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SUMMARY:Become a Dance Steward!
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to engage with the Toronto dance community next summer?\nJoin our Festival team as a Dance Steward!\nThe dance: made in/fait au canada Festival is looking for emerging artists who are interested in advocating and networking with our National dance community. Get the chance to see the latest in Canada’s contemporary dance. \nWHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU:\n\nWorkshops with professionals\nNetworking orientation\nConnection into the professional world\nBuilding relationships with professional dance artists\nHonorarium\nAccess to the Festival programming\nA look into the professional creative process\n\nAUGUST 11th – 15th\, 2021 \nA Summer Festival of Contemporary Dance \nArtists from Vancouver\, Calgary\, Toronto\, Montreal\, Halifax \nDANCE STEWARDS ARE:\nInterested in engaging with the dance community from across Canada. \nWilling and able to be representatives of the dance: made in canada Festival\, specifically engaging with our audiences during the week of the Festival. \nInterested in meeting our Festival artists and team\, being exposed to the inner workings of a national-wide Festival. \nEXPECTATIONS:\nYou must be available for: \nTwo (2) orientation sessions – 5 Hours total \nOne (1) post-mortem session\, following the festival – 2 Hours total \nYou should be available for at least twelve (12) hours during the week of the Festival – this includes shadowing tech rehearsals\, connecting with Festival artists for one-on-one chats\, attending our Festival programming\, attending Festival workshops free of charge\, and acting as a representative in the lobby of the Festival venue. \nHOW TO APPLY:\nFill out your application HERE \nYou will be asked to provide a short bio and a letter of interest\, stating why you would be right for this role. (100-300 Words) \nSubmission Deadline: January 15th 2020
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/become-a-dance-steward/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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SUMMARY:Call for Participants: Community-based workshop (MZD)
DESCRIPTION:Call for Participants\, deadline January 15 \nMultidisciplinary artist\, facilitator\, teacher\, arts producer and community organizer Kevin Jesuino is seeking LGBT & BIPOC community members and emerging artists to participate in an upcoming community-based workshop and participation-based performance\, Cruising at 30 Kilometers a Second and Attempting Not To Crash. \nJust like in nature\, there is no right or wrong for this project and all individuals and bodies (18+) are encouraged to sign up to participate! \nThe goal of this experimental work is to explore  how queer bodies relate to nature\, create a safe space for discussion\, and loose to interpret and create! \nThis is a workshop based project that requires two types of participants: \n\nPre-recorded participants will receive a score (a series of prompts) that participants  will interpret in a public green space. All scores/prompts are different. Participants must have a smartphone with video capturing capability. All scores are filmed outside and no longer than 30  minutes. Videos will be submitted via wetransfer.com.\nLive performance participants will receive a score (a series of prompts) that they will interpret live on Feb 12 – 7pm or Feb 13 – 2pm. Participants must have a laptop or smartphone. You may be asked to film inside or in your backyard at times. For no longer than 60 minutes.\n\nAll participants will receive: \n\nAn invitation to a virtual collaboration dinner with various multidisciplinary artists;\nCredit for participation in the show and for any future use of its content; and\n$50 in compensation for their participation and 30 minute performance.\n\nRequirements: \n\n18+\nAvailable to attend:\n\nA virtual collaboration dinner on January 23 at 7PM MST; and\nThe live performance(s) on February 12 – 7PM and/or  February 13 – 2 PM.\n\n\nAccess to a smartphone to record or ‘witness’ to your experience.\nPerformance experience is not required.\n\nAll expressions of interest to participate can be submitted online. \nFor more information about the project\, visit www.kevinjesuino.com/participate.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/cruising-at-30-kilometers-a-second-and-attempting-not-to-crash/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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SUMMARY:Connecting Perspectives: A Cross-Border Art Initiative (Call for Choreographers)
