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<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Request for Proposals</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">DanceWorks 2017</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline for submissions is August 1st, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">DanceWorks 2017 is an important part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2016-2017 Season. DanceWorks offers Northeast Ohio dance companies and choreographers the opportunity to
have world premiere works presented in a series with other local dance companies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Through a submission process, CPT hopes to select 2 – 4 dance companies to be part of DanceWorks 2017 in the James Levin Theatre. This year CPT is only accepting submissions
for groups to perform half of a double bill. Groups that share an evening will share revenue, rehearsal time and technical time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Each pair of groups will have access to the James Levin Theatre for one week: Monday through Wednesday for load-in and rehearsal, and Thursday through Saturday for performances.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are accepting submissions for four weeks that will feature local companies: May 8<sup>th</sup> – 13<sup>th</sup>, May 15<sup>th</sup> – 20<sup>th</sup>, May 22<sup>nd</sup>
– 27<sup>th</sup> and May 29<sup>th</sup> – June 3<sup>rd</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The James Levin 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">CPT produces a direct mail brochure 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Each selected group will receive a minimum guarantee of $750 against a box office split of 30% for the dance company. For example if a project makes $2000 at the box office,
the project will keep the $750 guarantee. If the box office is $4000, the project will get a total of $1,200, an additional $450 over the original $750. Ticket prices for DanceWorks range from $12 – 30.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Selection:
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The purpose of DanceWorks is to serve new work by established 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. Performances should be comprised of at least 50% world premiere work. DanceWorks performances should be high quality
work and be well thought-out, rehearsed and prepared.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">CPT expends a great deal of resources to make DanceWorks happen, and we are looking for projects for which DanceWorks will provide a significant impact both on the company
that is performing and on our audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">DanceWorks 2017 APPLICATION<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h3 style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline: August 1st, 2016</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="background:white"><em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Materials will not be returned to applicants.</span></b></em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you would like to be considered for DanceWorks 2017, please complete the attached application form and submit to New Play Associate, Caitlin Lewins via email at
<a href="mailto:clewins@cptonline.org">clewins@cptonline.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/danceworks-17-rfp/">Click here for a Microsoft Word version of the application.</a><br>
<a href="http://www.cptonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DanceWorks-17-RFP.pdf">Click here for a PDF version of the application.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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