Are you a dance performer or worker who is open to sharing your experience of the COVID-19 pandemic with the public? Participate in the COVID-19 Dance Worker Narratives Project, a peer-to-peer interview project across dance communities in NYC and nationally created by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts!
The purpose of the COVID-19 Dance Worker Narratives Project is to document the unique experience of dance artists and workers during and after their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide Black Lives Matter protests. The project also intends to give opportunities for members of the dance community to connect with one another. These interviews will be made publicly accessible on the Library’s free online streaming platform: Digital Collections.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is seeking submissions of peer-to-peer, unedited, remote video interviews about dancers’ and dance workers’ personal experiences. You can participate as an interviewer or a narrator, submit multiple interviews that you conducted, or even “interview” yourself. Participation is free and open to all in the field. Submissions are open through Friday, December 31, 2021.
Click here to learn more on the project, find sample interview questions, and read step-by-step instructions on conducting and submitting interviews. If you need some equipment to help conduct interviews, rent out Tech Kits from The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Photo credit: Jerome Robbins Dance Division and Archive of the Recorded Moving Image
