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:pushing progress is proud to present the 2012 Showcase Series!   

Over the past five years, :pushing progress has provided integrated dance education through performances, annual intensives, in studio workshops, one day workshops and the growing Contemporary Training Program. To compliment these educational programs, the Showcase Series celebrates artists in the metropolitan dance community and helps foster the work of the many talented artists both established and up-and-coming.  By sharing the unique work of an eclectic group of artists, these performances celebrate raw creation and diversity in dance, and provide choreographers with a venue to share new movement and ideas at various stages of the process.

Past performances included choreographers such as Mark Stuart Dance Theater, Slam, Jason Parsons, BODYART, Lauren Adams,  Dana Foglia, Next Stage Dance Project, Heather Gehring, Cirque-tacular, Synthesis Dance Project, Loni Landon and :pushing progress directors Calen Kurka, Chris Hale and Maya Escueta.  Artists are picked both by invitation and through application submissions.  

The 2012 Showcase Series will be held at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center on Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th.

Evolving from past showcases, the 2012 Showcase Series aims to encompass :pushing progress’s overall vision by uniting dance education with performance in one singular event. The showcase event will join works presented by talented artists and choreographers with a week of instruction and education through evening workshop classes offered by donation the week leading up to the show. This year, :pushing progress is also reaching out to young talent through inviting student choreographers to apply to show their work alongside some of New York’s most talented emerging professional artists. By providing a collaborative event that gives the many talented teachers and choreographers in the New York dance community with a cohesive venue to share their knowledge and art form, this year’s Showcase Series hopes to make both dance education and performance widely accessible to the New York community at large.

Guests are invited to join the company directors and the evenings choreographers for a pre-show reception, during which attendees are welcome to discuss and collaborate experiences in the name of dance education.

Application

Interested in being a part of the :pushing progress Showcase Series.  We are looking for all styles of dance!

Application Deadline: March 1st, 2012.

Application Fee:  $30.00

Maximum time limit for Choreography:  7 minutes

Please download and fill out an application form and send to the below address with a company bio, photo(s), and a DVD of work to be presented along with your application fee of $30.00 in the form of a check or money order made out to Pushing Progress, LLC.

:pushing progress Showcase Series

23-03 31st Ave, Apt 3A

Astoria, NY

11106

Applications may also be submitted via email by emailing all the above info to performances@pushingprogress.com, paying the application fee online via the PayPal button below, and submitting a link via youtube or vimeo of proposed choreography.