newsteps
an emerging choreographers series
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AUDITIONS INFORMATION
CALL-IN: |
Thursday, January 17, NOON – 1PM (212-349-0126/0438) |
APPLICATION DUE: |
Friday, January 25, 2008Fax: 212-349-0494 Email: info@htchendance.org |
AUDITIONS: |
Friday, February 1 , 5 - 8 pm Saturday, February 2 , 5 - 7 pm |
PERFORMANCES: |
Thursday – Saturday, April 24 – 26, 2008 @ 7:30 PM |
Chen Dance Center (CDC) (formerly Mulberry St Theater) announces auditions for the Spring 2008 newsteps series, featuring emerging choreographers in New York City who are producing new works and works-in-progress. This semi-annual series, est. in 1995, has presented over 142 artists and is dedicated to providing support and performance opportunities for experimental, innovative, and risk-taking works. A total of 4 - 6 choreographers will be presented in three performances from Thu- Sat, April 24 – 26, 2008. An artist honorarium, free rehearsal space, and publicity are provided to selected choreographers. Go to www.chendancecenter.org for more info.
Each choreographer may propose up to 10 minutes of work for the series. All works must be new or in progress, and should not be performed in New York City three months prior to, or after, the newsteps performances. Arrangements must be made in advance for pieces having special technical needs or requiring clean-up.
AUDITION and APPLICATION
Choreographers should call MST on Thursday, January 17 between Noon and 1 PM. Upon calling the theater, each will be assigned a 10-minute audition slot on either Friday, February 1 or Saturday, February 2. Those who receive an audition slot will also receive an application, which must be returned to CDC by Friday, January 25. For the audition, each choreographer may present up to 7 minutes of work(s), with the remaining time left for discussion with the audition panel.
Chen Dance Center (CDC) (formerly Mulberry St Theater) CDC co-presents independent artists through three modern dance series: Co-Presentation, newsteps, and Ear to the Ground. As a modern dance presenter, CDC supports the development of young artists by providing a professional theater space in which artists of high caliber have the freedom to experiment with risk-taking new work and receive visibility in the dance community and press.
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Location:
Stage dimensions: 23’W X
21’L X15’H
Floor: Black marley on
wooden dance floor
Lighting: General wash for
the audition
Sound: CD, cassette player
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- Jennifer Dunning, New York Times -
MULBERRY ST THEATER is part of H.T. DANCE COMPANY, INC. H.T. DANCE COMPANY is funded by:
Public funds: National Endowment for the Arts, New York
State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and
Councilman Alan J. Gerson.
Private funds: Altria Group, Inc., Carnegie Corporation,
FADA, Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Lila Acheson
Wallace Theater Fund, MetLife Foundation, Morgan Stanley Foundation, and New
York Community Trust.