| MISSION
:: FOR THE ARTIST :: GRDF
SCHEDULE :: ABOUT 2008 ARTISTS
& PREVIOUS PERFORMERS
GENERAL
INFO
The
2008 Goose Route Dance Festival takes place
July 10-20, 2008 in Shepherdstown, WV.
The Festival includes performances, master classes, classes
for kids, talks, outreach events, and teacher training.
There
are two weekends of performances (July
11-13 and July 18-20). Each weekend has four performances
(Friday night, Saturday matinee, Saturday night, Sunday
matinee), with the Friday night and Saturday matinee being
the same show and the Saturday night and Sunday matinee
being the same show.
Each
show is shared by three choreographers/companies,
each performing approximately 20 minutes of repertory. Artists
are invited to apply to be in one show (20 minutes of repertory)
or two shows (40 minutes of repertory), although we make
the final decision about whether artists are invited for
one or two shows.
Master
classes and classes for kids taught by the participating
artists are held each weekend. If you are applying to perform
and are also interested in teaching adults and/or kids,
please submit a proposal for a class as well.
Participating
artists are invited to stay for the entire weekend of the
Festival, even if they are only performing in one of the
shows, and take the master classes (free for Festival artists),
attend the lectures, and generally be part of the festivities.
WHAT
TO SEND US
Dance
artists should send (mail address below; please
no electronic submissions) information about
the piece(s) they propose performing at the Festival. This
information should include:
*
which weekend(s) you are available to participate;
*
whether you are proposing to be in one show
(20 minutes of repertory performed either Friday/Saturday
or Saturday/Sunday) OR two shows (20 minutes
of repertory for Friday/Saturday performances and a different
20 minutes of repertory for Saturday/Sunday performances)
*
the number of dancers in each piece;
*the
length of each piece, its mood,
music, sets, and anything
else you think we need to know about each piece;
*
a DVD (or VHS tape) of the piece(s) you
propose performing. The video/DVD should show us the finished
work, even if it is a rehearsal tape. If there are multiple
pieces on one video/DVD, please be very clear about which
dance you would like us to look at.
*
Finally, don't forget to send information about
you and your company (press kit, bio, etc.)!
If
you are interested in performing two shows, we need 20 minutes
of different repertory for each day; and
please tell us which pieces you would want to perform on
which day.
CLASS
PROPOSALS
If
you are also interested in teaching a class, please provide
a brief description of the class (what
technique, what you will focus on, if it's an improvisation
class or a partnering class, etc.). You do not have to teach
a class in order to be considered for a performing slot.
Please bear in mind that classes are geared for intermediate-advanced
dancers, but that is a wide range here -- including teenagers
with little experience of modern dance and adult recreational
dancers, as well as fellow Festival participants.
We
also offer classes for younger kids, so feel free to submit
an idea for a kids' class too.
Deadline
(postmark) for submission of proposals: DECEMBER 7, 2007.
We
plan to notify selected artists by March 1, 2008.
Proposals
should be sent to:
GRAC,
PO Box 1552, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Include
a SASE if you want material returned to you.
|
