
SUMMER | MODULE21
JUNE 21 - JUNE 27, 2021
MONDAY-SUNDAY
NEW YORK CITY
DESCRIPTION: Award winning bi-annual research laboratory for advanced and professional artists in New York City a space to interface and incubate with the critically acclaimed Sidra Bell Dance New York. The project invites them into the intimate creative culture of the company and asks them to commit to creative stakeholding. Laboratories are non-competitive spaces for sustained inquiry, rigor, and experimentation for movers of all backgrounds and curiosities. Artists have the opportunity to dialogue and research with the artistic director through 42 hours of laboratory work and dialogues to deepen their approach to the material and its unique methodology.
SUBJECT MATTER: method, phrasing, collective ear, creative modeling, patient practice, constructivism, deconstructivism, systems, coaching, modes, dialogue, ephemeral language, receptive points, process, macro/micro visioning, drafting, illustration, stakeholders, our work, circles of mentorship, multiple brains & awarenesses, inside & uncovering form, the unsaid, performance skins, failsafe, first person voice, remembering, 3 globes, undulating, looping, integrating, 13 hangs, 15 breaths, dismantling, recording, decoding, performing time, encountering, repeating, referring, inherency, creative communities, scoring, other bodies, futureforms, infinite research.
For more information:
DATES: MONDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 21-27, 2021
MONDAY-SUNDAY 11-5PM DAILY (includes Streamed/Public Showing on Sunday)
*All daytime movement sessions are in person
*All afternoon/evening dialogues are remote
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Submit resume, headshot, video sample, required application fee of $20
*Video must demonstrate high level technique and improvisational skills. Acting experience is beneficial. Open to advanced and professional artists.
*10 Artists Maximum Will be Accepted (Due to Covid-19 NYS Restrictions)
DEADLINES/FEES:
APRIL 16, 2021: Application Materials with non-refundable application processing fee ($20)
APRIL 23, 2021: Notification of Acceptance
APRIL 30, 2021: 1st non-refundable deposit due ($250)
MAY 21, 2021: 2nd deposit due ($250 balance)
2nd deposit non-refundable after JUNE 11, 2021
Total: $500 + $20 Application Fee ($520)
NOTE: Application fee & 1st deposit are non-refundable. 2nd deposit is non-refundable after JUNE 11, 2021. Housing and transportation are not included. All fees must be submitted via PayPal below.
COVID-19 GUIDELINES:
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Masks must be worn at all times on site
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Everyone must sanitize their hands upon entering the building, and take care to wash hands frequently
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MODULE artists will adhere to social distancing rules and reducing high contact
while in the studios, with bodies at least 6 feet apart at all times -
Covid-19 Testing Required for Participation
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Quarantining Required per NYS guidelines if Traveling from Non-Contiguous US State
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MODULE artists will undergo a temperature check and wellness screening when entering CPR – Center for Performance Research. Anyone reading over 100.4°F will not be admitted. You must be able to answer “no” to questions on a daily Covid screening.
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No visitors will be allowed
ABOVE: UMI AKIYOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY
LOCATION: CPR - Center For Performance Research-361 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

SOUND DESIGNERS
Alexey Gorokholinsky KRONODIGGER
slowdanger [Anna Thompson & Taylor Knight]
Adam Crawley & Friends [American Dance Festival]
Victor Sanchez DJ Overdose
Drew Lewis
Carl Landa
PHOTOGRAPHY, VISUAL ART, SCORING & STREAMING
Umi Akiyoshi Photography
PopovMedia
Alexey Gorokholinsky
Nan Melville
Mitsuko Verdery
Garrett Parker
Alice Chacon Photography
Cesar Brodermann Photography
Stephanie Crousillat Photography
Manhattan Marketing Media Productions
Kemar Keanu Wynter [Visual Artist]
GUEST ARTISTS:
Jonathan Campbell [SBDNY Rehearsal Master/Co-Director of MADBOOTS DANCE]
slowdanger
ON SITE PRODUCTION COORDINATORS/INTERN STAFF
Anya Clarke, Krystal Collins, Kai Malys, Quaba Ernest, Dorchel Haqq, Joy-Marie Thompson, Johnnie Mercer, Alice Chacon, Bobbi Hyun, Mariah Davis, Alex Diaz, kira shiina, Emily Leddy, Gina Abartemarco, Taylor Hennings