for our 2016 Performance Season
Internship dates: May 16th - September 16th, 2016
Priority Application Consideration: January 15th, 2016
Consideration: February 16th, 2015
The Yard, a non-profit contemporary artist residency and dance performance center on Martha's Vineyard, in Chilmark, MA, is looking for summer interns for our 2016 Performance Season. The internship focuses both on the administrative facets of an art non-profit as well as an opportunity for skilled dancers and artists to partake in performance and choreographic experiences. The successful candidate should expect to be involved in all aspects of arts management with focus on their individual areas of interest/expertise throughout the summer season.
Internship benefits include:
- Working with an experienced team of art enthusiasts who care deeply about producing quality work
- Learning the ins and outs of arts management in a hands-on setting
- Experiencing all performances at The Yard, artist Q&A's, community dance classes, and more
- Receiving professional advancement training and recommendations for future career paths
- Multiple professional performance and choreographic opportunities throughout the summer season
- Gain a broad perspective on the performing arts field
- $1,250 Stipend, and up to $200 travel reimbursement
- Beach passes to famed Martha's Vineyard beaches
- Live in a community of artists in shared on campus housing with laundry and full kitchen facilities
- Monday-Friday dance technique classes
- Monday-Sunday Yoga classes
- Farm shares from local farms
- One day off a week
- Mentorship from Artistic Director & Executive Producer, Executive Director and Co-Producer, Senior Staff, and Resident Artists
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