Workshops: Technological Innovation: On and Off the Stage and March 14 – Touring: Tips for Success, Canadian Dance Assembly

Generously funded by the Ontario Arts Council, the Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) is pleased to offer professional development workshops in partnership with the Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC), the Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) and the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) – with the support of, Creative Trust and CCI – Ontario Presenting Network. Our partnerships allow us to offer dynamic, inspiring and multi-disciplinary workshops that strengthen our professional networks. Don’t miss out, register now!

Session Descriptions:

March 7 – Technological Innovation: On and Off the Stage
As technology moves ahead at light speed, how do we keep up!? This unique and innovative workshop explores the many possibilities of opening the technological realm in the arts, both on and off the stage. Beyond Facebook and Twitter, propel your project to the next level of innovation by integrating new and exciting marketing strategies in your work. Also, discover the endless possibilities of using technology in your craft as stages become research labs with installations, video projections and other dynamic interactive technologies. Learn the ups and downs of technology, hear from experts in their field and walk away with tools to integrate in your practice, whether it be in the office or on the stage!

Dynamic speakers:  

• William Yong (Zata Omm Dance Projects)
• Julian Sleath (Program Manager, Special Events City of Toronto)
• Sue Edworthy (Arts Consultant)

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March 14 – Touring: Tips for Success
In today’s ever changing market it can be tricky to launch a touring career in Canada. There are many questions that need to be answered with very few obvious answers. Join us as we explore the ins and outs of touring. These are just some of the questions that will be answered: What are the opportunities for my work in Canada and how do I find the appropriate market places for them? What conference or festival opportunities are there and how do I prepare for them? Once there, how do I meet people, sell my performances and close the deal? Along the way, is it easier if I have an agent? If so, how do I find one and what do they do for me? Once I have a tour, how do I deal with all of the logistical details? How do I finance the tour? How do I actually “get on the road”? Once the performances are over and all of the applause has stopped, what do I do then?

Don’t miss this chance to jump start your touring career in Canada!

Dynamic speaker:  

• Judy Harquail, Arts Consultant

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Cost:
1 workshop: $35 *members/clients, $50 non-members
2 workshops:  $65 *members/clients, $95 non-members
4 workshops:  $120 *members/clients, $180 non-members
*requires that you are a member/client of one of the partner organizations listed above (CDA, DTRC, DUO, PACT, CCI)

Click HERE to register online now. Or visit the website of the Canadian Dance Assembly

Time:

• 4 – 6:30 pm           Workshop Session: Let’s learn together!
• 6:30 – 7:30 pm      Networking/Social Hour: Let’s socialize together!

Workshop Locations:

March 7 & 14
Dancemakers Centre for Creation
55 Mill Street, Building 58
The Cannery, Studio 314

Contact our office with any questions at 416-515-8444 or info@dancecanada.net. Visit us at www.cda-acd.ca.

Workshop: Free Community Dance Workshops, Kaeja d’Dance

Kaeja d’Dance is offering FREE EXPRESS DANCE and Flock Landing workshops. Come participate in moving art!

Where: St. Alban’s Boys and Girls Club
843 Palmerston Avenue
(Bathurst & Dupont)

When:     Mar 4, Apr 1, May 6, Jun 3

Drop in to one or both classes:

• EXPRESS DANCE: 3-4 PM
• Flock Landing: 4-5 PM

These workshops are open to all ages and levels of experience. Come to one, come to them all! No pre-registration required. Visit our website for more information.

Workshop: Financial Management: Building a Strong Bottom Line, Canadian Dance Assembly

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances this workshop has been postponed to May. Please contact the CDA office for details 416-515-8445 or info@dancecanada.net

February 29 – Financial Management: Building a Strong Bottom Line

Looking to increase your financial literacy in the arts sector? Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to learn hands-on techniques from experienced and influential arts managers who have helped turn projects into financial success stories. The workshop will begin with general tips and terms to assist with understanding of finances, and will then explore examples of how to focus on private and earned revenue, donor cultivation, deficit reduction, recovery from financial collapse and balancing artistic choices vs. management choices. Following that, by using real case studies, participants will get the chance to walk through financial statements and analyze the financial health of an organization taking away practical tools which they can implement in their daily work.

Dynamic speakers:

• Heather Young (Principal, Young Associates)
• Jessa Agilo (Consultant and Producer, Agilo Arts)
• Kendra Fry (General Manager, Theatre Passe Murraille)

Participants say our unique series of professional development workshops offer extremely useful tools to propel their projects and organizations to the next level of success.

Also  – Check out the next two workshops in the Series!

