Liz Lerman
Peak Performances – Montclair State University/The Kasser
September 25-27
Lerman’s Healing Wars, “…explores the brutalizing traumas of war, the eradicable effects it has on both the healer and the healed, and the many glorious and unexpected ways in which they compensate,” according to the release. For 90 minutes, the cast of dancers and actors in multiple roles, plus former Navy Gunners Mate Paul Hurley, who thought he lost a leg in an IED attack in Falluja and is able to dance, bring focus to “…a real and surreal panoramic consideration of the effect of war on bodies, the spirit and the emotional lives of everyone effected,” notes the release. Soundscape is by Tony Award-winning sound designer Darron L West; scenic environment is by David Israel Reynoso and the media projections are by Kate Freer. The choreography was created by Lerman and Keith Thompson, a member of the cast. Healing Wars is part of the National Civil War Project, a radical multi-city, multi-year collaboration among four universities and five performing arts organizations to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Find out more here

Queer New York International Arts Festival
Abrons Arts Center and other venues
September 17-27
This Festival was created to expand the parameters of reading all that queer performance can be and mean, and shapes the “…concept that proposes a reinvented definition of queer that can serve as a wider platform for excellence in the arts, one that is capable of tracking, discovering, and interpreting new trends,” according to the release. Queer New York International will present artists from Croatia, Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Spain, India and the US. Some artists include, Ivo Dimchev, Jan Martens, Mark Tompkins and Jeremy Wade.  Find out  more here

luciana achugar
JACK
September 23–24
Two-time Bessie Award winner achugar presents a ritual dance experience made by everyone for everyone. This new work, “…made from the guts” of her 2014 piece OTRO TEATRO (which premiered in February at the Walker Art Center and was subsequently shown at NYLA) is an extension and a culmination of The Pleasure Project, in which achugar and her nine collaborators performed around city public spaces over the course of three months,”  according to the release. Find out more here

Cia. Unión Tanguera
The Joyce
September 23 – October 5
The French and Argentina-based ten-member tango company Cia. Unión Tanguera comes to The Joyce for a two-week engagement under the direction of Esteban Moreno and Claudia Codega. The Company brings the NYC premiere of the evening-length work, Nuit Blanche (Sleepless Night), accompanied by live musicians. Find out more here

Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion
New York Live Arts (NYLA)
September 23-27 & September 30-October 4
As the Resident Commissioned Artists at New York Live Arts (2012-2014) Abraham presents four works: one evening-length, two ensemble works and a trio, over two programs titled The Watershed and When the Wolves Came In.  Abraham “Explor[es] two totemic triumphs in the international history of the civil rights, the 150 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 20 year anniversary of the abolishment of apartheid in South Africa.  The works feature visual design by acclaimed conceptual artist Glenn Ligon and original music performed live by world renowned jazz artist Robert Glasper, accompanied by two musicians and a vocalist,” according to the release.  Find out more here

DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL                       
John Ryan Theater
September 25-28
WHITE WAVE presents the 14th annual Dumbo Dance Festival featuring over 75 companies with new works by over 350 contemporary performing artists and choreographers from the US and Mexico.  All Festival performances are presented FREE/pay-what-you-will. Seating will be prompt – on the hour.  Find out more here

Fernando Rubio
Hudson River Park
September 26-28
Co-presented with Performance Space 122 (PS 122) & Hudson River Park, in Rubio’s Everything by my side includes “…seven actresses in seven pristine white beds in a public space [who] whisper vivid childhood memories to individual audience members…[amongst]…the busyness of the city…” according to the release.  This event marks U.S. debut of Argentinean theater maker and visual artist Rubio.  Everything by my side runs in 15-minute cycles.  This presentation is part of French Institute Alliance’s Crossing The Line Fall Festival.  Find out more here

Suzanne Bocanegra
Danspace Project
September 27
Danspace Project’s 40th anniversary year opens with the New York premiere of Little Dot, a 12-hour sculptural dance installation created by visual artist Suzanne Bocanegra and performed en pointe by 14 ballet dancers from New York Theatre Ballet. Find out more here

