Regalia 2025: So you think you can choreograph

March 15, 2025

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REGALIA 2025

MARCH 15, 2025
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN CHOREOGRAPH
RDT's gala fundraiser and unique exploration of the creative process invites community members to take on the mantle of choreographer with help from RDT mentors. Join us for an unforgettable party celebrating RDT's accomplishments.
Don your best sequins & shimmer(encouraged, but not required) and join us for a process, performance, party, & ultimate choreographer challenge!

 
Meet the Choreographers

Learn more about these brave individuals and donate to their fundraising pages below!

Jan Cendese
Georgia Reuling
Melissa Faber
Christine Holding
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Event Timeline
7:00-8:00 pm -Cocktail Hour
Wander the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center to watch choreography in process
Enjoy delicious appetizers & drinks from Utah Food Services
Bid on stellar silent auction items!
8:00-9:00 pm - Performance
Gather in the theater to watch final pieces
Audience members will be invited to vote for their favorite in various categories
Donate to RDT's various programs through an exciting "cash pull"
9:00 pm - AFTER PARTY
Join the dancers and choreographers in the Black Box for dancing & dessert!
Our Evening's Hosts
Our Sponsors

How Does it Work?

How Does it Work:

  • Each choreographer is required to: 
    • complete a short application online by 10/10/24 – but sooner is better!
    • meet briefly with RDT staff to make sure all the details are understood,
    • raise $2000 as an entrance fee by February 15, 2025. 
      • RDT will provide you with everything you need to help you raise funds from your network and will be with you EVERY STEP of the way as you lean on your family and friends to help your dream come true AND support a great organization.
  • Each choreographer will be paired with an RDT mentor who will help bring your vision to life. Each choreographer will participate in a choreography master class alongside their mentor to help them learn about the process of choreography, stimulate ideas, movement, themes, and help prepare them for the event.
  • On March 15, 2024 each choreographer will have 4 hours to create a new work on RDT dancers and guest performers from the Salt Lake community.
  • Your final work will be shown at REGALIA 2025 to an audience and panel of judges. Don’t worry – everyone wins in this celebration of community choreography!

Who can sign up

  • Anyone who is NOT a dance professional. We’re looking for RDT die-hards who LOVE the art of modern dance, but haven’t actually performed or choreographed themselves. 
    • Participants should not have a degree (major or minor) in dance performance, choreography, or instruction
    • Participants current profession should not be related to dance
  • You can sign up as an individual OR a team (friends, businesses, any group you’re part of!)

Project Timeline:

  • Project Announcement: August 20, 2024
  • Application/sign up deadline: October 10, 2024
  • Meeting with RDT staff: September – October 2024
  • Fundraising can start as soon as your involvement has been confirmed.
  • $500 raised by each choreographer by December 15, 2024 (suggested goal)
  • $1,500 raised by each choreographer by January 5, 2025 (suggested goal)
  • $2,000 raised by each choreographer by February 15, 2025 & RDT Mentor assigned to each choreographer.
  • Choreographic Workshop and Seminar: TBA
  • Regalia: So You Think You Can Choreograph? March 15, 2025

If you become a Regalia 2025 Choreographer, you will be expected to participate in the Regalia event on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The day will look like this…

  • 1:30 pm – Arrive at the Rose, gather with your mentor, prepare for introductions
  • 1:50 – introductions by RDT, dancers broken up into groups, choreographers and mentors move to spaces around the Rose to start work
  • 2:00 – 5:00 pm – work time in studios. RDT’s production manager will visit with you to discuss lights, cues, music, and other potential needs.
  • 5:00 – 6:45 pm – dinner break and rest time. RDT will provide dinner for you and the dancers. You may remain at the Rose or leave and come back.
  • 6:45 pm – gather and prepare for the start of the show
  • 7:20 – 8:20 pm – return to your studio space and complete your work. Regalia audience members will visit your rehearsals to see you work.
  • 8:20 pm – return to the stage for the showcase and performance of each completed work
  • 8:30 – 9:30 pm – showcase of each choreographer’s final work, celebration of RDT, each work will be given an award by a panel of judges.
  • 9:30 pm – relax and enjoy a fun afterparty in the Black Box Theatre!
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