Call for Artists
:: Attention ::
dancers, performance artists, fashion & fabric designers, visual & installation artists
A Moving Theater of Absolute Uniqueness
(OR the aesthetic pleasure of pioneering creativity)
is
a presentation of movement-based works which encourages unconventional
performance that is influenced by formal dance practices.
A
Moving Theater of Absolute Uniqueness is part of a larger project with
pioneer performer, Jill Parker of San Francisco’s Foxglove Sweethearts.
**We are seeking artists via three components:**
1) Experimental Movement – performers whose practice challenges the boundaries and execution of formal dance/movement
2) Bellydance – performers whose work is inspired by a formal bellydance practice
3) Fashion/Fabric Design – experimental designers/artists whose work examines inimitability.
In
doing this, A Moving Theater of Absolute Uniqueness will utilize an
investigational and performance driven format to intersect unlikely
audiences and promote experimentation of the aesthetics of movement.
**Submission Guidelines & Requirements:**
To apply to participate in A Moving Theater of Absolute Uniqueness
please submit via email:
• Contact information including Name, Address, Phone Number, Email Address
• Specify category of submission –
1) Experimental Movement 2) Bellydance 3) Fashion/Fabric Design
• Work samples:
– For all dance & movement submissions:
1) Artist/Company Bio – no more than 2-3 sentences
2) Artist/Company Image(s) – please send 2 images, no more than 2 MB each, JPG format
3)
Performance example – please submit ONE performance example via Youtube
or other video hosting website, up to 5 minutes. This performance does
not have to be what you will be performing, but MUST give an example of
the quality of your work. Please include title of piece, year, and
music credit.
– For designer/artist submission
1) Artist/Company Bio – no more than 2-3 sentences
2) Design Image(s) – please send 5 images, no more than 2 MB each, JPG format
•
All submissions may include up to 3 links to artist’s websites or other
web destinations that support their current body of work.
• Artist statement including intention and how work relates to the theme – no more than 5 sentences
• Current CV – one page
• Entry Fee – $20.00 check or money order made out to Y. E. Torres.
Check or money order should be mailed to:
Y. E. Torres
c/o YET: drawing, dance & design
PO Box 231532
Houston, TX 77023
Please note -
A portion of the Call for Entry Fee will provide scholarships for the Public Workshops with Jill Parker.
This
show is open to all forms of dance and movement. This show is open to
all forms of fashion design, fabric design and fabric manipulation.
Participation in workshops is not required to perform.
Interested artists can submit previously created works or new work to be considered.
Email all submission materials to: YET.Torres@gmail.com
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Important Dates:
December 28, 2009 – Submission deadline
January 4, 2010 – Receipt of Entry Fee by mail deadline
January 8, 2010 – Artists notified on selection
January 30, 2010 – A Moving Theater of Absolute Uniqueness at Frenetic Theater
Please contact YET at YET.Torres@gmail.com for questions regarding vending or volunteering at this event.
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Here is a link to the original newsletter releasing information about this Call for Entry ::
http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=77d012a610959603eb6a8adc1&id=e18ec72986
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About A Moving Theater of Absolute Uniqueness
Drawing
inspiration from the traditional aspects of fashion and dance this
event seeks to support deliberately discipline-defying, breakthrough
projects which challenge conventional ideas about movement, costume,
installation and its application in performance. Complemented by
inventive fashion and fabric design elements, A Moving Theater of
Absolute Uniqueness will serve as an outlet for experimentation by
creating an environment for artistic growth and expanding public access
to non-traditional dance application in Houston, TX.
This
project will be organized by Y. E. Torres, a visual and performance
artist based in Houston, TX, whose work presents a festive exhibition
of deviance and sweetness against traditional models of visual art and
dance.
A Moving Theater of Absolute Uniqueness is part of a
larger project with pioneer performer, Jill Parker of San Francisco’s
Foxglove Sweethearts.
This project includes 5 days of workshops, a one-night event/performance,
and a Q & A – all accessible and open to the public.
A Moving Theater of Absolute Uniqueness will include new works by Jill
Parker and Tessa Myers of Foxglove Sweethearts, Y. E. Torres, Sandy
Ewen and artists found via this Call for Entry.
This project will be Parker’s Houston premier and first visit to Texas since 2006.
For information on these upcoming workshops with Jill Parker in Houston, TX, please go here ::
http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=77d012a610959603eb6a8adc1&id=e9fa53b168
A Moving Theater of Absolute Uniqueness will be held at Frenetic Theater
on Saturday evening, January 30, 2010. Performance time to be
announced.
Frenetic Theater
5102 Navigation
Houston, TX 77011
