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Production Manager Position Open – Ananya Dance Theatre

Ananya Dance Theatre seeks an experienced Production Manager with a heart for social justice; on an ongoing basis to coordinate and run the technical aspects of our dance theatre performances and workshops, at home and on tour. We are ready to build a recurring annual relationship that can grow with the company’s needs and the successful candidate’s desires for their future. 

Annual Schedule and Rate:

  • Extended collaborative creation of new work: January-September.
  • Annual premiere of approximately 90-minute work: September/October (in Saint Paul).
  • Entire company on break: December of each year.
  • Ongoing touring engagements: January-November. Likely 2-3 engagements over the course of the year. Most engagements will be 3-5 days, though one might be a week or more. Touring opportunities are always emerging, though we always have 2-3 months’ notice minimum, and we work through our company members’ non-ADT commitments.
  • Estimated annual hours (to be scheduled as needed, heavily weighted towards September, includes touring): 300
  • This is an hourly “Work For Hire” annual contract. Rate is $25/hour commensurate with experience. Touring rate is $150/day (expenses paid by ADT).

Duties include:

  • Scheduling and facilitating meetings with designers/collaborators during extended collaborative process (January-September, annually).
  • Attending occasional rehearsals to be familiar with the work and facilitate the details of collaborative decisions. Occasional in January to fully engaged in September. Rehearsals are evenings and weekends at our studio in Saint Paul, except for tech week.
  • Representing ADT to work effectively with venue production crews at the O’Shaughnessy for the premiere and on tour.
  • Calling or running lights/sound/backstage for performances. Dependant on venue – some provide staff, others may require you to run Qlab yourself. While you will not need to program lighting, sound, or video cues, you may need to troubleshoot. Annual Fall premiere at the O’Shaughnessy and intermittent touring throughout January-November.
  • Coordinating and communicating schedule and logistics including transportation and lodging for all live engagements to dancers, venue/community host, technical staff, etc.
  • Our next full production is MICHHIL AMRA!: WE ARE THE PROCESSION!, premiering September 22-23, 2023 at The O’Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University. This work is currently in creation/rehearsal.

Requirements:

  • Basic knowledge of Qlab.
  • Experience with calling and running a live performance in dance, theatre, multidisciplinary, corporate events, etc.
  • Basic management experience, including motivating, problem-solving, and delegating.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex schedules and needs among 7-10 artist collaborators plus 12 company dancers.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Nimble mind; the ability to project calm into complex and time-pressured situations such as during live performances; a joyful work ethic.
  • Full availability for tech week and the premiere of MICHHIL in September 2023.
  • Available to tour internationally during the week following the premiere, September 27-October 6.

Cherry on top:

  • Experience and/or leadership in social justice community work.
  • Strong interpersonal management experience.
  • Background in anti-racist, anti-misogyny, and liberation work.
  • Background and/or demonstrated interest in dance.
  • Bachelor’s degree (in any field).
  • Current driver’s license.
  • Current passport and international travel experience.

Ananya Dance Theatre is committed to the full community inclusion of all people who live at all intersections of identity and experience; this role does not assume the absence of disability. If this role speaks to you, we strongly encourage you to apply. 

Ananya Dance Theatre is a company of BIPOC women and femme artists who create original dance theatre at the intersection of artistic excellence and social justice. We premiere one major new work annually with original music, and offer workshops, dialogues, classes, and performances at home and on tour. We call audiences to join us in movement, dialogue, and action driven by shared humanity. Our work invites audiences to participate in our strategy of #occupydance, the movement of dancing as civic action. We conjure dance as a liberatory practice, a methodology for a just world, and a space where BIPOC women and femmes can belong and thrive. For more information, please visit our website www.ananyadance.org.

Please express your interest with the following:

  • A one-page letter detailing your relevant experience and interest in the role.
  • A resume (if available; if not, a chronological list of your experiences).
  • Please respond to Jennie Ward, Managing Director (she/her) at jennie.ward@ananyadancetheatre.org. Please put “ATTN: PROD MGR” in the subject line. Review of submissions will begin Monday, May 1 and will continue until the position is filled.

TU Dance Center: Accompanists Needed

TU Dance Center is seeking accompanists for Modern, Ballet, and African Dance classes!

Preferred times:
Mornings, 9:30-11:00am
Evenings, 4:30-9:00pm (any hours within timeframe)

Rate: $24/hour
Free parking.

If you or someone you know are interested, please contact info@tudance.org.

Thank you!

Movement as Language Seeks Collaborating Artists

Movement as Language poster, featuring a blue sky with a crescent moon and three white geese flying overhead

As part of Dance Projects by ME’s 2023 Movement as Language program, five community members will join teaching staff and professional artists Aneka McMullen, Non Edwards, Carmen “Meli” Lucia Lincoln, and Erika Martin to collaborate on a new production at the Southern Theater June 16-17, 2023.

To be considered as a collaborating artist, register for and attend one of the three free Movement as Language workshops this April:

Workshop 1: April 14-15
CM’s Fitness and Dance
6706 Penn Ave S, Richfield, MN 55423
Day 1: Friday, April 14, 6:00-8:00pm
Day 2: Saturday, April 15, 12:30-3:30pm
Free street parking is available.
Register

Workshop 2: April 22-23
The Shawngrām Institute for Performance and Social Justice
1197 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104
Day 1: Saturday, April 22, 3:30-5:30pm
Day 2: Sunday, April 23, 10:30am-1:30pm
Limited free parking is available.
Register

Workshop 3: April 28-29
Zorongo Flamenco
3715 Minnehaha Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Day 1: Friday, April 28, 6:00-8:00pm
Day 2: Saturday, April 29, 3:00-6:00pm
Street parking is available on 37th Ave and surrounding streets.
Register

All workshop participants who are interested are invited to apply to join this creative process! These artist positions are paid. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, ESL, and community members with disabilities are encouraged to participate. No dance experience required.

