2010 Openings
DreamDance Contemporary Arts is looking for dancers/artists for its new production on September 3rd, 2010 (8:30PM) at Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood.
Concept of Show
Taking the audience beyond cultural boundaries to where tradition meets innovation and freedom arises from discipline. Celebrating the diversity of ideas shaped by her transition between cultures, choreographer Ting-Ting Chang bridges the gap of understanding between East and West and plans to create a performance that blends different cultural elements into one contemporary production.
Positions
4 Male and 4 Female dancers, and apprentices.
*Review of applications starts on April 25 until the positions are filled.
Eligibility
US Residency, ages 18 and up, solid modern dance training, some ballet technique preferred; interests in working with cross-cultural elements.
Rehearsal/Location
Minimum of two (2) rehearsals per week during 5/29 to 7/5 and with a flexible schedule during 8/5 to 9/3. Schedule can be discussed in the first meeting. Studio: 135 E. Las Tunas Dr., San Gabriel, CA 91776. Additional spaces: Walnut and Hacienda Heights.
Payment
Minimum pay US$250 per performance, and some compensation for rehearsals (these benefit are based on budget and individual’s professional experiences). Apprentices will be paid minimum US$100 if she/he performs with the company. In addition, each dancer will receive 12 full-price tickets which can be sold for US$300 cash value.*
*PLEASE NOTE: Dancers and apprentices must fulfill all the responsibilities outlined on their contracts.
*The benefits offered are subject to change, and DreamDance Foundation reserves the rights to make adjustment to the benefits and regulations as it see fits.
Interview
Please contact us via email at dreamdance2@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.
Please submit required materials:
- Application Form
- CV
- Photo
- DVD of your dancing/performance
DreamDance Foundation/ATTN: FORD Project
505 South 2nd Ave. #D, Arcadia, CA 91006
About the Artist
As a choreographer, dancer, Mellon postdoctoral Fellow at Washington University in St Louis, Ting-Ting Chang specializes in Chinese dance/theatre/martial art movements in addition to her contemporary modern dance background. She has explored the aesthetics, visual images, and spiritual strengths of her Chinese ancestry, and her movement discipline is a creative process that is both traditional and postmodern. She has worked with renowned choreographers such as Victoria Marks (APPEX project: Ah-Q), Donald McKayle (UCI), Takuya Muramatsu (ADF), Cheng-Chieh Yu (Yu Dance Theatre), Tsai Li-Hua (Taipei Folk Dance Theatre), among others. Her education includes an MFA in dance from UC Irvine and a BA in World Arts and Culture from UCLA. She was awarded the Choreography Excellence Award in the 2004 China National Dance Competition, and among 145 professional work submissions from Europe and North America in 2007, her choreography, "Falling Petals," won the 10th Annual Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival at the McCallum Theatre. "Falling Petals" was also selected for the 2009 ACDFA Gala, and will be featured in DreamDance's 2010 season. As she continues to evolve with her choreography, Chang is open to collaborate with the dancers/artists to further develop the concepts in the creation of "Falling Petals."