The City of Beaverton Arts Program is seeking proposals from choreographers/dance performers to create and perform a dance as part of Ten Tiny Dances.
Donor Name: City of Beaverton
State: Oregon
City: Beaverton
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,000
Details:
The event presents both contemporary dancers and traditional/ethnic dancers on 4’ x 4’ stages in non-traditional/unexpected outdoor locations. The format offers applicants the opportunity to explore the concept of creative limitation, and the small stage also puts dancers in very close contact with the audience. Artists are offered the opportunity to create site specific performances. The Arts Program actively promotes the event and the audience has been large and receptive.
Funding Information
Each performance group will receive $2,000. No additional funds are available for travel, musicians, etc. You decide how to allocate the $2,000.
Choreographers and dancers must:
- Attend the site-visit orientation in May, exact date and time TBA
- Attend the event orientation on Friday, July 8th, starting at 5 PM
- Attend the rehearsal following the orientation on Friday and remember to bring music
- Perform dance on Saturday, July 9th
- Participate in a facilitated talk-back (dialogue) session with audience members following the event on Saturday
- Choreographers will receive the full $2,000 fee only if they participate in these five required activities
Criteria
A selection panel will review submissions from applicants and make recommendations to the Program Coordinator and Artistic Director. They are specifically looking for the following:
- Strength of artistic work
- Artists interested in the concept of creative limitation/constraint due to the tiny 4’x4’ stage and surrounding space, and who are eager to work with the artistic challenges listed above.
- Artists who demonstrate clear vision, artistic innovation, and artistic rigor
- Artists representing contemporary, traditional, or ethnic forms of dance
- Ten choreographers/dancers will be selected representing traditional, ethnic, and contemporary styles. They encourage proposals from artist’s that draw from contemporary, traditional or ethnic backgrounds and dance forms, and collaborations between choreographers, performers and musicians.
For more information, visit Open Format Grants.
