Dance in Queens: Summer Dance Residency - CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Presented by Queens Museum of Art and TOPAZ ARTS

 

TOPAZ ARTS and Queens Museum of Art announce a call for artist proposals for the sixth annual Dance in Queens summer residency and performance series. This program offers choreographers the unique opportunity to rehearse and perform at the Queens Museum of Art. Taking place Summer 2008, Dance in Queens encourages the creation of new dance works, allowing viewers a rare glimpse of the creative process. New this year, rehearsals will take place both within the galleries of the museum and at TOPAZ ARTS during June-August 2008.

Four choreographers will be selected from a competitive application process. Awardees will receive free rehearsal space, a stipend of $500 and a public presentation of their work at the Queens Museum. Choreographers and their dancers will have up to six weeks access to rehearsal space, with each residency concluding in a performance at the Queens Museum of Art as part of Passport Fridays music, dance, and film program. Each choreographer performs on one of the following Friday dates: August 1, 8, 15, 22, 2008.

Choreographers from all five boroughs of New York City may apply. Applications will be reviewed on the basis of the proposed work and videotape sample. Application form may be downloaded at www.topazarts.org or www.queensmuseum.org. Award notifications will be sent via email by May 15th.

Click here to download current guidelines and details [PDF]

DEADLINE: APRIL 25, 2008 (postmark deadline)

Application seminar & walk-through: Saturday, March 22, 3:30pm
 
 

TOPAZ ARTS, Inc. is a nonprofit multidisciplinary arts center located in Woodside, Queens. Providing a creative oasis for dance, audio, and visual arts, TOPAZ ARTS offers affordable space and technical support for the artistic process. Founded in 2000 by artists Todd Richmond and Paz Tanjuaquio, their collaborative vision is shared with the community in creating a multi-use space for the arts. The 2,500 sq. ft. facility includes a dance rehearsal space, an audio/ media studio, and gallery/workshop. For more information, please visit http://www.topazarts.org or call 718 505 0440.

TOPAZ ARTS, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization made possible by the generosity of individuals and with support from Queens Council on the Arts/Queens Community Arts Fund; Asian American Artists Alliance/JP Morgan Chase Manhattan Regrants; Neighborhood Housing Services of Northern Queens; Materials for the Arts, a program of NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs/Dept of Sanitation/Board of Education. The TOPAZ ARTS space subsidy program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency and Dance Theater Workshop's Outer/Space Program with funds from the NYC Council.