Gesel Mason Performance Projects

Support Yes, And in St. Maarten and Austin! - https://mailchi.mp/2583454bdb18/yesand30days5k

GMPP is excited to have been invited to share (and receive!) the Yes, And experience in St. Maarten and to present an encore presentation at the Contemporary Austin in connection with Fusebox's 20th Anniversary.

In the ongoing quest for justice and equity, it is vital to create spaces where we can thrive and be resourced. We have 30 days to raise $5000 and we can do it with your support! All you have to do is say YES, AND click the link!

Check out GMPP's 2022-2023 season recap!

Reflecting on 2022-2023 season for GMPP Dive Into The World of Yes, And! Yes, And is a collection of dance performance experiments that place an expanded vision of Black womanhood in the creative process. The project invites us to inhabit inspired realities that reclaim the past, transform the present, and dream new futures into being.

See you in Denver!

Dance/USA is pleased to announce that Gesel Mason is the Opening Keynote Speaker for Dance/USA Connect: Denver! ⁠https://sforce.co/3NGgQBe
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Choreographer, performer, educator, and arts facilitator Gesel Mason is artistic director for Gesel Mason Performance Projects associate professor of dance and choreography at the University of Texas at Austin. Mason will deliver the keynote address in Denver, CO on August 17 at 10am.⁠
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Will you be there? Register now and save $100 on early bird rates! Learn more about registration and Dance/USA Connect: Denver programming here! https://sforce.co/3NGgQBe

It's 2022! Here's some of what we've been up to!
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Kick off 2022 with GMPP Updates Yes, And is a collection of performance experiments that places an expanded vision of Black womanhood at the center of its creative process. Yes, And asks: “Who would you be and what would you do if, as a Black woman, you had nothing to worry about? What would you create and how might you be in ...

Excited to be a part of this!

2022 Virtual National Performance Network Annual Conference Join artists, arts presenters, activists, funders, organizers, and more as we reimagine a more just and equitable field together. NPN’s conference is an opportunity to collectively build our learning and practice to build artists’ power and advance racial and cultural justice in the arts.

Excited and grateful for the opportunity to be at the Pillow!

BITS & BYTES: Pillow Lab residencies; Salisbury UCC concert; BEAT Green Drinks; BCC Daniel Dillon Award nominations open BCC and the BCC Alumni Association Board, together with Dan Dillon’s family, have created an annual Heart of Service Alumni Award in his honor.

AUDITION: A TU DANCE PROJECT | CHOREOGRAPHY BY MARCUS JARRELL WILLIS

TU Dance is holding auditions for live presentations and a film creation project this Spring with performances at The O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 13 & 14, 2022. With support from a MSAB Arts Tour Grant, choreographer Marcus Jarrell Willis will be working with a group of dancers for a 9-week rehearsal process to reimagine and expand upon his work Sensible Existence, which was originally created for the TU Dance Company in 2017. This experience will culminate in two live performances as well as the creation of a dance-for-film project that will be shared throughout the State of Minnesota and beyond. For this project, we are seeking dance artists with a vast range of technical versatility. A keen sense of rhythm and articulation of gestural language is essential. Seasoned professionals to emerging dance artists are encouraged to audition. Learn more about Marcus Jarrell Willis.

PROJECT DETAILS:

9 week rehearsal process: March 14- May 14, 2022
Time frame: 9:30am-4:15pm CST Monday- Friday
Tech Week: May 9-14, 2022
Performances: Friday, May 13th & Saturday, May 14th at The O’Shaughnessy, St. Paul, MN
Dancers will be compensated $600/week and hired as independent contractors. Airfare, housing, per diem and local transportation are not provided.

AUDITION DETAILS:
Submit materials by Monday, November 22 (details below). Please submit materials to [email protected] and [email protected].

Audition Dates:
Thursday, December 2 and Friday December 3, 2021
Location: TU Dance Center, 2121 University Ave. W., St. Paul, Minnesota
In-person auditions only. No fee to audition. Travel and housing is not provided.

DAILY SCHEDULE:

DAY ONE:
Thursday, December 2nd
Ballet Class: 10:00-11:30am CST
Repertory/Workshop 11:45am-4:00pm CST
(lunch: 1:30-2:00pm)

DAY TWO:
Friday, December 3rd
Modern/Contemporary Class: 10:00-11:30am CST

Research and Development Workshop: 11:45am-4:00pm CST
(lunch: 1:30-2:00pm)
MATERIALS TO SUBMIT (by November 22):
*these materials are requested for reference only as opposed to pre-screening purposes
Cover Letter (Summarize your experience and its relevance for this project. Please also include reflections/responses to the following two questions: What is something that you are currently exploring within your artistic practice? What do you hope to gain from this process?)
Resume
Headshot
Video Reel (3 minute maximum with clear footage that shows the entire body, performance or studio footage that features some sort of repertory work, no improvisation and no class footage)