Friday, March 29, 2019

Internships Battery Dance Festival

 
38th Annual Battery Dance Festival Iker Karrera Dance Company by Melissa Wu

Battery Dance provides internships for students interested in experiencing the gamut of practices that constitute the field of non-profit performing arts management and the role that dance plays in society. 

The Internship Program seeks to engage the unique skills and interests of each individual in addition to helping students develop an aptitude for new and unfamiliar skills. 

The internship program is particularly beneficial for students wishing to pursue a career in arts management, budding choreographers and dance artists seeking to learn the logistics of running a dance company, and individuals who desire to affect social change through the arts, to further the art of dance both abroad and in NYC, or to gain volunteer/community service hours in a creative and engaging environment. 

We are currently looking for interns for the Battery Dance Festival. 

Length of the term:

Mid May-August
 
Position Summary:
Interns actively handle the logistics for New York City’s longest running dance festival, now in its 38th year.
 
Responsibilities will include:
 
-Conduct outreach to local business soliciting sponsorship
-Help organize participants’ information for media and marketing purposes
-Assist with P-3 Visas for international artists
-Assist international dance companies with their travel and stay in the United States
-Assist Festival Manager on coordination of volunteers
-Help with logistics on reception and closing event of the Festival
 
Preferred Qualifications
-Previous experience with event management (previous experience with arts festivals preferred but not required)
-Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
-Detailed Oriented
-Enthusiastic, outgoing
-Ability to multi-task under pressure

 
Email Resume and Cover Letter to internships@batterydance.org


More information about Battery Dance can be found at www.batterydance.org

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