BUILT ON STILTS
Martha's Vineyard's Homegrown Dance & Performance Festival

All participants must carefully read the following:

ALL DANCES MUST BE 7 MINUTES OR LESS IN LENGTH.

Beginning choreographers and well-established artists are all invited to present work. (Participating choreographers must be at least 16 years old.)

THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK FOR THE SHOW IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED AND THOSE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK (ALSO ENCOURAGED!) ON THEIR PROJECTS SHOULD CONTACT ABBY TO ARRANGE FOR A VIEWING.

(Each choreographer or group is allowed one piece unless otherwise agreed to well in advance by the festival director.)

REMEMBER THAT BY JOINING THE FESTIVAL, YOU AGREE TO ATTEND ALL THE TECH. TIMES AND SHOW TIMES YOU'LL BE ALOTTED. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU AT LEAST 3 WEEKS IN ADVANCE.

WE CAN NOT ACCOMODATE PARTICIPANTS' INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULES SO PLEASE BE PREPARED AND DO NOT REQUEST PARTICULAR DATES AND/OR TIMES (Remember there are now over sixty partipating choreographers--impossible to work around individual scheduling requests.)

BY PARTICIPATING, YOU AGREE TO NOT HOLD B.O.S./THE UNION CHAPEL OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY INCURRED TO YOU OR YOUR DANCERS ON THE PREMISES.

PLEASE ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT B.O.S. IS PERFORMED FOR A DIVERSE AUDIENCE, INCLUDING MANY CHILDREN, AND THAT NUDITY AND/OR FOUL LANGUAGE ARE INAPPROPRIATE AT THIS VENUE.

Registration for choreographers for 2008's festival is open now through July 12th, 2008. Spots are limited so registration is first-come, first-served. ALL point person's for pieces MUST carefully read the participating guidelines in the column to the left and agree to abide by them. Contact Abby Bender with concerns or questions.

Built on Stilts welcomes all kinds of performance and is not restricted to dance alone. You are welcome to contribute a short play, live music, circus arts or any other kind of related performance work, IF your material can be presented with little tech., is appropriate for children, and is no longer than 7 minutes in length. All point people should use the main Choreographers' Registration Form to apply.

IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE DOWNLOADING THE FORM BELOW, EMAIL Abby at shakes9999@yahoo.com and she'll send you one as a Word attachment via email.

IMPORTANT NOTE: THE MISSION OF BUILT ON STILTS IS TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A RECITAL VENUE FOR PREVIOUSLY SHOWN WORK, PARTICULARLY FROM DANCE SCHOOLS. ADULTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BUILDING WORK ON CHILDREN OR TEENS MUST SPEAK WITH ABBY BEFORE REGISTERING FOR A COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF THESE GUIDELINES AND THEIR PURPOSE.

Choreographers' Registration
There is a $20 non-refundable registration fee and form required for participation to help cover production and administrative costs. If you are interested in putting work in Built on Stilts, 2008, please download the registration form below and carefully read (AND SAVE FOR YOUR RECORDS) the included criteria. Forms must be submitted by July 1, 2008.

You may either print out and mail to:

Abby Bender
9 Richardson St. #2R
Brooklyn, NY 11211

(Please include your check made payable to Abby Bender earmarked B.O.S. 2008)
OR YOU MAY EMAIL YOUR REGISTRATION FORM.

To email your registration, download the form and fill out on your computer and send as a Word attachment to Abby at shakes9999@yahoo.com
Those who email their registrations should wait to mail checks until they've received confirmation of receipt.

IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT after having sent your registration, PLEASE CONTACT ABBY VIA EMAIL OR BY PHONE at 508-717-2887.

THANKS FOR JOINING US!