FLICfest offers artists and audiences an opportunity to engage with feature-length dance in a lively festival setting. In addition to the performances, FLICfest 2013 will offer movement workshops and a series of discussions that focus on creating feature-length work and self-producing. This season, FLICfest also introduces its Featured Brooklyn Dance-Maker program. Choreographer Alexandra Beller has been selected to be the first “featured” artist for her expertise in self-producing work. Beller will play an active role in the discussion series, which is open to the dance and performance community.

FLICfest 2013 will present two full-length works in Irondale’s main space on each of the six evenings. The late-night cabaret will be held in the venue’s balcony lounge each evening following the main stage performances.

Flicfest 2013 lineup:

Week 1

Thursday, January 24:  Jillian Sweeney, Summation Dance Company

Friday, January 25: Chris Masters, Yin Yue

Saturday, January 26: Amy Cova, Jordana Che Toback

Week 2

Thursday, January 31: Sarah Konnor & Austen Selden, Maurice Fraga

Friday, February 1:  Dana Salisbury & Mari Meade Montoya, Sari Nordman

Saturday, February 2: Alexandra Beller, Stanley Love 

Program details and the lineup for the late-night cabaret will be announced in December.

When: Sunday, October 21 6-10 pm

Where: Irondale Center, 85 S. Oxford St, Ft. Greene, Brooklyn (C to Lafayette, G to Fulton, or B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Atlantic)

Buy tickets here: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/918530 or pay at the door.

FLICfest strives to present a well-rounded program of feature-length modern dance. Our definition of dance is broad, so if you consider your work dance, we welcome your submission. Twelve (12) choreographers will be chosen by a selection committee to present a 50-minute work one time during FLICfest (January 24-February 2, 2013). Submitted work may be completed work that has already been performed or brand-new work.

The submission deadline is August 6, 2012. Please submit all materials by email to jeramy@flicfest.org.

Here are our guidelines. Please answer the following questions:

1. WORK SAMPLE Please submit online by sending us a link to your work on Vimeo (or an equivalent service) or uploading your work to a Dropbox folder and sharing it with us. If you are submitting a completed work, please use a recording of a performance of that work. If the work is new, please send us work that represents the work you propose. Submit a 15-minute section and let us know if it is a complete work or an excerpt of a larger work. Do not submit an edited or “highlights” recording.
2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK: Please submit a one-page description of the work you propose to perform in FLICfest.  Include the title of the work. Where are you in the process of the work? Will the work premiere at FLICfest? If not, where and when did it premiere? Were there subsequent performances of the work?
3. BIO: Please submit a one-page narrative bio of your choreographic work and philosophy. Please include links to any relevant press.
4. YOUR PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: What performances do you have scheduled July 2012 – March 2013?
5. PERFORMANCE CONFLICTS: The dates for FLICfest 2013 are January 24-26 and January 31-February 2. Tech rehearsals will be Monday-Wednesday evenings and performances will be Thursday-Sunday evenings. Each piece will have one tech slot and one performance slot. Additional rehearsal will be available in the space during the day. Please list any conflicts that you have during the two weeks of FLICfest.
6. AUDIENCE: How have you promoted your work in the past? How large is your email list? How often do you email your list? Are you comfortable emailing your list? What social media do you use to promote your work? Do you feel that you’ve been successful in promoting your work? Have you been successful in raising money for your work?

MONEY AND FUNDRAISING: FLICfest is committed to paying choreographers to present work. In 2013, we have set compensation at $750 and will raise compensation to $1000 if our fundraising goals are met. We will only meet our fundraising goals with your help. To that end, we are asking each choreographer/company to commit to being responsible for raising $250 during FLICfest’s direct appeal and Kickstarter campaign.

AWARENESS: FLICfest is committed to building new audiences for feature-length dance. This year, we are asking each choreographer to commit to bringing 10 people to the FLICfest launch party, date TBA (fall of 2012). Selected choreographers will also be expected to send emails and/or reach out on social media for the launch party, fundraising efforts and performances.

PRESS AGREEMENT: By submitting work to FLICfest 2013, you agree that your work is open to review by dance press and that you will make yourself reasonable available to press requests leading up to FLICfest.

The Irondale Center is located at 85 S. Oxford St., in Ft. Greene. Trains: C to Lafayette, G to Fulton, or B/D/N/R/Q/2/3/4/5 to Atlantic/Pacific.