• March 7- Technological Innovation: On and Off the Stage.
• March 14 – Touring: Tips for Success

Cost:

• 1 workshop: $35 *members/clients, $50 non-members
• 2 workshops:  $65 *members/clients, $95 non-members
• 4 workshops:  $120 *members/clients, $180 non-members

*requires that you are a member/client of one of the partner organizations listed above (CDA, DTRC, DUO, PACT, CCI)

Click HERE to register now. Or visit our website

Generously funded by the Ontario Arts Council, the Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) is pleased to offer professional development workshops in partnership with the Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC), the Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) and the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) – with the support of, Creative Trust and CCI – Ontario Presenting Network.

Please contact our office if you have any questions at 416-515-8444 or info@dancecanada.net. Visit us at www.cda-acd.ca.

Call for Submissions: Summer Residency 2012, Dancemakers

Dancemakers is pleased to offer two 6-day creation residencies to Toronto-based choreographers and performance makers needing space and time to further their creative process.

Deadline: 5pm March 19

Participants will be selected through an application process based on the rigour and scope of their proposals.

Although we invite all professional choreographers to consider this opportunity, we will be making the selection through the lens of Dancemakers 3C’s: contemporary, cross-disciplinary and collaborative engagement.

The primary applicant can be an individual, collective or company and successful applicants will reflect at least one of these values in their practice.

The residencies will take place simultaneously from July 16 to 21, 2012, one in the main space (54′ x 36′) and one in the Michael J. Baker Studio (30′ x 30′).

Each residency will provide:

• 24/7 exclusive access to one of two studios, shared greenroom and kitchen
• Ability to leave all belongings in the space for the duration of the residency
• Access to TV monitor, DVD player, sound system (CD and iPod dock)and Wi-Fi in each studio
• Comfortable, air-conditioned, well-lit, clean spaces with sprung floor
• Each residency primary applicant will receive a $500 fee.

This is not an invitation to use the space on a casual basis throughout the six days; applicants must be proposing an intensive usage for which an extended period of time is essential to the successful growth of their project.

Please note that this is a creation only residency: no access to technical equipment will be provided. Some equipment (i.e. video projector) may be rented from us based on availability or sourced and paid for through a secondary provider. If the artist/company wishes to present a showing at the conclusion of the residency, all arrangements must be approved in advance by Dancemakers.

Applications should include the following:

• Name and contact information of primary applicant including email and phone number
• Artistic Statement from primary applicant (one page maximum)
• List of artists/collaborators who will be involved in the residency
• Statement of intent regarding the work to be undertaken during the residency (one page maximum)
• An indication of which studio you are applying for (main space or Baker)
• A sample of the primary applicant’s work submitted online through Vimeo or YouTube.

Only electronic applications will be accepted at michaelATdancemakers.org

Job Posting: Summer Job Opportunities, Canadian Opera Company

The COC is seeking to fill multiple positions with our summer programs for ages 5 to 18.

We are hiring knowledgeable, creative and reliable individuals for the following positions:

• Program Co-ordinators
• Program Leaders
• After-care Providers
• Summer Internships
• Volunteers

Salary: $11 to $14/hour and opera tickets

For detailed job descriptions, visit our website

General qualifications:

• Some secondary or post-secondary education
• Some experience teaching or previous experience with a cultural organization
• Keen interest in/or background in the arts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• First Aid certificate an asset

Call for Submissions: Male and Female Singers/Musicians Diverse As This Land Voice Intensive Workshop, The Banff Centre

Call for Male and Female Singers/Musicians
Diverse As This Land Voice Intensive Workshop

Program dates: July 7 – 14, 2012
Application deadline: April 11, 2012

Aboriginal Arts will present the 2012 Diverse As This Land vocal intensive residency at The Banff Centre in the heart of Blackfoot and Stoney territories from July 7, 2012 to July 14, 2012.

At the heart of this project is an exciting eight-day voice intensive residency for 12 Aboriginal singers led by outstanding vocal instructors including Micah Barnes (Ontario), vocal associate Donita Large (Alberta), and the internationally renowned Pacific Curls (New Zealand). Participants will have the opportunity to perform live as a group at the Diverse As This Land concert series during the Banff Summer Arts Festival.

Participants will explore singing as physical experience, breath control, capacity and resonance, understanding the vocal apparatus and solo and group composition. Participants will also receive hands-on development that enhances performance skills and career strategies in the music business.

We invite all interested singers to submit their application to this unique Diverse As This Land program before April 11, 2012.

*Scholarship and financial aid to cover 100 per cent of the program fee (based on shared accommodation) is available.

APPLY TODAY!

