Be part of Darwin’s biggest dance extravaganza! Register your dance group or volunteer now.

Ausdance NT, with support from the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Darwin City Council, will present the MoveMeNT Dance Expo again on the 11 March 2012.

A unique celebration of dance, diversity and magic of movement!

The MoveMeNT Dance Expo provides dancers of all styles and backgrounds with a wonderful opportunity to promote their activities and engage with the Darwin public through: information stalls, performances and workshops. Past MoveMeNT Dance Expo events presented over 30 different dance styles and groups, drawing crowds of over 2,000 people!

Registrations are now open!

You can now register your group or business/ organisation for a performance, workshop or information stall. Download the registration form here and email or post it back to Ausdance NT:

Click here – Registration form Expo 2012

Registrations are due:  Friday, 3 February 2012

Please be aware that current membership with Ausdance NT is required for participation. For more information on Ausdance NT membership click here: http://ausdancent.org.au/members/

 *** Volunteers needed!***

Ausdance NT is calling for volunteers to be part of the Darwin MoveMeNT Dance Expo 2012. Volunteers will work in different capacities as part of the MoveMeNT Dance Expo event team will work with Ausdance NT to ensure the smooth delivery of Darwin’s biggest dance event. Volunteers are needed for the following roles:

• Marketing and communications assistant
• Administration assistant
• Expo Support team
• Production team

Marketing and communications assistant
Dates: 30 Jan – 18 March, approx 3-5 hours per week
Due date for expressions of interest: 27 January 2012
Description: The marketing and communications assistant will assist with activities such as: maintenance of MoveMeNT Dance Expo website page & facebook page; collection and compilation of promotional information and materials; other promotional activities; liase with marketing partners and suppliers.

Administration Assistant
Dates: 30 Jan – 18 March, approx 3-5 hours per week
Due date for expressions of interest: 27 January 2012
Description: The administration assistant will support the Project Officer in the co-ordination of the MoveMeNT Dance Expo. This role involves: compilation of registration materials; processing and recording registrations; corresponding with dance groups; general administration support to Project Officer.

Expo support team
Dates:
Event Brief Meeting, 26 Feb, 2 hours (TBC)
Event, 11 March 2011 9am-5pm
(The day will be divided into two shifts 9am-1pm and 1pm-5pm) & so that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the day)
Due date for expressions of interest: 12 February 2012
Description: The expo support team will be vital in the smooth running of the MoveMeNT Dance Expo on the day. As a key point of contact, those in this role are also responsible for creating a positive atmosphere in dealing with those who participate and attend the event. Duties will include: Front door welcome and donations; dance group sign-ins and direction; outdoor BBQ service; workshop registrations; assisting and answering questions from public attendees; handing out surveys; other duties.
*Volunteers will be rotated to perform different duties over a four hour shift.

Production Support Team
Dates:
26 Feb, 2 hours, Event Brief Meeting, (TBC)
10 March – Set Up (TBC)
11 March – EVENT 8am-6pm (part-day and whole day roles available)
Due date for expressions of interest: 12 February 2012
Description: Production support team will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of performances and presentations throughout the day. Volunteers are required for bump in and bump out; production assistance including staging and technical support, other related duties as required.

* Volunteers assisting with staging and technical production support will be required for the entire day of the event.
** Those not available for the entire day may volunteer for bump in and/or bump out roles only.
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How to be part of the MoveMeNT Dance Expo team: You can register your interest by the expression of interest due dates by emailing nt@ausdance.org.au with the following information:

• Your name and contact details
• The area/role you wish to volunteer for
• Your availability
• A brief paragraph about you and any relevant skills or experience

All volunteers assisting on the day of the event will be required to have a Working with Children  – Ochre Card, complete the Working with Children Clearance Screening Assessment via SAFE NT or provide evidence of exemption.

For more information on the MoveMeNT Dance Expo please contact the Project Officer at nt@ausdance.org.au or telephone (08) 8981 7002.

Download Volunteer information –  PDF version here:

Expo volunteer role notice

Temporary Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 10-2pm, Fridays 1-4:30pm

WHEN: Saturday 1st October 2011

TIME: 6:00 pm start

WHERE:  Bayside Dance Centre, Cnr Dick Ward Drive & Totem Road, Coconut Grove.
              

DETAILS:

This is a paid gig!!! We are looking for female dancers and male dancers. Technique and style a must!
Dancers must be available to rehearse on Saturdays @ 4-6PM
and Mondays @ 7-9PM.

You will also need to attend the RIX KIX Adult Lessons:
 7-9pm- Hip Hop and Jazz Wednesday
 5:30-7:30pm- Ballet and Contemporary Thursday

The show will be held in early December 2011.
It will be hard-work but FUN!

Please contact Kristy Rickert on 0400 488 294 for more info.

www.rix-kix-dance-lessons.com

Lasers!
Pyrotechnics!
Costumes!
And Queens!

Welcome to Queens of the Galaxy! A national extravaganza coming to Darwin, when Queens from all over the country will battle it out on stage amid lights, glitter and glam. The aim: to be Queen of the Galaxy. The prize: a crown.

