It's hard to write a brief blurb about yourself when it starts like this: I graduated with a degree in Performing Arts and Social Justice, with an emphasis in Dance. I ended up in Los Angeles where I'm attempting to start a business and make my way as an artist. One day, I woke up and went hey, I think I'm actually a starving artist. I primarily perform as a professional belly dancer, but also still have the occasional modern dance gig.
These are the things that Inspire me and the things (I like to think) I've learned, especially about being a dancer in LA. I also like to pass on information about classes, auditions and more in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
*LA DANCE ADVANCE*
LA STAGE Alliance announces LA Dance Advance, an initiative to increase
connections between Los Angeles area dance artists and regional and national
audiences. LA Dance Advance is intended to build the organizational capacity
of participating dance companies and choreographers to expand their regional
and national audiences.
Approximately 7 to 9 LA-based dance companies/choreographers will be
selected for this nine-month initiative, October 2011 through June 2012. In
LA Dance Advance, participants will conduct self-assessments, work with a
coach, attend workshops, network with their peers, develop a brief plan for
audience growth, and apply for small implementation grants.
LA Dance Advance is a response to the fact that dance has long faced
challenges in Los Angeles, including a lack of community connections and
support structures. As a result, LA dance companies and choreographers have
often experienced difficulties developing local followings and/or generating
in- or out-of-region booking opportunities.
You may find a program overview at LASTAGEAlliance.com/
DanceAdvance.
*Who Should Apply:*
LA Dance Advance is for dance companies and choreographers located in Los
Angeles County with a demonstrated capacity to reach audiences and at a
threshold of audience growth. This means organizations that are poised for
increased touring in- or out-of-region, as well as those already actively
touring but seeking to perform more in-region. Participants can be
nonprofit, unincorporated or for-profit dance companies, or individual
choreographers employed by or volunteering for dance companies. While LA
Dance Advance includes small implementation grants, it is not primarily a
funding program. A limited number of participants (approximately 7 - 9) will
be selected.
LA Dance Advance is not intended for dance companies and choreographers that
already have a well-established capacity for both touring and local
performing on a regular basis. Also, it is not designed for emerging dance
artists, those without a track record of touring and reaching audiences
inside and outside of the region, those whose primary focus is dance
education, and students enrolled in a degree program.
*How to Apply:*
The LA Dance Advance has a two-stage application process:
1. Letter of interest (brief Online Form): Submission Deadline is September
15, 2011 5pm
Please visit LASTAGEAlliance.com/DanceAdvance to access the Letter of Intent
online form.
2. Full application:
Those invited to submit a full application will have a deadline of October
14, 2011
Participants will be announced in the first week of November.
*For more information:*
Visit us at LASTAGEAlliance.com/DanceAdvance,
email info@LASTAGEAlliance.com, or
call us at 213.614.0556 × 717
LA Dance Advance is a collaboration of three organizations: LA STAGE
Alliance, which is administering the initiative; the City of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs, which is providing financial and
professional support; and the Southern California Dance Futures Fund, which
is providing dance-specific leadership and
assistance. Funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Los Angeles Audition - Eastside Dance
New project seeks male and female contemporary/modern dancers with strong technique.
Must be available for Sunday rehearsals 11-1.
Unpaid rehearsals to start but paid future performances.
Audition: Sunday August 28th 11:00-1.
Please bring resume and photo.
Live Arts Los Angeles
4210 Panamint Street (on the corner of Eagle Rock Blvd.)
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Please let us know if you are planning to attend the audition and/or contact us for more information at:
eastsidedance@yahoo.com
Diavolo Dance Theater Auditions in LA
Diavolo Dance Theater, a premiere dance company based in Los Angeles, is seeking both men and women to join their 2011-2012 touring season. Performers must have a strong background in modern dance, contact improvisation and some gymnastics ability will help.
Diavolo is currently in its 12th season touring nationally and internationally (the only LA based dance company that travels the world). Artistic director Jacques Heim choreographed KA for Cirque de Soleil, which is currently running in Las Vegas. Diavolo Dance Theater is an award-winning multidisciplinary performance troupe that features an eclectic group of dynamic dancers, gymnasts and actors who fly across the stage on and around large-scale, architectural props and everyday items.
Auditions will be held in Los Angeles Saturday May 28th @ 10am at the Diavolo Space (616 Moulton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031).
If interested, please rsvp to auditions@diavolo.org.
More info and a sample video of Diavolo technique can be found on the website: www.diavolo.org
Too bad I utterly lack gymnastics skillz…
One of my by-weekly habits is browsing Craigslist just on the off chance that an audition or some other cool opportunity is buried in the gigs section. Today I found this and I just wanted to re-post it because one of the first things I did in LA was an internship at a talent agency in their dance department. Now I did it at the time because I wanted to work in a talent agency (dance department or not) but I think it’s a good way to see how the commercial dance industry works, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Personally, I am not a commercial dancer and I don’t have the desire to be so getting that knowledge wasn’t that helpful to me, but it was still interesting and helped me understand the LA scene a little more.
THE MOVEMENT / Dance Education & Choreography Department Intern needed
JOB DESCRIPTION
THE MOVEMENT is looking for interns to assist in our various departments. As an intern at THE MOVEMENT, you can expect to learn about the management side of the dance industry through duties that may include the following:
- Take audition appointments from casting directors and comunicate with clients and their agents; if applicable.
