Tiny Dances at TCA : ORBIT

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CALL FOR TINY DANCES       

This call is for a Tiny Dances event.   

Searching for 10 Tiny Dances for this event.      

Show Date:  April 10, 2026   

Where:  Tempe Center for the Arts, Sculpture Garden   

Payment:  $150      

The theme of this year's Tiny Dances event is:  ORBIT.    

How does your work reflect theme of ORBIT?  Some examples might be:  gravity, resistance, recalibration, rotation, fixed point.      

All work should be new and designed specifically for this event.       

Tiny Dances are designed and performed on a 4' by 4' platform raised 2 feet off the ground.    Guidelines for Tiny Dances:   

  • Most of the work must take place on the platform as there is limited space for work off the platform.
  • This performance will be outside in the TCA Sculpture Garden.
  • Audience will be seated on all sides.  
  • Do not include extensive props, sets, set-up or break-down time for your work. 
  • Time limit:  5 minutes.  
  • This event will be presented in a public space funded in part by The City of Tempe.  As such, we cannot present work that contains nudity, profanity, adult themes or extreme political content.
  • There will be a mandatory video Production Showing on April 1, 2026.  Notes and possible edits will be given at this time. 

   Adjudicators for Tiny Dances are:  Carley Conder and Nicole Olson.      

Questions?  Feel free to reach out to conderdance@gmail.com.

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