EXCHANGE Choreography Festival

We are currently seeking submissions for inclusion in the 2020 ONLINE Exchange Choreography Festival in Tulsa, OK. The Festival is a curated set of modern dance choreographic works that is moving ONLINE.

Completed Work
Submissions in this category should take the form of video of a completed work of choreography (15 minutes maximum). We realize that obtaining clean video in performance spaces may currently be impossible, so we invite you to get creative in presenting your work for the camera. EXCHANGE 2020 will have NO live performance component; the video you send in is what will be considered and screened. Please send exactly what you want to be viewed by festival attendees and presenting artists.

Interrupted Work
Submissions in this category should take the form of a process video (15 minutes maximum), including rehearsal footage of work in development that was interrupted by the pandemic, along with discussion from choreographer, performers, and collaborators about how your practice has changed, how the work has changed … how YOU have changed, as artists disrupted in the middle of a generative process. EXCHANGE 2020 will have NO live performance component; the video you send in is what will be considered and screened. Please send exactly what you want to be viewed by festival attendees and presenting artists.

Dance for Camera
Submissions in this category should take the form of a screendance video (15 minutes maximum). Dance films that are dynamic short films (under 15 min.) that focus on the process of dance-making; that use movement as a medium for story-telling or visual spectacle will be considered. Exchange is looking for choreography of designed movement of the body and camera. Films can be documentary style or abstracted to highlight specific aspects or processes of dance-making and choreograph.

EXCHANGE prefers digital submissions in a high-quality .MOV or .MP4 file. You can transfer files easily via Vimeo, Dropbox or WeTransfer. Email: bellhouseart@gmail.com

We will not accept physical DVDs or other formats.

Submission deadline is June 10th, 2020.

EXCHANGE Choreography Festival is presented by The Bell House, with support from the Oklahoma Arts Council.

By submitting this film, you acknowledge and understand that you are an independent artist in your dealings with the Festival. You acknowledge to have secured all necessary copyright clearances. The Festival has permission to screen your film in public during the specified dates, and use images or portions of the film for marketing and archival purposes.

EXCHANGE prefers digital submissions in a high-quality .MOV or .MP4 file. You can transfer files easily via Vimeo, Dropbox or WeTransfer, but they must be downloadable for screening from our Vimeo page in the Festival Curation format.
Email: bellhouseart@gmail.com

We will not accept physical DVDs or other formats.

Submission deadline is June 10th, 2020.

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  • Anne Goldberg-Baldwin

    This was a wonderful festival that I am so honored to have been a part of. The festival was very well organized, thoughtful, and provided a great platform to discuss film together and network. Wonderfully done!

    August 2020
  • Rosely Conz

    Great festival with amazing works. I was honored to participate and the diversity I saw in the curation!

    August 2020
  • A fantastic Festival, very well organized and a wonderful selection. I am happy to have my film selected. Very warm and human and have manage to have a great festival on line because of the pandemia.

    August 2020
  • Steve Woods

    A happy festival festival run by people who are committed.

    August 2020
  • Charly Santagado

    We really enjoyed being part of this festival. All the artists were very welcoming and engaged with each others work and the organizers were communicative and genuine.

    August 2020