CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
FOR 2012 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM!

The Yard is currently accepting applications for the 2012 Internship. If you are interested in applying please visit the info page here.
All application forms and supported materials should be emailed to Michele Sasso, our Director of Communications & Artist Services at MicheleSasso@dancetheyard.org no later than Thursday March 1st, 2012 by 5pm EST.

The Yard's 2012
Internship Program

Monday May 28th, 2012 - Thursday September 20th, 2012

APPS DUE: Thursday March 1st, 2012 by 5pm EST
Email completed applications and additional materials to MicheleSasso@dancetheyard.org

The Yard, a non-profit artist residency and performance center for contemporary dance, theater and related arts on Martha's Vineyard, in Chilmark, MA, is looking for four summer interns for our 40th Anniversary Performance Season. The internship focuses both on the administrative facets of an art non-profit as well as an opportunity for skilled dancers to partake in performance and choreographic experiences. The successful candidate should expect to be involved in all aspects of arts management with focus on their individual areas of interest/expertise throughout the summer season.

Internship Benefits Include:

• working with an experienced team of art enthusiasts who care deeply about producing quality work
  
  
• learning the ins and outs of arts management in a hands on setting
  
  
• Shared housing with on campus laundry and full kitchen facilities
  
  
• complimentary tickets to every performance
  
  
• multiple professional performance and choreographic opportunities throughout the summer season
  
  
• beach passes to famed Martha's Vineyard beaches
  
  
• Monday-Friday dance technique classes, Monday-Sunday Yoga classes
  
  
• a $750 Stipend, and up to $150 travel reimbursement
  
  
• Vegetable and Meat shares from local farms
  
  
• One day off a week
  
  
• Mentorship from Executive/Artistic Director, Senior Staff, and Resident Artists

At the heart of The Yard’s summer internship program is a major focus on Artist Services. While The Yard seeks interns with individual specialties (see below positions and job descriptions), each participating intern is expected to assist the Senior staff in the day-to-day management of a single theater venue with 3 weekly on-site performances, 2-3 off-site performances, and 5-10 community events throughout the summer. Interns are required to participate every day throughout the season in many different areas of artists services work with rotating leadership roles each week. With this in mind, The Yard is looking for candidates who possess:

• excellent and personable communication and customer service skills
  
  
• creativity and close attention to detail
  
  
• a positive attitude in the face of constant multi-tasking and long hours
  
  
• the confidence to work independently or with peers on important projects
  
  
• and most importantly, a strong respect for the arts–specifically the performing arts
  

The Yard Seeks Applicants for Internship Positions In...

• Development
• Community Outreach/Project Coordination
• Communication & Marketing
• Technical Production
  

“The Yard experience was one of the best I had in my early years. The people I worked with there have been very influential in my career. The piece I made was my first real breakthrough in dance, so it was a really big summer for me.”
Susan Marshall, choreographer, MacArthur Award recipient