[CI-Announce] Looking for improv performers - 2007 Improv Festival in Washington DC

Leslie Zucker leslieszucker at gmail.com
Wed Apr 25 22:24:14 CEST 2007


*Looking for Dancers, Musicians, Actors, Poets and more! *



The organizers of the *DC 13th Annual Improvisation Festival* invite
proposals from performers to participate in this year's festival to be held
September 27-30, 2007.



The DC Improvisation Festival has been held annually in Washington for the
past twelve years, bringing dance, acting, music and poetry to unexpected
places, showcasing improvisation as a real art form.



This year's festival will be based largely on site-specific performances
held in public places all over Washington, DC.   The site chosen for this
year is downtown on G street between 7th and 12th Streets, though this may
expand to include other streets nearby.  This site includes the Metro Center
metro station, the main DC public library, Flashpoint studio and gallery,
and the National Portrait Gallery and American Art museum, among other
sites.  There may also be one or two "stage" type sites--indoors or
outdoors—yet to be determined where performances will occur regularly. All
performances will be free.



Festival organizers will help however possible by providing publicity and a
context for the performance, as well as assisting with procuring permits for
public spaces.



If you choose to participate, we urge you to develop work in which the site
itself is an integral part of the performance and ideally changes how
observers experience that place in the future.  While the work must include
improvisation, some amount of set material and rehearsals are encouraged in
order to showcase the highest quality performance art possible.



If you are interested, please respond with a short description of your
envisaged performance by sending us a Word document with the following
information:

   1. Name of the artist creating the work, a short bio (4-6 lines only,
   please), email address and best phone number to reach you.
   2. Number of performers involved
   3. Your preferred performance site
   4. A short description of the envisaged performance, including an
   explanation of how the work will genuinely incorporate the site (maximum 500
   words)
   5. Necessary conditions for the performance (i.e., daytime) and
   date/time restrictions, if applicable



*Deadline for applications is May 21, 2007.*



We will be holding a meeting for all those interested in performing in the
festival in early June and encourage you to attend, even if your exact
performance plans have not yet been finalized.



Send all applications to Leslie Zucker, Performance Coordinator:
leslieszucker at gmail.com and write "Improv Fest Performer Proposal" in the
subject line.



For more info:  Leslie Zucker, Performance Coordinator  (202) 425 7637
leslieszucker at gmail.com



P.S. The web-site is: http://www.improvfestival.com but please be patient,
it is currently being updated!
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