January | 2015 | Biodance

As part of its upcoming Dance & Social Justice Series, Rochester-based modern dance company BIODANCE is now accepting dance-related proposals from artists of multiple disciplines. This is an opportunity to develop new socially-conscious work and to collaborate with BIODANCE.

Selected works may receive a modest honorarium, pending the outcome of a grant application; one or more of these works may be chosen to be a part of BIODANCE’s anticipated performances in the 2015 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival.Artists can submit one of three types of proposals:
work that engages only BIODANCE dancers/performers
work that engages only non-BIODANCE dancers or performers
work that engages a combination of BIODANCE and non-BIODANCE performers
**Please note that only a limited number of applications will be able to be accepted for #1 and #3, and these types of works will need to be arranged according to the availability of BIODANCE performers and rehearsal space.**New works will be featured in at least one of the following community performances:

10:30AM Fri., May 29, 2015
Monroe Community Hospital, 435 East Henrietta Rd, Rochester NY
12:30PM Fri., June 19, 2015
Community Place of Greater Rochester, 145 Parsells Ave, Rochester NY
12:30PM Fri., Sept. 11, 2015
Kinections, 718 University Ave, Rochester NY
12:00PM Fri., Oct. 16, 2015 (tentative date/time)
Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester

Proposing artists must adhere to the following guidelines:
Works must include some element related to social justice.
Artists of any age are welcome, but may not be currently enrolled in a K-12 or undergraduate degree program.
All materials must be submitted by February 20, 2015 at 11:59PM EST to [email protected] with the subject heading “Dance & Social Justice.”

Required Materials:
The proposal— no more than 1 page (or 500 words), attached to your email in the form of a .pdf file
A link to a sample of your work
A bio— no more than 250 words, submitted in .pdf format

All inquiries may be submitted to Missy Pfohl Smith at [email protected].