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Comment by Ilka Szilagyi on November 30, 2008 at 1:06pm

Dear Teachers of Contact Improvisation around the world!

We are glad to announce that West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival
(WCCIF) has transformed itself! We are still located in Berkeley,
California, but the organization and the festival structure went through a
big overhaul after 20 years. We are accepting applications to teach single
classes and 5-day intensives at WCCIF 2009 from any teacher of CI around
the world! Please read more about festival changes at the end of this
letter.

DEADLINES
Completed application with photo due: Sunday, December 28, 2008 midnight
Pacific Time.
(NO EXCEPTIONS.)
All Applicants will be notified by: January 16, 2009.

PLEASE SAVE THESE 2009 DATES
April 26: National Dance Week Promotional Show at CounterPULSE Theater,
San Francisco.
Festival Dates:
June 30 & July 1st: West Coast CI Teachers' Exchange (WeCITE)--an event
for current and returning CI teachers to share and exchange ideas on
teaching the form, creating an atmosphere and intention for the festival.
Food provided.
July 2-7: WCCIF
July 8: WrapUp--a day for evaluation, dialogue, reconnecting as teacher
community, harvesting, and visioning for the future. Food provided.

2009 WCCIF PAY STRUCTURE
Intensive teachers: $500 + up to $500 travel support for 3 teachers, +
free participation in all events including WeCITE and WrapUp (food
provided at the pre- and post- events)
Single Class teachers: $100 + up to $100 travel support for 9 teachers, +
free participation in all events including WeCITE and WrapUp (food
provided at the pre- and post- events).

Teachers who come from abroad and need more travel support: we are happy
and willing to provide you an invitation and support letter that will
enable you to apply for grants for travel support.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. go to http://www.wccif.org. If you've taught at WCCIF before, skip to
#4 of these instructions, using your existing username and password to
login, OR:
If you've never logged in ever, at wccif.org click LOGIN at top right,
then click Create New Account.
2. Type in your contact info, click the Create New Account button at the
bottom.
3. Check your email! Use your new account info to LOGIN to wccif.org, and
change your password to something easy to remember!
4. Once you're logged in, your account will appear, with your Username at
the top.
Click "Edit" just to the right of your Username.
5. Just under your name and to the right, click "Applicant 2009."
6. From here, complete all sections of the application and click the SAVE
button at the bottom.
7. Need more help? Email contact@wccif.com or call 415-518-3536 or post to
the Help? page.

We look forward to receiving your application. All the best for planning
your summer.

Ilka, Ali, Rosemary, Kim and Rajendra
Organizing Staff Team (OST)

WCCIF MISSION STATEMENT
WCCIF curates an annual festival and adjunct events to provide high
quality Contact Improvisation (CI) dance training, teaching, and research.
Our events provide flexible structures for the continued evolution of CI
as a distinct artform. WCCIF acts as a regional locus for the continued
world-wide exchange and development of CI practice, performance and
exploration. We offer learning and teaching opportunities on multiple
levels, encompassing a cross-section of communities interested in dance,
improvisation, somatic movement and performance. Financial assistance,
diversity representation and physical accessibility are permanent aspects
of our programming and decision-making. A portion of WCCIF events are
dedicated to sharing CI with the general public as both audience and
participants. Through regular evaluation and implementation we sustain our
capacity to inspire and challenge both the professional artist and the
beginning mover and provide an environment that cultivates new generations
of teachers and performers.


PLEASE NOTE THESE FESTIVAL CHANGES
--WCCIF no longer has residency requirements for any teachers and is no
longer representing a region, but is a regional locus for world-wide CI
exchange.
--WeCITE and WrapUp (evaluation & dialogue day) have been added as pre-
and post-festival teacher events at which all attendees are provided with
food.
--Teachers are paid set fees rather than a variable portion of profits.
For that fee, doing a couple logistical tasks in addition to teaching is
required.
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