Post Natyam Collective -  May 2007 Newsletter

Dear friends,

This May, most Post Natyam members are busy teaching, rehearsing and
researching in Los Angeles.  Except Anjali who is currently in New York
working with well known choreographer David Rousseve on a performance called
Saudade ( bittersweet in Portuguese).  Saudade includes stories written and
told by Roussève that chronicle the specific history of
African-Americans inthe Southern
U.S.; a sound score of contemporary and traditional Portuguese Fado music;
and the exquisite dancing of an international cast, including
AnjaliTata-Hudson, Sri Susilowati, Marianne Kim, Nehara Kalev Esther
Baker-Tarpaga, Pawangnimidi F. Tarpaga and Taisha Paggett. If you're in NYC
in May, check out their work in progress performances! In LA, Sandra is
enjoying working with Eko Supriyanto, another alumn of the Department of
World Arts and Cultures, who is currently visiting and teaching here- they
are rehearsing a duet choreographed by Eko, which they will perform together
at the IN THE GARDEN series in the department at the end of the month.

Best,
Post Natyam
Sandra, Shyamala, Anjali and Sangita

Post Natyam Performances:

New York City
May 12, 18 & 20
Fri. & Sat., 7:30 PM; Sun. 3 PM

Anjali is performing as part of David Rousseve's work in progress SAUDADE
at

Harlem Stage
at The Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue
at W.135th St.
* TICKETS: <http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/136>*
 Program I, $20 Program II, $20 Program I & II,
$36<http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/136>
Student Rush $10
(Subject to availability.One ticket per person. One hour prior to event.
Valid ID required.)
Call 212. 650.7100
www.harlemstage.org

E-moves

Harlem Stage's signature dance showcase, E-Moves, returns for its eighth
year to present two weekends of ferocious new dance by thirteen E-Merging,
E-Volving and E-Stablished choreographers.

PROGRAM II: E-STABLISHED
Featured as part of the E-Stablished program, David Roussève and his
ensemble REALITY will present excerpts from a work-in-progress of his new
full-length dance/theater Saudade (to premiere in 2008).

Saudade unfolds through juxtaposition and the fluid intermingling of several
core components; stories written and told by Roussève that chronicle the
specific history of African-Americans in the Southern U.S.; a sound score of
contemporary and traditional Portuguese Fado music; and the exquisite
dancing of an international cast, including Anjali Tata-Hudson, Sri
Susilowati, Marianne Kim, Nehara Kalev Esther Baker-Tarpaga, Pawangnimidi F.
Tarpaga and Taisha Paggett.

Roussève's exclusive use of Fado music for the score provides the emotional
glue for the piece and helps to project the historical and political issues
ingrained in the struggles of African-Americans onto a global terrain. The
work's title, Saudade, means bittersweet in Portuguese, conjuring the
complex mixture of sadness, pain, nostalgia, happiness and love. (Roussève's
work in progress is not open for review).

Pomona
Thursday, May 17
5-6:30pm

Shyamala's classes at Cal Poly Pomona (ballet, contemporary Indian dance,
improvisation, and world dance) will be performing as a part of Cal Poly's
Spring Dance Festival:

"Environment:  A place, A state of mind"
Cal Poly Institute for New Dance and Cultures
in front of building 41, Cal Poly Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, California 91768

Los Angeles
Tuesday, May 29
noon – 1pm, FREE

Sandra will be joining Eko Supriyanto for one piece in his  performance
IN THE GARDEN
Deparment of World Arts and Cultures,
Glorya Kaufman Hall
UCLA

Renowned international dance artist Eko Supriyanto returns to WAC from his
home in Solo, Indonesia, with new work inspired by his life after APPEX
(Asia Pacific Performance Exchange) and the MFA in choreography. His
originality and unique world view, combined with his deep classical training
and wide contemporary exposure brought Eko worldwide touring in Japan,
throughout the Pacific Rim, operas in Europe with Peter Sellars, and world
tour with Madonna.

Post Natyam Pointers:

Summary:

Events:

1.    Los Angeles, USA, 12 May 2007: Asian Pacific American Book Festival
2.    San Francisco, USA, 12 May 2007: Artifact readings
3.    Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 17 May 2007: Research Seminar on documenting
performing arts: The Lives of Performance
4.    New York City, USA, 18 May 2007: SAWCC Slide Slam Friday
5.    Various cities, UK, 18, 25, 29 May 2007 : Kathak: Gauri Sharma
Tripathi's WAQT
6.    Various Cities, Bay Area, CA, USA, 24-26 May 2007: Spotlight Stealerz
(D'Lo, De La, and Adelina Anthony)
7.    London, UK, going on until 31 May 2007: Metrowords - London's Largest
Festival of the Spoken and Written Word
8.    Queens, NY, USA, going on until June 10, 2007: VISUAL ART: TRANS_ at
Queens Library Gallery
9.    Nairobi, Kenya, 6-9 June 2007: Shailja Patel's Migritude

