August 29th to September 2nd, 2022, from 5 PM to 8 PM

Center at West Park - 165 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024

DA is looking for Dancers/Performers for Fall Residency in NYC

NYC Performing Artists! Dance Residency & LIVE-Performance Opportunity! Latin American Immigrant Performers, Artists of color, and/or LGBTQ+ are encouraged to apply!

We are DanceAction, a contemporary dance company based in New York, creating performing artworks in collaboration. We are producing and presenting our full-length immersive dance theater piece, “Welcome to Imagi*Nation,” at a Fall Performance Residency at the Center at West Park in NYC, from September 5th to November 2nd, 2022. We will be working In-Person on-site at the Center at West Park and other rehearsal venues, following the tentative schedule below. The work will be performed live at the Center’s Sanctuary Space over three consecutive evenings on October 27th, 28th, & 29th. 

We are looking for Dancers/Performers (movers/dancers) residing in the US to join this project. Applicants should have experience with contemporary dance, movement improvisation, and physical theater and be able to work at a quick pace. Because of the nature of this project, learning material quickly and being ready to perform it immediately is extremely necessary. Latin American Immigrants, Artists of color, & LGBTQ+ are encouraged to apply!

Interested applicants should attend DanceAction’s Summer 2022 Audition Workshop from Monday, August 29th to Friday, September 2nd, from 5 to 8 pm. Participation in the entire workshop is not required but is highly encouraged to be considered for the project in the fall. 

This workshop for dancers, performance artists or movers will explore DanceAction’s core philosophy, improvisation skills, dance training principles, and the project’s repertory material. Over five days, DanceAction’s artistic director and choreographer, Carmen Caceres, will lead participants through an array of training methods, improvisational tools, and approaches, and practice in performance presence, preparing dancers and movers to interpret the project’s repertory material.

Suggested Donation: $20/Workshop Day - $80/Full Workshop

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, please REGISTER via email at DAwelcometoimagination@gmail.com, submitting your resume, Headshot (or a picture of yourself), samples of your performance work (videos/website/links), and a few words describing yourself and why you would like to be part of this project. 

If you have conflicts with the schedule but would like to participate, send a message, and we will discuss if it's possible to make accommodations. 

This experience is made possible by the Center at West Park Artist in Residence Program. Selected workshop participants will be able to perform solo work at an informal showing at the Center’s 3rd Floor studio on Friday, September 2nd, and at the “Lo De Carmen” rooftop performance series on Friday, September 9th, 2022.

Welcome to Imagi*Nation is a “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure” multimedia dance theater immersive experience inspired by Eduardo Galeano’s book The Open Veins of Latin America. This piece begins with the conflict between two fictional nations over natural resources and labor shortages. While performers are searching for conflict resolution, the audience will experience the motivations and consequences of migration. This piece reflects the relationship between the US and Latin America within the frame of industry, economy, and migration. 

Artists will receive hourly rehearsal compensation and a performance stipend for participating in this project. 

In-person Rehearsals will start on Monday, September 5th, and will follow the schedule below:

- 9/5 to 9/24: 1 to 2 weekly rehearsals on weeknights (3 hrs between 5 & 9 pm). Dates and Times TBD. 

- 9/26 to 10/16 - Cast Rehearsals: 1 to 2 weekly rehearsals on weeknights (2 to 4 hrs between 5 & 9 pm) or weekends. Dates and Times TBD.

- 10/17 to 10/22 - Residency Week 1: Daily rehearsals Mon to Friday, from 5 to 9 pm. Sat 10/22 anytime between 10 am & 7 pm.

- 10/24 to 10/29 - Residency Week 2 “Production Week”: 10/24 & 10/25 Tech Rehearsal from 5 to 10 pm, 10/26 Dress Rehearsal from 5 to 10 pm. 10/27, 10/28, & 10/29 Performances, call time 5 pm. 

- 11/1 & 11/2 - Video Shooting: from 5 to 10 pm at Center at West Park

COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES

All workshop participants are required to follow these guidelines for safety:

- Wear a face mask that covers both nose and mouth, except for brief moments to drink water

- Show proof of vaccination status

- Show proof of negative COVID-19 test (at-home antigen or PCR) with a photo of an at-home rapid COVID-19 test with a time stamp OR a receipt of a lab Antigen or PCR test with confirmed negative results. 

DanceAction will provide on-site COVID-19 rapid tests and KN95 masks to make updated guidelines possible. If possible, we strongly encourage attendees to test themselves in advance (within 24 hours of the first day of attending the workshop). Audition tapes will be accepted for those unable to attend due to a positive case of Covid-19. 

During the in-person rehearsals and residency, we will follow a strict protocol to ensure the safety of all residency participants and staff members at the Center at West Park. For more information on safety protocols, contact Carmen Caceres at carmencaceresdance@gmail.com.

Learn more about DanceAction at www.carmencaceres.com