Dance Department
Resources for Students
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Internships and JobsPerformance and Creative Opportunities
Grants and Fellowships
Study Abroad
Graduate Programs
Professional and Service Organizations
Internships and Jobs
Jacob's Pillow Summer Festival Intern Program
Jacob's Pillow Summer Internship Program Dates:
May 22 - August 30, 2012
Application deadlines:
Received by January 27 for priority consideration
Received by February 27 for consideration
After February 27, by availability only
For specific internship roles, see http://www.jacobspillow.org/education/internships/internships/summer-intern-program.php.
As a Summer Festival Intern, you will:
Be a member of the team executing one of the world's most prestigious dance festivals.
Experience a Festival environment offering world-class ballet, contemporary, cultural, dance/theatre, and jazz dance; more than 200 public events including artist talks, master classes, Community Program classes, open rehearsals, and free performances; access to one of the field's most valuable dance Archives; and professional advancement training in The School at Jacob's Pillow.
Receive on-the-job training and experience working with the Festival's professional arts administration, documentation, and production staff.
Gain a broad perspective on the international performing arts field.
Live in an international community of artists, faculty, scholars, staff, students, and intern peers for 3 dance-filled months.
Enjoy the rich heritage of this National Historic Landmark in the beautiful Berkshires of Western Massachusetts.
Interns receive:
Staff-led seminars
Training and mentoring
On-campus housing
3 meals per day
$500 stipend and a $150 travel/sundry expense allowance
Free performances and dance classes
College credit, work-study, independent study, and/or cooperative learning programs may be available through your school. Or you may register for college credit at Jacob's Pillow through our partnership with the Division of Continuing Education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Check with your college registrar's office and department to determine whether these credits will transfer to your school. Credit fee information is available after May 1.
Application Deadlines:
Priority Consideration: Application received by January 27
Consideration: Application received by February 27
Post-Deadline: After February 27 please email address below to inquire if specific internship positions are still open for applications.
For application and submission instructions, please click here (see http://www.jacobspillow.org/education/internships/internships/summer-intern-program.php).
Criteria for acceptance are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, gender, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status. The Intern Program is part of The School at Jacob's Pillow, "J.R." Glover, Director of Education.
White Bird Dance Seeks Interns
White Bird is looking for 2 Interns in Marketing and Admin Support for the Winter and Spring.
You should be available to work 10-15 hours per week, during regular business hours at the White Bird office, which is located off of Terwilliger Blvd near OHSU. You should also be able to work some performance evenings. Duties will include composing the monthly newsletter, updating the website, drafting press releases, loading into our downtown venues prior to shows and loading out afterward, and other tasks to help support the Marketing, Audience Services and Financial Managers.
This internship is unpaid, but you will have the opportunity to meet acclaimed dancers from around the world, see all of the White Bird performances, and learn more about the logistics of presenting 12 contemporary dance companies each season.
Please respond with a cover letter addressing your experience and a resume to ashley@whitebird.org
American Dance Festival (ADF) Summer Intern Program
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Each summer during its annual season, the American Dance Festival offers internships that provide essential training for those interested in a career in arts administration and production. Administrative internships are intended to give hands-on experience, by professionals, in all areas of arts management. Production interns work on the crew for the 40-plus performances of the ADF season. All interns are integral parts of the ADF staff and play an important role in carrying out the ADF’s mission to serve dancers, choreographers and artists in related fields. Interns are an integral part of the ADF staff.
Benefits of being an ADF intern include:
• Hands-on experience alongside the ADF staff.
• Stipend
• Free dance class through the ADF Six Week School, which includes more than 40 classes a day to choose from.
• Complimentary ticket to each program in the ADF season.
• Access to the ADF’s International Screendance Festival films.
• Seminars led by arts management professionals in the North Carolina community.
• Academic Credit
• Additional activities are available as work schedules permit.
For a complete list of all internships available, dates, and instructions on how to apply, visit http://www.americandancefestival.org/internships/internships.html
American Dance Festival (ADF) Seasonal Employment
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2012
Visit http://www.americandancefestival.org/employment/seasonal.html for descriptions of available Summer Staff positions, dates, and application instructions.
Positions include:
Performance Photographer, School Photographer, Food/Housing Coordinator, Production Positions, Receptionist, School Operations Coordinator, School Technical Assistant, WFSS Coordinator, Box Office Coordinator, MFA Program Coordinator I, MFA Program Coordinator II, MFA Lab Staff, MFA Thesis Coordinator, Video Blog Production Coordinator, and the Video Blog Videographer and Editor
Special Events Coordinator - Starts Immediately
Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc.
New York, NY
Dance Theatre of Harlem seeks a part-time (20-25 hrs per week) special events coordinator to assist in the planning an execution of board driven events and other DTH activities as assigned.
