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Audition for Dancers

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H.T. Chen and Dancers seeks strong male modern dancers for its 2012-13 season of performances, plus rehearsal of new choreography and touring.
Paid rehearsals, concerts, national touring, educational programs
Auditions are: throughout May and June. Please email for appointment:
Location: Chen Dance Center, 70 Mulberry St, 2nd fl, corner Mulberry & Bayard, 1 block south of Canal Street

Requirements
Strong modern work required. Must be available immediately for weekday rehearsals.
Performances begin in October

To audition, please email your resume to:ChenDanceAuditions@gmail.com
Recipient of the 2009 NYC Mayor’s Arts Award, a 2002 NYS Governor’s Arts Award, and a 2005 Bessies Special Citation, the company performs annually in New York, conducts residencies and educational programming throughout the year, and operates a year-round school and blackbox theater in lower Manhattan.

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The School: Culminating Performances

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Join us for performances of Chen Dance Center’s Educational programs!
Children from throughout the neighborhood are preparing for culminating programs in June:

Wednesday, June 6th
P.S. 42 SHOWCASE
Eighty 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students from our After-School program at P.S. 42 will present classwork and movement studies in 4 performances on Wednesday, June 6th.

Saturday & Sunday, June 9 & 10
The School at Chen Dance Center will hold its annual Piano Recital. Students will be performing piano pieces they have been working on throughout the semester.

Saturday & Sunday, June 16 & 17
DANCE RECITAL
The School at Chen Dance Center will hold its Spring Dance Recitals. The Modern Dance, Ballet, and Hip Hop classes will showcase the talents of its young students in 6 performances.

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Every Day is a Holiday: TV Showings

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Every Day is a Holiday

Theresa Loong’s film previewed at Chen Dance Center last December
If you missed the showing, you can catch it on TV!

New York Listing:
WLIW 21 on May 13 at 12:00 PM & May 27 at 5:30 PM
PBS Thirteen on May 27 at 2:30 PM & May 28 at 2:00 AM

Click here for full listing

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Find out where we are this week!

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Contrary to the NYT article, the Pine Ridge Indian reservation is a land of immense beauty and strength demonstrated by its people and their traditions.

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Magic Lantern

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Presenting MAGIC LANTERN!

SUBMIT YOUR FILM!
Office open until 5:30pm to drop off your finished film

Screening: May 20th - 21st, 2012

Chen Dance Center announces the Magic Lantern Film Slam, open to all filmmakers. Everyone is welcome to participate. Please follow our guidelines below.

Film Slam Guidelines:
1. Films must be under 15 minutes (including credits)
2. Films must adhere to MPAA guidelines and have a rating of PG-13 or lower
3. Films must have one scene take place in Chinatown (or if you’re not in NYC then a Chinatown in your neighborhood)
AND Choose (at least) one from below:
4. At least one character wearing all red
5. At least one dance sequence in it
6. A red lantern prop

If the topics listed are not met, they will be ineligible to win prizes but can be screened

First Prize: Dinner for Two
Second Prize: Two tickets to a show at Chen Dance Center
Third Prize: Chen Dance Center Tote Bag
Special Acknowledgment: Chen Dance Center T-Shirt

Format:
Data DVD containing a quicktime movie Apple Pro Res 422 (HQ) 1440 x 1080 23.97 fps 48 khz stereo audio

Please note:
- MLFS will not own any of the submitted films but reserves the right to use stills and segments from submitted films for advertising.
- The artist must obtain legal rights for any music used in their films.

Films must be submitted by May 9th, 2012. Please mail or hand deliver them to
Chen Dance Center
70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013

If there are any technical problems you will be contacted by May 14th, 2012 and you’ll have until the May 18th, 2012 to resubmit.  Re-submitted films with technical problems will not be screened.

      

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