James Sewell Ballet Audition Notice

James Sewell Ballet (JSB) is seeking dancers for both project and full contract work in the 2023/24 season.

JSB currently consists of six dancers willing to challenge their physical limits, perform a range of emotions, and play with the boundaries of ballet. The company rehearses in Minneapolis, MN, and performs three full programs a year, in addition to other outreach and touring engagements. Choreographic and teaching opportunities regularly exist throughout the season.

Dancers well suited for this job will:

  • Have excellent ballet technique and contemporary movement.
  • Have strong improvisational skills, or minimally an eagerness to learn.
  • Have good partnering knowledge and ability, including sustained overhead lifts for men and ability to weight-share for all.
  • Enjoy teaching opportunities that include company classes and outreach with all ages.
  • Be enthusiastic about actively participating in the creative process.
  • Bring individual competitiveness and interest in growing as an artist, and excitement to be a part of a small, cooperative team.

JSB offers 26-30-week competitive contracts. Starting salary is no less than $700 per week for a full-contract position. The mission of James Sewell Ballet is to transform dance, artists, and audiences through rich collaboration, education, and equitable opportunities.

Audition is by invitation only. To be considered, please send your resume, headshot, and a video link to deirdre@jsballet.org.

Ray Terrill Dance Group – Seeking Dancer

RTDG is a multi-generational contemporary dance company seeking an experienced, classically training dancer for upcoming July 2023 paid performances.

Must be comfortable performing full out within an ensemble.
Rehearsal commitment of 2 hours per week, occurring within the Twin Cities metro area.

Please contact Artistic Director Ray Terrill to schedule an interview.

Brigadoon – Dancers Needed

Brigadoon, produced by Faith Community Theater in Minnetonka, June 13-18.

Searching for 6-8 strong dancers, who are highly trained in ballet and jazz. 

Auditions: April 17 and 18
Callbacks: April 21

Vocal rehearsals begin on April 23 and dance rehearsals begin May 8. Dancers are not required to sing, but may do so if they choose.

The lead male dancer (role of Harry) will be given a stipend for their work, due to the large nature of the role.

Katha Dance Theatre Seeks Stage Manager for Upcoming Performances

Katha Dance Theatre seeks an experienced Stage Manager for its upcoming performance of Kathak E-motion at the Park Square Theatre. The temporary position will last from April 24 through the final performance on April 30. This is a paid position.

Responsibilities:

  • Attend one rehearsal at KDT’s studio, 5806 W. 36th Street, St. Louis Park, MN 55416, prior to show week to familiarize yourself with the show
    • Scheduling TBD
  • Manage all stage rehearsals at the Park Square Theatre in the Historic Hamm Building at 20 West 7th Place, Saint Paul, MN 55102
    • April 24-28
  • Call all shows
    • April 28 at 7:00pm
    • April 29 at 7:00pm
    • April 30 at 1:30pm

Previous familiarity with/experience at the Park Square Theatre is preferred, but not required. Previous experience stage managing dance performances is also preferred.

If you are interested, please email us your resume at info@kathadance.org using the subject line “Stage Manager Position”.

Audition for Minnesota Ballet Collective

A group of light-skinned dancers in matching leotards pose

Advanced ballet dancers aged 18 and up are invited to audition for Minnesota Ballet Collective! The Minnesota Ballet Collective is committed to empowering advanced ballet dancers by fostering artists’ creativity, collaboration, and passion. We seek to inspire our community through ballet’s storytelling ability and inherent beauty. The Minnesota Ballet Collective believes in the transformative power of dance and its positive impact on the community.

The audition will be:
April 29
5:00-7:00pm
at Platinum Dance Center

Please register for the audition by April 28.

Please bring a printed headshot and first arabesque shot.
Please wear ballet attire. Bring ballet shoes and pointe shoes.
Dancers are welcome to arrive up to 30 minutes early to warm up.
There is no audition fee required.

Collide Theatrical Apprentice Program

2023/2024 Apprentice Program runs September 2023-May 2024.

Collide Theatrical’s Apprentice Program provides the skills needed to pursue formal positions within the Collide company and in the world of theater dance.

Selected Apprentice dancers will take technique class with the Company 3-5 days a week, have an opportunity to perform in a Collide show, and participate in an Apprentice showcase at the end of the year.

The technical classes include a variety of styles rooted in ballet and jazz, but also include tap, acting for dance, and hip-hop. Apprentice dancers will also have an opportunity to participate in monthly master classes with Broadway touring dance captains and industry professionals.

This is a tuition-based program. Scholarships are available for underrepresented artists.
Enrollment is competitive and audition based. Video submissions accepted.

In-person auditions will take place:
Wednesday, May 24
7:00-8:30pm

Sign up here.

For more information, please contact Grace at admin@collidetheatrical.org.

TU Dance Center: Accompanists Needed

TU Dance Center is seeking accompanists for Modern, Ballet, and African Dance classes!

Preferred times:
Mornings, 9:30-11:00am
Evenings, 4:30-9:00pm (any hours within timeframe)

Rate: $24/hour
Free parking.

If you or someone you know are interested, please contact info@tudance.org.

Thank you!