An outgrowth of the Body Politic intensive laboratory that piloted at Gibney Dance last summer, this interactive program features live dance and audience discussion that take on the questions: How can dance be a valuable part of social change? How is movement activism part of the frontier of dance? And why does society need the extraordinary skills of dancers more than ever right now?

Guest curated by choreographer and Body Politic founder Jill Sigman, the program includes new work by artist-activists affiliated with the Body Politic program: Joya Powell, Stacy Lynn Smith and Dani Cole, and an excerpt from Sigman’s This is where we are., which grew out of the movement process used in the Body Politic program. The choreographers presented here all work to forge connections between their somatic selves and social engagement in unique ways and offer a portrait of the evolving faces of art and activism.  They will be joined in discussion by human rights advocate Pardiss Kebriaei, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights

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Marrugeku
The Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University
November 15-18
Choreographers Dalisa Pigram and Serge Aimé Coulibali, team up with Rachael Swain (Concept), Edwin Lee Mulligan (Poems) and Rachael Swain (Director) for Cut the Sky, presented by Marrugeku, Australia’s dance theater ensemble of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. Described as “A rock concert, a work of modern dance, and a plea for environmental action and the rights of Indigenous peoples, Cut the Sky addresses humanity’s frailty in the face of its own actions. In 70 minutes, Cut the Sky collides dance, video, poetry, and song. Propelled back and forward in time, Cut the Sky revisits conflict with mining companies, the destruction of fauna, and the relegation of the marginalized, while contemplating the gift of a human life and the life giving force of the sun. Butterflies swarm searching for water; dancers disintegrate into the light; a song is sung calling for rain. The performance in five acts is based on poems written and spoken by Nyikina/Walmajarri artist Edwin Lee Mulligan, and includes original songs from Ngaiire, Indigenous songs by the cast, and Nick Cave and Buffalo Springfield covers, sung by Ngaire Pigram," according to the release. Find out more here

 
Twyla Tharp Dance
The Joyce Theater
November 14 – December 9
A renowned and celebrated artist, Tharp returns to the Joyce with a program focused on her early dances from 1965 to 1971, including Tank Dive, The History Of Up And Down and Eight Jelly Rolls.  The dancers are Kara Chan, Matthew Dibble, Kellie Drobnick, Mary Beth Hansohn, Reed Tankersley, and Ron Todorowski.  Find out more here
 
Bill Shannon
New York Live Arts
November 14 - 17
Touch Update, Shannon's new work “…explores contemporary modes of digital versus interpersonal representation and physicality,” notes the release. Find out more here
 
Jesper Just
BAM (Fishman Space)
November 15 - 17
Just’s Interpassivities “…explores changes in space, labor, communication, and experience in the wake of contemporary society and technology,” according to the release.  Find out more here
 
Christine Bonansea
Danspace Project
November 15 - 17
French-born, NYC-based choreographer Bonansea will premiere OnlyHuman, a media-enhanced work developed in collaboration with an international group of multidisciplinary artists.  Find out more here
 
Miro Magloire's New Chamber Ballet
November 16 - 17 
City Center Studio 5
Magloire's New Chamber Ballet will premiere two works: a yet-to-be-titled ballet by guest choreographer Gabrielle Lamb to music by Missy Mazzoli, and the other is by Magloire, to music by Schubert. Also on the program are Magloire's Feel Your Fall and Two Friends.  Find out more here
 
Gibney Dance Company
Gibney
November 16 – 18
Adam Barruch and Shamel Pitts (who just received a Princess Grace Award in choreography) have created works for the company, in an evening titled “HOME.”  Find out more here
 
Ebony Golden
BAAD!
November 16 - 17
Presented by Pepatián and BAAD!, Golden’s dance-based performance ritual, wash’d// “…explores both the violence of misogyny and the strength of sisterhood as they relate to women of color—past, present and future,” notes the release.  Find out more here
 
