New Visions Choreography Competition

New Visions

A Choreography Competition 2012

Company Overview

Idaho Dance Theatre is a Professional Contemporary Dance Company founded in 1989. Our company is in residence at Boise State University where we perform and rehearse. We perform 3 main-stage shows per year in Boise (12 performances) in Fall, Winter and Spring each year. We have an extensive educational outreach show that reaches a dozen schools annually - performed to help students gain an appreciation for the performing arts, including dance, and create arts audiences of the future.

Description

Idaho Dance Theatre announces a call for entries for New Visions - A Choreography Competition, to identify one emerging choreographer who will have an opportunity to present their original contemporary dance work during our Winter Performance 2013 on our talented, professional company dancers. IDT is committed to continuing its tradition of working with artists of diverse experiences and backgrounds, and utilizes New Visions as a way to help showcase new voices in dance for our audience.

One selected choreographer will participate in a six-day residency from December 3-8, 2012. During the residency period, the choreographer will be able to work full time with the company dancers (usually 6-8 in number) to set the winning work on the company for the Winter Performance (January 25-27, 2013). An informal presentation of the resulting work will be shown in our Studio on the final day (Dec 8) and open to the public. The selected choreographer will work with our company dancers; IDT’s Artistic Directors, Carl Rowe and Marla Hansen will help guide this residency and assist with costuming and lighting for the performance.

General Information

What to Submit

To Apply

Honorarium TBD plus travel, housing and per diem for residency week.

Length of work: Up to 12 minutes
# of dancers: maximum of 8
Date of Premiere: January 24-27, 2012

Date of Residency:  December 3-8, 2012 (16 hours of rehearsal time)

Must be a US Resident and over 18 years of age to apply.

To be considered please submit:

DVD of choreographic work you wish to present on our professional company (one completed work, not to exceed 12 minutes)

Current Resume plus choreographic biography

$35 application fee (check payable to IDT)

Send applications postmarked by June 30, 2012 to:

New Visions Choreography Competition

c/o Idaho Dance Theatre

PO Box 6635

Boise, ID  83707-6635