STEPS/REVERBDANCE PERFORMANCE LAB
Steps
September 27
Works by nine choreographers including, Aaron Atkins, Jordan Daniels, Amber DeGaray, Aurelian Peillex and Julia Ehrstrand, Nikki Theroux and more will be featured.  The evening ends with an Artists Social.  Find out more here

Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
September 29
This round of artists will include Laurel Atwell & Tess Dworman, Marsi Burns and Alice Teirstein (aka Marsi & Alice), Kensaku Shinohara, Laurel Atwell & Tess Dworman.  Performances are free, high visibility low-tech weekly forum for the exploration of movement-based ideas.  “Throughout its 22 year history, the acclaimed Monday night series has provided a safe haven for experimentation and investigation for dance and performance artists from New York and beyond,” according to the release.  Find out more here

Brooklyn, NY/Sep 18, 2014--The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) today announced the participants of the third cycle of the BAM Professional Development Program (BAM PDP), led by BAM and the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the University of Maryland. The companies for this session represent mixed disciplines ranging from dance to theater to opera. Chosen by a BAM-convened panel, the organizations taking part in this session are Encompass New Opera Theatre, Satellite Collective, Summation Dance, and Treehouse Shakers. As with the previous sessions, the DeVos Institute extended invitations to a group of organizations to apply for the training portion of the BAM PDP—expanding the program’s reach beyond Brooklyn-based companies. These additional organizations taking part in the program are BalletNext, Beth Morrison Projects, Sō Percussion, and Zvi Dance. 
 
Launched in 2012, the BAM PDP is a 9-month program that utilizes the strengths of both institutions to provide professional development training and deeply discounted theater and rehearsal studio rental to an annual selection of qualifying Brooklyn non-profit arts organizations. Through the program, supported by Brooklyn Community Foundation, BAM and the DeVos Institute strive to help arts organizations expand their skill base, increase their institutional capacity, and build necessary foundations for their long-term success. The latest cycle of the program began this month and culminates with each Brooklyn-based company presenting a self-funded production in the BAM Fisher Fishman Space within the year following the training portion.  
 
The second component of the program is the DeVos Institute’s Performers in Transition Arts Management Training Program designed to train professional performing artists who have completed or are nearing the end of their professional career to transition into arts management roles. The program offers professional artists in New York City an opportunity to take part in the arts management training offered by the BAM PDP, coupled with the applied experience of working alongside one of the program’s organizations as it mounts a production. From backgrounds as diverse as the cycle’s companies, the Performers in Transition (and their performance affiliations) are Tsarra Bequette (MOMIX, Project Flux, Ballet Idaho), Tadej Brdnik (Martha Graham Dance Company), Cynthia Dragoni (Dragoni Dance Institute and Company), Elise Drew (José Limón Dance Foundation), Janice Hall (Fort Worth Opera, NYCO, Santa Fe Festival, Washington National Opera), Steve Holloway (CELT Productions, Riverdance, Broadway tours), Curt Olds (Hawaii Opera Theatre, Nashville Opera, Arizonza Opera, Broadway), Damian Smith (San Francisco Ballet), Pablo Francisco Ruvalcaba (José Limón Dance Foundation), and Susie Williams (Lisa’s Bright Ideas, Aerial Salon, Varsity Interpretive Dance Squad, Built for Collapse).

RESIDENCIES COMBINE THE RESOURCES OF GIBNEY DANCE’S CHOREOGRAPHIC CENTER AT 890 BROADWAY AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT 280 BROADWAY IN THE SERVICE OF DEVELOPING NEW WORK BY MID-CAREER ARTISTS

New York, NY, September 22, 2014--Gibney Dance today announces a $750,000 gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of its Dance in Process (DiP) creative residency program for mid-career artists. As the inaugural funder of the program, Mellon’s support enables significant expansion of the DiP model—which was developed over a two-year pilot period—to fund 30 three-week residencies for 30 artists over three years at the Gibney Dance Choreographic Center at 890 Broadway.