Opportunities:

1.    Devon, UK: Call for proposals: Digital Resources in the Humanities and
Art conference. Deadline: 20 May 2007
2.    DesiLit Magazine: Call for Submissions from writers and visual
artists. Deadline: 21 May 2007
3.    Toronto, CA: SAVAC and [murmur] call for submissions: Little India-
Gerrard Street East Project. Deadline: 23 May 2007
4.    Toronto, CA: SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective)- 2 Employment
Opportunities. Deadline: 25 May 2007
5.    Stonybrook, NY, USA: COORDINATOR FOR STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY'S CHARLES
B. WANG CENTER'S
       ASIAN/AMERICAN PROGRAM
6.    San Francisco, USA: Film Submissions info: for 3rd I SFISAIFF
7.    New York City, USA: Early Bird deadline for SAIFF Festival
submissions. Deadline 1 June 2007
8.    Philadelphia, USA: Summer PSA Video-Making Workshop, July 10- August
14, 2007
9.    Tuscan, Arizona, USA: La Pocha's Performance Summer School, August
1-10 2007 (apply soon!)

Detailed Listings:

Events:

1.    Los Angeles, USA, 12 May 2007: Asian Pacific American Book Festival

Saturday, May 12, 2007
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free Admission

Japanese American National Museum and the National Center for the
Preservation of Democracy 369 East First Street (corner of 1st and Central
in
Downtown LA/Little Tokyo)
Organized by the Asian Pacific American Legal Center

Join the Asian Pacific American Legal Center and other book lovers and
embrace, share, redefine, an challenge your idea of FAMILY, the theme of our
inaugural book festival.

- Book vendors selling one-of-a-kind materials
- More than 30 authors discussing their works
- Poetry readings and spoken word performances
- Children's book presentations
- Writing workshops for beginners and teens
- Book signings-the perfect Mother's Day gift!
- Panels, readings, performances, and workshops-all
For more information and to pre-register for the writing workshops, e-mail:
apabookf...@apalc.org or call 213-241-0254.

2.    San Francisco, USA, 12 May 2007: Artifact readings

Artifact presents…
Neelanjana BANERJEE
Summi KAIPA
Emily WILSON

Saturday, May 12, 2007
 7:30 PM, Reading begins promptly at 8
$3 Donation
BYOB
2921B Folsom @ 25th St., San Francisco, 94110
artifactsf.org
BIOS
Neelanjana Banerjee's writing has been published in the Asian Pacific
American Writers' Journal, Kitchen Sink, Nimrod, Ellipsis, Suspect Thoughts
and others. She is putting the finishing touches on her MFA thesis for San
Francisco State University, a collection of short fiction entitled
"Misbehaving." She also works as an editor and journalist for non-profit
media organization New America Media and Hyphen magazine.

Summi Kaipa has authored several chapbooks, including "The Epics" (Leroy
Press), "One: I Beg You Be Still" (Belladonna), and most recently "The
Language Parable" (Corollary Press). For eight years, she was the editor of
Interlope, a magazine publishing innovative writing by Asian Americans, and
in 2002, she received a Potrero Nuevo Fund Prize to write and produce her
first play. Once a resident of SF's bustling Mission District, Kaipa now
resides in a quiet neighborhood in North Berkeley, where she studies for a
doctorate in psychology, cooks delicious meals, and makes slow progress on
her first full-length manuscript. Occasionally, she emerges from her shell
to charm friends and admirers with a benshi or a reading.

Born in NYC and educated at UCBerkeley, Emily Wilson is a visual artist and
writer. Chlorine, a photographic/prose collaboration with Amanda Davidson,
may be found online at marjoriewoodgallery.com. Emily has shown her
paintings at Southern Exposure and The Lab, as well Portland's
Pulliam-Deffenbaugh Gallery; the Mark Wolfe Gallery in San Francisco has
scheduled a show of her work in October. Emily is currently working on
Failure: A Novel.

Artifact Reading Series, Press, & Public Writing Projects
2921B Folsom Street San Francisco CA 94110
www.artifactsf.org
www.artifactseries.blogspot.com
Artifact is a Member of the Intersection for the Arts Incubator Program.

