2011 【Youth Dance Marathon】 Call for Submission

The 8th Guangdong Modern Dance Festival will take place from July 24 to 29, 2011.

Since its inauguration in 2004, the Guangdong Modern Dance Festival (GMDF) has successfully gained national and international recognition as the most important modern dance festival in China. Every year, hundreds of young Chinese choreographers and dancers gather in Guangzhou to present their new works at the Festival.

The Youth Dance Marathon (YDM) is an open platform for young artists to showcase their new dance creations. In the past 7 years, approximately 300 Chinese and overseas dance groups have participated in the YDM. We invite dance makers from the independent as well as the academic dance field to take advantage of this platform to turn their ideas into reality.

Criteria                                              

1. Originality：works that challenge the ideas of choreography and stretch the idioms of physical expression.

2. Individuality: works that reflect the choreographers’ innovative personal style.

3.New works that have never been staged at the YDM before, especially solo, duet, trio and small ensemble works. Length of each work should be no more than 20 minutes; and the set up (including lighting & audio set up), spacing and rehearsal must also be not more than 20 minutes.

Note 1： Due to technical constraints, works for a large group, of longer duration and with complicated technical requirements might be placed on the waiting list.

Submission Deadline: 2011/06/06

Please donwload and complete the Program Info form (http://www.gdfestival.cn/en/content/News/55.html), providing details of the production which meets the criteria stated above, and then email it to ydm@gdmdc.com  (subject: Youth Dance Marathon), and then send the DVD by post before 2011/06/06 to:

Guangdong Modern Dance Company
GMDF: Youth Dance Marathon (attn: Pan Wenjia)
No. 13 Shui Yin Heng Lu, Guangzhou, Guangdong P.R China, Postcode: 510075

Note2: Groups that fail to provide the DVD before the submission deadline will be placed on the waiting list.
(If a performance DVD is not available, please send a recording of the rehearsal for our reference)

GMDF will provide following to the participating groups at the Youth Dance Marathon:

1. 1．  GMDF is responsible for the overall planning, organization as well as marketing and technical support for the performance (participating groups are responsible for the costumes, makeup, props, etc.)
2. 2．  GMDF will arrange photographers to take photos during the rehearsals; and video during the performances. The edited pictures and video (one set) will be provided to performing groups for free.
3. 3．  Accommodation during the Festival; (on twin-sharing room basis; but not more than 4 twin rooms per night, from Jul 24^th to Jul 29^th, both nights inclusive. Any additional room charges are on the participating artists’ account )
4. 4．  Free Admission to other YDM performances with the photo pass.
5. 5．  Participating artists with photo pass will enjoy special discount for other ticketed activities in the Festival from Jul 24^th to 29^th. Participating groups should send by mail for each group member an one-inch photo (electronic version is not acceptable) to Guangdong Modern Dance Company before the end of June. The photos are to enable us to make a photo pass for each performer.

Detailed and updated information of the 8th Guangdong Modern Dance Festival available at www.gdfestival.cn

For more information, please contact:

Ms Pan Wenjia            email: ydm@gdmdc.com