RSVP to info@flicfest.org
We can't wait to see you!   

Thursday 1/19/12
7:30pm Erica Essner
9:00pm Keith Thompson

Friday 1/20/12
7:30pm Brittany Bailey
9:00pm Adrian Jevicki and Run Shayo
10:00pm Cabaret: Host Sarah Maxfield; performances by Jillian Sweeny & Carl Riehl, Aaron Mattocks, Jodi Bener & Erin Cairns, and Emily Wexler

Saturday 1/21/12
11:00am Panel Discussion: "Choreographer as Producer" moderated by Alexandra Beller with Alberto Denis, Abigail Levine, and Jordana Toback
7:30pm Carlos A C Velazquez
9:00pm Merrymakers
10:00pm Cabaret: Host Jessica Lurie with Katie Down

Thursday 1/26/12
7:30pm Mana Kawarmura
9:00pm Elke Luyten & Kira Alker
10:00pm Cabaret: Host Jonathan Mann

Friday 1/27/12
7:30pm Robin Neveau-Brown
9:00pm Niles Ford (admission to the 9pm show will be by suggested donation)
10:00pm Dance party to celebrate the life of Niles Ford

Saturday 1/28/12
11:00am Panel Discussion: "Making feature-length dance" moderated by Reggie Wilson with Tanya Calamoneri and Dan Safer
7:30pm Company SoGoNo
9:00pm Jordan Fuchs
10:00pm Cabaret: Host Luke Miller

Plans are underway for a tribute to Niles and his work to take place on Friday, January 27th; the evening of his scheduled performance at FLICfest 2012. Details will follow in the coming days.

UPDATE:

On Friday January 27th at 9:00 pm, Niles Ford's work will be performed at FLICfest. Afterward, there will be a video tribute and time to meet and greet and dance with a DJ.

On Saturday, January 28th from 2:00 - 5:00 pm, there will be a memorial gathering, also at Irondale Center (85 S. Oxford St, Brooklyn). Please bring kids, food and drinks. There will be some musical tributes, video and time to speak. THANK you all. Let's celebrate Niles life.

Advance tickets for each day of FLICfest are available for $25 each. (Tickets will be $30 at the door.) Tickets are valid for the full day of FLICfest, including both the 7:30pm and 9:00pm shows and the late-night cabaret.

We also offer a festival pass for $99, with complete access to all 12 performances of FLICfest.

The schedule of FLICfest 2012 performances is as follows:

Thursday, 1/19/12
7:30 Erica Essner
9:00 Keith Thompson

Friday, 1/20/12
7:30 Brittany Bailey
9:00 Adrian Jevicki and Run Shayo

Saturday, 1/21/12
7:30 Carlos A C Velazquez
9:00 Merrymakers

Thursday, 1/26/12
7:30 Mana Kawarmura
9:00 Elke Luyten & Kira Alker

Friday, 1/27/12
7:30 Robin Neveau-Brown
9:00 Niles Ford

Saturday, 1/28/12
7:30 Company SoGoNo
9:00 Jordan Fuchs

Details on each company can be found on our Choreographers page.

Be sure to buy your tickets now! We look forward to seeing you at FLICfest 2012.

Founded in 2010 by Jeramy Zimmerman, Artistic Director of CatScratch Theatre, FLICfest celebrated its inaugural season in January 2011. A platform for the presentation of feature-length work, FLICfest presents choreographers with diverse approaches to artmaking and theatrical aesthetics. The festival also focuses on community building, providing a forum for choreographers to share ideas, cross-promote, and develop new audiences. The 2012 season will offer two new public programs: a series of technique and composition classes, and panel discussions focusing on self-producing performance and creating feature-length work.

Choreographers/companies participating in the 2012 festival include: Brittany Bailey, Robin Neveu Brown, Tanya Calamoneri/Company SoGoNo, Carlos A. Cruz- Velázquez, Erica Essner, Niles Ford, Jordan Fuchs, Adrian Jevicki/Run Shayo, Mana Kawamura, Elke Luyten/Kira Alker, The Merrymakers, and Keith Thompson. More information about the artists can be found on the Choreographers page.

Each evening of the festival will feature works by two choreographers in Irondale’s main space, followed by an informal late-night cabaret in the venue’s balcony lounge. The full performance and program schedule will be available in December. The Irondale Center is located at 85 South Oxford Street, in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.