way and to contribute to the cultural landscape of the area in the future. I hope to build strong connections with the business community to shine a national light on the amazing talent that Jersey City has to offer, and to bring in artists from around the world.”  Ms. Chaiken comes to NJCU from Ramapo College of New Jersey where she served for six years as the Interim Director of the Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts. 

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