3.    Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 17 May 2007: Research Seminar on documenting
performing arts: The Lives of Performance

AHDS Performing Arts at the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information
Institute (HATII), and the Department of Theatre, Film and Television
Studies, University of Glasgow, jointly present a seminar held by Professor
Francesca Marini, a University of Glasgow Honorary Research Fellow and AHDS
Performing Arts Visiting Fellow. The topic is: The Lives of Performance. The
talk is open to the public and everybody  is welcome. A pdf flyer is
attached.

Thursday 17th May, 2007
2pm-3pm
Room 408, Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies
Gilmorehill Centre, 9 University Avenue (E9 on University of Glasgow map at:
http://www.hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk/graphics/campus.pdf)

Abstract:

The fascination of live performances largely rests on their dynamic,
temporal and interactive qualities. Once a performance is over, aspects of
it may exist in different forms through time, but never to perpetuate the
performance in its entirety. Although arguments have been made against the
documentation of performance, it is important to have a memory of current
and past performative events, in order to communicate their cultural,
social, political and aesthetic legacies. Many people, including performers
and scholars, engage with the documentation process for a variety of uses.
This presentation will specifically address the role and work of performing
arts archivists and librarians, in view of their dynamic and creative
relationship with the rest of the performing arts community.

About the Presenter: Francesca Marini is Assistant Professor of Archival
Studies at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies of the
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. She has received her Ph.D.
in Library and Information Science from the University of California, Los
Angeles, and has been trained as a traditional archivist at the School of
Archival Science, Paleography and Diplomatics of the Modena State Archives,
Italy.

4.    New York City, USA, 18 May 2007: SAWCC Slide Slam Friday

Have you ever wanted to better understand the process behind an artist's
work?
Have you ever wanted to hear an artist contextualize her own work?

Join The South Asian Women's Creative Collective for an informal slide slam
of artists presenting their current work.

Friday, May 18th
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
16 West 32 St 10th floor (b/t 5th and 6th Ave)
N, R, Q, W, B, D, F, V to 34th St/Herald Sq | 6 to 33rd St | 1, 2,
3 to 34th St

Participants include JAISHRI ABICHANDANI, FARIBA ALAM, RINA BANERJEE,
MAREENA W. DAREDIA, CHITRA GANESH, SWATI KHURANA, YAMINI NAYAR, and SA'DIA
REHMAN

$10 entrance
Proceeds will help to fund the 10th Anniversary SAWCC Visual Arts
Exhibition! ALL are invited! For information: sawccm...@yahoo.com wine and
hors d'oeuvres will be served

5.     Various cities, UK, 18, 25, 29 May 2007: Kathak: Gauri Sharma
Tripathi's WAQT

Friday 18th May 2007 @ The Mac, BIRMINGHAM
Box Office / Info: www.macarts.co.uk / 0121 440 3838

Friday 25th May 2007 @ Dance City, NEWCASTLE
Box Office / Info: www.dancecity.co.uk / 0191 261 0505

Tuesday 29th May 2007 @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, LONDON
Box Office / Info: www.southbankcentre.co.uk / 0871 663 2500

Waqt is the stunning new dance production by Gauri Sharma Tripathi, one of
the world's leading exponents of Kathak. She tours the UK for the first time
with a full-length show featuring UK and India based dancers and musicians.

Waqt (meaning Time) is partly inspired by Javed Akhtar's poem of the same
name, and explores the rich resonance of Kathak, in its' rawest forms. The
performance features music by the highly acclaimed Niraj Chag (Bangles,
Along The Dusty Road) and live vocals by Reena Bhardwaj (A R Rahman's The
Rising, Meenaxi; Nitin Sawhney's Human, Philtre) and ANKH Dance Company.

Gauri is one of the biggest names in South Asian Dance. Recent achievements
include choreographing Akram Khan's acclaimed solo piece in Sacred Monsters,
as well as the upcoming dance epic Mahabharata, written by Olivier-Award
winning Stephen Clark and composed by Nitin Sawhney. She has also
choreographed for the likes of Elton John, Kylie Minogue and The Queen.

Other renowned performers include: Sanju Sahai (Tabla), Soumik Datta
(Sarod), Dhiren Raichura (Guitar and additional original compositions),
Sveta Hattangdi Kilpady (Vocals), Hiren Chate / Kalinath Mishra (Tabla),
Alaknanda Samarth (Drama) and ANKH Dance Company.

