Deadline to Apply: March 31, 2010
Internship Date Range: April 5 – June 15, 2010 (dates flexible)
Who We Are: Banana Peel Dance (BPD) is a dance theater ensemble fusing street dance, modern dance, improvisation, live music and theater. In its first year of existence, BPD has created 7 works, performed extensively throughout NYC and been selected for a two-week residency in Cork, Ireland in July 2010.
In March 2009, BPD made its NYC debut at Henry Street Settlement with its evening-length work, Something Stolen…Well, Borrowed, a dance comedy about wedding mishaps. Since then, the company has created new works for DanceNOW Festival at Dance Theater Workshop, White Wave’s Dumbo Dance Festival, and HATCH at Jennifer Muller/The Works Studio. BPD has also presented evening-length performances for Rutgers University, NJ and the Gershwin Hotel, NYC.
BPD strives to blur the boundaries of post-modern dance, build collaborative partnerships between artists across art forms (both in NYC and abroad), and keep arts in education thriving. For more about Banana Peel Dance, visit www.kimalmquist.com/banana-peel-dance
Internship Description: As opportunities for BPD continue to accelerate, we need a proactive individual to provide us with admin/marketing support. This is an excellent environment to cultivate the skills needed in performing arts management. We are looking for an organized, creative, down-to-earth person who wants to gain hands-on experience in the areas of fundraising, grant research/writing, performance bookings, marketing and web development for an emerging dance company. This is an unpaid internship.
Duties:
·Assist with grant proposals (tracking deadlines and some writing)
·Research and contact venues/presenters for performance opportunities
·Assist in the development of arts in education outreach program
·Website development
·Help organize fundraising event
·Update and distribute press kits
·Assist in performance marketing (ie; sending email blasts, updating press database)
·Import and organize video footage
Requirements:
·Passion for the arts
·Organized
·Clear communicator
·Excellent writing skills
·Able to manage time well
·Comfortable on both Windows and MAC operating systems. (We don’t discriminate.) Proficient in Word, Excel, Photoshop, iMovie, iDVD.
·Internet savvy (posting youtube videos, etc)
·Honest and personable
To Apply: Please email your resume and a little about yourself to Kim at kimalmquist@gmail.com
