ANNOUNCING AMDA’S SUMMER 2015
BLACKBOX DANCE:
Student Choreography Festival
Love Stories
Director: Tracy Silver
This Blackbox Dance production will provide student choreographers and intermediate/advanced
level dancers the opportunity to develop original dance works, culminating in performance. Styles
may include ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, cultural, period, contemporary, etc.
Blackbox Dance provides student choreographers and intermediate/advanced level dancers
the opportunity to stretch and grow beyond the classroom. All current AMDA students are
invited to audition. At the audition, students will be taught a variety of combinations in a
broad range of styles.
All work will be screened by a panel of faculty and creative staff. Based upon the screening,
select pieces will move forward towards performance.
Student choreographers are encouraged (but not required) to participate as dancers in the
production as well.
Students do have the opportunity to take Blackbox Dance for credit. After casting has been
posted, students may add the course. The deadline to do so is Friday July 10 at 5p.
Student Choreography:
This Blackbox Dance production is entirely comprised of student choreography. This is an
exciting opportunity for students to develop their own original works.
Those interested in participating as student choreographers are asked to submit a detailed
proposal for the piece they wish to develop. Please download the proposal form via the eblast or pick up a packet, available at Reception and the Enrichment office.
Electronic proposals are due by Monday July 6 at 5pm to Marina Benedict, Tracy Silver, and
Danny Crisp ([email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]).
Students who are chosen as choreographers will be asked to prepare a combo for student
casting session.
Student-choreographed work will be viewed for consideration at the screening, at which time
the artistic team will determine which works will move forward to the performances.
Participation Criteria
Open to all students except Conservatory A4/O4 students
If cast in Blackbox Dance, you may NOT participate in the following:
• Dance Concert
• BFA Play
• BFA Musical
• BlackBox MT or Acting
• Musical Reading: Little Shop of Horrors
• Staged Reading: American Clock
• Find Your Voice Workshops (only if in direct conflict with the BlackBox Dance schedule)
BLACKBOX DANCE SUMMER 2015 DATES
(Final scheduling subject to change within the process; your SM will communicate any revisions)
Auditions: Tuesday June 30th 7-11pm in V208 (Check-in at 6:45 in V200)
*Please wear all black body-conscious dancewear and bring all shoes, including sneakers/boots
Callbacks: Thursday July 2nd 7-11pm in V208
Casting of Student-Choreographed Works: Saturday July 11th 10am-6pm
Rehearsal Schedule: Thursdays, Fridays 7-11pm and Saturdays 10am-6pm
*Will rehearse Sunday August 2 10am-6pm, with Saturday August 1 Off*
Thurs. July 16th, Fri. July 17th 7-11p
Sat. July 18th 10am-6pm
Thurs. July 23rd, Fri. July 24th 7-11p
Sat. July 25th 10am-6pm
Thurs. July 30th, Fri. July 31st 7-11p
Sun. Aug. 2 10a-6p
Mandatory Screening of ALL Material:
Thurs. Aug 6 at 8pm (Student calltime is 7pm)
Rehearsals Continue:
Fri. Aug. 7th 7-11p
Sat. Aug. 8th 10am-6pm
Thurs. Aug. 13th, Fri. Aug. 14th 7-11p
Sat. Aug. 15th 10am-6pm
Thurs. Aug 20th 7-11pm
Spacing in 8W
Fri. Aug 21st 7-11pm
Sat. Aug 22nd 10am-6pm
Tech:
Sun. Aug 23rd 10am-8pm
Dress:
Mon. Aug 24th 7-11pm
Performances: (Performance Space: 8W)
Tues. Aug 25th – 7pm Calltime and 8:30pm GO
Thurs. Aug 27th – 7pm Calltime and 8:30pm GO
Sat. Aug. 29th – 7pm Calltime and 8:30pm GO
NOTE: Participating in this production is an extra activity, not a replacement for attending your regularly scheduled and enrolled
classwork. You must maintain an acceptable academic standing during the entire process. Students who miss classes, or are at risk of
failing a core course, may be withdrawn from the cast at any time during the process if they demonstrate they are no longer able to
honor their academic commitment. The decision to replace you will be the sole discretion of the Education Dept and the director.
SUMMER 2015 – BLACKBOX DANCE
STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY SUBMISSION INFORMATION PACKET
ELECTORNIC SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TO:
MARINA BENEDICT, TRACY SILVER, AND DANNY CRISP
([email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected])
BY MONDAY JULY 6TH BY 5PM.
Our Theme For Summer 2015 Blackbox Dance:
Student Choreography Festival
Love Stories
LOVE: an intense feeling of deep affection.
Definition:
• A deep romantic or sexual attraction to someone.
• A great interest or pleasure in something.
• To give/lose one’s heart to.
• A personified figure of love, often represented as Cupid.
Synonyms:
• deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, devotion, adoration,
doting, idolization, worship, passion, ardor, desire, lust, yearning, infatuation, besottedness.
o “His friendship with Helen grew into love”
• compassion, care, regard, solicitude, concern, friendliness, kindness, charity, goodwill,
sympathy, altruism, unselfishness, philanthropy, benevolence, fellow feeling, humanity. “
o Their love for their fellow human beings”
• relationship, love affair, romance, liasion, affair of the heart, amour.
o “Their love will survive”
• to be bowled over by, enamored with, consumed with desire for, captivated by, bewitched by,
enthralled by, moonstruck by; devoted to. “She didn’t mean to fall in love with him.”
• Crazy/nuts/wild about.
• Like of, enjoyment of, appreciation of, taste for, delight in, relish of, passion/zeal/zest for,
enthusiam of, fondness/weakness/proclivity for, predilection for, penchant for.
o “Her love of fashion.”
• Beloved, loved one, love of one’s life, dearest, darling, sweetheart, angel, honey, paramour.
o “He was her one true love.”
• Be infatuated with, be smitten with, devoted to, idolize, worship; to carry a torch for.
Antonyms:
• hatred, animosity, indifference, apathy, disloyalty, misery, sorrow, treachery, unhappiness
Topics to Consider:
What do you love? Music? The ocean? Ice cream?
Who do you love?
Have you learned to love yourself?
Famous lovers in history or literature
The love of nature and/or humanity
What does love look like?
SUMMER 2015 BLACKBOX DANCE
STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY PROPOPSAL
Please make your responses as detailed and specific as possible. Supply the information requested as
you would envision a fully realized production (as opposed to a workshop.)
1. Name/Choreography By:
2. Program & Semester:
3. Contact Info: (Email and phone)
4. Dance/Choreography Experience:
5. Title of Piece:
6. Music:
7. Length of Track: (must be no longer than 3.5 minutes)
8. Artists/Composer:
9. Ideal Number of Dancers:
10. Concept/Story: How does this piece fit in with the theme of the production?
11. Style of Piece:
12. Lighting:
13. Costumes, Props and Set:
14. Please tell us why you would like to be considered for a position as a student choreographer?
15. What do you believe you have to offer to the ensemble and the creative team?
16. What are your best qualities?
17. What are your weaknesses?
18. What do you hope to learn from your faculty mentors within this process?
ELECTORNIC SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TO:
MARINA BENEDICT, TRACY SILVER, AND DANNY CRISP
([email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected])
BY MONDAY JULY 6TH BY 5PM.