In this capacity, the Special Events Coordinator will work closely with Dance Theatre of Harlem board members and staff to plan, coordinate and execute special events which include private receptions, cultivation and small fundraising events for 25-100 guests; work closely with vendors, special guests, and other members of the DTH team; prepare programs and other materials as needed, in association with these events.
Prospective candidate must have any combination of education, training and/or experience equivalent to completion of a bachelor’s degree with major coursework in English, communications or related field. Previous experience in journalism, event planning, public relations work is highly desirable.
The candidate should have the ability to develop project budgets and monitor expenses; edit and some design of event collateral. Excellent interpersonal skills are a must along with the capacity to establish and maintain good working relationship with board members while exercising a calm, positive demeanor in the process.
Previous experience in special events and working with board members in a non-profit performing arts organization is a plus, and availability to work on select evenings and weekends are a must.
The Special Events Coordinator reports to the Director of Individual Giving.
Start Date: Immediately
Duration: Until June 30, 2012
Compensation:
25 hours per week@ $25/hour
DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM, a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, whose mission is to maintain a world-class school that trains young people in classical ballet and the allied arts; to provide a robust and imaginative education and community outreach program; and to maintain a ballet company of artists of African-American and diverse backgrounds performing challenging new works.
To apply for this position please email a cover letter, resume to Marilyn Abalos at mabalos@dancetheatreofharlem.org with the subject “Special Events Coordinator.” No phone calls please. To learn more about Dance Theatre of Harlem, its history, and its programs, please visit: http://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org
Also check out Reed's Career Services office: http://www.reed.edu/career/
Performance and Creative Opportunities
Northwest Dance Project Auditions for 2012 Season
3-Day Audition Workshop December 27-29, 2011
More information and application materials: http://nwdanceproject.org/auditions.html
Portland Metro Arts - Auditions for La Fille Mal Gardee
December 17, 1:00 p.m.
Corps and Supernumerary - Parts being cast are children and adult villagers. Dancers must be at least 6 years old and have current or previous dance training. No individually prepared material required.
Portland Metro Arts, 9003 SE Stark Street, Portland 97216
More info: MetroDancers@PDXMetroArts.org
www.pdxmetroarts.org
Audition: We Two Boys seeks Male Dancer
I am looking for a male dancer to dance with me in my show We Two Boys. I am looking for a male dancer who can not only learn choreography but that
has a strong stage presence and performance skills. I am looking for excellence. This is a duet with myself accompanied by musician Adrian
Hutapea. The duet is based on a Walt Whitman poem titled We two boys together clinging, and explores relationships between men.
I opened We Two Boys in March of 2011 at the mOuth. I have been invited to bring the show to Albuquerque in May of 2012 through VSA North Fourth Art Center. The show will be a part of there Wild Dancing West Festival, show casing artists from the South West and West Coast. I am excited and honored to be apart of a great line up. Albuquerque is my home town and this will be my first time returning home with dance that I have created.
Auditions:
Sunday December 11th at 3pm & Saturday December 17th at 3pm
@ Momentum Studios 1028 SE Water Ave. #250
please let me know of your intentions to be at the audition at
pivotalmassage@mac.com
Show dates:-
Portland Showing May 18th & 19th 2012
Albuquerque Showing May 23rd -30th 2012 (exact dates TBD)
Dancer will be paid for both Portland and Albuquerque shows as well as all travel costs to Albuquerque.
Meshi Chavez
503-730-2737
www.meshichavez.com
RUPTURE: Reed Arts Week 2012
Taking place from February 29th to March 4th, Reed Arts Week 2012: RUPTURE seeks to explore the seam between destruction and creation, the moments that disrupt the continuity of a previous order, generating the potential to envision the world anew. Both visiting and student artists are invited to articulate the spectrum of surreptitious to monumental creativities that exist at the moment of a departure from established norms and trajectories, to invent a new art of inventing. Highlighting visceral earthly bursts, sparks of political revolution, and other forms exceeding the boundaries of both the imaginary and the everyday, RAW ignites the bliss and births that come from breaking.
Student Art Application Guidelines - Due November 4, 2011:
Contact Info: Name. Telephone #. Email. Box #.
Materials/Cost: Give a detailed description of all necessary materials and their estimated cost.
Proposal: <700 words: Give a description of what you would like to create and how you feel it relates to "RUPTURE."
Location: Discuss where you would like to display your work on campus and any installation assistance you might need.
Bio/Artist Statement: <200 words: Write a quick description of anything you think we need to know about you and why you would like to do this.
Submit: Applications due November 4th. Send a digital copy (PDF preferred) to jostew.reed.@gmail.com. Supplementary hard copies and additional materials may be turned in to the Student Activities Office.
Questions? Concerns? Contact Jo Stewart at jostew.reed@gmail.com
Polaris Dance Company Auditions
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Polaris Dance Center, 1501 SW Taylor, Portland 97214. Click here for more details (PDF).
