NYC Performing Arts Spaces Blog

Have Your Voice Heard! Our Surveys on "Economic Realities" Close Tomorrow (June 11)

Posted by anonymous user, on June 10, 2010 - 0 comments

Tags: musicians, dancers, economic impact, choreographers, actors, survey

We don't repeat ourselves unless it is very important.  And this really is.

NYCPAS is conducting two surveys -- for performing artists and cultural facilities/venues -- that will help government administrators, legislators and policy makers better understand and respond to the impact of the recession on New York City artists.

 

Please take five minutes to tell us about your current professional activities and economic situation.  Whether or not you responded to our surveys in the past, your input today is critical, particularly in light of recent proposed cuts to culture and the arts in New York City and New York State budgets.

 

Take the 5-minute survey for Performing Artists now!

Take the 5-minute survey for Arts Venues & Cultural Facilities now!

 

Both surveys close Friday, June 11th.

Your participation is vital! 

 

These surveys follow up on similar ones taken in 2008 and 2009, and are part of our ongoing effort to accurately gauge the extent to which the recession has impacted New York City artists.

Survey results will be made publicly available, and responses will remain anonymous.

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@nycPASpaces.org.

Alliance of Artists Communities - Dance-Maker Survey

Posted by anonymous user, on May 3, 2010 - 0 comments

Tags: residencies, choreographers

From the Alliance of Artists Communities - are you a choreographer/dancemaker interested in artists residency programs? Check out the following:

The Alliance of Artists Communities is currently conducting a study of how artist residency programs can better support the work of dancers and choreographers. An essential tool in our study is this 5-minute survey that aims to collect valuable information from the viewpoint of the individual dance-maker. Participants can enter to win one of five subscriptions to ArtistCommunities online and get full access to the Alliance's database!

 

Click on the link to take this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/s/dancedancedance

New Dance Space Needs Assessment Study

Posted by Kirsten Nordine, on September 14, 2009 - 0 comments

Tags: rehearsal space, dance companies, choreographers, studies

Fractured Atlas has received a grant of $41,500 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to enable its NYC Performing Arts Spaces program to conduct a study assessing rehearsal space needs and availability for professional, New York City-based, single-choreographer dance companies, with a focus on mid-career choreographers.

The NYC Performing Arts Spaces study seeks to help solve a problem experienced particularly by these dance companies as they prepare for touring or New York City seasons.

Optimally, these dance companies want consistent, affordable, well-located rehearsal space, but are not in an organizational or financial position to afford or maintain their own space. The study would examine the need and demand for rehearsal space among professional dance companies without their own rehearsal facilities, the barriers to the effective use of existing spaces, and the potential enhancements or changes in policy that could result in an increased supply or use of existing spaces. If warranted, the study would ascertain whether one or more new or renovated dedicated rehearsal facilities would serve the existing and projected space needs of dance companies.

Read the full announcement here.

More about NYC Performing Arts Spaces' studies.

Duo Multicultural Arts Center Looking to Premiere 5 New Dance Works

Posted by Kirsten Nordine, on July 22, 2009 - 0 comments

Tags: rehearsal space, performance opportunities, dancers, east village, choreographers, call for applications, fourth arts block

Hey dancers and choreographers!  This just in from Duo Multicultural Arts Center:

DANCE@DMAC December 2009 Commissions

DMAC- Duo Multicultural Arts Center 62 East 4th Street East Village is seeking to commission and premiere 5 new  dance works. The new works will be premiered December 7-11, 2009  in our beautiful turn of the century playhouse. Each piece must be between 8-10 minutes in length. Choreographers will receive a commission fee of $500.00 and adequate rehearsal time in one of our studios. The program is being curated by Lisa Rinehart and Michelangelo Alasa’ .

Since 2008, DMAC has presented 16 new dance premieres by Aszure Barton, Keely Garfield, Julian Barnett, Maria Hassabi, Alex Escalante, Anna Sperber, Deganit Shemy, Ariane Anthony, Claire Porter, Yin Yue, Kelley Donovan, Art Bridgeman, Myrna Packer, Nicole Wolcott, Catherine Galasso, Lauri Stallings, Carlos Velazquez as well as guest performances by Doug Elkin, David Parker and the Bang Group, Carlos Velazquez and the Rod Rodgers Dance Company.

Click to download application
 

The application deadline is September 15, 2009

Tribeca Performing Arts Center Artists-in-Residence Program

Posted by Kirsten Nordine, on May 28, 2009 - 0 comments

Tags: performance space, rehearsal space, theatre, dancers, musicians, residencies, choreographers

The deadline for the Tribeca PAC's Artists-in-Residence (AIR) Program is June 12, 2009.  These residencies are open to "new projects in all performance disciplines including music, dance, theatre, spoken word, multi-disciplinary, and live performance that incorporate film and/or video".  The residency spans a ten-month period and includes rehearsal space, use of equipment and media facilities, and administrative support. 

Read the full guidelines and download the application here.