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Call for proposals are now open for the The Right Here Showcase, an annual juried performance series providing four artists a financial commission with tech, marketing, and administrative support to present a 45-60 minute work of contemporary performance. Artists perform on two shared weekends.

Deadline to apply: Sunday, March 20, 11:59pm

In this the 7th iteration of the Right Here Showcase, the series will focus on experimental theater artists and works. An applicant artist may be principally identified in another performance discipline (as a dancer, visual artist, composer, etc.), but the proposed work must be a work of theater. What is Theater? You will tell us by virtue of the work you are proposing.

As with past years, the Selection Panel will, through their deliberations and decisions, seek to establish biographical and artistic diversity within the group of artists to be commissioned.

The program was founded by Artistic Producer Paul Herwig, a movement theater actor and creator, scenic designer, animation/projection artist, and co-artistic director of Off-Leash Area Contemporary Performance Works, now in its 23rd year. This year he is joined in leadership by Marcela Michelle, who was Artistic Director of 20% Theatre company from 2019 until it’s closing in 2022, and an associate producer there before that, producing many new works showcases. She is also the Artistic Co-Director and Director of Programming for Lightning Rod – a Trans-led arts organism focused on Legacy, Development, and Opportunity for QTGNC artists and activists in Minnesota.

Financial Commission: Thanks to increased funding by our sole granting source, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, the individual artist’s fee will increase 60% from $1,000 to $1,600 per artist.

More info + Apply at https://righthereshowcase.weebly.com/rhs-7-nov-2022

Ballet Co.Laboratory is holding auditions for our 2022/23 Trainee Program on March 27, 2022. 

The Trainees of Ballet Co.Laboratory are advanced level students, typically ages 15-22, who study three times a week, during the day, alongside the professional Company of Ballet Co.Laboratory. Trainees are also enrolled in Ballet Co.Laboratory’s Pre-Professional program and participate in all season productions and outreach performances. 

In-person auditions will be held at the Ballet Co.Laboratory Studios at 276 E. Lafayette Frontage Rd in Saint Paul. Dancers should be prepared for a short class consisting of barre and center and learning excerpts of BCL repertoire. 

Registration opens at 11:30 and class will begin promptly at 12pm. 

Prior to auditions, please submit the TRAINEE AUDITION/SUBMISSION FORM, with or without a video link. There is no audition fee. 

Unable to attend our in-person audition? We are also accepting video auditions. Video auditions must include a short ballet center combination, short center pointe combination, and performance footage if possible. Videos should be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo. Please no videos longer than 3 minutes. There is no audition fee. All video audition materials are due by May 1, 2022. 

Final decisions will be communicated over email by June 1, 2022.

Trainee season will begin early September 2022 and go through late May 2023.

Tuition = $530/month | Scholarships and Work Exchange Positions available 

https://www.balletcolaboratory.org/trainee-program

Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc. seeks a Xchange Volunteer Coordinator to join its administrative team!

Zenon Dance School has been at the heart of the Twin Cities dance community for nearly 40 years, and is housed in two beautiful studios on the 4th floor of the Cowles Center for Dance in downtown Minneapolis. Zenon offers four sessions of dance classes per year with adult and youth classes offered per session, to recreational, pre-professional, and professional dancers teaching a broad variety of styles including traditional techniques such as ballet, modern, and jazz as well as hip hop, afro-modern, and belly dance. The school’s faculty consists of the area’s leading teachers, dancers, accompanists and choreographers.

The Xchange Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for managing Zenon Dance School’s volunteer program, Xchange, and working in partnership with the School Coordinator and Assistant on volunteer requirements; responsibilities include:

• Coordinating Xchange volunteers to staff Zenon Dance School’s lobby desk.
• Scheduling Xchange volunteers for regular shifts during Zenon school sessions and for special events (Open House, Workshop Week, Zenon Dance Zone performances, Summer Camps, Master Classes, etc.)
• Training new volunteers and/or scheduling Xchange Volunteer training shifts.
• Managing and issuing Xchange volunteer hours weekly.
• Maintaining and updating Xchange volunteer contact files and sub lists.
• Serving as the main point of contact for Xchange volunteers
• Troubleshooting absences, finding substitutes and covering shifts when needed.

Skills:

• Must be organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize workload
• Must have good communication skills and be able to work with a wide variety of people
• Familiarity with MS Office, Google Forms, Mindbody (online POS system)
• Knowledge of dance preferred
• Prior non-profit experience preferred

Salary and Benefits: This is an Independent Contractor position with an estimated 10 hours per week for 52 weeks; weekly stipend of $150; unlimited free dance classes at Zenon Dance School and reduced studio rental fees. Flexible in-person and remote work schedule.

Zenon Dance Company and School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To Apply

Send a cover letter and resume to Danielle Robinson-Prater, School Director, at danielle@zenondance.org.