Audition for newsteps Spring 2012

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newsteps: A Choreographers’ Series

Call-In: Wednesday, January 11, Noon-1 PM (212.349.0438)

Application Due: Friday, January 20, 2012


Auditions: Friday, January 27, 5-8 PM OR Saturday, January 28, 3-5 PM

Performances: Thursday-Saturday, April 12-14, 2012 @ 7:30 PM


Chen Dance Center (CDC) (formerly Mulberry St Theater) announces auditions for the Spring 2009 newsteps series, featuring emerging choreographers in New York City who are producing new works and works-in-progress.  This semi-annual series, est. in 1994, has presented over 200 artists and is dedicated to providing support and performance opportunities for experimental, innovative, and risk-taking works.  Selected choreographers will be presented in three performances from Thursday-Saturday, April 12-14, 2012.  An artist honorarium, rehearsal space, and publicity are provided to selected choreographers. 

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 CDC on Wednesday, January 11 between Noon and 1 PM.  Upon calling CDC, each will be assigned a 10-minute audition slot on either Friday, January 27 or Saturday, January 28.  Those who receive an audition slot will also receive an application, which must be returned to CDC by Friday, January 20.  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. 


CDC is an intimate, black box performance space dedicated to providing professional opportunities for artists and promoting development of new audiences.  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. 


Location: 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013
Stage dimensions: 23’W X 21’L X 15’H
Floor: Black marley on wooden dance floor
Lighting: General wash for the audition
Sound: CD or MP3 Player



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