The creative team behind this National competition are looking for dancers to perform live on stage with some of the best drag artists in the country.

Come and experience this professional level audition with Mehali Tsangaris and Gary Lang, both of whom have been producing works of a national and international standard for years.

If you love to dance and want to hit the stage in this grand performance, bring your booty and your pizzazz down to:

Where: Darwin Entertainment Centre Rehearsal Room
When: Sunday 18^th September
Time: 4:30pm start registration and warm up
Audition duration: Approximately 2 hours
Audition style: Show your ability to bust the moves of the choreography taught on the day
Dance style: In the vein of Lady Gaga and Beyonce
Dress Code: Tight funky dancewear
Age range: 16 and over

The event will be filmed by Channel Ten. The audience will be up to 1,500 people.

It’s a spectacular opportunity for Darwin dancers. So don’t be a wallflower: come glitter and shine and Be bold. Be brazen. Be there …

web site: www.queensofthegalaxy.com.au

Good luck!

The Northern Territory government has made a total of $200 000 available for eligible arts projects that start after 1 January 2012. Arts NT will soon be receiving applications to help them decide how to divide up the pie.

So if you have a tasty artistic recipe brewing, send in the details to Arts NT (using the appropriate application forms and subscribing to the applicable guidelines) and see if they can help you get your idea cooking.

What sort of project do you have in mind? The available categories and amounts are:

• Arts development: projects up to $15,000
• Presentation and promotion: projects up to $15,000
• Skills development: projects up to $15,000
• Emerging artists: projects up to $10,000

If you are a dancer in the Northern Territory (and a member of Ausdance NT), Ausdance NT is here to support you in your applications. We can write letters of support, read through your application and be available to auspice you (funding bodies usually require an incorporated body to receive funds on behalf of individuals or unincorporated groups).

If you would like Ausdance NT to support you with your application, please don’t hesitate to get in touch:
email: directornt@ausdance.org.au
phone: 8981 7002 / 0434 125 892

Important Note: Updated and more user friendly Application Forms and updated Arts Grants Guidelines for 2011 will be available on the website shortly.

Applications close 17 October 2011

For information and assistance – Call the NT Arts brokers on 08 8999 8981, 1800 678 237 (free call) or email arts.office@nt.gov.au

Cultivate is a new professional development fund for Australian artists with disability.

Cultivate will provide seed funding to artists who want to further develop their professional artistic practice with the aim of being better placed to pursue a professional artistic career and to compete for funding in general arts funding programs.

Cultivate is an initiative of Arts Access Australia and the Australia Council for the Arts.
It is supported by the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts.

Key Dates

Closing date:            5pm, 5 September 2011

Assessment:             September 2011

Decisions advised:   October 2011

Projects start:            1 November 2011

Projects end:             31 August 2012

Costs

Grants are for the costs associated with starting or growing your professional practice as an artist. This could include specific skills or professional development opportunities, professional fees, travel, training or mentoring.

Cultivate is not intended to be project funding, but can include the cost of developing new artistic work if the lack of opportunities to develop or showcase your work has been identified as a problem in developing your artistic career. The focus of the proposal must be on career development, not the production of the work itself.

A reasonable level of administrative costs may be included in your application.

Grants cannot cover living costs or funding to purchase equipment such as cameras or computers (unless they are access requirements and specifically related to your arts practice).

Applicants can apply for a maximum of $8,000 (including access costs).

We encourage artists to apply independently, but you can ask an organisation to auspice your application. This means they will receive the funding on your behalf, organise to pay you, and help you make sure the project gets done on time.

In your application form, you will need to provide a budget outlining all the income and expenses relating to your project. If the Cultivate grant does not cover all your costs, you will need to seek other support and/or include your own contribution (cash or in-kind support) towards the project.

Eligibility

To apply, you need to:

• Identify as an artist with disability.
• Be either an Australian citizen or have permanent residency status.
• Have unsuccessfully applied to any State, Territory or Federal Government arts funding agency between2006 and 2011 or have experienced access barriers that have prevented you from applying during this period.

Selection criteria

Applications will be ranked against the following criteria:

• The artistic quality of the applicant and other project partners
• Suitability of the proposal to the artist’s professional development
• The direct benefit to the artist involved
• Good planning and effective use of resources

How to Apply

By Monday the 5^th of September 2011 you must send:

1.    Completed Cultivate application form (including budget)

2.    Examples of your work (pick one of the following)

• Five pages of written material (published writing, research or press coverage) (OR)
• Up to 10 printed photographs or electronic images of your recent work (OR)
• Up to 10 minutes of video or sound recording of your recent work on either DVD or CD (OR)
• Up to three website addresses linking to your recent work

3.    Support letters (between one and three)

• Provide up to three letters of support from relevant people or organisations that can comment on the benefit of your proposed Cultivate grant and your track record as an artist. This could include teachers, colleagues, more established artists, project partners or other appropriate arts professionals.
• A good support letter may include an explanation of the importance of the activity, the likely benefits and a brief outline of the writer’s own experience with you and your work.