Various Artists
Wild Project
November 17
As part of the “International Human Rights Arts Festival” works will be presented by Movement of the People Dance Company, Oxana Chi, JCHEN PROJECT, Tom Tsai, Garrett Parker, Barkha Dance Company and many more. Find out more here
 
John Heginbotham and puppeteer Amy Trompetter
NYU Skirball
November 17 – 18
In the premiere of Fantasque, the choreographer Heginbotham, and puppeteer Trompetter's “Enormous and minute puppets, and human dancers join forces to create a fable of a battle of light and darkness, with a fantastical cast of characters featuring giant babies, blue angels, a devilish snare and heroic rats,” notes the release. Find out more here
 
Various Artists
Cathy Weis’ “Sundays on Broadway”
November 18
Weis’ "Sundays on Broadway," an ongoing series of performances, film screenings, and discussions continues with a “Shared evening” curated Jon Kinzel and performances by Anna Kroll and Stuart Shugg, Cathy Weis and surprise guests.  Find out more here

OREGON BALLET THEATRE 
2019/2020 Season Auditions
 
Oregon Ballet Theatre is seeking professional classical dancers to fill positions at all levels within the company for the exciting 2019/2020 Season. OBT’s repertory includes classical full-length ballets and repertory productions featuring new and iconic works from Resident Choreographer Nicolo Fonte in addition to well-known artists such as Nacho Duato, William Forsythe, & Jiří Kylián.  OBT is a member of AGMA and offers dancers competitive salary plus benefits and a minimum contract of (at least) 32 weeks.

San Francisco, CA
Friday, January 4, 2019

New York, NY
Monday, January 21, 2019

Auditions are by invitation only.
Please include:
Your CV
Head and body shot
Video link to one classical and one contemporary piece

To be considered email [email protected]

We are looking for outstanding emerging and mid-career dance artists with a strong artistic vision to apply for WestFest 2019 "Inside/Out".Can't decide which program to apply for?

APPLY TO BOTH! 

All over Westbeth is the site-specific program showing a variety of unconventional and unique approaches to dance and space.

Apply to All Over
WestFest Top Floor at the Martha Graham Theater present visionary artists in a traditional theater setting.

Multiple submissions for Top Floor are welcome!
Apply to Top Floor

Cultivating Arts Leaders of Color: The 2019 WOCA Leadership through Mentorship Program

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!

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About The WOCA Leadership Through Mentorship Program
The Women of Color in the Arts (WOCA) Leadership Through Mentorship Program is an initiative which pairs emerging and mid-level administrators with more seasoned leaders with the explicit purpose of cultivating long-term professional investment and self-sustainability for women of color in the performing arts field. A first of its kind, it is significant to note that this program is designed for women of color, by women of color. This leadership training program is exclusively aimed at cultivating self-identified female leaders* of color, addressing their specific needs as often marginalized people in the field, while imparting tools to help participants foster a culture of equity in their respective work environments.

The expressed emphasis on mentorship and peer-to-peer learning supersedes many of the widely-held beliefs that formal academic learning and university-based professional training is the primary path to success and sustainability in the arts field. WOCA understands that learning happens in many forms, but it is often from within community that diverse voices and perspectives can emerge, engendering the most critical type of scholarship. WOCA also understands that the success of women in the workplace is largely predicated on the advocacy of women in the workplace so a focus on dismantling individual and institutional bias will also be addressed in the program. Most important, the Leadership through Mentorship Program is aimed at creating a sustainable community for arts leaders of color. While advanced scholarship will take place, the most critical intended outcome is cultivating a sense of community for both professional and personal development of the participant. At the heart of WOCA’s mission is continual community building in an effort to promote solidarity and wider visibility for women of color in the field.
 
*One of WOCA’s core philosophies is centered upon the premise that all women are leaders – no matter their station, title or position.

