**Applications Closed**
Sponsored by Dance Place, The International Association of Blacks in Dance, and DanceAfrica, DC Elders’ Council. The Deal-Davis DanceAfrica, DC Commission Project is made possible with direct financial and administrative support from Dance Place and the financial support of The International Association of Blacks in Dance.
The Deal-Davis Commission will support the development of one new work that will be presented in concert at Dance Place as part of the DanceAfrica, DC 2020 celebration. The DanceAfrica, DC Elder’s Council is interested in supporting the creation of new dances grounded in the deeply rooted traditions of the African Diaspora that simultaneously move the art form into the future. The selected commission will reflect this value, and we are excited to provide this opportunity to choreographers in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia metropolitan area.
The commission will be awarded by a panel consisting of the DanceAfrica, DC Elders’ Council, Dance Place and The International Association of Blacks in Dance staff based on the strength of the application and artistic merit.
Deal-Davis DanceAfrica DC Commission Project InformationTimeline:
– Application Release: December 11, 2019
– Application Due Date: January 20, 2020 **EXTENDED through January 24
– Announcement/Notification of Deal-Davis DanceAfrica DC Commission Recipient: February 14, 2020
– Commission Development, Consultancy and Rehearsal Period: February through May 1, 2020
– Lighting Design and Dress Rehearsal: May 2020
– Premiere of Deal-Davis DanceAfrica DC 2020 Commission: May 29, 30, or 31, 2020 are potential dates
Selected Choreographer/proposal will receive:
- Selected Choreographer/proposal will receive:
- $2,500.00 USD to support the development of a new work, no more than 20 minutes in length
- Up to $1,500.00 USD for rehearsal stipends for artists
- $800 per performance, maximum of two performances at DanceAfrica, DC 2020
- Rehearsal space at Dance Place as available/as needed
- Mentorship by Mama Sylvia Soumah & Dance Place administration for budgeting and creation of a production timeline
- One-year Individual Membership to The International Association of Blacks in Dance
- Dedicated lighting design including consultation leading up to the performance
- High-quality video recording of completed commissioned work
(all financial payments to choreographer and artists to be administered by Dance Place)
Application Requirements:
- Complete application form
- Biography (maximum 200 words in length)
- Resume/CV (maximum 2 pages in length): must include professional performing arts experience and history of study of African/African Diaspora dance and music forms
- Video sample of prior choreographed works of no more than 3 to 5 minutes (no more than 2 samples)
- An artistic statement that describes your current creative work and/or process
- Brief narrative of the choreographic vision for the new work
- Headshot/photo
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