CONDER/dance

CONDER/dance presents : 

Breaking Ground 2019

Contemporary Dance and Film Festival

January 25 - 26, 2019

Tempe Center for the Arts

Tempe, Arizona

Deadline for Submission:  October 15, 2018

Artists will be notified of final selections by November 1, 2018

Please choose the category of form that fits your work:

Existing Work

New Work

Dance Film 

Tiny Dances 

ADJUDICATION PANEL

Marcus White : Assistant Professor for Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University and Creative Director of White Werx

Carley Conder : Artistic Director – CONDER/dance, full-time Instructor for Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University

Pamela Pietro :  Associate Arts Professor at New York University Tisch School for the Arts.

 Judging Criteria includes innovation, execution, clear communication of ideas, and thought-provoking material. Multi-media work is encouraged.

Core Values of Breaking Ground Festival

Artistic Support - Provide a strong platform for artists to develop and present their work in traditional and non-traditional settings to invested, enthusiastic audiences.

Community Engagement - Provide a leadership position that aims to strengthen relationships with community partners that will allow the festival to act as a catalyst to bring isolated communities together.

Exceptional Programming - Actively seek out dance programming that represents the quality, stylistic and cultural range of what contemporary dance has to offer.

 APPLICATION FEE

Application Fee:  $55 - initial entry; $25 – each entry following the first

Arizona Artists: $25 for each work submitted for MainStage; $20 for Tiny Dances proposals

 HONORARIUM

All Artists selected for BG19 Mainstage will receive a $150 honorarium.

Tiny Dances artists will receive a $50 honorarium.

No Production Fees are required if selected.

 2019 ARTIST REQUIREMENTS

1.  No public performances in Arizona of work selected between November 1, 2018 and January 30, 2019.
2. Promotional materials and efforts as requested by Breaking Ground administrative staff.
3. Technical and dress rehearsals on January 24, 25, or 26, 2019.
4.  Production Showing on December 1, 2018. This is a mandatory showing for all artists. A live showing can be scheduled with CONDER/dance or a video showing is also acceptable.
5. DISCLAIMER: CONDER/dance reserves the right to pull a work from Breaking Ground programming following the December 1 Production Showing if the work is deemed unfit for performance by members of the Adjudication Panel.

 BG19 ARTISTS WILL RECEIVE:

• One performance at Tempe Center for the Arts – Theater
• Minimum of 45 minutes tech time and a dress rehearsal on stage (MainStage artists only)
• Performance honorarium of $150
• Covered costs of production including theater rental, lighting design, marketing, public relations, technical direction and program administration
• Promotion as a Breaking Ground Artist by PR Firm Audience Magnets … print, social media, TV, reviews where available
• Complimentary tickets for all BG19 events for choreographers and cast
• AfterParty for artists, staff, friends of BG19
• Reduced rates on BG19 Master Classes and BG19 merchandise
• Paid teaching opportunities - Selected Artists Only

 BG19 ARTISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Travel Expenses for out of town artists
• Lodging for out of town artists
• Technical needs beyond what Tempe Center for the Arts includes in standard rental fee. It may be necessary for the artist to provide fees for exceptional video, lighting, sound needs. Examples include:  hazer, piano, projection from the floor or wings, etc.
   

Please email conderdance@gmail.com with any additional questions.