Gibney Dance’s DiP program is a comprehensive New York City-based creative residency for mid-career artists who are in the “mid-stage” of developing new work. The program focuses on work that has progressed beyond initial research; developing work that requires technical support in a theater or production laboratory setting; and work that requires uninterrupted space and support in which to test new ideas and directions. DiP provides a concentrated period of residency time with continuous access to studio and rehearsal space, a significant stipend, and technical and administrative resources available at both 890 Broadway and the Gibney Dance Performing Arts Center at 280 Broadway.

The DiP program is based in the historic 890 Broadway building where Gibney Dance has, over the last three years, established subsidized rehearsal space and an array of artist services for the dance community. This generous investment by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation enables Gibney Dance to deepen its support to artists and establish 890 as a Choreographic Center—the only one of its kind in New York City.

The expansion of DiP is a component of Gibney Dance's $10M Campaign for 280 Broadway: Making Space for Culture, which will fund renovations within 280 Broadway as well as new and expanded artistic and community programs. The newly transformed 280 Broadway will be a multi-purpose center—a preeminent training ground, a tripartite performance complex, an affordable workspace hub, and a springboard for social action. These new resources will allow Gibney Dance to both expand and deepen its existing programs. Artists will benefit from interactions between Gibney Dance’s initiatives for performance, dance training, professional development, rehearsal space, creative residencies, and artistic process—holistically supporting their entire journey from studio to stage. The expanded opportunities and resources at 280 Broadway—including the soon-to-be-opened Learning & Leadership Studio and Community Action Hub—will enable Gibney Dance to further develop synergies between all its endeavors, contributing to the dynamism of the entire organization.

ArtPlace America is pleased to open the application process for the fifth round of its National Grants Program. This round marks an important moment in the trajectory of both the National Grants Program and ArtPlace as an organization. We've refined our criteria, honed our mission, and clarified our priorities to better support the broad spectrum of people and practices within the field of creative placemaking. 
 
Below, we've included more information about the next round for the National Grants Program along with short blurbs for you to share with your network and post on social media.

Please visit www.ArtPlaceAmerica.org/LOI to learn more about the program and apply. We can't wait to learn more about what you and your colleagues have in store. 
 
Sincerely,
ArtPlace America
 
ArtPlace America (ArtPlace) is currently accepting Letters of Inquiry for the 2015 round of its National Grants Program.  Since 2011, ArtPlace's National Grants Program has contributed $56.8 million to 189 projects in 122 communities across 42 states and the District of Columbia. Grants range from $50,000-500,000. This year ArtPlace intends to support approximately 40 projects with roughly $10 million.  

ArtPlace's National Grants Program targets creative placemaking projects in which art and culture help strengthen the social, physical, and economic fabric of communities.  Any individual or organization within the United States or U.S. Territories is eligible to apply. Approximately 50% of this year's funding is reserved for:

• Communities of all sizes in Alaska, California, and Minnesota
• Rural communities throughout Arizona, Iowa, the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin
• The cities of Akron, OH; Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville, MA; Charlotte, NC; Detroit, MI; Macon, GA; Miami, FL; Greater Philadelphia, PA; San Jose, CA; and St. Paul, MN
• Performing arts organizations and practitioners of folk, traditional, and Native American arts

In an effort to support the broad spectrum of creative placemaking practices across the United States, ArtPlace is also particularly interested in projects from states in which it has not yet granted, including Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, and Wyoming.

Letters of Inquiry are due by November 3rd, 2014 at 3:59pm EST. Due to the high volume of LOIs, ArtPlace cannot provide individualized guidance or feedback to each applicant. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions are available on the ArtPlace website, and technical issues can be directed to [email protected]. 

For more information or to submit an application, please visit www.ArtPlaceAmerica.org/LOI

POSITION TITLE: General Manager
DEPARTMENT: Administration
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
WEBSITE: www.hubbardstreetdance.com

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Manages operations, finance, human resources, licensing, artistic planning, and touring for a $6.5M contemporary dance institution; Negotiates and manages dancer and crew contracts, domestic and international touring engagements, and choreographic licenses for an 18-member professional company and a 6-member training company; Develops and oversees institutional budgets and financial operations, including treasury management and payroll; Manages the Human Resources function/processes for the institution and oversees facilities.

