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Subject: Performa looking for an intern to assist Dexter Sinis=
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From: =
virginie bobin <virginie.bobin@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, Sep 25, 2009 a=
t 11:40 AM
Subject: Performa looking for an intern to assist Dexter Sinis=
ter
To: virginie@performa-a=
rts.org
Dear All,
Please forward the call below to=
any brilliant, dedicated people you would think about for such a project!
any brilliant, dedicated people you would think about for such a project!
Many thanks,
Virginie
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Production intern
Dates: 1st November =96 22nd November 2009 (2-3 days a week minimum)
D=
escription: The intern will assist DEXTER SINISTER in producing and
escription: The intern will assist DEXTER SINISTER in producing and
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operating =
a newspaper during Performa 09, the third edition of the
operating =
a newspaper during Performa 09, the third edition of the
New York Biennial of =
Visual Arts Performance (Nov 1-22). Duties include:
Visual Arts Performance (Nov 1-22). Duties include:
Assisting the artist=
s in installation/de-installation and operation
s in installation/de-installation and operation
of the newspaper office, produ=
ction and distribution of the newspaper
ction and distribution of the newspaper
Welcoming and informing the audience during o=
pening hours (12-6pm)
pening hours (12-6pm)
Facilitating communication between institutions and partners =
involved
involved
=
Proofreading
Proofreading
Skills: the candidate should be enthusiastic and pragmati=
c, with an
c, with an
interest in contemporary media, some knowledge of contemporary art, =
and=
the ability to work under pressure and within a team. Careful =
the ability to work under pressure and within a team. Careful =
readers are part=
icularly welcome, as manic yet rigorous proofreading
icularly welcome, as manic yet rigorous proofreading
is likely to be one of the=
main tasks of everyone involved in this
main tasks of everyone involved in this
production. No scenesters.
Intern =
will gain hands-on experience in assisting artists on a just-
will gain hands-on experience in assisting artists on a just-
in-time newspaper=
production in the context of an established New =
production in the context of an established New =
York non-profit organization.=
Internship unpaid =96 university credits may be arranged.=
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ABOUT PERFORMA
ABOUT PERFORMA
Performa, a non-profit multidiscip=
linary arts organization established by RoseLee Goldberg in 2004, is dedicat=
ed to exploring the critical role of live performance in the history of twen=
tieth century art and to encouraging new directions in performance for the t=
wenty-first century. Performa launched New York=92s fir=
st performance biennial, Performa 05, in 2005, and followed up with Performa=
07 in 2007. Both biennials were greeted with tremendous critical and popula=
r acclaim.
linary arts organization established by RoseLee Goldberg in 2004, is dedicat=
ed to exploring the critical role of live performance in the history of twen=
tieth century art and to encouraging new directions in performance for the t=
wenty-first century. Performa launched New York=92s fir=
st performance biennial, Performa 05, in 2005, and followed up with Performa=
07 in 2007. Both biennials were greeted with tremendous critical and popula=
r acclaim.
Performa 09, the third biennial of new visual art performance, will take=
place in New York City from November 1-22, 2009, bringing over 50 venues an=
d 25 curators together to present more than 80 artists from around the world=
. Taking the 100th anniversary of Futurism as its starting point, Performa 0=
9 will feature new Performa Commissions as part of an exciting program of li=
ve events in visual art, film, noise music, sound poetry, graphic design, da=
nce, architecture, and urbanism that seeks to re-imagine the cultural future=
of New York City.
place in New York City from November 1-22, 2009, bringing over 50 venues an=
d 25 curators together to present more than 80 artists from around the world=
. Taking the 100th anniversary of Futurism as its starting point, Performa 0=
9 will feature new Performa Commissions as part of an exciting program of li=
ve events in visual art, film, noise music, sound poetry, graphic design, da=
nce, architecture, and urbanism that seeks to re-imagine the cultural future=
of New York City.
To Apply:
Please submit (=
by email) a resume and letter of interest to:
by email) a resume and letter of interest to:
Virginie Bobin
Performa
100 West 23rd Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10011
virginie@performa-arts.org
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