Archive: Auditions, Jobs, and Open Calls

Off-Leash Area announces an artist call for proposals for the second Off-Kilter Cabaret “Inside Outside Inside-Out”.

Off-Leash Area’s Off-Kilter community program highlights and supports artists with disabilities in creating original performance work. The second Off-Kilter Cabaret is an evening-length cabaret-style production comprised of 5 to 7 acts in any performing art form curated by the Off-Kilter Leadership Team – leaders in the disability community, two-thirds of whom are themselves persons with disabilities.

Performances will be held November 17-19 at the TEK Box at the Cowles Center for Performing Arts in downtown Minneapolis, a fully accessible black box theater with a floor-level stage. The event will include accessibility accommodations including ASL interpreting, captioning, and audio description.

The CFP is now open, and artists with disabilities are asked to submit proposals by the deadline of July 14 of a 5-to-10-minute original performance on the theme of “Inside Outside Inside-Out”. Off-Leash Area co-artistic director Jennifer Ilse says, “We want to prompt artists to propose risky, rebellious, and thought-provoking performances, informed by their own experience of being included or excluded, feeling within or outside of oneself, or even just discombobulated.”

The Off-Kilter Advisory Team is writer and storyteller Amy Salloway, arts accessibility consultant Jon Skaalen, national touring musician Gabriel Rodreick, and Sam Jasmine, host of the Disability and Progress program on KFAI. Off-Leash Area is excited to be partnering again with Young Dance, whose mission is: “transforming lives through movement.”

Any questions or want more information? Visit our website here, contact us at offleash@offleasharea.org, or call us at 612-724-7372.

Threads Dance Project is looking for a Costumer for our 2023 Fall Production.

Interested applicants can email Karen Charles with a resume and letter of interest for further information.

Minimum pay $18/hour. Work load 5-6 hours weekly, in Minneapolis.

Experience
-Minimum of 2 years general office experience.
-Office software experience, with these or similar software and platforms: FilemakerPro database, Mailchimp email platform, Quickbooks, Weebly/Wix or other second party web platform, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
-Familiarity with social networking sites and their use in marketing.
-Experience with writing for marketing.
-Experience with grant writing a plus though not necessary.

Working Profile
Ability to organize and prioritize responsibilities, strong creative writing and business communication skills, create and follow a calendar of responsibilities, manage details, communicate clearly and directly, and work professionally in an informal atmosphere with a flexible schedule. Will work with supervision from the Artistic Directors.

Hours and Pay
The Administrative Assistant will work an average of 5-6 hours per week. Hours are flexible. Minimum pay starting at $18/hour. Administrative Assistant will be working under the supervision of the Artistic Directors of the company, and mainly in the home office of the Artistic Directors (owners of a friendly dog), with some occasional off-site work possible.

Tasks and Responsibilities:
-Data Maintenance – update information in FileMakerPro.
-Marketing – create and send monthly e-newsletters and email blasts for productions and events, press releases, working with the Artistic Directors on writing the copy; update and maintain social networking sites (FaceBook, Twitter, mnartists.org, etc); update website.
-Financial – track donations, enter cash disbursements and receipts in Quickbooks.
-Support the organization with other administrative tasks as needed.
-Attend bi-monthly board meetings and take minutes.

Shooting Stars Dance in Cloquet, MN is looking for the following instructors for a youth summer intensive on August 7 and 8:

• Ballet instructor to teach 6 hours of class each day focusing on technique.
• Hip-hop instructor to teach 4 hours of class on either one or both days focusing on technique.
• Jazz instructor to teach 4 hours of class on either one or both days focusing on choreography.
• Contemporary instructor to teach 4 hours of class on either one or both days focusing on choreography.
• An instructor to teach 4 hours of class focusing on turning and jumping technique.

All positions include lunch in addition to your teaching rate. Lodging is provided for those teaching multiple days. This intensive will feature dancers ages 5-18 in 4 different levels. We are a family-oriented studio that values teaching our students leadership alongside their dance education. Interested parties should contact suzygoodin@ssddance.com with the subject line “August Intensive.”

Born of a Fairytale, written and produced by Eli Sibley and directed by Gretchen Weinrich, is a one-woman, movement-based, storytelling piece. It takes classic tales and intertwines them with a contemporary feel and music, propelling the Girl on a journey of love and discovery. Redefining once-upon-a-time and happily-ever-after, she travels with red shoes to her destination. But does she really need to be rescued?

The show has been previously produced at the Capital Fringe Festival, performed by Eli Sibley, choreographed by Pauline S. Grossman, and directed by Carrie Klewin; and at the Triskelion Theatre in New York, performed and choreographed by Thea Brooks, costumed by Loren Shaw, with lighting by Dan Jobbins, set design by Elle Kunnos de Vos, and directed by Kathleen Amshoff.

– Looking for a woman who can play mid-20s to mid-30s.
– Love of movement is a must, some experience is preferred.
– Please prepare a fairy tale or nursery rhyme told with movement.
– Non-AEA role.
– Stipend: $300.

Audition Times:
June 10, 2:00-4:00pm
June 11, 12:00-2:00pm
June 12, 6:00-8:00pm (Callbacks, if needed.)

Audition in the Guthrie Theater’s eighth-floor classroom – take the West elevator to Level 4, cross the lobby, and take the East elevator to Level 8.

Performance Dates and Times:
August 3, 10:00pm
August 4, 5:30pm
August 6, 7:00pm
August 10, 8:30pm
August 12, 4:00pm

To schedule a time slot, please sign up here. For questions, please email the producer at eli.sibley@yahoo.com.

AMP is looking for dynamic and expressive movers for projects as part of our upcoming 2023-24 season. We are seeking passionate, authentic, and curious movers who want to work collaboratively, immerse and challenge themselves with a wide range of material, and continue their artistic development through working with a variety of artists. If this is you, come Move BIG with AMP!

Ideal candidates to join our community of artists should have a strong sense of your individual/unique movement point of view and possess an inquisitive and investigative nature rooted in community-building. All genders, races, and ethnicities are welcome and encouraged to audition.

Alternative Motion Project serves as a catalyst to empower and connect individuals and communities through the art of contemporary dance. AMP presents accessible, compelling, and collaborative dance experiences through performance and education programs. To interact with and learn more about the AMP community, we encourage you to attend (either in part or fully) AMPLIFIED 2023 – AMP’s Summer Workshop, June 5-8. More on AMPLIFIED.

Movers selected as company members will be independent contractors. Stipends will be contracted based on the amount of time and involvement within each project and performance. Benefits also include free weekly movement practice, when offered.

Audition
Friday, June 9
10:00am-1:00pm
At Zenon Dance School
RSVP/Registration by June 8 is appreciated and highly encouraged.

Bring with you:
Your general schedule/availability.
Knee pads are also recommended.

Priority will be given to in person auditions. If you are unable to attend, you may submit a video through the RSVP/Registration form. Video submissions must be received by 11:59pm on June 8 to be considered.

Direct questions to alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.