The Acadiana Center for the Arts is offering 2 Performing Arts
Residencies for the 2012 -2013 season. The Performing Arts Residency
at the Acadiana Center for the Arts gives performing arts companies
from the eight-parish Acadiana region (Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia,
Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Landry and Vermilion parishes)
the opportunity to be selected for a one-week residency at the
Acadiana Center for the Arts for the development, rehearsal, and
performance of a play, dance performance or multi-media performance
art piece.
During the residency the residency company will be required to engage
in a community based education program by providing at least one of
the following: a master class, an outreach activity, workshop or panel
discussion etc. to the greater AcA community.
Companies will have access to the facilities free of charge. Companies
will be responsible for set/lighting design, set and costume
procurement, all talent and auditions, stage management and
directing/choreography. Companies will be able to utilize the James
Devin Moncus Theater for rehearsal days, a tech/dress rehearsal night
and three performance dates.
*Application Deadline Friday, August 10th, 2012, 5:00 p.m. and
November 9, 2012, 5 p.m.
Notification of Selected Performing Arts Residency is August 24, 2012
and November 23, 2012.
Rehearsals for 1st Residency will be September 10 - 13 (Rehearsal),
September 14 - 16, 2012 (Performance). Rehearsals for the 2nd
Residency will be Jan 7 - 10, 2013 (Rehearsal), Jan 11 - 13, 2013
(Performance).
Applications can be downloaded from AcadianaCenterfortheArts.org, or
by calling 337-233-7060.
The Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA), is a not-for-profit artist
services organization that strives to create, facilitate, nurture and
fund arts and cultural activities. The AcA works to enrich quality of
life and place through the arts and education.