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Updated 9/22/2016

Candice Salyers

  • M

    MA

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

 

Candice Salyers has enjoyed performing with a variety of choreographers, including Li Chiao-Ping and Victoria Marks. Her solo performance work has been presented on concert stages and in landscapes throughout the U.S., U.K., and Estonia, including support from NEFA/National Dance Project, Vermont Performance Lab, Bates Dance Festival, and Wesleyan Center for the Arts. For her current project, A History of Levitation, she is creating and commissioning a total of 100 solos that embody different physical and conceptual perspectives on female sainthood. She holds an M.F.A., a Ph.D., and is also pursuing a Masters of Divinity. Recent publications include contributions to Tanz, Bewegung, und Spiritualität and The Journal of Environmental Philosophy.

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Candice Salyers
Job Title: Choreographer/Performer
Phone: 413-320-1196
Address:
693 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01060

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Theater - Solo / One-Person Show

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Curriculum Development
  • Exhibitions
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - In School
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 8

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • General Public
  • School Groups
  • Teens

Geographic Reach:

  • International

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • NDP/NEFA Special Project Grant
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council Choreographic Finalist
  • Alma Bucovaz Award for Urban Service

Awards

Awards:

  • NDP/NEFA Special Project Grant
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council Choreographic Finalist
  • Alma Bucovaz Award for Urban Service

Education

Education:

  • Ph.D. Texas Woman's University
  • M.F.A. Smith College

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • 6' space

Fee Range:

$500 - $10,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

1

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • 6' space

Fee Range:

$500 - $10,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

1