Choreographer Commission Competition 2013-2014

Due: July 01, 2013(receipt deadline)
Winner announced in August 2013
Performances May or June 2014

Periapsis Music and Dance will commission one choreographer to create a new 10- to 15-minute piece to be performed with with live original music in our spring 2014 concerts (May or June) in New York City. The winning choreographer will receive a $1000 commissioning fee and will retain rights to his/her work.We are conducting a composer competition in concurrence with this choreographer competition, and the winner of each will work together to collaboratively create a piece with new music and dance. The choreographer may create dance of any genre and will work one-on-one with the chosen composer. The composer and choreographer will be expected to collaborate during the creative process: they should discuss parameters and concepts from the outset, and they should be in touch throughout the creative period.

Periapsis Music and Dance is a young organization that has already produced a wide variety of music/dance collaborative projects. Please visit our website (periapsismusicanddance.org) and check out the videos of our previous concertsto get an idea of what we offer. We recently presented new work in May 2013, so check back again mid-June for more video.

Eligibility:
This competition is open to any emerging choreographer who is a US citizen or resident ("resident" is defined here as eligible and authorized to work in the US). There is no age limit, but the choreographer should be in the early stages of his/her professional career. The choreographer and his/her dancers will beexpected to attend the technical rehearsal and premiere performance in New Yorkand is also expected to communicate well with the collaborating composer regardless of geographical distance. Periapsis cannot provide transportation. The work is not to be shown prior to the New York premiere with Periapsis Music and Dance.

Timeline:
The winning composer and choreographer will be announced in early August. The completed score and parts will be due from the composer in March 2014, after which Periapsis Music and Dance will prepare a rehearsal recording for the choreographer to work with. The music and dance will premiere together live in May or June, 2014. Venue and concert date(s) TBD.

Application materials:
1) short biography
2) choreographic/performance resume
3) links to online video of two or three representative works, full works preferred
4) $20 administrative fee paid via PayPal to info@periapsismusicanddance.org

The application materials should be sent electronically within the body of ONE email, NO ATTACHMENTS, to Periapsis Music and Dance's Artistic Director of Dance, Leigh Schanfein, at leigh@periapsismusicanddance.org. 

Please see the FAQ and PayPal link on our website, and contact leigh@periapsismusicanddance.org with any questions.