Hello all,
Please distribute as you see fit. This is an excellent opportunity for
artists in North or South America making screen-based dance work.
All the best,
Helene Lesterlin
Curator, EMPAC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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EMPAC DANCE MOVIES COMMSSION 2010-2011
OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS
deadline APRIL 15th
- General inquiries: 518.276.3921 / [log in to unmask] (please publish)
- Emily Zimmerman (Curatorial Assistant, EMPAC): 518.276.4547 / [log in to unmask]
(do not publish)
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Troy, NY – In April, while artists propose new works to be made for
this round of the DANCE MOViES Commission, the five projects currently
in progress will be finishing up post-production for a premiere at
EMPAC in the fall. Projects from past years continue to tour to
festivals and film venues around the world.
EMPAC (the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute) is now accepting proposals for its 2010-2011
DANCE MOViES Commissions. The deadline for the proposals is April 15,
2010. This year, selected artists will receive awards ranging up to
$30,000.
In addition to the funding, artists can also apply to create their
works in conjunction with the Artist-in-Residence program at EMPAC.
Works commissioned may take advantage of EMPAC’s spaces and
technology, using infrastructure such as computer-controlled rigging
or large-scale immersive studio environments.
As the first major US-based commissioning program available to dance-
film artists in the Americas, the DANCE MOViES Commission represents
an important opportunity for those working at the intersection of the
moving body and the moving image. The commission has funded thirteen
projects in the last four years, with four of them also winning
residencies at EMPAC.
There are up to 150 submissions per year, with four to five winning
proposals. Artists selected can be from North or South America: a
majority of recipients have been from the US, some working in
international teams, with other winners also coming from Mexico,
Brazil, Argentina and Canada.
Backed by the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts,
the DANCE MOViES Commission supports works for the screen including
film, video, installation and other audio-visual formats. The works
may be narrative in nature or abstract; they may range in length (up
to 20 minutes); they certainly vary in style, technique and expressive
intent.
The DANCE MOViES Commissions encompass a wide range of projects. They
may take advantage of a variety of tools, such as computer processing,
motion capture, simulation, animation, image processing and post-
production technologies. Some may not portray “dance,” per se, at all.
All will, however, reflect or refer to the power of movement unfurling
in time.
DMC APPLICATION PROCESS
The EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission is a competitive open proposal
process, in which eligible artists or groups from North or South
America submit a project proposal. The initial proposals are reviewed
and a small number of artists are invited to submit a detailed
proposal to an international panel. The panel assesses the quality and
feasibility of the proposed project and submits its recommendations to
EMPAC. The commissions are awarded by EMPAC after review.
Upon awarding of the commission, the artist or collaborative team has
one year to complete the project, at which point the work is premiered
at EMPAC, and shown at dance film festivals around the world.
The deadline for the proposals is April 15, 2010.
For more information on the DANCE MOViES Commission, including new
guidelines and how to apply, please visit http://www.empac.rpi.edu/commissions/DMC/
. Guidelines and information also available in Spanish.
About EMPAC
The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center
(EMPAC) opened its doors in 2008 and was hailed by the New York Times
as a “technological pleasure dome for the mind and senses… dedicated
to the marriage of art and science as it has never been done before.”
Founded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, EMPAC offers artists,
scholars, researchers, engineers, designers, and audiences
opportunities for creative exploration that are available nowhere else
under a single roof. EMPAC operates nationally and internationally,
attracting creative individuals from around the world and sending new
artworks and innovative ideas onto the global stage.
EMPAC’s building is a showcase work of architecture and a unique
technological facility that boasts unrivaled presentation and
production capabilities for art and science spanning the physical and
virtual worlds and the spaces in between.
http://www.empac.rpi.edu
About Rensselaer Polytechnic University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation’s
oldest technological university. The school offers degrees in
engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture,
management, and the social sciences and humanities. For over thirty
years, the Institute has been a leader in interdisciplinary creative
research, especially in the electronic arts. In addition to its MFA
and Ph.D. programs in Electronic Arts, Rensselaer offers Bachelor
degrees in Electronic Arts, and in Electronic Media, Arts, and
Communication – one of the first undergraduate programs of its kind in
the United States. The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary
Studies and EMPAC are two major research platforms that Rensselaer has
established at the beginning of the 21st century.
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