- Pull/email client materials for project submissions
- Use Breakdown Services and other casting websites
- Learn the process of how to choose which clients to submit on projects
- Screen new client submissions and view choreographers reels
- Assist with new client set up and paperwork/track materials.
- Heavy internet data collection and research.
- Attend showcases and performances with managers.
This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in learning first hand the operations of a management company that focuses on choreographers & dance educators.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be well organized, detail-oriented, have excellent phone and computer skills, be able to multi-task and succeed in fast-paced industry. A background or interest in dance is mandatory. A commitment of at least 15 hours a week is mandatory. Please, no one seeking representation. We would also prefer if you were not a dancer perusing a career in the entertainment industry at this time; i.e - auditioning, choreographing, teaching, etc.
Willing to work around work/school schedule. This is a NON-PAYING INTERNSHIP. You must also be located in Southern California.
Please email resumes to jim@movementmgmt.com
What I want to do this summer.
The Whole Story is an intensive workshop / laboratory / think-tank / hot-seat for dancers and dance-makers dedicated to progressing work-in-progress and advancing performance. Taught by Rosanna Gamson, with the assistance of RG/WW performers, The Whole Story is a rigorous 5-day inquiry into the brass tacks of making your dances, and your dancing, better. Increase and improve your dynamic range, musicality, and concentration as an interpretive artist. Expand, refine and redefine your toolkit as a creative artist. Become more specific, more articulate, and more YOU. As an opportunity to dig deeper, The Whole Story is designed for working dancers and choreographers who have already established their practice, and for young artists ready to move beyond an academic structure.
Each session will cover discreet material, however, the sessions are sequential and drop-ins are discouraged but some exception maybe arranged based on application.
For more information please contact Alexandria Yalj at dance4everyone@gmail.com
August 16th - 20th, 2010
Monday -Friday 10am -2pm
The Colburn School
200 South Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
$250 weekly tuition
This workshop has limited availability. Advance registration required.
APPLICATIONS:
Via email: dance4everyone@gmail.com
Please include in your application email:
First and Last name,
Telephone Number,
Email Address,
Resume,
Age,
and a few words about your experience with dance, theatre, art….
Participants will be selected from pool of applications.
Application deadline: July 30, 2010
Artist notification: August 2, 2010
We can certify the participation in workshops on request.
PLEASE NOTE: Advance payment confirms participation in the workshops.
Tuition assistance is available based on inquiry and need.
Rosanna Gamson is the Artistic Director of Rosanna Gamson/ World Wide (RGWW), a Los Angeles-based dance theater company. Gamson’s work has been presented and commissioned by local venues including the Getty Center, Skirball Cultural Center, Grand Performances, Highways, and REDCAT; and by dance and theater festival and venues throughout the US, and in Canada and Mexico. Gamson’s most recent dance theater project Tov, premiered at REDCAT and will next be performed at the Myrna Loy Center in Montana; co-commissioners of the piece through the National Performance Network Creation Fund. Gamson has won numerous grants and awards including a Special Horton Award as Dance Innovator, the Irvine’s California DanceMaker Award and support from the National Dance Project and the Trust for Mutual Understanding. She currently teaches dance composition in the School of Dance, and dance theater in the Theater School of CalArts. She was a mentor in the Southern California pilot of the CHIME Program and continues to participate in the development of emerging and well-established choreographers’ work in Los Angeles, and has served on numerous advisory and evaluative panels, including for NDP, Dance USA, Western Arts Alliance, and the National Performing Arts Convention.
**ROSANNA GAMSON/WORLD WIDE will be holding a company workshop to develop material for our next project, beginning the week of August 23. If you would like to be considered for inclusion in RGWW’s developmental workshop, please let us know that in your application. Participation from August 23rd by invitation only.
http://www.rosannagamsonworldwide.org/
Also…if you’re in LA and want to see what should be a great show, check out:
CELEBRATE DANCE 2010
Saturday, March 13 @ 8:00PM
Alex Theatre
216 North Brand Blvd
Glendale, California 91203
Featuring:
BARE Dance Company
Body Current Dance
JazzAntiqua Dance and Music Ensemble
Josie Walsh’s MyoKyo
Macarena Gandarillas and Dancers - Visions Dance Theatre
Motion Tribe
PTERO Dance Theatre
RhetOracle Dance Company
Box Office: 818.243.2539
Check Out: http://www.celebratedance.org
Tickets: $17-$35 children $12
Student & DRC discounts
Group rate for 15 or more 25% off
If you’re in LA, come check out Sababa Dance Company at Club Fais Do Do tomorrow (Thursday) night. It’s the first real showing of our entire belly dance set so far and it’s a benefit for a couple good causes.
LA Dance Community Event
Thursday, January 28th 6 pm
Come Celebrate the New Year! Help Desk/L.A. in association with The Center for Cultural Innovation, CHIME, DRC, LA Stage Alliance, and Show Box LA invite the Los Angeles dance community to meet, greet and be merry at Mandrake (2692 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034-2604) on Thursday, January 28th 2010 starting at 6 pm.
This is a stress-free opportunity to come together, make connections and strengthen our community. Help Desk/L.A. Nurturing community and professional growth in the contemporary dance world.
Help Desk/L.A. is a project of Pentacle, a non-profit service organization for the performing arts. (www.pentacle.org)
The 6th Annual Los Angeles Improv Dance Festival (iD Fest 2010)
I wish I could take more advantage of this festival, but luckily it looks like I can afford/manage the 3-day Creative Process workshop with Rudy Perez.
