Toronto, ON – June 5, 2017 Dancing Damsels invites professional level dancers and artists to participate in the 4th annual Toronto International Dance Festival (TIDF) 2017 which will be held on 7th October, 2017 at Lyric Theatre – Toronto Center for the Arts. 5040 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N 6R8. The recurring theme of the festival is “Showcasing World Dance Forms – All on One Stage”.
Professional Level Dancers, Dance Companies, Dance production teams & Community Dance Groups can apply for this opportunity.
TIDF is a celebration of the diversity and prosperity of the dance community in Toronto and beyond, providing opportunity to professional and community dance groups to perform on stage for a multicultural audience.
Past events have included over 60 different dance pieces, well over 200 performers and an impressive variety of dance forms including: Jazz, Ballet, Ballroom, Modern, Contact Improv, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Irish, Latin, and Egyptian Belly Dancing, South Asian Classical and popular dance forms, just to name a few.
With such an abundance of dance groups associated with Dancing Damsels, participation in the festival is a great opportunity for dance groups to promote their own work and ventures, and interact with other dancers and dance groups to forge collaborations.
Application Process: Professional dance companies & independent artists/dancers/choreographers from Ontario may apply.
Applications from different dance styles are welcome. Criteria for the work presented: solo (3 minutes), group (8 minutes), and productions (15 minutes).
Performances should not contain nudity, abusive language, overtly sexual or religiously sensitive content. Performances should not make use of heavy sets/props and allow a simple get-in and get-out.
Digital projection facilities will be available; however, artists must indicate their requirements at an early stage. Basic lighting will be provided balancing the overall needs of all artists performing that evening.
A modest honorarium will be provided to all performances. The Festival endeavors to support participants to ensure a creatively exciting, vibrant cultural exchange and pleasant experience.
Selected candidates for the showcase may be asked to teach an open workshop during the festival where appropriate.
Applicants need to submit a resume, a description of the work, credits of all artists involved including music and a full-length video of the proposed work(s). Please include lighting and other technical requirements also mentioning any preferences. Applicants can only submit a maximum of 3 works. For the open workshop, please include a description of the proposed activity.
All applications will be reviewed by the TIDF programming committee and selected artists will receive an invitation letter by July 15, 2017.
Applications must be sent to md@ddshows.com by Friday June 30, 2017 indicating “APPLICATION” in the subject header.
For further information, please visit:www.ddshows.com or http://tidfcanada.com/
SUMMARY FOR CALENDAR:
Event: Toronto International Dance Festival (TIDF) 2017
Venue: Lyric Theatre – Toronto Center for the Arts
Location: 5040 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N 6R8
Date: Saturday October 7, 2017
Time: 10am – 11pm
Phone: 416-788-6412
Email: md@ddshows.com
Info URL: http://tidfcanada.com/
