Red Sky Performance is holding its first OPEN CALL for DANCERS

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Red Sky Performance is holding its first OPEN CALL for DANCERS. We seek highly skilled and experienced contemporary dancers for two upcoming productions and touring initiatives.

WHERE:
The Citadel located at 304 Parliament St., Toronto

WHEN:
Thursday July 4th, 2013 from 10am till 12pm

HOW TO APPLY: 
Please send your CV (must include links to showreel/performance footage) to
resumes@redskyperformance.com

 DEADLINE:
July 2nd, 2013 at 6pm

A cornerstone of our approach is strong technical training and will include:
Contemporary/Ballet Technique & Indigenous:
Emphasis is on strong technique as a base. Physically demanding, yet inspirational.
Led class by Carlos Rivera and Thomas Fonua, (30 minutes)

Cardio/Conditioning:
Emphasis on the development of strength, power, flexibility, and endurance.
Led Cardio Conditioning by Thomas Fonua – (20 minutes)

Red Sky Repertoire: (30 minutes)
Dancers will expand their performance potential while learning to execute complex phrases of movement.

Individual Solo Creations:
One minute solo by each dancer that shows dancers individuality and expression (1 minute).
* All qualified dancers of any ethnicity or background are welcome to audition

Call for submission for MONITOR 10: New South Asian Short Film + Video

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Submissions are accepted from 15 June – 15 September 2013.

Monitor 10 is dedicated to the presentation of experimental short films and videos by/and/or about South Asians from Canada and around the world. We invite independent and innovative short films and videos that explore the aesthetic and form of the moving image and its relation to narrative. 

Monitor 10 encourages new, experimental and risk-taking work that challenges the viewer’s active engagement.

Selected works will be screened in April 2014 in Toronto, Canada. Monitor 10 will be programmed by independent curator and artist Shai Heredia.
 
Guidelines 

Works must be under 20 minutes and produced in or after 2011.
Submissions from first time directors are welcome.
Artist fees will be paid.

Submissions MUST include all of the following


  • Name of artist or director
  • Full contact information (address, phone, email, website)
  • Title of work
Date of production (No earlier than 2011)
  • Brief synopsis of the work (300 words max)
  • Brief biography of the artist (200 words max)
  • Artist CV
  • 3 High-resolution production stills

Submissions can be sent via email with a URL link to the artist/director’s YouTube/Vimeo account (please provide passwords if necessary and make the link downloadable).
The subject heading must state MONITOR10_ARTISTLASTNAME to submissions@savac.net
Submissions can be sent on DVD (NTSC) enclosed with the following:

Send all materials to
SAVAC – MONITOR 10
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 450
Toronto, ON Canada
M5V 3A8

Inquiries can be sent to sharlene@savac.net with the subject title: MONITOR 10
All deliveries from international participants must be marked:
“NO COMMERCIAL VALUE”
Please do not claim any monetary value over $50 on your package for insurance or otherwise or you will be charged customs, duties and taxes.
All submissions must be sent prepaid. SAVAC will not accept collect or C.O.D. shipments and will not accept shipments incurring expenses for duties, taxes or customs brokerage.
Please note that ONLY selected artists will be contacted by 21 December 2013.

Submissions will only be returned if the package includes a self-addressed stamped envelope (in Canadian postage) or send a cheque payable to SAVAC for the return postage amount.

For more information, please contact


Sharlene Bamboat, Artistic Director
SAVAC [South Asian Visual Arts Centre]
416.542.1661
sharlene@savac.net