Other Aboriginal Arts Opportunities

• Visual Arts Aboriginal Studio Work Study – Apply by March 2, 2012
• Aboriginal Emerging Writers – Apply by May 1, 2012
• Indigenous Dance Residency – Apply by May 4, 2012
• Viewpoints Training Workshop with Michael Greyeyes – Apply by May 15, 2012

Call for Submissions: New Canadian Plays, Embassy of Canada in collaboration with Heritage Canada

NEW  CANADIAN  PLAYS  is a bi-annual project which aims to introduce and to promote new anglophone and francophone Canadian plays on the German-speaking theatre scene. A jury consisting of German theatre experts reads, evaluates and selects the best plays.

NEW CANADIAN PLAYS seeks to identify, introduce and promote new anglophone and francophone Canadian plays with the best market potential for the German-speaking theatre scene. The project was established in 2006 by the Embassy of Canada in collaboration with Heritage Canada and partners across Canada and enters its sixth edition in 2012. Since 2007, it has been organized in collaboration with the Québec Government Office in Berlin and the International Theatre Institute Germany in Berlin. Since 2009, the Canada Council has generously supported the project. Since 2010, it takes place every two years.

The process relies on collaboration and shared expertise between Canada and Germany. Numerous partners throughout Canada such as Playwrights Guild Toronto and Centre des auteurs dramatiques in Montréal as well as many experts, dramaturges, directors, playwrights and agents have been submitting new plays.

A jury of 5 German theatre experts (on a rotational basis) pre-selects, reads and evaluates the submissions. Thanks to the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, we have been able to commission professional translations of the plays selected. They are promoted in a newsletter, in three languages (German, English and French), to more than 600 professional contacts across the German-speaking theatre scene: dramaturges, artistic directors, directors, translators and agents.

For German theatre professionals, it is hard to access information on the latest plays, developments and trends across Canada because of the country’s decentralized structure and geography. Moreover, the complexity of the German theatre system both demands and affords various ways of reaching decision makers. Our project continually succeeds in raising their awareness of new Canadian plays and in creating substantial networks for future collaboration between Canada and Germany. We even experience a growing interest from other countries such as Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Poland.

Dear partners throughout Canada, NEW CANADIAN PLAYS would not work without your ongoing support, openness, interest and collaboration. Your thorough knowledge of Canadian and Québécois theatre and play development, in well-made and new forms of writing in various styles and formats, as well as your awareness of established and upcoming playwrights is very valuable to us.

We kindly invite you to participate in this project by submitting new plays and texts which you believe to be of potential for an international market, thanks to their quality, style, form and content. Your support would greatly assist the jury’s work and is deeply appreciated.

We are happy to announce the members of the Jury 2012: John v. Düffel (author, dramaturge Deutsches Theater Berlin); Frank Heibert (freelance translator and jury president, Berlin); Simone Kaempf (theatre journalist, Berlin); Stephan Schmidtke (artistic director and head of dramaturgy, Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf); Frank Weigand (freelance translator, Berlin, editor Scène – Annual Anthology of Francophone Plays in German Translation).

Please find below all information and requirements to participate.

Submitted material must include the following information:

•  The completed application form in English or French (see forms attached)
• The complete play in digital form only – including date of origin
• A short synopsis of the play
• A short CV of the playwright(s)
• Foreign rights information (who is the agent or the holder of the rights?)
• Only complete applications can be considered by the jury.

Please be aware of the following criteria:

• Plays submitted should not be older than three years, meaning that they should neither have been written before 2009, nor have been presented to the public (reading, workshop, production or publication) before that date.
• Plays don’t necessarily have to have been produced in Canada/Québec.
• Plays should not yet be represented by a German agent or publisher.
• Plays can deal with the challenges of contemporary life, private and political, and with relevant social issues, i.e. cultural diversity, migration, open society, future of the city, unemployment, environmental issues, demography.
• Plays that have an obvious regional or local Canadian interest are more difficult to export to Germany.
• Please do not send adaptations based on novels or films. Plays on the life of celebrities or historical characters are equally hard to place on the German market.
• Plays for young audiences are welcome.
• The jury is not only interested in well-made plays, but also in innovative forms of writing. In German-speaking theatres, we experience an increasing interest in creative and experimental writing which results in performance productions. The jury is open to supporting this innovative trend and is interested in also receiving performance texts and other, freer forms of theatre writing.

We kindly ask you to send all material (preferably in PDF-format) to the:

Embassy of Canada in Germany, Berlin, attn. Gabriele Naumann-Maerten
gabriele.naumann-maerten@international.gc.ca

and to the Québec Government Office in Berlin, attn. Marie-Elisabeth Räkel
marie-elisabeth.rakel@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Deadline: March 31, 2012

Your participation would greatly assist the jury’s work. Should you wish to share this call with other experts or individuals who might be interested to join this project, please feel free to distribute this call for plays including the application form.