BUILT ON STILTS
Martha's Vineyard's Homegrown Dance & Performance Festival
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All participants must carefully read the following:
By signing up for B.O.S., you agree to and understand the following terms: 1. You will not be registered in the festival until your registration fee and form has been received. Send payment the same day you email or mail this form. Your $25 registration payment is non-refundable AND any cancellations of your piece within 3 weeks of the festival's opening will incur an additional $25 FEE. Future participation will not be allowed until the fee is received. 2. Tech Dates: Each piece will be given one slot in which to mark the piece in the space and give cues (between 1/2 hour and 1 hour) at some point within the days leading up to or on the days of the festival before your first show, (generally on the day-of first show for visiting artists.) Each group MUST attend the 4pm dress rehearsals on BOTH days of the shows in which it is to be included. Participants must arrive ON TIME for the 4pm production meetings and dress rehearsals and stay until the whole dress rehearsal is over. Once all the registrations are in, approximately one month in advance, you will be provided with a more definite schedule of your time slots. Visiting artists are provided with dates much sooner. 3. Performance Dates: TBA. Call for performers is 4pm for run-through, then back at 7pm for the show. Curtain is at 8pm. Each piece will be in at least 2 of the performances. Once all the registrations are in, you will be provided with a more definite schedule of your time slots, approximately one month in advance, sooner for visiting artists. 4. You and your dancers agree to attend the tech. times and performance times scheduled for your piece. Unfortunately, we cannot adjust to everyone’s schedules; therefore, note that you and your dancers MUST attend the times allotted to you for marking, dress and performances. Conflicts must be brought to our attention well in advance of the registration deadline. But please do not make special date requests unless absolutely necessary. If you have unavoidable conflicts, please note them and your reasons on your registration form. We’ll do our best to accommodate you but can’t guarantee it. 5. All dances and/or performance works MUST be 7 minutes or less. This does not mean your piece should be 7 minutes. Consider your audience, their attention span as well as the level of sophistication and engagement of your work. Note that many of the strongest works in the show are MUCH shorter than the 7 minute maximum. 6. There is no special light or sound cueing available for the show. We are minimal tech. There is only bump or fade up and bump or fade down for lights and one level of light you may choose for your piece. Music is on and off only, no fading. Your music should be engineered with fades or pauses as needed in advance of submitting your music. 7. Any large prop use must be cleared well in advance and may not be able to be accommodated. 8. You agree to have your music made into ONE TRACK and emailed by the date requested 9. You will not include any nudity or foul language in your work, as this is a family event. Absolutely no offensive lyrics in your music please. 10. You agree to submit your program info, a short biography and your music by the date requested in the BOS follow-up information we will provide you with in early July, AND IN THE FORMAT REQUESTED therein, not in advance or late, and not bit by bit. All the written info we will request should come BY EMAIL, all together in one email. Proofread in advance before you submit this info. 11. You agree to confirm receipt of information emailed or mailed to you by BOS when asked to do so. 12. You agree to show respect for your fellow participants, festival administration, technical staff and these guidelines. YOU AGREE TO BE WELL-REHEARSED AND RESPECT THE STAGE. 13. No saving of seats by participants. 14. No food or drink allowed in the venue. No videotaping allowed at the performances, at the dress rehearsals only. 15. Participating choreographers must be at least 16 years old or be co-choreographing with someone 16+ years of age. 16. Development of new work is encouraged. Work previously presented at the festival in past years is not allowed 17. Each choreographer or group is allowed ONLY one piece unless cleared well in advance by the festival director. 18. PLEASE do not register if you aren’t certain you will be able to participate. Late cancellations cause programming problems and you will be charged a cancellation fee 19. You may not promote the event in the form of posters, flyers, newspaper articles etc. without consulting the festival director, as you may be asked to include specific language about the event in your materials. 20. You will not hold B.O.S., The Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust, or B.O.S. staff liable for any injury incurred on the premises to you or your dancers. 21. The Union Chapel has a new wood floor. NO TAP SHOES, SKATING, metal-soled dancing shoes or other footwear that may DAMAGE THE FLOORS IS ALLOWED. Sorry! 22. No videotaping of performances allowed. If you are having difficulty downloading the registration form, please e-mail shakes9999@yahoo.com or call 508-717-2887. |
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