4.    Additional support material (if relevant)

• For projects that involve Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities:
  • In line with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Policy and its underpinning principles, the Australia Council requires that applications for projects containing representations of artistic/cultural practice or intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities must provide letters from relevant communities or artists. Letters must show clear evidence of support and agreement for the activities undertaken. In preparing your application, you may wish to consult the Indigenous protocol guides in song, performance, writing, new media, and visual arts (hard copies may be obtained from the Australia Council). Copies can be found on the Australia Council website at the following links:

Media Arts Music Performing Arts Visual Arts Writing

• For projects that involve companies funded by the Major Performing Arts Board (MPAB):
  • A letter of agreement between the applicant and the MPAB-funded company must be provided. For further details please contact MPAB staff directly.
  • More information on Major Performing Arts Board funding companies can be found on theAustralia Council website.

You are welcome to submit your application in a way that’s accessible to you. Please contact Arts Access Australia for more information.

Only one proposal per person will be accepted.

Applications must be received by 5pm on Monday the 5^th of September.

Please send your application to:

Email: info@artsaccessaustralia.org

Mail: Arts Access Australia, 222 Bank Street, South Melbourne, VIC 3031

Assessment Process

The assessment panel will be made up of representatives from the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Access Australia and individual artists with disability.

The panel will award funding to applicants who rate the highest against the published selection criteria.

Evaluation

An evaluation program will be set up by the Australia Council to measure the benefits of this program. Participation in evaluation is a funding condition for successful applicants.

For more information

Applicants are encouraged to contact Arts Access Australia prior to submitting your application.

AAA can help answer questions about your application or support material and give you information on how to put together an effective application.

AAA can be contacted via:

Email              info@artsaccessaustralia.org

Phone            0419 201 338 (voice / text)

Skype             artsaccessaustralia2

Please let us know if you would like this information in another format, or if you’d like help filling out the form

Telstra are giving an amateur dance troupe the chance to open for The Australian Ballet in a performance at the Riverstage in Brisbane on November 5.

All dance styles are welcome – including ballet, jazz, hip hop or interpretive dance – troupes must consist of 3–8 members, all over 8 years old, to enter.

All you have to do is upload a three–minute video of a choreographed dance sequence performed to one of the selected music tracks, which can be viewed here.

The prize includes flights, accommodation and transfers for up to 8 people, plus two guardians if dancers are under 18 years of age.

Entries are open from 21st July – 7th September
Finalists announced - 19th September
Voting is open from 20th September – 13th October
The winners must be available for travel from 4th November – 6th November

The winners get:

• Return flights to Brisbane
• Return group transfers to and from airport to accomodation
• 2 nights accomodation in 4 star serviced apartment
• Return group transfers to and from accomodation to Brisbane Botanic Gardens
• The opportunity to perform their original performance piece as the Opening Act for Telstra Ballet in The Gardens.

This is an amazing opportunity, so start practicing those moves and visit the Telstra “Opening Act” Info Page.

The Australia Council invites live art practitioners to propose national and international tours for live art work.

Your live art work must be ready to tour, and have confirmed one or more presentation partners. This could include festivals, theatres, galleries or community spaces who can support you to present your work regionally, interstate and/or overseas.

What is live art?  
Live art is a term used to describe work in which artists explore the live experience of artistic processes, pushing conventions of theatre, performance art and site-specific work. It may also engage local communities and diverse audiences to develop, create and participate in the live event.

Applications close 4 November 2011

Find out more on the Hopscotch Touring Initiative web site.

Photographer David Wyatt

Aspiring circus performers!

Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Contemporary Circus Arts, The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) invites aspiring circus performers to submit their applications.

Bachelor of Circus Arts

Course Overview
NICA’s core program is a three-year Bachelor of Circus Arts incorporating a Diploma of Circus Arts and an Advanced Diploma of Circus Arts. The course provides specialist training in contemporary circus arts. It offers intensive tuition with highly experienced training staff from a diverse range of nationalities, backgrounds and circus genres. NICA strives to produce highly employable, skilled and creative artists who will be respected nationally and internationally in the global circus and physical theatre industry.

Read about the Bachelor of Circus Arts for local or international students in the Swinburne University Course Search.

Application Deadlines
Bachelor: Friday 2 September 2011
Visit the NICA website for the full application process

Closes August 26: apply now!

Visit the website to read an overview of the fund, find out about the application process and find answers to FAQ

Recent graduates from Arts courses can apply for up to $10,000 from the Australia Council to get their career started!

If you’ve completed an accredited Certificate IV arts course or higher in the past three years – or are about to complete one – you could be eligible. 

A few examples of how an ArtStart grant CAN be used include:

• creating a portfolio of work
• marketing yourself
• setting up studio space
• paying for business advice
• disability awareness training
• tools of trade
• and much more

ArtStart is NOT for: funding individual artworks or one-off shows, to fund artists’ living expenses or to pay yourself artist fees.

ArtStart IS for: helping you grow your arts career. Even the process of applying will help you to begin planning your arts business. So don’t hold back! 

This round closes September 27! Apply soon!

Visit the ArtStart website to get more info and apply.