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Calling all movement-based arts organizations who are fundraising for Give to the Max Day on November 17, 2022!

Join Alternative Motion Project for the fourth annual Move to the MAX: Virtual Edition ’22. This online event thanks supporters, reaches new arts patrons, and promotes community within Minnesota dance/movement organizations.

Each organization is invited to share a pre-recorded short work, performance, film, or presentation of any kind. There are no costs, and we design the program so that it takes minimal work and effort for organizations to participate in this event.

Whether you are in the Twin Cities or Greater Minnesota, we can bring together our communities to support movement throughout the entire state. All movement genres and styles are highly encouraged to participate.

Viewing period: November 17-25. Online on-demand via Vimeo link.
Ticket price: Donation to one of the performing organizations through GiveMN.

We are thrilled to collaborate on this exciting, eclectic event that can bring Minnesota arts companies together while creating more awareness throughout all our communities! Interested in participating or need more information? Email AMP at alternativemotionproject@gmail.com no later than October 19.

Director Jon Ferguson and Choreographer Helen Hatch seek performers for PARADISE, a new work produced by Hatch Dance that will premiere February 16-19, 2023 at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis.

Through an interdisciplinary collaboration (dance, theater, music and design) Hatch, Ferguson, cast and creative team will create an energetic, poetic and accessible dance-theater piece that explores the concept of discovering and cultivating personal “paradise.”

Professional performers of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be asked to participate in exercises led by Jon Ferguson, learn contemporary movement vocabulary led by Helen Hatch, as well as improvise. We are looking for individuals who are creative, collaborative, and expressive.

Audition
Sunday, October 23, 2022 between 2:00-5:30pm

Call Backs
Sunday, October 30, 2022, 2:00-4:30pm

At St. Paul Ballet.

For more information and to register, please fill out this form by October 22, 2022.

Tapestries is an annual program from Threads Dance Project that serves emerging choreographers who are in need of production and creative support to further their careers. The program boasts a key focus on femme-identifying individuals and artists of color – reserving the majority of its coveted program slots for artists representing these populations.

Tapestries choreography invitations to apply are sent in early fall, and applications are accepted from all over the nation and world. If you would like to be considered for the Tapestries program, please contact Production Manager Karen Christ Aalgard at kchrist@threadsdance.org or access the application forms below.

Download: Tapestries 7.0 Application Details and Guidelines
Download: Tapestries 7.0 Choreographer Info and Proposal Form

Applications are due October 25 at 5:00pm CST.

Choreographer Berit Ahlgren seeks performers for CEDARBACKE (working title), a new work produced by HoneyWorks that will premiere its first of three segments at Arena Dances Candy Box Festival, April 27-29, 2023, at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis, MN.

This piece will be developed between Ahlgren and the cast, through studying the history of the Southern Theater and its relationship to the surrounding neighborhood on the West Bank of the Mississippi River.

This project seeks professional performers from all ages, backgrounds, and experiences. As the piece will be built collaboratively, a personal interest and history with the Southern Theater or Cedar-Riverside neighborhood is of interest.

Please complete the Audition Form by October 31 to request an audition on November 5, between 1:00-5:00pm, with call backs 5:00-6:00pm.

We invite artists who are ready for professional engagement to join our ensemble. Ideal company members demonstrate a commitment to training in a non-mainstream movement aesthetic and the rigor of a justice-informed creative approach, show up with maturity and consistency in their working process, and embody an ensemble-based working methodology.

Our work is process-intensive and ensemble-based and we invite artists to bring the fullness of their voice to the work.

Application Link: bit.ly/ADTAudition

Ananya Dance Theatre is a professional dance company of BIPOC women and femme artists working at the intersection of artistic excellence, contemporary dance theater, social justice, and transnational feminisms. Our physical facility, the Shawngrām Institute for Performance & Social Justice is located at 1197 University Ave West, St Paul, MN. Typically, the company presents at least one new, devised performance annually, and is engaged in touring, offering community-based experiences, workshops, classes, and site-specific public art works. The company prides itself on developing deep roots in our local community along with wide-spreading branches in our transnational relationships.

For more information about Yorchhā, our signature contemporary movement aesthetic, go to: https://www.ananyadancetheatre.org/philosophy/yorchha/

For more context about Shawngrām, our specific choreographic methodology, go to: https://www.ananyadancetheatre.org/philosophy/shawngram/

The audition process involves an initial submission of inquiry via Google Forms, followed by in-person auditions with the company ensemble.

Performing artists are employees with January-to-December contracts.