Grants and Fellowships
Reed College Grants and Fellowships:
Kaspar T. Locher Summer Creative Scholarships
Student Fellowships and Awards - Various deadlines
External Grants and Fellowships:
Goddard College Engaged Artist-Scholar Award for New Students - Due January 3, 2012
Study Abroad
DanceJerusalem Study Abroad Program - Jerusalem, Israel
The Hebrew University's Rothberg International School and The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
http://overseas.huji.ac.il/dance
Sarah Lawrence College - Bronxville/Yonkers, New York - Domestic Exchange
Semester or Year
http://www.reed.edu/ipo/domprograms.html
http://www.slc.edu/
Summer Arts in Berlin through Sarah Lawrence College - Berlin, Germany
Focus in Art and Architecture, Dance, and German language studies.
http://www.slc.edu/international-exchange/berlin/index.html
http://www.slc.edu/international-exchange/
Contact Paul DeYoung at paul.deyoung@reed.edu, or 503/777-7290 (x7290) in Reed's International Programs Office in Eliot 203 with questions about either of these programs.
Graduate Programs
Arizona State University - Hershberger Institute for Design and the Arts
M.F.A. in Dance, and M.F.A in Dance (Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance)
http://dance.asu.edu/
Brown University
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
http://brown.edu/Departments/Theatre_Speech_Dance/grad/index.html
Florida State University
M.F.A. in Dance; M.A. in American Dance Studies; M.A. in Dance Studio and Related Studies
http://dance.fsu.edu/
Goddard College
M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts Program
http://www.goddard.edu/masterfinearts_interdisciplinaryarts
New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Graduate Programs in Dance Education
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/inquiry/dance-ed-grad2012?utm_source=MDR&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dance-ed
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
M.F.A. in Dance; M.A. and Ph.D. in Performance Studies
http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html
Northwestern University
Ph.D. in Performance Studies
http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/departments/performancestudies/
The Ohio State University
Ph.D. in Dance Studies and M.F.A. in Dance
http://dance.osu.edu
Sarah Lawrence College
M.F.A in Dance
http://www.slc.edu/graduate/programs/dance/
Smith College
M.F.A. in Choreography and Performance
http://www.smith.edu/dance/masters.php
Stanford University
Ph.D. in Drama
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/drama/index.html
http://dance.stanford.edu/
Temple University
Ph.D. in Dance, M.Ed. in Dance, and M.F.A. in Dance
http://www.temple.edu/boyer/dance/
Texas Women's University
M.F.A. in Dance; M.A. and Ph.D. in Dance
http://www.twu.edu/dance/
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (London)
Various M.Phil/Ph.D. research programs, and M.A. and M.F.A. studio programs
http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/research/research-degree-programme.aspx
http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/programmes/dance-programmes/postgraduate.aspx
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. in Performance Studies
http://tdps.berkeley.edu/programs-courses/graduate-program/
University of California, Irvine
M.F.A. in Dance
http://dance.arts.uci.edu/
University of California, Los Angeles
M.F.A. in Dance; M.A. and Ph.D. in Culture and Performance
http://www.wac.ucla.edu/
University of California, Riverside
Ph.D. in Critical Dance Studies and M.F.A. in Experimental Choreography
http://dance.ucr.edu
University of Colorado Boulder
M.F.A. in Dance
http://theatredance.colorado.edu/
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
M.F.A in Dance, M.A. in Dance, M.A. Ethnology Concentration, and M.A. Dance Education
http://www2.hawaii.edu/%7euhmdance/
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
M.F.A. in Dance
http://dance.uiuc.edu/
University of Maryland, College Park
M.F.A. in Dance; M.A. and Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
http://tdps.umd.edu/
University of Michigan
M.F.A. in Dance
http://www.music.umich.edu/departments/dance/index.php
The University of North Carolina Greensboro
M.F.A. in Dance; M.A. in Dance and M.A. in Dance Education
http://performingarts.uncg.edu/dance
University of Oregon
M.F.A. in Dance; M.S. and M.A. in Dance
http://dance.uoregon.edu/
University of Surrey (UK)
M.A. in Dance Cultures and Ph.D. in Dance, Film, and Theatre
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/dft/index.htm
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/dance/
University of Washington
M.F.A. in Dance
http://depts.washington.edu/uwdance/
Virginia Commonwealth University
M.F.A. in Theatre Pedagogy and MFA in Theatre Design/Tech
http://arts.vcu.edu/programs/graduate-programs/
York University (Toronto)
Ph.D. in Dance Studies, M.A. in Dance, and M.F.A. in Dance
http://www.yorku.ca/finearts/dance/grad.htm
Professional and Service Organizations
American College Dance Festival Association
Congress on Research in Dance
Dance Coalition of Oregon
http://www.dancecoalitionoregon.com/