FWD: Indivisible OPEN CALL


Indivisible OPEN CALL 
Impossible Lecture at Beacons Festival
7th - 10th August 2014
Application Deadline - 9th June

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Impossible Lecture invites your proposals stretching across theatre / performance / live art / cabaret / dance / participatory / workshop / music / spoken word / classes / talks / film / miscellaneous - basically anything fit for a music festival!

2014 marks our 4th year programming Impossible Lecture at Beacons Festival and we want you to help us build upon our infamous reputation for creating a space of anarchic unpredictability and unadulterated joy. We have a stage, lights, a blackboard, a projector, PA and the desire to create unforgettable moments that etch themselves into the minds of festival goers for years to come.

Impossible Lecture aspires to be more than just another performance tent; instead an open and honest space for ideas to flourish and discussions to flow freely. We are particularly interested in any artists that want to engage with festival goers in an active / participatory way. Impossible Lecture is a social space and we encourage work that reflects our ethos.

Impossible Lecture is a unique, artist led, Live Art and Contemporary Performance stage that exists to support emerging talent in performance art, theatre, dance, cabaret, and participatory arts from across the UK. