Hello BDA Community,

Boston Dance Alliance (BDA) is excited to kick-off this week with a couple of announcements and opportunities.

First, BDA’s annual Open Call Auditions and Dancer Health Day will take place on the afternoon of Saturday, September 14 at The Foundry in Cambridge.  We’re in the process of determining the line-up of classes and physical therapists and a registration link is coming soon.  In the meantime, if you’re a choreographer looking to expand your dance company and specialize in ballet, modern-contemporary, street & club, or international/heritage dance forms please contact Carmen Rizzo at crizzo@bostondancealliance.org ASAP about a paid opportunity to lead one of the classes.

Second, building on our pilot “Dance on Display” series at the Omni Boston Hotel at Seaport, BDA is now also planning for an “International Grooves & Food” series on The Esplanade from 5:00-6:30 PM on the Wednesdays in October. If you specialize in an international / heritage dance form, please contact me at amyers@bostondancealliance.org ASAP about the possibility of a paid opportunity to perform & teach for one of the sessions for this diverse new series bringing a world of dance into the community.

While preferential consideration will be given to current BDA members, we will also happily consider inquiries from across our dance community as we work to finalize plans for these fast-approaching dance events.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Thank you,

Aaron Myers, Executive Director

Congratulations to Massachusetts-based Michael Sakamoto and Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) and Jean Appolon Expressions on receiving the National Dance Project Production Grant!

JAE’s Pouvwa (Power), utilizes Haitian-folkloric dance, Afro-electronica, live drumming, visual installations, and workshops, to invite us all to galvanize our power to create a new world. Pouvwa invites us all to identify ways in which we can utilize our personal power to create a new world while also naming the realities of structural, political, and cultural misuse of power across the globe.

FREE! – Join OnStage Dance Company for a Community Cheers, a social fundraiser and network opportunity for the local dance community. Come spend and evening with the company, have drinks, participate in a 50/50 raffle, and enjoy the community! Thursday, August 29, 6-8 PM at Remnant Brewing, 2 Bow Mkt. Way, Somerville.

FREE! – TinyFest, a part of River City Rhythm & Rock Fest, offers a day packed with extraordinary local and regional talents spanning hip-hop, jazz, R&B, rock, and more! Enjoy local food, craft vendors, beer garden, a bouncy house, and of course dance! Don’t miss out on Fitchburg’s premier cultural event featuring dance artists Cassie Wang, Aliza Franz, Carmen S. Rizzo and Decent Dance. Saturday, August 31, 4-7 PM, at the Riverfront Park, Fitchburg.

Audition for “In the Same Tongue” by Dianne McIntyre and Octopus Theatricals. Register to audition by Friday, August 30, 10 AM. Auditions happen Saturday, August 31, 11 AM and 2 PM at Emerson Paramount Center, Studio 4, 555 Washington St, Boston

Audition for Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club and Hyperion Shakespeare Company’s Romeo & Juliet! Romeo & Juliet is a contemporary dance-theater production set to Sergei Prokofiev’s iconic ballet score. In an innovative blend of contemporary, ballet, and Latin folk dance forms, the production introduces a new theatrical genre to the community. This student-led production will be in residency at the Loeb Drama Center’s Experimental Theater November 4-17. Students at Greater Boston-area universities are welcome to audition. Please contact via email romeojulietproducers@gmail.com or via Instagram @harvardromeojuliet for more details. Audition slots: Wednesday, September 4, 6:00 PM; Wednesday, September 4, 7:30 PM; or Friday, September 6, 6 PM at Farkas Hall 303, 12 Holyoke Street, Cambridge

The National YoungArts Foundation‘s applications for YoungArts recipients are now open! Emerging artists ages 15–18 or in grades 10–12 from across the United States are invited to apply. Applicants have the chance to receive: Cash awards of up to $10,000; Mentorship by accomplished artists; A lifetime of creative and professional support; A peer network of distinguished artists; Nomination for U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts; National recognition; Scholarship opportunities via our Student List Service. Apply by October 17. Virtual info session happens on Wednesday, August 28, 7 PM.