xyz nyc is seeking interested choreographers and performers. A new approach to dance-making in New York City, modern dance-makers from across the city are invited to come together, meet for possibly the first time, and take on the difficult task of creating a new piece and showing it for an audience in a single week. 3-4 Choreographers are chosen randomly each month, and the remaining interested dancers are assigned randomly to them. Every month has a different theme to be woven into the nascent dances, as well as last-minute choreographic challenges that are required to be incorporated into the pieces.

The public performance that happens a week after the initial meeting is a competition between these 3-4 pieces. A panel of 3 guest judges will provide feedback and commentary for each piece, but the winner is ultimately decided through an audience vote. Each audience member will need to justify their vote by giving a reason on a sheet of paper. The best of these are passed on to the choreographers who received the votes- giving them positive feedback not just from the judges but from the "regular" audience as well. As votes are being tallied backstage, one of the guest judges will present their work.

Inaugural series dates:
November 1, 2012: 930-11pm
December 13, 2012: 930-11pm
February 21, 2013: 930-11pm*
*Championship Round, no submissions

Sign-Up deadlines are two weeks before each performance. The deadline to sign up for the NOV 1 show is WEDNESDAY, OCT 17.

The Tank at 151 W 46th St, 8th Floor
thetanknyc.org/dance

TO SIGN UP: http://ow.ly/dsFqj
FOR MORE INFO: xyz-nyc.tumblr.com
questions or concerns? contact Jill Hockett at xyznyc@thetanknyc.org