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Monday, February 3, 2020

Call for Queens choreogaphers, deadline March 15: 2020 Queensboro Dance Festival

 
QDF 2020 Josef Pinlac, Reiko Yanagi

Call for Queens-based Choreographers and Dance Companies for the 2020 Queensboro Dance Festival tour!

All dance cultures and styles welcome

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Submission Deadline:  March 15, 2020

 

2020 QUEENSBORO DANCE FESTIVAL TOUR:  May 16 - October 4

Expand your audience reach and dance career in Queens, connect with your vibrant Queens dance community and resources!  The QDF 2020 tour performs in over 15 Queens neighborhoods, across theaters, parks, plazas, streets, libraries, and other uniquely Queens venues. Our program features all Queens dance companies and offers comprehensive career support for dance participants.

 

~All dance forms of any cultures and styles welcome! 
~Professional-level choreographer or dance company must be based in Queens
~Free to apply, free to participate
~ALAANA (African/Latinx/Asian/Arab/Native American) majority dance cast, and/or majority Queens-based dance cast encouraged
~Premieres of dance work, including collaborations with Queens musicians encouraged

~Be a part of the tour based on your availability (though some dates required)

 

QDF participating companies receive:

~Paid tour stipend

~Paid teaching opportunities

~Exclusive access to various free and discounted rehearsal spaces in Queens

~Professional Development workshops (grant writing, marketing, etc)
~Artist networking meetups
~Master classes of various dance techniques
~Special access to Queens arts & cultural institutions
~Photo and video footage

~An amazing experience of Queens and community of local dancers!

 

 

More Info & apply at:

www.QUEENSBORODANCEFESTIVAL.COM/APPLY

IG @queensborodancefestival

#qdf2020

 

 

 

Founded in 2014, QDF’s mission is to strengthen the dance community in Queens, and garner a greater appreciation for Queens dance.

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