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​Emily Coates and Emmanuèle Phuon 
Danspace Project 
November 8 - 10
Bringing all-new work Coates and Phuon “…share aesthetic lineages through their work as members of Mikhail Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project and Yvonne Rainer and Group. This shared evening makes public a conversation that we began more or less ten years ago, when we both began to create our own work," Coates and Phuon say. "Over the years, we have discussed many aspects of moving from performer to choreographer-from the logistical to the lofty. We have talked about how to turn aesthetic influences into useful tools, and the ways our shared lineages play out very differently in our work, partly due to the differences in our backgrounds." Whereas Phuon's early training lies in Cambodian classical dance, Coates began her career at New York City Ballet.  Coates with New York-based visual artist and MacArthur recipient, Josiah McElheny, will premiere A History of Light, and from Phuon, Bits & Pieces (Choreographic Donations) which “…looks backward and inward, narrating her personal journey through dance via Cambodia, France, New York, and Brussels with the help of 5 choreographers: Patricia Hoffbauer, David Thomson, Elisa Monte, Yvonne Rainer, and Vincent Dunoyer, notes the release. Find out more here
 
Wally Cardona with Joanna Kotze, Molly Lieber and composer Jonathan Bepler
Gibney
November 8 – 10
“After six years of travel (dancing on dirt, concrete, living room carpets and pagoda tiles), a return to the dance studio. Time spent emptying, waiting and doing what seemed like nothing…now an offering on the way, in the black box.”  – W.C.  Find out more here 
 
Dancers from It's Showtime NYC!
The MET
November 9
The dancers of It’s Showtime NYC and many other hands have come together to present a series of “Dance Battles” at The Met.  MetLiveArts in collaboration with The Met's Arms and Armor department commissioned the program along with South Bronx's Dancing in the Streets urban dance organization.  Find out more here 
 
VISIONS Contemporary Ballet
The Theatre at the Riverside Church
November 10
Choreographer, founder and artistic director Ranardo-Domeico Grays will present Healing Works II. Find out more here 
 
Carrie Ahern Dance
Upper East Side * Exact addresses will be given at time of reservation
November 10
“This diverse group of female performers partners with door jambs, end tables, window sills and the audience in dutiful, wild, uncomfortable, funny and surprising explorations through the 'Female Gaze', 'Touch Preferences/Consent' and the 'Audience Sex/Cleaning Survey' in Sex Status 2.0," notes the release. Sex Status 2.0 is performed in private homes throughout NYC. Find out more here

Various Artists
Cathy Weis’ “Sundays on Broadway”
November 11
Weis’ "Sundays on Broadway," an ongoing series of performances, film screenings, and discussions continues with a “Shared evening” curated by Vicky Shick with Laura Bartczak, Emily Climer and Diane Madden.  Find out more here 

Artistic director/choreographer Brice Mousset/OUI DANSE
new hour long re-envisioning : WORK! WORK!: a propulsive piece inspired by the testimonies of burned out players in the circus of the business world.
As success infiltrates and pollutes, WORK! shows the loss of humanity with grotesque elegance, bold movement and a theatrical sensibility. WORK! follows its characters journey through the circus of the business world’s competitions, compulsions, masquerades and the desperation to escape.  Combining irony, exaggeration and raw emotion, the choreography creates a world of reckless movement, technical bravura and the deceptive simplicity of pedestrian movement.​Find out more here

Sunday, November 11, 2018 

The Artists In Residence (AIR) Open Studio Series begins a shared journey into the creative process. Audiences will have an opportunity to engage with AIR artists as they open the doors to their rehearsal practice and artistic process.

ADMISSION IS FREE 
Nia Ostrow Witherspoon
11:00 am - Noon

luciana achugar
1:00 - 2:00 pmAya Ogawa
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Ita Segev
5:00 - 6:00 pm
events.bax.org/2018-fall-air-open-studios

Can't make it to BAX?
Don’t fret, these events will be livestreamed on our YouTube page: youtube.com/brooklynartsexchange