2017 Application for 
Performance at Dance Co-op

Dance Co-op 2017
The Performance at Dance Co-op, presented by Big Rig Dance Collective, will take place at 8 pm on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the University of Texas at Arlington's Studio Theatre - Fine Arts Building North, Room 137. Selected applicants will present their work once in a black box theatre environment with minimal lighting.

Application Deadline: Application, work samples, and application fees must be received by 10 pm on June 1, 2017. Artists will be notified of acceptance by June 15, 2017.

Fee: An application fee of $15 must be paid through PayPal for each submitted piece. Payments may be made below. 

Who can apply? Choreographers and performers must be 18 and older. Students enrolled in Dance Co-op ARE eligible to apply. Applicants do not have to be D/FW area residents but must provide their own travel, food, and housing. 

Time Limit: Proposed works should be between 4-10 minutes in length. Excerpts of longer works may be considered.

Genre: To support BRDC’s mission of bringing experimental and contemporary dance works to diverse Texas audiences, dance genres of post-modern, contemporary, and dance theatre will be considered.

Payment: Applicants whose work is accepted will not receive compensation. Venue, lighting, and marketing will be provided free of charge. Selected performers and choreographers will also receive a FREE single-class pass for BRDC’s 2017 Dance Co-op.

Performance: The Performance at Dance Co-op is presented as part of our 3-day intensive and provides our students with the opportunity to experience professional dance works that can reflect physical and conceptual investigations from Dance Co-op. To learn more about the intensive, click here. The performance is open to the public with a $5 suggested donation.

Past Presenting Artists and Master Teachers: Joshua Peugh and Alex Karigan Farrior (Dark Circles Contemporary Dance), Erica Gionfriddo and Curtis Uhlemann (ARCOS Dance), Erin Reck (Recked Productions), Danielle Georgiou (DGDG), Susan Douglas Roberts (wild goose chase dance), Christie Nelson (Grid DanceTheatre), L. Brooke Schlecte and Sarah Newton (Out on a Limb Dance Company), Laura Barbee and Krista Langford (Further Dance Fort Worth) and many other independent Texas dance artists.

Application  Fee - $15

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