 6.   Various Cities, Bay Area, CA, USA, 24-26 May 2007: Spotlight Stealerz
(D'Lo, De La, and Adelina Anthony)

The meeting of 3 Great (Crazy) Minds

Stealing the Spotlight back from whoever stole it from them, the Spotlight
Stealerz come to the stage with light (duh) and love. Calling all
immigrants, mixed race, people of color, queers, & community organizers to
join us on our excursions to steal back the spotlight and shine it on who
matters: all of US! Spotlight Stealerz – a Los Angeles-based theatre/comedy
performance troupe weave individual stories and groupd sketches together to
explore a range of issues within their multiple experiences, ideantities and
communities (Xicana, Tamil Sri-Lankan, Filipino, lesbian, queer, stud,
immigrant, mixed race). The Stealerz was created based on the writings of
Adelina Anthony, D'Lo and Alison De La Cruz. Each Stealer comes with their
own flavor to add to the comedic, heart felt, engaging stew.

May 24, 2007, 7 pm
UCSC Presents at eth Attic
931 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
Info: +1-831-459-2468
Or qu...@ucsc.edu
Free for UCSC students. Sliding scale $5-10May 25, 2007, 8 pm

La Pena
3105 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-849-2568x20, www.lapena.org
$10 adv, $ 12 at door

May 26, 2007, 8 pm
APICC (Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center)
Presents at SFLGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street @ Octavia Street
i...@apiculturalcenter.org , www.apiculturalcenter.org
$ 10 adv, $ 12 at dooor

7.    London, UK, going on until 31 May 2007: Metrowords - London's Largest
Festival of the Spoken and Written Word

Metrowords 2007 takes place across the London Boroughs of Harrow,
Hammersmith & Fulham, Hillingdon, Ealing, Hounslow and Brent.

With talks, readings, workshops and shows in theatres, libraries, schools
and even pizza parlours, Metrowords ( formerly Westwords) is the literature
festival with something for everyone. Spanning six London Boroughs it will
bring a feast of entertainment right to your doorstep.  Our listings inside
provide an eclectic mix of upcoming and established authors as well as many
opportunities for you to read or develop your own written work. Take a
journey on words with London's largest literature festival.

"If a festival is really alive, it's thinking about the future. Although
Metrowords has every element of a traditional literary festival, it is in
fact far more imaginative and interactive."  Author Maggie Gee 2006

For further information contact the Festival Managers:
Siobhan Curham at siobhancur...@yahoo.co.uk
Anjan Saha at an...@anjansaha.com

8. Queens, NY, USA, going on until June 10, 2007: VISUAL ART: TRANS_ at
Queens Library Gallery

Participating Artists: Nicole Awai, Shelly Bahl, Tom Bogaert, YaQin Betty
Chou, Nicolás Dumit Estévez, Ingo Günther, Jenny Polak and Juana Valdes

TRANS_ considers the transnational movement of people, images and ideas, and
provides a space in which to reflect upon the multiple relationships world
cultures have to one another.  As a result of ever-increasing global
exchange, one may begin to view culture as a continually changing and
elastic phenomenon – as a process and not a stasis. Following this logic, we
see that it is not only the patterns of human migration that inform our
dynamic global reality, but also the mass mediation of images and ideas
that, in the words of social anthropologist, Arjun Appadurai, allow us the
"capacity to aspire" to "possible worlds and imagined selves."

By taking a holistic approach to this issue, the exhibition seeks to address
the many broad and complex concerns of transcultural movement including:
both the immediate/extended and the public/private effects of the immigrant
experience; the popularization and oversimplification of culturally-specific
images and practices; and the greater, macrocosmic forces which drive this
cross-cultural movement.

Curated by Juliana Driever
 Queens Library Gallery
89-11 Merrick Boulevard Jamaica, NY, 11432
(718) 990-0700
www.queenslibrary.org/gallery

9.    Nairobi, Kenya, 6-9 June 2007: Shailja Patel's Migritude

Migritude, a one woman spoken-word theatre show, accompanied by music,
stylized movement, visual projections, and a suitcase full of saris.
Directed by Kim Cook , choreography by Parijat Desai

June 6 - 9 (5 shows)
Presented by Phoenix Players  at The Professional Centre
Each show followed by a moderated discussion with the audience

Wednesday June 6 - Friday June 8 at 6.30pm
Saturday (2 shows): 3pm and 6pm
Tickets: Sh 500 (All tickets).
Thursday June 7th is Pay What You Can Night - No One Turned Away

Box Office Opening Hours :
10 am to 5pm weekdays,
10am to 1pm Saturdays
30 minutes before show

Opportunities:

1.    Devon, UK: Call for proposals: Digital Resources in the Humanities and
Art conference. Deadline: 20 May 2007

Extension of deadline
The deadline for proposals for this year's Digital Resources in the
Humanities and Art conference has been extended for a further two weeks.

Whether you consider yourself a creator, practitioner, user, distributor or
custodian of digital resources in the arts and humanities, if you have
something to say or something to show, something to discuss, or a corner to
defend, we'd like to hear from you at this year's conference, to be held at
Dartington College of Arts, 9 - 12 September 2007.

