The Suite Summer Festival is an annual dance festival that has the mission to raise the profile of dance in Queens.  This year’s festival is a free, site specific weekend of dance at Socrates Sculpture Park and presents 14 dance companies over two programs.  We are looking for performing arts professionals who have experience in production and great organization skills.  We love to hire dancers who have production experience!  We are looking for up to 2 people.

Duties:

- Welcome the dance companies at the Tech rehearsal and work with the artists so that they understand the run of the show.  

- Set up/breakdown of computer equipment/costumes/chairs (This is light work. The park staff will handle heavy sound equipment set up/breakdown.)

- Assist the artistic director and rehearsal director in ensuring the artists are as comfortable as possible during the tech rehearsals and performances.

- Operate sound during tech and performances using windows media player on a computer using a simple sound board.  Mostly start and stop with the possibility of some fading on the sound board (just the master control--no mixing.) The only tech is sound—there are no lights.

- Other duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidate:

A responsible, musically inclined, detail oriented performing arts professional who is community minded and reflects the values and mission of In-Sight Dance Company.

Approximately 15 hours of work for $300.

Pay and number of hours will be set after discussions with the stage manager.

Key dates are:

Monday, July 25th: 7pm or Tuesday, July 25th 7pm

Thursday, July 28th: 2:00pm to 5:30pm (TECH)

Friday July 29th: Call at 5pm Show and breakdown 6-7pm

Saturday July 30th: Call at 2pm Show and breakdown from 3-4pm

Sunday July 31st: Call at 2pm.  Shows at 3pm and 4pm breakdown by 5:30pm

All rehearsals and performances at Socrates Sculpture Park.

 

Interested?

Please send an e-mail to Ms G-Bowley at contact@insightdance.org.  Please include a resume that includes production and other relevant experience.  If possible, please include a reference with an e-mail address or phone number.  Also, please note that you saw this posting on Dance/NYC.  Thank you.