Responsibilities:
Performances
 Works with agent to develop major residencies for both performing ensembles 
 Manages local performance collaborations including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Art Institute of Chicago 
 Primary liaison between Hubbard Street and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
 Leads long-range planning for performance, rehearsal and touring schedules for both ensembles

Artists and Repertoire
 In coordination with Artistic Director, manages repertoire acquisitions and licenses to meet long-range artistic goals 
 Oversees licensing and contracts with choreographers and/or their managers 
 Negotiates agreements and compensation with Hubbard Street and HS2 dancers 
 Coordinates visas for foreign artists, including dancers, choreographers, designers and assistants

Finance and Budget
 Works with Executive Director to develop institutional strategic plan, aligning financial resources to achieve strategic goals while ensuring strong fiscal management 
 Manages the long-term and annual budgeting process for the institution and oversees quarterly re-forecast 
 In coordination with the Artistic Director, Company Manager and Director of Production, develops and manages artistic and production budgets for performances and repertoire 
 Works with External Affairs to maximize institutional revenue 

Administration
 Manages Human Resources function for the institution, including hiring, benefits, evaluation, organizational structure and compliance 
 Primary Hubbard Street liaison to IATSE, negotiating collective bargaining agreement and ongoing relationship 
 Supervises Senior Manager of Finance, Company Manager, and Manager of Artistic Operations 

Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree required, master's degree preferred. Candidates must have worked in the field of arts administration for a minimum of five years, preferably in dance. Candidates must be organized, diplomatic, and self-directed. The General Manager must have excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrate a proven ability to interact with a variety of internal and external constituents. Computer literacy, supervisory experience and budget management skills are essential. 


TO APPLY: Please send cover letter and resume to [email protected] by close of business Tuesday, September 30, 2014. No phone calls, please. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For year two, the determined duo Arlene Schuler (President & CEO at City Center) and Oskar Eustis (Artistic Director at The Public Theater at Astor Place) joined forces to kick off the annual "Fall For Dance Festival,” free and outdoors at Central Park's Delacorte Theater. Their reason, Eustis put it simply, “…culture belongs to everyone.”  Hubbard Street Dance Chicago opened with Nacho Duato's Gnawa (2005) highlighted by the petite Kellie Epperheimer and partner Jesse Bechard's recurring duet.  Bechard managed to manipulate Epperheimer in what seemed comfortable contortions, framed by an ensemble of fine dancers.  At different intervals, one, two, three or more from the group grabbed attention in accurately timed and sculpturally specific offerings, charging Duato's sometimes culturally-shaped movement or his sharp lines.  William Forsythe's whimsical Herman Schmerman Pas De Deux (1992) performed by Maria Kowroski and Amar Ramasar of New York City Ballet, which began with requisite quirky and non-linear Forsythe shapes (wrists flung, hips off kilter and lots of inward rotation), was next.  Around mid-way, this non-classical mixer took yet another turn when Kowroski left then returned in a bright yellow mini skirt, Ramasar did the same.  Just enough hamming it up matched their lovely dancing.  Embracing the backdrop of trees and a castle, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company with live music from The Orion String Quartet followed with the timeless D-Man in the Waters (Part 1) (1989). The Company looked especially joyous sliding, gliding and traversing the wide open space.  Sadly, the excitement for Lil Buck closing the evening with Bend In The Road: New Orleans by Buck, Damian Woetzel and Matthew Neenan, was squashed because he sustained an injury to his ankle.  Certainly not a replacement, Ron “Prime Tyme” Myles stepped up and within 48 hours, filled in for Lil Buck.  This was the beginning of a work by Buck, Woetzel et. al, which included performers from BalletX and a cameo from Tyler Peck and her husband Robert Fairchild, courtesy of New York City Ballet.  

