Baltimore Independent Dance Artists - BIDA

Baltimore Independent Dance Artists - BIDA A volunteer run, community based organization created to help sustain, uplift, and increase the visibility of local—baltimore based—independent dance

Goals
BIDA is an organization whose primary goal is to create a more cohesive and successful dance community in Baltimore by increasing audience awareness of upcoming dance activity. Through this organization independent dance artists in Baltimore will support and push each other to grow as artists. Means
We are going to increase visibility by creating a shared marketing platform and reciprocal

relationship with the press. We will provide the press with dance literacy resources and in turn we hope to increase the number of reviews and coverage of the vibrant Baltimore dance community. Methods
We need to hold each other accountable with the understanding that this community will only be as strong as the relationships between us. We will provide each other, as artists, feedback and opportunities for critical dialogue while each artist is in the development process in order to elevate the quality of our work. All of the roles in the organization are volunteer and flexible. The organization as a whole is malleable according to the shifting needs of the community. Offerings
BIDA will offer umbrella marketing, informal gatherings, an artist resource list, workshops for artists and writing about dance, as well as a curated season of divergent performances intended to highlight the breadth and professionalism of movement based art in our city. We hope to expand our offerings to include season passes for patrons, communal and portable sprung flooring options, and professional documentation. The Season
There will be an open submission period that will take place annually.The 2016 to 2017 submission period will be held between April and May 2016. There is a $25 submission fee. The submission fees cover the only internal costs of BIDA, which are hosting the website and production of marketing materials. The inaugural season aims to include seven dynamic performances. All shows are artist-produced. Artists are responsible for finding their own venue and all aspects of production; designers, techs, venue, and rehearsal spaces will remain fully in the artist’s control. BIDA will market the season. To be eligible for season submission, you must be a Baltimore-based artist producing work in Baltimore City. Submissions must be for concepts of a full evening of your own work. The evening may contain one evening length work or a collection of shorter pieces. BIDA is open to all styles of dance & movement. BIDA is looking for high quality work which is staged in a variety of performance venues ranging from proscenium stages to site specific work to house shows. Artists will be chosen based on quality of work and with the intention to create a diverse, exciting, and interesting season.

2 artist will be debuting new work in this show at March 14th 🎉🎈
03/03/2020

2 artist will be debuting new work in this show at March 14th 🎉🎈

Audition Announcement! Local company is auditioning for new dancers ! LucidBeings performed in our season one showcase...
05/26/2018

Audition Announcement! Local company is auditioning for new dancers ! LucidBeings performed in our season one showcase and have quickly been creating a buzz and following in the DMV. They even host a weekly adult class in Ellicott City ! Check them out and spread the word !💃🏻💃🏼💃🏽💃🏾💃🏿

Audition announcement for Deep Vision Dance Company! Sunday June 10th from 4-9pm at Towson University.
05/18/2018

Audition announcement for Deep Vision Dance Company! Sunday June 10th from 4-9pm at Towson University.

GRANDMOTHERS by Noelle Tolbert and Alex D’Agostino collectively known as opens this weekend at the Peale Center !
05/11/2018

GRANDMOTHERS by Noelle Tolbert and Alex D’Agostino collectively known as opens this weekend at the Peale Center !

Tonight is the opening of Grandmothers! 👵🏻👵🏼👵🏽👵🏾👵🏿 artists present their dance exhibition that honors generational pr...
05/11/2018

Tonight is the opening of Grandmothers! 👵🏻👵🏼👵🏽👵🏾👵🏿 artists present their dance exhibition that honors generational protectors. Please follow them, purchase tickets and support this heartfelt work !

TolbertD’Agostino Dance presents Grandmothers this weekend at The Peale Center. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to...
05/10/2018

TolbertD’Agostino Dance presents Grandmothers this weekend at The Peale Center.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tolbertdagostino-dance-presents-grandmothers-tickets-45160300675?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_term=viewmyevent_button

GRANDMOTHERS is a dance exhibition that pays homage to, reflects and honors the tremendous lessons from generational protectors both met and unmet; our grandmothers. The exhibition will be brought to the great walls of The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture, the oldest museum building in the United States.
We look to share these stories by allowing the audience to view and write their own letters to their grandmothers. Each artifact and letter presented will be placed into a digital archive allowing people to connect to these stories virtually. TolbertD’Agostino Dancers will move the audience through time and space, with the idea of staying connected to matriarchal power. We will illuminate the Peale's elegance with a transcendent dance through the perspectives of the powerful women that shape and nurture the world.

In Relate starring Matthew Williams and Peter Redgrave.
04/22/2018

In Relate starring Matthew Williams and Peter Redgrave.

There is still time to see In RelateBy Matthew Williams Saturday, April 21 at 4pm & 8pmSunday, April 22 at 6pmTickets: ...
04/21/2018

There is still time to see In Relate
By Matthew Williams

Saturday, April 21 at 4pm & 8pm
Sunday, April 22 at 6pm

Tickets: $10

The Annex Theatre
219 Park Ave
Baltimore, MD

We love the behind the scenes images of “America” by two artists Forward Movements choreographed by who also presente...
04/13/2018

We love the behind the scenes images of “America” by two artists Forward Movements choreographed by who also presented work in our first showcase last year ! Follow to stay up to date on their new work. And of course be sure to check back here for more exciting things to come this spring !

Next up for is Moving Walls. Moving Walls is an experimental dance piece that examines human experience in relation to ...
04/13/2018

Next up for is Moving Walls. Moving Walls is an experimental dance piece that examines human experience in relation to architecture. Combining movement with sculpture, animation, and sound, the piece is a collaborative project that questions our concepts of stability. With wheels, ropes, pulleys, hooks, and hinges, three performers construct and deconstruct the space around them. In turn, they are influenced by their shifting surroundings.

Audience members are invited to explore their own unique perspectives of Moving Walls by passing freely throughout different rooms of The Peale Center. The Peale’s rich and complex history of preservation, including former exhibitions on taxidermy and the building’s own physical restoration, provides a visual and conceptual framework for the performance.

Moving Walls is made possible through the support of the MICA LAB Award

03/25/2018

Last night’s show was pretty amazing! The entire cast gathered together for an improvised performance to open the show ! Check us out tonight with an even bigger cast and even bigger show !

There’s a ton of dance happening this weekend around town. Tonight at is BIDA alum and performance ! Be sure to check...
03/23/2018

There’s a ton of dance happening this weekend around town. Tonight at is BIDA alum and performance ! Be sure to check them out and then come again tomorrow for our showcase !

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