MODArts Dance Collective (MADC) is elated to announce its eighth annual dance festival, Collective Thread, on March 31 & April 1, 2023 7:30 PM at The Riverside Theater, 91 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027 + Livestream & On Demand Option. The purpose of Collective Thread is to provide a voice and a platform for artistic self-impression to those women identifying artists of underrepresented ethnic groups within the medium of dance. ***PLEASE NOTE: MADC uses the term “women” to encompass all those that self-identify as women including cisgender and transgender femmes. We honor and respect all identities.*** The goal of Collective Thread is to instill artists with the necessary tools to take on leadership roles in an effort to increase diversity, inclusion, and gender equality in the dance field. 

Up to sixteen national and international artists will be chosen to present up to 8 minutes of a dance work in one of live concerts on March 31, 2023 7:30 PM or April 1, 2023 7:30 PM in the following option:

• Live performance (new, previously presented, or work in progress) in the festival venue + tech before the scheduled performance; venue - TBA

**Please note that all artists performing live will be required to show proof of vaccination, complete a health acknowledgement form, and wear face masks in the performance space, except when performing. The audiences will be required to provide the same items to enter the performance space (*Please note we will update you if any changes occur regarding the mask requirements) .**

The 2023 open submission call is December 15 - midnight EST on Friday, February 10, 2023. National & international artists including people with disabilities of all dance genres are encouraged to apply.  Artists can submit one of the following work samples with their application + $10 application fee:

• A previously performed recorded work that can be performed live during the festival; venue - TBA

• 1-2 minutes of a new proposed work of the form of rehearsal footage that is being submitted in the application

There is a $10 application fee to submit via PayPal (account name: modartsdancecollective@gmail.com), Venmo (account name: @modarts_dance), or CashApp (account name: $MODARTSDANCE). If you do not have one of the aforementioned accounts, please contact MADC directly at modartsdancecollective@gmail.com or (929) 352-5253 for alternate forms of payment. There is no participation fee if chosen. Please note that the $10 application fee goes towards the performance venue and production costs. All artists will be notified by midnight EST on Friday, February 17, 2023. If chosen, artists will sign a letter of agreement to confirm her/their participation in the dance festival. Participating artists will present their work live during one of live concerts on March 31, 2023 7:30 PM or April 1, 2023 7:30 PM, as well as tech before their scheduled concert, free access to all of the festival’s events, and amplify the artists’ voices through advertising & marketing.