[NEohioPAL] DanceWorks 10 applications being accepted at CPT

Mon Jul 20 11:52:03 PDT 2009

Applications are now being accepted for DanceWorks 10 at Cleveland
Public Theatre. 

Deadline for applications is August 14, 2009.

Overview of DanceWorks

CPT is gearing up for the 2009-2010 season and DanceWorks 2010 is an
important part of that season. DanceWorks offers dance companies and
choreographers the opportunity to have their works presented in a series
with other local dance companies. 

CPT will select four or more groups to be part of DanceWorks 10. Each of
these groups gets either the Gordon Square Theatre or James Levin
Theatre for one week: Monday through Wednesday for load-in and
rehearsal, and Thursday through Sunday for performances. This year's
series will be offered March 29 - April 18, 2010.

CPT continues to work to maximize the impact of this series while
keeping it sustainable organizationally. We want to find the best way to
serve presented groups and our audiences while keeping within the limits
of CPT's technical staff and resources. Both theatres will be set-up
with a repertory lighting plot suitable for dance. Companies may alter
that set-up; however, they must then take full responsibility for
implementing their own set-up and restoring the space for the following
company.

Please note CPT  will accept applications for shorter works to be
included in a shared evening of up to three artists or groups. If you
are interested in this option please clearly note this in your
application. Groups that share an evening will need to share revenue,
rehearsal time, and technical time. 

It is up to each project to provide its own artistic collaborators and
additional technical staff as needed. CPT will provide an in-house stage
manager. CPT also provides box office and house management staff. 

Although CPT produces a direct mail piece advertising all of DanceWorks,
it is up to the individual companies to promote their own show.  CPT
will also send out press releases for listings and do what we can to
assist and coordinate marketing efforts.

The net box office receipts will be split 60% for the dance company and
40% for CPT; however, each group will be provided with a box office
guarantee of $1,000 in advance. (Projects which share an evening will
receive a smaller guarantee and a smaller cut of box office: 2 groups:
30/30/40 with a $600 advance or 3 groups: 20/20/20/40 with a $500
advance.) Ticket prices for DanceWorks are as follows: $10 Thursdays,
$20 General Admission, $17 Students and Seniors, $5 for CPT artists with
current Artist Card. Each dance company may also create a discount or
special offer for their patrons.

Selection: 

The purpose of DanceWorks is to serve existing and emerging dance
companies and choreographers in Cleveland. DanceWorks seeks to represent
a diversity of forms, genres, and aesthetic values. We want to create an
environment where companies can boldly experiment and stretch beyond
their past repertory. DanceWorks performances should be high quality
work; they should be well thought-out, rehearsed and prepared. CPT
provides a separate series called Big [BOX] which may include work that
is earlier in its development. 

Two major factors in selecting works are capability and impact.
Companies should demonstrate that they have experienced personnel
capable of independently managing your production needs, including
sound, lighting, and stage needs. CPT is looking for companies that can
organize their needs and resources in an effective way that allows them
to be fully prepared.

DanceWorks is about new work and all companies must have at least one
major premiere in their evening.  

In the application, companies should demonstrate that they have
experienced personnel capable of independently managing production
requirements including sound, lighting, and stage needs.

CPT expends a great deal of resources to make DanceWorks happen and we
want that effort to have the best possible result in the community. We
are looking for projects for which DanceWorks will provide a significant
impact.

If you would like to be considered for DanceWorks 09, please fill out
the attached application form or you can request a Word format
application from Beth Wood via email at bwood at cptonline.org.  

Deadline for submissions is August 14, 2009. 

DanceWorks 10 APPLICATION

Deadline: August 14, 2009

Thank you for your interest in DanceWorks Please complete the
application and submit it with your supplemental materials and a work
sample (if available) to: Attn: DanceWorks, Cleveland Public Theatre,
6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH  44102 or email your materials to
Associate Artistic Director Beth Wood at bwood at cptonline.org

Group______________________________________________________________ 

Contact Name ___________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________
___

Phone________________ Cell________________ E-Mail________________

Title of Performance:

Length of Performance:

Circle One:                Full Evening                Partial Evening 

Requested performance dates in order of preference: 

(available dates: 4/4-4/11, 4/11-4/18)

Preferred performance space:

(circle one)

Gordon Square Theatre                                  James Levin
Theatre                          No Preference

What single backstage position do you most need CPT to provide?

(If CPT does not provide the Stage Manager, you must provide a Stage
Manager who must attend a separate orientation session and will need to
work within CPT guidelines and fulfill CPT's Stage Management needs as
well.) Circle one:

Stage Manager                       Lighting Board Operator
Sound Operator

Backstage ASM                      Other
_____________________________________

Please attach up to two sheets answering the following questions

1) Describe the project. (What is the basis for the piece? How do you
currently envision it?)

2) If you anticipate making alterations to the lighting plot and/or
stage, please give us a general idea as to what you envision doing and
what expectations you may have of CPT staff to assist with that change.
Also include your plans for strike and load out.

3) How would participation in DanceWorks impact you artistically and
professionally?

4) What is your background and experience that gives you confidence that
you can complete this project? What skills do you have to be able to
produce the work? (Optional for companies with previous DanceWorks
experience)

5) Brief History of company. (Optional for companies with previous
DanceWorks experience)

6) Who is/are the choreographer(s)? (please attach bios or resumes)

7) Who is actually dancing in the piece? (i.e. highly skilled
professional dancers, university students, developing dancers, etc) 

Supplementary Materials: Include any additional information to support
your application: for example resume, artist biographies, script,
treatment, artistic statement, reviews, audience feedback, letters of
recommendation, etc.

Work Sample: Include work samples such as video, photos, past scripts,
etc. Please annotate the sample clearly so we know how it is relevant to
your proposal and label it clearly with you or your companies name,

**Video materials will only be returned to those artists who are not
selected if they include an appropriate sized, stamped, and
self-addressed envelope.**

Mindy Herman

Communications Director

Cleveland Public Theatre

6415 Detroit Ave.

Cleveland, OH  44102

[p] 216.631.2727 x 203

[f]  216.631.2575

mherman at cptonline.org <mailto:mherman at cptonline.org> 

www.cptonline.org <http://www.cptonline.org> 

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