Dance/USA Definitions Project: Presenting-Commissioning-Producing-Investing
These definitions were developed in order to help provide a clearer understanding of the layers of responsibility and effort behind the creation of new work in the not-for-profit performing arts community. The creation of a new work can involve partnerships between artists, institutions, and investors. In the case that a work moves into the "commercial" touring market with an extended life outside of the not-for-profit performing arts community, having these definitions in place in advance could greatly benefit all parties.
The committee that developed these definitions met at DTW on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 to begin the next phase: developing ethical guidelines for each of the four categories, Presenting, Producing, Commissioning and Investing. They will also develop legal clauses for each of the categotries to be included in contracts. Look here for more information as the guidelines develop.
Presentation - Facilitation the Public Performance of the dance work by making available a venue owned or controlled by the presenter and/or by bringing together the art and the audience. Presenting credit may be shared by the producing organization and presenting organization. Compensation is provided by the presenting organization to the producing organization, or is earned through the box office in the case where the producing organization self-presents. Presenting entails the responsibility for the box office income.
Producing - Active involvement in one or more areas of creation of a dance work, including artistic involvement, management, or other resources, and/or securing financing. Producing includes the possibility of sharing in the resulting income or losses.
Commissioning - Providing all or part of the financing of a new dance work, but limited only to that financing support or in-kind contributions. Commissioning is distinct from producing, managing, or presenting the dance work. Commissioners are not entitled to financial return.
Investing - Providing all or part of the financing of a new dance work. Investing provides a return on investment and a profit if any.
OPPORTUNITIES
Career Transitions For Dancers will be holding several seminars
and workshops in the New York and Los Angeles areas throughout the
year with topics including diversity in the arts, benefit coordination
and dance education. For information, check out the website: www.careertransition.org
or call (212) 764-0172 in New York or (323) 549-6660 in California.
Jacob's Pillow offers hundreds of free public events during
the Festival Season, such as film screenings and discussions, informal
showings, lecture demonstrations and book signings. For information,
call (413) 637-1322.
RESOURCES
Developed by Exploring the Metropolis, Inc., with Dance/NYC as strategic partner, NYC Dance Places is a free web-based database enabling dancers in all genres to search for rehearsal and performance spaces in New York's five boroughs.
Danceducationweb.org
was launched by Ohio Dance, with support from the Ohio Arts Council. This website, for those who teach dance to children, teens and adults, provides resources for dance education in a state-of-the-art, research-based web that tackles such subjects as curriculum and assessment, dance making and performance and professional development.
The George Balanchine Foundation has issued 7 additional archival videotapes, capturing the coaching of Balanchine repertory from Todd Bolender, Melissa Hayden, Allegra Kent and Maria Tallchief. The tapes are available for on-site viewing at the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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