Proposals for academic papers, themed panel sessions and reports of work in
progress can now be accepted up till 20 May 2007.

Your proposal should be no smaller than 500 words and no longer than 2000;
it will be reviewed by an independent panel of reviewers, and notifications
of acceptance will be sent out before the end of June 2007.

Visit the website at http://www.dartington.ac.uk/drha07/ for more
information and a link to the proposals website.

2.    DesiLit Magazine: Call for Submissions from writers and visual
artists. Deadline: 21 May 2007

*—celebrating exceptional contemporary writing and Visual art focused on *
South Asia and the diaspora. *South Asia is defined as Afghanistan ,
Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , The Maldives, Nepal , Pakistan & Sri Lanka.

*Now accepting submissions* from writers and visual artists.*
* We print ESSAYS, FICTION, REVIEWS, HUMOR, POETRY & ART.*
*ARE YOU A WRITER? * *Are you looking to express yourself through literature
or visual art?* ***Look no Further…...*
DesiLit Magazine is again on the search for talent and exceptional writers
and visual artists for our 3rd Issue. This is an open call for submissions
in works.

Submissions must be either about South Asia and the diaspora, or be by
submitters from  South Asia or the diaspora. ****** We are excited to inform
you, DesiLit Magazine is one among a very few South Asian literary magazines
that pays people for submissions. ***
*Important- Please note our **DEADLINE** :*

*Deadline May 21st, 2007**.*

Please log on to our website for submission guidelines
http://desilit.org/magazine/ < http://desilit.org/magazine/>
 Our magazine will print essays, fiction, humor, poetry, reviews, and art.
*If you haven't yet, check out our Online Zine:
http://www.desilit.org/magazine/
*

3.    Toronto, CA: SAVAC and [murmur] call for submissions: Little India-
Gerrard Street East Project. Deadline: May 23, 2007 5PM (Postmarked)

SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective) and [murmur] invite artists to
submit a statement of interest to create new work related to our forthcoming
collaborative Gerard Street East (Little India, Toronto) project. Artists
selected for the project will work with [murmur] and SAVAC to solicit
stories from the Little India community and develop working relationships
with story tellers to create work specific to Gerard Street East. Visual
artists of all genres and cultural backgrounds will be encouraged to create
original, site-specific work influenced by the Little India community and
the stories that they collect.

Artists must be willing to commit a significant amount of time in the
neighbourhood over the Summer of 2007. Final projects will be launched in
August 2007 with an accompanying web component.

Selections will be made by the end of May. Only selected artists will be
notified.

SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective) is a Toronto based, non profit,
artist run organization dedicated to the development and presentation of new
works in contemporary visual art by artists of South Asian origin. [murmur]
is an audio documentary project that collects and distributes people's
stories about specific places.  Pedestrians walk past sites during their
daily routines marked with a sign indicating the presence of one or more
stories, and a telephone number that can be dialed to listen to them.  It
allows the listener to hear the story of that place, in that place; the
details come alive as the listener walks through, around, and into the
narrative.  The stories are as personal as the relationship people have with
the spaces they inhabit.  Secret histories unearthed, private truths
unveiled and tales as diverse as the city itself are discovered and shared.
All members of the community are encouraged to participate and contribute,
so that the "voice" of [murmur] reflects the diversity of the neighbourhood.
http://murmurtoronto.ca/

For information and submission details, please contact: Nadia Kurd,
Programming Coordinator.  i...@savac.net / 416.542.1661

4.    Toronto, CA: SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective)- 2 Employment
Opportunities. Deadline: 25 May 2007

SAVAC
TWO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

1) Development Officer (Contract)
2) Marketing Officer (Contract)

1) Employment Opportunity: DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
DEADLINE: Friday, May 25, 2007

24 hours per week; 12-month contract with possibility of renewal SAVAC
(South Asian Visual Arts Collective) is a non-profit artist-run centre with
a mandate to support and develop the presentation of contemporary art by
artists of South Asian descent. We are looking for an outgoing, enthusiastic
and motivated Development Officer to work with our organization.