Submission deadline: Monday, November 9, 2022

Katha Dance Theatre has been performing and educating in Kathak, the classical Indian dance form, since 1987. Kathak is a beautiful dance form that is grounded in a mixture of balletic lyrical movements and pirouettes as well as complex rhythmic footwork. Because it originated as a form of storytelling, the form also has a strong emotional component and evokes narratives through dancers’ gestures and facial expressions. KDT has been working for over 35 years to make the form accessible and inclusive through offering programs throughout the state of Minnesota (and beyond) and collaborating with multicultural artists on original work.

With that in mind, KDT is seeking dancers of diverse mediums and ethnic backgrounds to join their school on a track to eventually join the professional company. The organization has received grant funding that enables it to offer full scholarships to at least 5 dancers outside of its majority-South Asian community to begin Kathak training.

The training would begin ASAP, with current fall classes ongoing. Professional dancers of any kind are welcome, with male dancers being especially encouraged to join. To learn more about the upcoming session, go to our website and email info@kathadance.org if interested.

Watch an example of KDT’s work here.

Photo by Anjana Nair.

The Operations Manager reports to and works closely with the Managing Director and Artistic Director to manage the operations of the company.

Ananya Dance Theatre is a professional dance company of BIPOC women and femme artists working at the intersection of excellence, contemporary dance theater, social justice, and transnational feminisms. Our physical facility, the Shawngrām Institute for Performance & Social Justice is located at 1197 University Ave West, St Paul, MN, and is equipped with ADA-compliant access ramp and rest rooms. Typically, the company presents at least one new, devised performance annually, and is engaged in touring, offering community-based experiences, workshops, classes, and site-specific public art works. The company prides itself on developing deep roots in our local community along with wide-spreading branches in our transnational relationships.

Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for a Twin-Cities based professional who will work closely with the Managing Director and Artistic Director, and in keeping with the community-embedded professional culture the company has carefully nurtured since its inception. The person who is right for this position is a resourceful, proactive thought leader and problem solver, committed to a mission of BIPOC women and femme-centered social justice choreography, collaborative, energetic, people-oriented, and nurturing of the community connections that enliven our work.

This is a person who also works relatively independently to manage projects and makes decisions in close cooperation with other ADT colleagues, in keeping with the company’s culture.

This position does not have fixed hours per day every week, and the ideal candidate understands that their schedule will need to flexibly prioritize company activities. Much of the work of this position can be accomplished remotely.

Key Competencies
● Bottom-line reliability;
● A generalist who tends to details in many areas in pursuit of meaning and accomplishment;
● A positive, can-do attitude reflected in forward-thinking that focuses on executing the details of short- and long-term tactics, strategies, and objectives;
● Understanding of and shared interest in social justice art-making and alternative, BIPOC-led aesthetics and artistic processes;
● Ability to articulate coherent stories orally and in writing;
● Strong written and verbal communication and marketing skills;
● Computer literacy and proficiency with Google Documents, Microsoft Office, Airtable, and online QuickBooks;
● Strategic and tactical insight into the uses of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other online platforms;
● General facility to maintain technical equipment, e.g. alarm system, printer, etc.;
● Experience managing information in spreadsheets and other office software;
● Basic budgeting and accounting skills to maintain the baseline documentation for the organization’s bookkeeper, accountants, and auditor;
● Ability to organize, plan, facilitate, and manage activities to meet deadlines;
● Personal ability to troubleshoot, problem solve, and navigate the nuances that balance the resources and dreams of a growing, mighty dance company.

Compensation
The Operations Manager is budgeted to be a 1.00 FTE employee compensated at $48,000 annually. Ananya Dance Theatre will provide a MacIntosh laptop for virtual and in-person employment service.

Ananya Dance Theatre is a mission-based, nonprofit performing arts organization. Working in this sector can be personally rewarding, with intrinsic benefits and distinct opportunities for growth. We recognize that our compensation does not match that of the private sector nor of more highly resourced arts organizations. We are committed to working to increase compensation and benefits for all of our people. Candidates for employment should consider carefully their decision to work in this field before seeking or accepting a position at Ananya Dance Theatre.

More Information
Please visit our website for more information: www.ananyadancetheatre.org

To Apply
Please send a letter of interest and resume to Irna.Landrum@ananyadancetheatre.org. Include “Operations Manager” in the email’s subject line. Please include the following information: your interest in the position and the organization, evidence of the required experience, and contact information. Applicants will be screened on a rolling basis until the position is filled. All applicants will be notified of decisions in a timely fashion.