2012/13 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE (AIR)
proposals will be considered in DANCE and in EXPERIMENTAL THEATER/PERFORMANCE.

Awards will be made for the July 2012-June 2013 period. Please note that the residency includes premiere performance of work created at BAX.

Artists living in all five NYC boroughs are eligible to apply.

Selected artists will join returning AIR with Levi Gonzalez as Artist Advisor.

Selected artists are provided with a base for development over a one year period (with a possible extension of another full year). BAX will consider original work only, not the re-staging of existing work, and we are deeply invested in developing original voices and work that explores new ground.

THE RESIDENCY:

The residency supports independent artists who are expanding their own creative process. Artists are chosen through application, work sample and interview. We support choreographers, playwrights and performance artists. Much of the work crosses genres and disciplines. The residency supports research and conception, readings, showings and workshops, rehearsals and production. There are six participating artists each season who receive up to two years of uninterrupted artistic, technical and administrative support as well as 250 hours of rehearsal space. They are also provided with a $2,000 yearly stipend, and the use of BAX as a fiscal conduit for fundraising purposes. Artists may apply for additional funding using this designation.

The year runs from July 1 – June 30. Artists are encouraged to attend each other’s rehearsals. In November they host each other’s Open Studio showings to the public and lead post showing conversations. In January they show work in progress or excerpts in a shared evening roster and during the spring present fully developed work. These performances are fully produced which means they are of no cost to the artists who are provided with a fee, lighting/sound designers and board operators, both front and back of house staff, all publicity and marketing and outreach support to develop new audiences. In monthly meetings they share the success and challenges. BAX is a place for artists to engage in “real talk” as opposed to “getting the gig”, to speak honestly about their struggles and by doing so achieve artistic maturity. When artists attend one another rehearsals regularly there is context to speak aloud in actionable language in front of an audience. Once the work has been produced BAX often assists resident artists to seek a broader audience to establish relationships with other producers and funders.

The residency best suits an artist in the process of discovery, transition and/or is in a transformative stage of development. It is essential that the AIR be self-directed and be willing to engage in a dialogue with BAX.  While there are many services BAX is able to provide, no residency can meet all the needs of an artist. Hence, BAX will do its best to direct and advise artists in the search for additional support and services throughout this residency.

BAX has provided an artistic home for new theatrical ideas and experimental artists whose themes or ways of working might not have found an alternative home base.  Some of the individuals and groups who have benefited from residencies at BAX include: Faye Driscoll, Shannon Hummel, Nami Yamamoto, luciana achugar, Dan Fishback, Young Jean Lee and Victoria Libertore. Visit bax.org/artists-in-residence/ for a complete list of current AIR and a link to all past AIR.

Selected artists will have the opportunity to establish an artistic home. This home includes:

• Building a dynamic relationship with both the Executive Director, Artistic Advisor, and the Press & Marketing Director that includes work/livelihood issues, goal setting, accessing resources, to name a few.
• Being a participatory member of a peer group
• Technical support for presenting and long-range planning for your projects at BAX and beyond.
• The residency includes 250 hours of free rehearsal space in any of our four studios
• Open Studio showings in November 2012
• A shared works in progress showcase (with other AIR) in our season, usually in January
• A full production of residency work in our AIR Festival between April – May 2013 (usually 3-4 evenings).
• An opportunity to curate in year two.
• Stipend of $2000
• Please note that due to audience development considerations we request that the work you develop not be presented elsewhere in the NYC area for two months before or after your BAX performances. Exceptions to this can only be made in consultation with the Executive Director.
• An opportunity to apply for a second year of residency

Questions should be directed to artistservices@bax.org (subject: AIR LOI)

Please note: applications are online only and will require links to work samples on either Vimeo (preferred) or YouTube (acceptable). Having trouble uploading your video? Click here for a list of links from Vimeo and YouTube which offer useful advice.

STEP ONE / DUE APRIL 6 @ 5:00pm:

Submit online Letter Of Intent (w/out work sample) — click here for the online form.
Please follow the instructions carefully.

STEP TWO / APRIL 16:

Selected artists will be invited to complete their AIR Proposals and will be provided a link to an online form.

STEP THREE / APRIL 27 @ 5:00pm:

Completed AIR Proposals with link to work samples online is due.

STEP FOUR / MAY 21:

Finalists will be asked to schedule an interview between May 22-30.