[NEohioPAL] Proposals for CPT's DanceWorks Series due Friday!

[Beth Wood]

Request for Proposals

Cleveland Public Theatre's

DanceWorks 2014

Deadline for submissions is this Friday, June 21, 2013.


DanceWorks 2014 is an important part of Cleveland Public Theatre's 13-14 Season. DanceWorks offers Northeast Ohio dance companies and choreographers the opportunity to have their works presented in a series with other local dance companies.

CPT will select 4 - 5 dance companies to be part of DanceWorks 2014 in the Gordon Square Theatre. Each selected group will have access to the Gordon Square Theatre for one week: Monday through Wednesday for load-in and rehearsal, and Thursday through Saturday for performances. Next season's series is currently scheduled for March 31st - April 26th, 2013.

Please note that CPT often partners two dance companies to split one evening into a double bill. Groups that share an evening will share revenue, rehearsal time and technical time.

Gordon Square Theatre will be set-up with a repertory lighting plot suitable for dance. Companies may alter that set-up; however, they then take full responsibility for implementing the alterations and restoring the space to its original state directly following their final performance.

It is up to each project to provide its own artistic collaborators and additional technical staff as needed. CPT will provide a series stage manager, as well as box office and house management staff.

CPT produces a direct mail piece advertising the DanceWorks series. However, it is up to the individual companies to promote their own show. CPT will do what we can to assist dance companies' marketing efforts.

Single bills will receive a minimum guarantee of $1,500 ($750 for each company sharing a double bill) against gross box office split of 60% for the dance company and 40% for CPT (30/30/40 for double bills). For example if a project makes $2000 at the box office, the project will keep the $1,500 guarantee. If the box office is $4000, the project will get a total of $2,400, an additional $900 over the original $1,500. Ticket prices for DanceWorks range from $10-25.


Selection:
The purpose of DanceWorks is to serve established and emerging dance companies and choreographers in Cleveland and Cleveland audiences. 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.

Major factors in selecting works are capability, impact, and quality. 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.

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 both on the company that is performing and on our audience.



Application:
If you would like to be considered for DanceWorks 2014, please complete the attached application form or you can request a Word format application from Associate Artistic Director Beth Wood via email at bwood at cptonline.org<mailto:bwood at cptonline.org>.


Deadline for submissions is June 21, 2013.

Click here for the application<http://cptonline.org/DanceWorks13-14RFP.pdf>. (http://cptonline.org/DanceWorks13-14RFP.pdf)




Beth Wood
Associate Artistic Director
Cleveland Public Theatre
6415 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102
216-631-2727 ext. 206
216-631-2575 (fax)
bwood at cptonline.org<mailto:bwood at cptonline.org>


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