The annual "Fall For Dance Festival" runs October 8 - 19 at City Center.  Find out more here  

Trajal Harrell
The Kitchen
September 14-20
In the works for five years since posing the question “What would have happened in 1963 if someone from the voguing ballroom scene in Harlem had come downtown to perform alongside the early postmoderns at Judson Church?” Harrell premieres his, Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church: THE SERIES in the span of one week.  Performances left are: Wednesday, September 17 (jr) Antigone Jr. at 8pm and (Plus) Antigone Jr. ++ at 9:30pm, Friday, September 19 (L) Antigone Sr. at 8pm and Saturday, September 20 (M2M) Judson Church is Ringing in Harlem at 8pm.  This work is co-presented with The Kitchen.  The eighth and final section of Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church will emerge in the form of a publication in 2016. Find out more here

Queer New York International Arts Festival 
Abrons Arts Center and other venues
September 17-27 
“The festival was created to expand the parameters of reading all that queer performance can be and mean. The concept proposes a reinvented definition of queer that can serve as a wider platform for excellence in the arts, one that is capable of tracking, discovering, and interpreting new trends,” according to the release. Artists rein from Croatia, Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Spain, India and the US. Some of the artists who will present U.S. premieres at Abrons Arts Center are Ivo Dimchev, Jan Martens, Mark Tompkins and Jeremy Wade.  Find out more here

Dances For A Variable Population
Washington Square Park
September 19
For yet another free public multigenerational dance performance, this time celebrating the fourth annual event initiated with the renovation of Washington Square Park, guests include Sandra Genter, Gus Solomons jr., Walter Rutledge, Margaret Yuen and the Red Silk Dancers, plus others.  Find out more here

Miro  Magloire's  New  Chamber Ballet
City Center Studio 5 
September 19-20
For their 2014-15 season the Company will premiere works by Constantine Baecher, the Company's choreographer-in-residence and Magloire.  Music is always performed live on piano and violin at New Chamber Ballet performances.  Find out more here

ELSCO Dance
Bridge For Dance
September 20
Titled, ELSCO Exposed, this one-night-only performance features premiere works by company members Amelia Lowe, Jeffrey Gugliotti, Karina Roytman and Timmy Wasserman.  Find out more here

After a successful pilot program in 2013, the CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI) returns!  This residency program provides rehearsal and performance space to New York City choreographers and dance companies. With lead funding from the New York Community Trust, the CUNY Dance Initiative offers subsidies to participating CUNY colleges to assist with artist fees, rehearsal expenses, and production, marketing, and administrative costs.

Between July and December 2014, 10 CUNY colleges in all five boroughs are hosting a total of 19 residencies. In addition to providing rehearsal space for artists, the residency projects include master classes and open rehearsals specifically for students, plus showings and performances open to the public.We are now accepting application for residencies from January - December 2015 thru the CDI website. Deadline is Oct 2, 2014.

Carlos dos Santos Jr., the Brazilian choreographer who created Grand Defilé for Youth American Grand Prix gala each spring, was chosen for the City College's pilot project.   Find out more here 

...Timekeepers of the Flame

IABD is seeking feature articles, essays, opinion pieces, best practice studies, columns, book & media reviews and scholarly information for its September/October e-newsletter, Timekeepers of the Flame. Submission deadline Friday, September 19, 2014.

Members are invited to submit information regarding performances, production needs, auditions, class and workshop offerings. 

We will accept the following types of notices from our members:

• Auditions/Casting calls for performance or projects
• Dance workshops, classes, seminars, etc.
• Ticket discounts for performances
• Organizations seeking volunteer or paid dancers, choreographers, rehearsal directors, teachers, instructors, staff, etc. for either permanent, seasonal, or occasional work
• Internship/Apprentice notices
• Scholarship, fellowship, grant, or other financial assistance notices
• Miscellaneous - If your notice falls into this category, please be aware that it will be subject to approval prior to inclusion in the e-newsletter.

Submission deadline Friday, September 19, 2014.
To submit your e-newsletter content, please send to:
[email protected]
 
For general questions about IABD and the Black Dance Conference and Festival contact:

Denise Saunders Thompson, Chair
(202) 806-5408 office