Award-winning San Francisco-based company, Lenora Lee Dance (LLD) is seeking NYC-based dancers for outdoor immersive performances in NYC on South Street Seaport Museum’s Tall Ship Wavertree May 24 - 27, 2024. 

LLD is looking for NYC-based dancers with experience in choreography, improvisation, collaboration, modern / contemporary dance, and/or other dance styles, available to work in-person during the following intensive periods in NYC:

Around September 25 - October 1, 2023, (with photo/video shoot)
Around November 10 - 18, 2023, (with photo/video shoot)
Around March 16 - 24, 2024 (with photo/video shoot)
Around May 16 - 23, with shows May 24 - 27, 2024 
and some additional rehearsals via Zoom

“Convergent Waves: NYC” will be a series of site-responsive, immersive dance performances in NYC, May 24 - 27, 2024 on South Street Seaport Museum’s Tall Ship Wavertree. It will focus on the experiences of NYC residents and advocates, making a collective statement for the preservation of community, eliciting stories of agency, resilience, and transformation. 

The piece will feature 8 dancers from San Francisco, Boston, and NYC, with recorded original music by Tatsu Aoki, Francis Wong, as well as by NYC based Vijay Iyer - MacArthur Fellow, Doris Duke Performing Artist, and Grammy nominee. The movement will be created collaboratively with the dancers and directed by Lenora Lee. All photo / video shoot, rehearsal, tech, and performance time is paid.

“Convergent Waves: NYC” is part of a multi-city project supported in part by New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project and Expeditions Tour Planning Grant, National Endowment for the Arts, Pao Arts Center, ArtsEmerson, Asian Improv aRts, API Cultural Center, California Arts Council, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, Asian Art Museum, South Street Seaport Museum, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, A/P/A Institute at NYU, and Generous Individuals. “Convergent Waves: Boston” premiered in Boston at Pao Arts Center April 2022, and “Convergent Waves: SF” premiered in San Francisco at Asian Art Museum June 2022. 

Those interested can fill in THIS SUBMISSION FORM with the following information by Friday, August 11, 2023 to be considered