Shared Choreographers' Concerts

CHOREOGRAPHERS - Proposals are now being accepted for the April 13 -14, 2012 Shared Choreographers' Concert.

Work with another dancer/producer and learn everything from scheduling and ego massaging to running a post-concert Q&A.

Proposal deadline: Friday, March 2, 2012 at 5:00pm in the Shared Choreographers' Concert mail slot or by mail to The Dance Complex/SCC, 536 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139.

Showings: Sunday, March 11 and Sunday, April 1, 2012. Choreographers and dancers MUST BE AVAILABLE for these dates and for

Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, April 12, 2012.

If you have these dates available and are eager to gain some invaluable experience, please contact me with a brief explanatory introduction and resume.

Dancingly yours,
Rozann

Want to help build a stronger dance community?

Learn to produce a concert as part of the landmark SCC program.

SCC is open for proposals now!

Send proposals to: scc.dancecomplex@gmail.com

Gotta Dance?
Gotta Get Your Dance Shown?

If you're looking for a great opportunity to learn valuable professional skills and help build a stronger dance community, here is an amazingly fun and rewarding job: learn how to produce a concert.

The process is through the land mark Shared Choreographers' Concert program.

Organize showings, write press material, handle a budget and lead a post-performance Q&A. And get paid (a pittance).

If you are available and interested, please contact scc.dancecomplex@gmail.com with a resume and cover letter.

Here's how it works:

In order to participate in the Shared Choreographers' Concert, please submit a written description of your proposed piece by the proposal deadline. This description should include information about your idea, such as number of dancers, movement style, concepts, music, props, goals, etc.; please be as specific as you can. Be sure to include your phone number and email address. Finished dances can be up to 10 minutes long. Preference is given to never-performed pieces and to choreographers who have not participated in recent Shared Choreographers' Concert productions. After the proposal deadline, the producers will call you to give you a showing time, usually held on Sundays between 1:00-5:00pm (if you or your dancers have any REAL time constraints, say so in your proposal). For each showing, there is usually 20 minutes to perform what there is of the dance and get feedback from the mentors. The producers will notify everyone within 2 days re: whether their piece is accepted, not accepted, or a maybe. If your piece is selected, you will get a $40 honorarium and 6 free hours of rehearsal at the Dance Complex in addition to being produced in a concert. At the second showing, which is closer to the concert date, it is expected that your dance will have evolved. This is another time for mentor feedback. If your piece is not chosen this time, you can submit it for another of the three Shared Choreographers' Concerts each year. Producers may submit pieces.

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DANCE COMPLEX OPEN HOUSE

Twice a year, The Dance Complex offers a day of free classes. Experience the rich diversity of dance that the Complex has to offer, FREE OF CHARGE: 20-minute mini-classes from Flamenco to Bellydance, Hip-Hop to Tango, West African to Modern.

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WORKSTUDY PROGRAM at the DANCE COMPLEX

The Dance Complex is volunteer-based and artist-run. WorkStudy Program Members barter their time in exchange for Workstudy slips. These slips can be applied towards classes or rehearsal time (they have no cash value). More importantly, WorkStudy program members garner a close connection to the dance family of the Cambridge and Greater Boston area.

• For every one (1) hour worked, the WorkStudy member receives one (1) WorkStudy slip.
• Members who work an opening or closing shift receive three (3) slips per shift.
• Each WorkStudy slip may be redeemed for one (1) class or towards one (1) hour of studio time for rehearsal.

Anyone who is interested in becoming involved in the WorkStudy Program is encouraged to apply! Apply in person by asking for an application from the WorkStudy Member at the front desk of the Dance Complex.

If you have any questions please contact the WorkStudy Coordinator at 617.547.9363 X11.

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READ / DANCE

NOTICE: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO LOSS OF FUNDING.

A collaborative project with the Cambridge Public Library System, it incorporates the school curriculum during the school year and the Summer Reading theme during the Summer to provide movement/reading workshops at each of the Cambridge Public Libraries. Children learn to read choreography; to understand movement as reflections of ideas and emotions; to explore ideas through their bodies and to create their own stories in more than one way. Using familiar books, stories, words and images, dance and the process of dance making become familiar and comfortable. As children explore stories and literary ideas through movement, they begin to explore their own ideas and emotions, telling their own stories through dance.

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See our PERFORMANCES and WORKSHOPS pages for more information on upcoming shows, workshops, auditions, and jams.