Location: Downtown Toronto
Hiring Range: $18,700 – $22,500 part-time at 24 hours/week
Purpose: Reporting to the Executive Director, the Development Officer is a
part-time employee (24 hours/week) who is responsible for developing our
membership, donor and volunteer base and improving our capacity to service
them. The Development Officer will also seek out opportunities and
incentives to encourage new memberships, donations and sources of funding.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Research and cultivate potential new sources of corporate and private
funding:
- Research and apply for charitable status
- Identify, seek and secure sources of private sponsorship and donations
- Manage and maintain donor relations and partnerships
- Research and apply for sources of foundation funding
- Research and develop internal policy on corporate donations and
sponsorships and secure donations and sponsorships accordingly
- Develop strategies to ensure renewing donors and sponsors
- Assist with event management
- Participate in the special events/fundraising committee to raise annual
funds for our organization

2. Develop volunteer base:
- Develop our volunteer base, and identify and provide resources and
incentives to build volunteerism
- Manage volunteers for all events and programs

3. Manage membership
 -Update, co-ordinate and manage our existing membership and community
database
- Provide improved one-to-one liaison with our members in order to better
identify and support their needs
- Improve the dissemination of information to members
- Implement new data management systems to improve membership liaison
- Develop and implement strategies to improve member participation and
involvement with the organization
- Develop and implement targeted membership drives and improve outreach in
order to increase our membership locally, nationally and  internationally
-Work with the Marketing and Education Officers to develop opportunities and
incentives to increase membership
- Assist with the development of diverse audiences and community partners
- Manage membership email newsletter

Skills and Attributes:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to build
internal and external relationships
- Proven ability to develop and maintain sponsor, donor and stakeholder
relationships
- Proven ability to raise funds through community campaigns
- Excellent organizational skills and initiative
- Proven skills in grant and proposal writing
- Strong skills in writing, editing and proof-reading
- Efficient database management skills
- Ability to manage large databases and mailing lists and manage
administrative records
- Ability to exercise good judgment, diplomacy and confidentiality
- Pro-active and strategic thinker who can manage multiple demands,
prioritize and meet deadlines
- Knowledge of and interest in culturally diverse art practices.

Experience and Education:
Degree or diploma in marketing, business, communications or arts management
with minimum 2 years experience in the non-profit arts development sector.

2) Employment Opportunity: MARKETING OFFICER
DEADLINE: Friday, May 25, 2007

28 hours per week; 12-month contract with possibility of renewal SAVAC
(South Asian Visual Arts Collective) is a non-profit artist-run  centre with
a mandate to support and develop the presentation of contemporary art by
artists of South Asian descent. We are looking for a dynamic, pro-active and
motivated Marketing Officer. Must be flexible and able to work from SAVAC
and own office.

Location: Downtown Toronto
Hiring Range: $18–$22/hour, 28 hours/week
Purpose: Reporting to the Executive Director, the Marketing Officer is a
contractor who is responsible for developing and implementing a  marketing
plan and communications strategies to strengthen and improve the visibility
and outreach of our organization.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop an overall marketing plan and communications/media relations
strategy in consultation with the Executive Director and Board of Directors.
2. Develop a strong and consistent `brand' image and marketing materials to
effectively convey our organization's purpose and mission.
3. In consultation with the Executive Director, commission a graphic
designer and work with our webmaster to develop relevant marketing
materials.
4. Develop communication strategies and templates for all in-house project
materials.
5. Develop communications strategies for collaborative projects and
partnerships.
6. Research, write, edit and develop a variety of communications products
including media releases, fact sheets and press packs to better promote our
mission and programs.
7. Develop and implement a dissemination plan and advertising strategy to
better promote our programs.
8. Develop and maintain a media relations/communications database.
9. Develop strategies to promote the achievements of our organization.
10. Develop and manage budgets related to marketing and audience
development.
11. Co-ordinate a special events/fundraising committee to raise annual funds
for our organization.
12. Develop fundraising strategies, provide leadership and train volunteers.
13. Attend and assist with event/program management.

Skills and Attributes:
 _ Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills
_ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
_ Strong network and relationships within the arts sector
_ Production, design and layout experience and an eye for detail
_ Knowledge of web and web-based communications
_ Ability to exercise good judgment, tact and diplomacy
_ Pro-active and strategic thinker who can manage multiple demands,
prioritize and meet deadlines
_ Knowledge of and interest in culturally diverse art practices

Experience and Education:Degree or diploma in marketing, public relations,
communications or arts management, with a minimum of 2–3 years experience in
the non-profit arts sector.
For both positions, please send a letter of application, CV and details of 3
references via:
E-mail: info.sa...@gmail.com
(E-mail submissions must be a PDF or Rich Text Format file)

Mail:
Haema Sivanesan, Executive Director
South Asian Visual Arts Collective
Hiring Committee: Marketing Officer
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 450
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
Please note in your letter of application where you saw the job posting.

