CALL FOR ARTISTS:

SITE - SPECIFIC WORKS

Application Deadline: Postmarked August 15, 2010

 

WHITE WAVE’s 2010 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL runs concurrently with the DUMBO Art Festival, which transforms our distinctive waterfront neighborhood into the single largest urban forum for experimental art in the United States. The DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL features exciting new work from dance artists in Brooklyn’s vibrant contemporary dance scene, on a bill with rising choreographers from throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. In celebration of our 10th anniversary WHITE WAVE is proposing a series of site-specific dance works to be performed in seven  outdoor spaces throughout DUMBO during the Festival.

 

To request an Application, Project Description/FAQ and Site List from WHITE WAVE email us at:

ww10ddf.site.gmail.com.

 

WHO CAN APPLY: Ideally we would like these pieces to be collaborations between dancers, movement artists and multimedia artists of all kinds: musicians, composers, fashion/costume designers, video artists, photographers etc. You may apply as collaborators or as individual artists who we will match together. We are primarily a dance festival but are open to creative applications from artists in different media who can make a strong case for the way their work would fit in a dance context.

 

WHAT: Be imaginative. Your proposals will be reviewed, selected and curated by a committee headed by Young Soon Kim, Artistic Director of WHITE WAVE. These outdoor sites are presented raw—i.e. no built stages, sound systems, lights, electricity: All production value for the site specific pieces will be self-generated. Successful applications will propose flexible performances that are adaptable to shifting circumstances and enthusiastic about the creative potential of collaboration with other artists. Applicants are encouraged to present new work. If appropriate, some pieces may also be considered for inclusion in the 2010 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL Grand Finale at Fulton Ferry Landing.

 

WHERE: The seven sites are situated within two designated areas; the Brooklyn Bridge Park (near the entrance at Washington and Plymouth Streets), and along the Pier 1 waterfront (entrance at Old Fulton and Water Streets) in DUMBO Brooklyn. 

 
Brooklyn Bridge Park (Entrance at Washington and Plymouth Streets):
                Site One, City Park Beach            

 
Pier 1 Waterfront  (Entrance at Old Fulton and Water Streets)
               Site Two, The wide shoulder/corner leading
                 to the Pier 1 promenade

Site Three, The Pier 1 promenade (A)

Site Four, The Pier 1 promenade’s benches

Site Five, The Pier 1 promenade (B)

Site Six, The Stairs at Granite Prospect

Site Seven, The Stairs to Harbor View Lawn

Selected artists may also be asked to perform in the Grand Finale of the 2010 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL on the beautiful Fulton Ferry Landing, which suggests an outdoor proscenium with a spectacular evening view of New York City as the backdrop.

 

See Site List pictures for reference.

WHEN: Saturday, September 25th, 10:00am-8:00pm and Sunday, September 26th 4:00pm-7:00pm.
(Artists must be available for all dates and times to apply)

 

How to Apply:

 

1.       Visit the site-specific areas then request an Application, Project Description/FAQ and Site List from WHITE WAVE by emailing us at ww10ddf.site. gmail.com.

2.       Submit DVD Work Sample. Please submit a recent performance-quality DVD that best represents your work.  Clearly note which chapter(s) you wish us to view.  If you want us to view a specific work excerpt, please note the times. Submit a single work sample for review not promotional tapes/montages of many works.

3.       Make sure your DVD is labeled with the name of the Choreographer/Collaborating Artist/Company, contact information and name of the work sample.

4.       Submit Choreographer/ Collaborating Artist’s resume and/or company profile. Please include one page for each.

5.       Include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE), with proper postage for return of your material. If you do not provide this your materials will not be returned.

6.        Mail/or hand delivered to the following:

 

WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theatre

25 Jay Street, Suite #100

Brooklyn, NY 11201