BAX / Brooklyn Arts Exchange Hosts 2011 Upstart Festival

BAX welcomes a New Group of dancers and choreographers into New York City's dance community with this two-day showcase curated by renowned choreographer Shannon Hummel, founder/director of Cora Dance and Marya Warshaw Founding and Executive Director of BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange.

We usher in freshly arrived talent through our red doors with an intriguing festival of performances and roundtable discussions. Artists have no more than three years of experience showing choreography in the city. They benefit from professional experiences to develop artistic growth and to integrate them into the community.

Past UPSTART Artists include: Heidi Carlsen, Courtney Cooke, Lindsey Drury, devynn emory/beast productions, Moriah Evans & Sarah Beth Percival, (Jo) Sau Yin Leung, Malcolm Jason Low, Katherine Partington, Simone Sobers in collaboration with Val-Inc., Donna Costello, Kamaria Dailey, Katie Dean, SINecdoche Dance / Belinda He, Creature Theater / CJ Holm, Ani Javian, Jacob Slominsky, Rebecca Stronger / STRONGERCircus, and Sarah Zitnay.

2012 UPSTART FESTIVAL DATES

Call-in: Audition time slots are assigned on a first come, first served basis in the order that artists call-in. We will begin taking calls on Friday, January 6th at 10am and will continue until all the slots are filled.

Live auditions: Saturday, January 21st 1pm - 7pm & Sunday, January 22nd 12pm - 5pm

MANDATORY Roundtable for all participating artists: Monday, January 30th 7pm - 9pm

UPSTART FESTIVAL Performances: March 23rd - 25th
Friday & Saturday @ 8pm | Sunday @ 6pm

About BAX
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is a is a multi-faceted community performing arts center located in Park Slope, Brooklyn offering an annual presenting season, artist services, and educational programs for youth and adults. For more information about BAX and its programs please call 718-832-0018 or visit us on the web at www.bax.org.