Enquiries: 416.542.1661
We thank everyone who applies for their interest, but only candidates
selected for an interview will be contacted. For more information on SAVAC
please visit www.savac.net

5.    Stonybrook, NY, USA: COORDINATOR FOR STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY'S CHARLES
B. WANG CENTER'S ASIAN/AMERICAN PROGRAMS

The Coordinator for Wang Center's Asian/American Programs is responsible for
managing and administering programs planned by the Director of Asian and
Asian American Programs. The Coordinator also provides support in the
management of the budget for the Wang Center, as well as its office, and
student staff. The incumbent also works closely with the Director of Asian
and Asian American Programs in the planning of programs and is responsible
for the coordinating and execution of programs initiated by the Director of
Asian and Asian American Programs, in keeping with the Wang Center's mission
of promoting an understanding of Asian and Asian American cultures.

Minimum Requirements:
BA/BS degree in any discipline. In lieu of the degree, a combination of
education or directly related experience totaling four years will be
considered. Three full-time years of complex and diverse administrative
experience to include supervision and program coordination. Excellent verbal
and written communication as well as interpersonal and organizational
skills. A strong knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and email
software programs. Night and weekend work required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience in Diversity and/or Multicultural and/or Minority
Affairs Programming Demonstrated experience in Asian and/or Asian American
public programs and/or events. Experience working in an academic culture
and/or non-profit environment.

Annual Salary Range: $40,000-$45,000

Application Procedure: Applicants interested in this position should submit
a cover letter and resume to:

Search Coordinator
Charles B. Wang Center, Suite 302
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11790-4044
Fax: (631) 632-9503

For more information, please go to http://www.stonybrook.edu/cjo

6.    San Francisco, USA: Film Submissions info: for 3rd I SFISAIFF

3rd I San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival 2007 is seeking
submissions for its annual festival at the Castro Theatre and other venues
in San Francisco.

We are looking for innovative film and video of all lengths and genres from
or about South Asia and the Diaspora. We aim to provide a platform for
artists taking new directions. Film and Videos may be experimental,
narrative, documentary, animation, comedy, music videos, digital media,
produced in any year and of any length.

We look forward to seeing your films. Please spread the word.

For submission inquiries contact 3rd I National at i...@thirdi.org
Please complete the submissions form link: http://www.thirdi.org/form.html

Please submit the following form before sending us your materials. Once the
form is submitted, include the following materials in your package via mail:

       •       VHS NTSC  or DVD Preview Tape with English Subtitles
Please label with Director Name, Film Title, Running Time, Year, Contact
Information
2 Paragraph description, Filmography, Past Screening History (if Applicable)

Tapes will only be returned if they have a self-addressed stamped envelope.
(US Postage). Do not send your entry in a fiber-filled envelope. The dust
from these packages damage VCRs and other tapes. If you would like
confirmation of your entry, please include a Self-Addressed stamped postcard
(US Postage).

Please included a $10 submissions fee for those in the U.S.
Please send tapes and dvd's with film info to:

 3rd I SFISAFF
992 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
U.S.A.
http://www.thirdi.org/submission.html

7.    New York City, USA: Early Bird deadline for SAIFF Festival
submissions. Deadline 1 June 2007

We invite filmmakers to submit their films for the 4th - Annual South Asian
International Film Festival, October 3-9, 2007 in New York City. SAIFF
welcomes films in every genre and format, provided that it exemplifies the
mission of our festival: to reflect all the shades of the South Asian
experience. The deadline for submissions is: August 1, 2007.

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE -June 1, 2007
http://www.saiff.org/2007/index.php?p=submissions
This year, we are accepting submissions through the online system, Without a
Box. Submitting through WAB will provide significant cost savings for you as
well as expedite your application. In order to submit through Without a Box,
please visit www.withoutabox.com and register as a filmmaker.

8.    Philadelphia, USA: Summer PSA Video-Making Workshop, July 10- August
14, 2007

ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE invites you to join our...

Summer PSA Video-Making Workshop
July 10-August 14, 2007
Tuesdays, 6-9pm

Held in Center City
All ages and levels of experience welcome

This exciting collaboration with AIDS Services in Asian Communities (ASIAC)
brings together a video-making workshop to examine the effects of AIDS in
the Asian American Community.

Led by Big Picture Alliance, this 6-week course will teach you the basic
technical skills of digital video making, including how to work a camera and
edit video footage.

You'll finish with your own 60 second Public Service Announcement, and be
able to share it with you friends and family in a public screening on August
17.

Limited Space!  Please contact Rana to Register & / or Request a
Scholarship: 215-557-0455, r...@asianartsinitiative.org

This project was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts,
a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National
Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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The Asian Arts Initiative is grounded in the belief that the arts can
provide an important political and cultural voice for the Asian American
community in Philadelphia. We serve as a community arts center where artists
and everyday people are developing means to express our diverse experiences
as Asian Americans.

