Call for Submissions

SEEKING SUBMISSIONS: Danza - A Fish Out of Water

ThruLines Dance Initiative

New York, NY Upper Manhattan

Deadline

Jul 11, 2020

Posted

Jul 06, 2020

Produced by ThruLines Dance Initiative, Danza: A Fish Out of Water is an exploration of dance in the unfamiliar. Formerly known as the Danza Highbridge Festival, this virtual showcase will feature traditional and cultural movement that is reflective of the unconventionality of 2020. The event will serve as a fundraiser for the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, an NYC-based nonprofit centered in creating social change through the arts. Danza: A Fish Out of Water is made possible in part with funding from the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation and administered by LMCC. UMEZ enhances the economic vitality of all communities in Upper Manhattan through job creation, corporate alliances, strategic investments, and small business assistance.

Selected artists will receive a stipend of $475 to create a brand new piece to premiere before an online audience. Pieces must be new, never before released, and created specifically for Danza: A Fish Out of Water 2020. Dance artists will be responsible for filming their own projects. Pieces will be limited to 6-minutes unless special arrangements have been made with the director. The prerecorded pieces will be broadcast to an online audience via livestream on August 23rd (time TBD).

The safety of all artists and their collaborators must be considered and accommodated throughout the execution of the project. In order to participate, all dancers, choreographers, and their collaborators must follow the social distancing guidelines set by the State of New York. All participants must wear masks and remain 6-feet from each other. (Cohabiting dancers are exempt from social distancing.) Even the perception of a violation of these guidelines should be avoided, especially in groups of three or more.