2013 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
July 27-28, 2013
Sloan’s Lake Park, Denver
Festival Hours: Saturday, July 27th, 10am-7pm &
Sunday, July 28th, 10am-5pm
Gateway to Asia
Application Information & Requirements
We’re now accepting applications for 2013 Gateway To Asia stages! Click here to fill out and submit the form.
The mission of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF) is to build bridges of awareness, knowledge and understanding between the diverse Asian Pacific American (APA) communities and the general public through cultural education, leadership development, and athletic competition.
Gateway to Asia is a showcase for intimate traditional and contemporary forms of Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander arts, crafts and performing arts from Colorado’s diverse communities. Gateway to Asia is one of the main attractions of the festival, which attracts over 100,000 visitors every year. CDBF seeks performers to bring their cultural knowledge, experience, and excitement to an audience of diverse backgrounds.
In 2012, CDBF added a new element to Gateway to Asia: A Martial Arts Stage, in addition to the regular Gateway Stage for the intimate demonstrations and performances that we’ve always showcased.
If you’d like to submit your demonstration or performance for the Gateway to Asia stage, please:
1. Complete the application from the link below
2. Include URLs to online videos (preferred), or send a short video/audio recording of your performance, CD, DVD or VHS for review
3. Remember to include a brief biography of your group for the emcee script, 300dpi photo (jpg or tiff) for the program book and URL for the website. We want to promote your group as accurately as possible.
Accepted performers will be notified by May 310, 2013. We will email all accepted groups a letter of acceptance including the time and date of your performance and the Technical Specifications (tech spec) information sheet for your audio visual and staging needs. Accepted performers will be required to send a representative to the Mandatory Performing Arts informational meeting in July (date and location TBA).
Accepted performers will be featured in the festival program book and on our web site. Performers will be paid an honorarium of $75 and provided with one (1) timed parking pass to a parking lot onsite. Please note that performances and demonstrations are scheduled in 30 minute time slots.
Festival Hours:
Saturday, July 27, 2012 from 10am – 7pm (performances and demonstrations end at 6pm)
Sunday, July 28, 2012 from 10am – 5pm
Performers must abide by all Performing Arts stage rules and deadlines. Performers will have seven (7) days from the date of the notification of acceptance to confirm or decline participation. Thank you for your interest and for celebrating Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander culture!
We’re now accepting applications for 2013 Gateway To Asia stages! Click here to fill out and submit the form.
Gateway To Asia Arts Contact Information:
Sachie Ninomiya and C.J. de Dios, Gateway to Asia Co-Chairs
E-mail: [email protected]
CDBF Office:
3000 Youngfield Street, Suite 350
Wheat Ridge, CO 80215
Phone: 303.953.7277
Fax: 303.953.7278
Toll-free: 877.716.BOAT (2628)
[email protected]