<http://asianartsinitiative.org>

9.    Tuscan, Arizona, USA: La Pocha's Performance Summer School, August
1-10 2007

A 10-day intensive performance workshop in Tucson, Arizona (August 1-10,
2007)

Gómez-Peña, Roberto Sifuentes, Violeta Luna, and Michele Ceballos, members
of the legendary Pocha Nostra performance troupe, will conduct their 10-day
intensive summer workshop on performance art with a focus on the human body
as a site for creation, reinvention, memory and activism. This
cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary and cross-generational workshop is open
to both international and local artists.  The workshop will host 15
performance artists and students from around the world as well as 10
Tucson-based artists. It is La Pocha's most important pedagogic endeaver of
the year.

Where will it take place?
Due to the political situation in Oaxaca we have relocated the summer school
this year to Tucson. Why? The spectacular city of Tucson, located in the
Sonora desert, 40 miles from the Mexican border, was chosen because the rich
cultural diversity (Native American, Mexican, border) directly complements
the troupe's aesthetic and poly-cultural perspectives and interests.
Besides, Tucson offers us the complete freedom, space, and support the
workshop demands.

The workshop will be located in a spacious warehouse with lots of character
that belongs to the Museum of Contemporary Art, adjacent to the downtown
area, and a walking distance from diverse restaurants, bars and hotels (More
info. about Tucson below).

The 8-hour a day workshop will offer two parallel processes: Participants
are exposed to La Pocha Nostra's most recent performance methodologies, an
eclectic combination of exercises borrowed from multiple traditions
including experimental theater and dance, the Suzuki method, ritual
performance, and shamanism. Parallel to this hands-on process, the group
will analyze the creative process, the issues addressed by the work, its
aesthetic currency, cultural impact and political pertinence. The workshop
will culminate with a full performance open to the public fostered by Pocha
Nostra.

Application Process and Procedure:
Who should attend?
Performance artists, experimental actors, dancers, theorists, and students
interested in the topics addressed by Gomez-Peña and La Pocha Nostra.
Applicants must have some performance experience, and must be familiar with
the artists' work. The workshop is fun but rigorous. (If you have cultural
phobias, or serious health problems, unfortunately this workshop is not for
you).

Enrollment:
International participants will be chosen by a Pocha selection committee.
Local participants will be chosen by the museum staff. Applicants must
submit:
(a) A half-page statement (in English or Spanish) stating why they are
interested in taking the workshop; (b) A brief resume; and (c-optional) A
letter of recommendation from a curator, director, producer or senior
artist. If you have already been part of our summer school, you don't need
these requirements.

Cost:
For out-of-towners, the cost of the workshop is $650. This does not include
room or board; however, the Museum of Contemporary Art has graciously
offered to find free housing at artists homes for some of the international
participants. Scholarships are available to Arizona artists. If accepted
with the scholarship, the cost will be $200 to cover logistic matters,
staffing and some food. La Pocha will also provide full scholarships to a
few Oaxacan artistas who have participated in the Oaxacan summer school.

Contact:
Those living outside of Arizona, please submit your application directly to
La Pocha Nostra:
c/o Eric Avila Thomas, Special Projects Coordinator
po...@pochanostra.com and nafta...@aol.com (use both addresses)

Those living in Tucson and Phoenix, please submit your application directly
to MOCA:
c/o Anne-Marie Russell, director
email: i...@moca-tucson.org

Write "La Pocha Nostra/Performance Art School" in subject line.

Info. about Tucson:

Anne-Marie Rusell, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art writes about
Tucson, Az:
"Layered memories have been deposited in the body of this place.

Tucson is the oldest continuously inhabited site in the continental United
States, and to many, it is still Mexico. To some, it is Atzlan.

From early Pueblo dwellers to Spanish colonials to Chinese railroad laborers
to Easterners fleeing the Establishment to hippies looking for
Eden and freedom to an international group of nomads arriving throughout the
20th century, Tucson's cultural identity is complex indeed.

Our landscape--which Frank Lloyd Wright described as the sea floor without
the sea--is innately surreal.

The harshness of the desert--especially in the summer months--forces us to
rethink our bodies, so accustomed as they are to being "climate controlled".

August in the Sonoran desert brings intense heat that builds with increasing
tension throughout the day as the billowy white clouds shape-shift against
the sapphire sky...then, BANG, the thunder claps and the monsoon rains fall
hard on the hot and tired bodies, bringing relief and joy.

This desert has inspired many artists, from Max Ernst to Andy Warhol.

To examine the body through performance in Tucson in August is to channel
the memories of others and to challenge your own boundaries of inside and
outside the body.

All of your assumptions will be turned on their head as you excavate your
body amid the larger social body of this place..."
 <http://www.thirdi.org/submission.html>

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