Accepting applications this summer until July 1st! 

DanceAction Garden Series is a performance event that brings together artists from diverse disciplines to showcase short works rooted in practices of improvisation and spontaneous composition. On Friday evenings in June, July, August, and September, this event will showcase four to six short performance pieces at its new garden performance venue in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Artist Carmen Caceres and her husband open their home for an evening of improvisation, performing arts, and summer celebration!

We are receiving applications for artists to present short performance works that explore improvisation and instant composition in all kinds of artistic disciplines—dance, music, theater, clown, stand-up comedy, and more—to perform at DanceAction’s Garden Space in the summer of 2024. Performances will be held on selected Fridays in June, July, August, and September. Tentative performance dates are Friday, June 28, July 12, August 2, August 9, and September 13, 2024. *Dates are subject to change for inclement weather. 

Interested applicants need to complete this application form and indicate all the dates they are available to participate. 

Selected artists will be invited to present work at DanceAction's Garden Space for one evening. The venue is a low-tech outdoor sprung wooden dance floor of 16 x 12 feet with a seating capacity for 25 guests located in an apartment garden in the Upper West Side of Manhattan (near West 90th Street and Columbus). Eligible works should last between 5 and 12 minutes and have no more than 3 performers per piece. The floor is perfect for barefoot dancing, sliding, rolling, turning, and jumping. Tap shoes or any other footwear that could leave marks on the floor are not allowed. Our technical capabilities include: 

A Music Amplifier with ¼ inch Cable, A Wireless Microphone, A Wireless headset, Decorative Outdoor Lights, A Small LED Spotlight, and A 24 LED Par Light.

Eligibility Requirements:

- Only one work per presenting artist

-Work Duration: Solo works up to 7 minutes / 2 to 3 people up to 12 minutes

- Works are rooted in improvisation and spontaneous composition 

- Works don't need to be finished pieces, and we encourage artists to present pieces at any stage of development

- Artists are expected to bring a minimum of 3 guests to their performance

Artists Receive:

- Opportunity to perform at a beautiful outdoor venue during the summer and fall 

- Opportunity to show your creative research at any stage of development 

- Video Recording of the piece

- 2 hours of complimentary rehearsal space at DA Garden 

- Proceeds from the Donation Box (shared between all presenting artists of the evening)

To apply, complete THIS FORM and include a video sample of your artistic work, your bio, social media handle, and share how this opportunity will serve your artistic practice. 

Please contact Carmen Caceres at danceactionnyc@gmail.com for any questions about this performance series and the application process.

APPLICATION FORM: https://forms.gle/UYkasqCaZRfsGXJJ6

Deadline to Apply: July 1st, 2024, at 11:59 pm.

Learn more about DanceAction at www.carmencaceres.com

Carmen Caceres is a dance artist originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has been creating dance works in Argentina and NY since 2009. Her works have been presented in several venues, such as Dixon Place, Green Space, Triskelion Arts Center, Teatro Sea, The Mark Morris Dance Center, The Center at West Park, and the Center for Performance Research. In 2013, she founded DanceAction, a dance company that works as a creative platform to produce performing arts works in collaboration with musicians, dramaturges, and visual artists. As a performer and collaborator, she worked with artists such as Lisa Parra, Sarah Berges, Elia Mrak, and Jody Oberfelder. Carmen received a BA in Dance and Education at SUNY Empire and deepened her studies in dance at the former Merce Cunningham Studio. In her native city, she graduated from the National School of Dance and studied Dance Composition at UNA. Carmen also works as a dance educator and consultant in different organizations in New York City.

DanceAction is a contemporary dance company based in New York, led by Argentinian choreographer Carmen Caceres. With a team of culturally diverse artists, we create dance works that reflect social realities that concern people, relationships, and social justice. Our primary purpose is to interpret these issues and use our works to propel change. DA participated in numerous festivals and performance series in New York and abroad, including Take Root at Green Space, Under Exposed at Dixon Place, Women Center Stage Festival at Teatro SEA, Festival FIDCDMX in Mexico City, and Ticino in Danza in Switzerland. DA has self-produced and presented several full-length works, such as BLINDSPOT at the Mark Morris Dance Center and Game Night at the Center for Performance Research. DA's awards include the City Artist Corps and LMCC Creative Engagement Grants. Most recently, DA developed and presented their latest work, Welcome to Imagi*Nation, as a Resident Artist at the Center at West Park.