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s diplomatic missions in the United States are proud to partner with the Toronto-based Social Distancing Festival to present a new collaborative\, interdisciplinary series called Connecting Perspectives: A Cross-Border Art Initiative\, which will bring together artists who identify as Black\, Indigenous or People of Colour (BIPOC) in Canada and the United States to create collaborative projects that draw inspiration from the theme “Art Today”. \nConnecting Perspectives aims to reflect this time of change\, loss\, and hope— and will spotlight BIPOC visual artists\, choreographers\, composers/musicians\, poets\, and spoken word artists who are enthusiastic about collaborating on new art and who can embrace the digital exhibition of their work. \n___________________ \nApplications will be reviewed by a jury of professional BIPOC artists. A total of 26 artists (13 artists in Canada and 13 artists in the United States) will be chosen to participate\, and each artist will be paired with another artist (1 artist in Canada with 1 artist in the United States). \nAll chosen artists who complete a collaborative art piece for the project will receive USD $1000\, as well as USD $200 for expenses. \nApplicants must be residents of Canada or the United States\, have a minimum of 2 years professional experience\, and be available to work on this project between February and the end of April 2021. \nFor more information about the process and eligibility requirements\, please visit socialdistancingfestival.com/connectingperspectives \nThe deadline for submissions is January 22nd at 11:59pm ET. Given that the project seeks to include participants from across the United States and Canada\, we may need to stop accepting applications from certain regions if we have received a large amount of submissions. We encourage artists to apply quickly!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/connecting-perspectives-a-cross-border-art-initiative-call-for-choreographers/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
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SUMMARY:REELING: Dance for Screen Festival
DESCRIPTION:Call for submissions\, deadline January 31 \nMZD is accepting submissions of short video works (10 minutes or less) for REELING: Dance for Screen Festival.\nREELING’s focus is to represent the best work from artists across Alberta\, Canada\, and the world who have been pushed by the 2020 pandemic to innovate the dance medium through the use of video. \nWorks could include (but are not limited to): \n\nCultural dances;\nWork from under-represented artists; and\nInterdisciplinary collaborations.\n\nUp to 25 works will be selected and presented at the festival through various online and community events\, including a big screen drive-in party and presentation. \nParticipants will receive: \n\nA feature spot in the online festival\, scheduled for May 2021;\nCredit and mention in festival promotion\, and on the MZD website; and\nAn honorarium.\n\nAll individuals are welcome to apply\, and submissions must include: \n\nThe title\, length and date of your piece;\nA 140 character elevator pitch (think original Twitter\, lol);\nA 400 word (or less) description of the project;\nA link to your film or footage (up to 10 minutes long);\nHeadshot and bio (lead artist only\, please include where you are from); and\nRelevant online links (website\, social media etc.).\n\nAll applications must be submitted through the online application form. \nInquiries about the festival may be sent to info@milezerodance.com. \nApplication deadline is January 31.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/reeling-dance-for-screen-festival/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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SUMMARY:International Dance Week Showcase Application Deadline (Free Flow Dance Theatre Company)
DESCRIPTION:Applications to participate are now open! Deadline to apply is January 31\, 2021.  \nWe are currently in the process of planning our International Dance Week Showcase for 2021. Inquiries and Artist Applications can be directed to freeflowdance@gmail.com. \nThe pandemic has had lasting repercussions on the live performance world. Free Flow Dance Theatre is presenting a week-long online showcase highlighting the cultural diversity of Canadian dance artists. The event will promote cross-collaboration between cultures. Successful applicants will create original short work prepared for a live stream performance. Performances should include choreography that is 10 minutes or less that is inspired by the diversity of dance and participate in a short 5 minute talkback period following the performance. \nWe will prioritize collaborations between First Nations dancers and POC with other contemporary or cultural dance artists. 1 artistic project will be featured online per day during the presentation period of 1 week April 25th- May 1st 2021. All performances will be recorded and preserved for use on the Free Flow Dance Theatre company website or Youtube channel for future viewing. \nMore information can be found here. \nThank you to our 2021 Funders SaskCulture and SK Arts!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/international-dance-week-showcase-applications-free-flow-dance-theatre-company/
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