JOFFREY ACADEMY OF DANCE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL OF THE JOFFREY BALLET
LAUNCHES A NATIONAL CALL FOR ALAANA ARTISTS FOR THE
SIXTH ANNUAL WINNING WORKS CHOREOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
CHICAGO – JULY 15 – The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, announces a national call for ALAANA
(African, Latino(a), Asian, Arab and Native American)
artists to submit applications for
The Joffrey Academy’s Sixth Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition.
The goal of the Award is to recognize talented and emerging ALAANA
choreographers whose unique perspective will ignite creativity in the
form of original works of dance. The
deadline for application is October 1, 2015.
The
winning choreographers will be awarded a $5,000 stipend and given a
minimum of 30 rehearsal hours. They will set their piece on
the international members of the Joffrey Academy Trainee Program and
the Joffrey Studio Company and have the opportunity to work under the
artistic supervision of Joffrey Academy Artistic Directors Anna Reznik
and Alexei Kremnev.
The
choreographic work must be original and developed by the applicant and
the finished piece must be a minimum of 10 minutes and maximum of 12
minutes long. The world premiere
works will be presented in association with the Museum of Contemporary
Art Chicago on March 5-6, 2016 at the MCA’s Edlis Neeson Theater.
To apply, interested choreographers must submit the following by mail or email:
DVD
or video clip with a five-minute or less excerpt of their choreography
with a brief written description, a letter of intent describing interest
in the competition and the kind
of work that will be created in 500–1,000 words, headshot, curriculum
vitae, and application form available on-line at
joffrey.org/winningworks with three references. The completed applications can be sent to The Joffrey Ballet
Attention: Winning Works Selection Committee 10 East Randolph Street Chicago IL 60601 or emailed to
winningworks@joffrey.org
The final works will be presented as part of the culminating
Winning Works performance in three performances on March 5
at 3:00 and 7:30 PM and March 6 at 3:00 PM. Tickets are on sale and
available by visiting
joffrey.org/winningworks or by calling the MCA box office at 312.397.4010.
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