Bare Bait Dance
Applicant Details
Application ID:
24053
Applicant first:
Joy
Applicant last:
French
Contact Info:
4062099778
Mailing Address:
1200 Shakespeare Street
Suite 2
Missoula
MT
59802
US
Performer Details
Bare Bait Dance
Representation:
Self-Represented Performer
MPAC:
Last showcase:
Last application:
2023 Jan
Category:
Dance
Category subgenre:
Subgenre 1:
Classical
Subgenre 2:
Contemporary Modern
Based in:
State:
Country:
MT
US
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Perf. Type:
Organization
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Email:
Phone:
406-209-9778
Performer Description
Founded in 2011 by Joy French, Bare Bait Dance is a 501c3, professional dance company based in Missoula, MT.
Over the past 15 years, BBD has grown to include a full-season paid professional company, artist residencies, weekly classes/workshops, an annual film festival, and more.
We are so honored that audiences and dancers alike continue to be curious about what contemporary dance and performance is and can be.
Find Bare Bait Dance at its home venue: Missoula's Westside Theater.
General Touring Info
Bare Bait Dance
Performance Fees
1 show
$3,000 USD
2-3 shows
$3,000 USD
4-7 shows
$5,000 USD
8+ shows
Higher Than $4,000 USD
Touring Performers:
8
Rooms Needed:
4
Please answer indicate that your 2 most viable touring months in the upcoming season(s).
November-January:
Bare Bait Dance is available for winter/holiday touring with their festive seasonal production: "Fruitcake Weather"
February-May:
Bare Bait dance is non-holiday touring with their showcase-style, repertory production: "Play Again"
Community & Educational Outreach
Bare Bait Dance, has a variety of opportunities to take our company instructors out of the theater, into our communities and across the state:
1. Youth Classes: We are available for dance technique workshops for all ages and levels. The BBD company members are highly skilled at teaching a variety of dance styles and genres.
2. Community Workshops: These are movement classes designed to focus on creative movement and improvisation.
3. Lecture Demonstrations: We offer Behind-the-Scenes style pre-show lectures where the company and Director, Joy French, share how the choreography is created - discussing everything from movement creation to relationships with music to how costumes are designed and implemented thematically.
Is an outreach performance included in your mainstage performance fee?
Yes! The Bare Bait Dance tour experience includes 1-2 public performances of the full tour show (depending on the interest of the presenter) AND one outreach workshop - the type and length of which can be tailored to the community.
Additional outreach workshops and youth performances are available for an additional fee:
$200 per additional workshop (2 hours or less)
$500 per assembly-style school performance - usually 45-55 mins and designed for youth
If a presenter/community is interested in a more focused school-district-tour-package, that can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis dependent on the number of classes and schools.
Other Offerings
Residencies,Workshops,Master Classes,School Programming,Christmas Shows,Lectures/Speakers
Promotion Publicity
Bare Bait Dance with its home venue, Westside Theater, has a robust marketing and media component that can support many needs of touring:
- Marketing and Communication Manager, Lia Wong, is available to support traditional marketing: poster design, press release, social media blitz, and website & blog development. We have thousands of followers across the state already engaging with BBD.
- Director, Joy French, is comfortable being the face of the tour with media appearances and interviews.
Promotional filenames:
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ID024053-bare-bait-dance-biography.pdf
ID024053-bare-bait-dance-techreq.pdf
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Tech Information
Performance Load Strike Time
5 mins
Tech Requirements Files
ID024053-bare-bait-dance-techreq.pdf
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Additional Tech Requirements
Our Load-In Time/Strike time is flexible depending on the stage setup. The most important requirement is to have the pre-discussed amount of stage space be safe and open for the company to dance.
Support Materials
Bare Bait Dance
Showcase Description
Bare Bait Dance tour performances feature director and founder, Joy French's signature choreographic style of virtuosic dancing, whimsical theatricality, and contemporary narrative themes - often related directly to Montana life and community.
Stylistically, the company utilizes an interdisciplinary mix of modern dance, contemporary performance, jazz dance, and spoken word. This unique mix creates an accessible and playful evening of dance, relatable to a broad range of ages and backgrounds.
BBD is available for winter/holiday touring with their festive seasonal production: "Fruitcake Weather"
- OR for non-holiday touring with their showcase-style, repertory production: "Play Again"
Tour performances present the full professional BBD company (6-10 dancers, depending on the show) and last approximately 1.5hr.
Would this artist like to be considered for Quick-Pitch?
YES
Work Samples
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Application Files
Application filenames:
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ID024053-bare-bait-dance-biography.pdf
ID024053-bare-bait-dance-techreq.pdf
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