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Programming Intern

PROGRAMMING INTERN

INTERNSHIP HOST SITE: VELOCITY DANCE CENTER

Velocity is seeking energetic and interested individuals who are looking to expand their knowledge of the dance world through programming. The Programming Intern will assist staff with the development, implementation and evaluation of Bennyroyce Royon’s new work, SFD+I, and experimental dance festival OUT THERE. Position will be developed with each intern to fulfill Velocity’s needs while also aligning with everyone's expertise, skills, and goals.

Application review begins on May 1, 2026, we hope to begin this internship in early June. Position is open until filled.

About Northwest Folklife and the CCWD: 

Since 1972, Northwest Folklife (NWFL) has been creating opportunities for all to celebrate, share, and participate in the evolving cultural traditions of the Pacific Northwest. The CCWD (Cultural & Creative Workforce Development Program) launched in 2020 as an initiative of the City of Seattle’s inclusive creative economy strategy, offering paid career development experiences rooted in the foundational aspects of culture and creativity; working on a strengths-based, paradigm shifting platform for artists, creatives, and culture bearers to foster the potential they bring to any workplace.

Northwest Folklife (NWFL), in partnership with 4Culture and the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), collaborates with a diverse ecosystem of individual artists, culture bearers, cultural organizations, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and community organizers across the Pacific Northwest to provide culturally responsive, career development as well as a community-led program focused on equitable recovery and systemic transformation through the Creative Economy.

The intentional and robust support of the creative and cultural sector is a forward-thinking urban growth strategy which interrupts historical patterns of cultural divestment, displacement, and erasure.

About Velocity:
Velocity is Seattle’s center dedicated to contemporary dance, and an essential incubator for new dance in our region. With artist-driven, community-responsive programming, Velocity provides vital resources and advocacy for one of the most active dance communities in the nation. Velocity’s programming includes classes, workshops, residencies, performances, discussions, and our annual international summer festival.