Radical Economies: Barter Internship for Hudson Valley Dance, Performance and Multimedia Artists

As a form of community building and in service to myself and the greater New York dance and performance community; I facilitate a barter/mentorship/internship model in Middletown/Newburgh/Beacon area. In return for video documentation, social media and administrative work for LVJ Performance Co. detailed below; I offer sessions in artist mentorship, improvisation, body mechanics and energy work to dancers and artists. As an experimental artist, I leave space for us to dream up new mutually beneficial permutations together.

Note: When project budgets permit, barter assistants will be the first considered for paid administrative and production roles starting at $25 an hour.

Requirements:

Interested to work one-on-one with a NY-based choreographer and interdisciplinary artist with18 years of experience, during the creation of solo projects for the internet or social media.
Able to help document group rehearsals in studio and on location (documentation device provided).
Able to drive your own vehicle to various locations in Hudson Valley.
Adept at social media (IG, FB and Tik Tok) is a plus.
Interested to learn how to produce and execute company residencies and performance projects that are equity and justice-based.
Willingness to help with physical tasks such as load in and load out of light audio and video equipment.

Barter Compensation:

Barter work includes a total of 2-3 hours of work weekly or bi-weekly in or around Middletown, NY (flexible schedule and location) in exchange for your choice of:

* 1 hour of mentorship or coaching with LVJ. This could include grant writing, administrative and organizational support (in person or Zoom)

* 1 hour private session of Pilates (dancer-based or injury-specific session) (in person or Zoom)

* 1.5 hour private sound healing session and/or vocal meditation session (in person preferred but can possibly be remote)

* 1.5 hour vocal, movement or interdisciplinary performance coaching (in person or on Zoom.)

Project Gallery

A photo of a camera and tripod set up in a living room with green and pink lights and singing bowls.

Two people sit outside. One on a deck, the other on the grass. A dog lays down in the grass between them.

Larissa and a friends sit on squiggly body pillows on the grass.

A variety of tools, instruments, and pillows arranged outside on a picnic blanket on the grass.

A photo of Larissa, masked in a studio with someone in a "Z" mascot costume (an orange Z with big white gloves and orange socks).