Description
Lindsey Hanson Collective is seeking contemporary dancers for an upcoming site-specific performance at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Dancers must reside in NYC/NJ.
Production Info
Choreography incorporates movement in collaboration with wooden pews, handrails, walls, climbing, crawling beneath pews, and minor immersive elements such as briefly holding an audience member’s hand.
PROJECT DETAILS
Location: Redeemer Presbyterian Church West Side
150 W 83rd Street, New York, NY
Rehearsals: August 17 – September 4
3–4 rehearsals per week, approximately 3–4 hours per rehearsal
Tech Rehearsals: September 1–4, hours TBD
Performance: Saturday, September 5, exact time TBD
Compensation/Fee
$1000 stipend ($810 for rehearsal/tech period, $190 for show day)
Requirements
- Experience in contemporary and/or site-specific performance work
- A natural, grounded movement quality (not overly stylized)
- Comfortable dancing in close proximity to audience members
- Open to climbing, crawling, and moving on/around wooden pews in unconventional ways
- Upper body strength and/or aerial experience (no aerial elements in the show but the skills are highly transferable to this work)
Styles
Contemporary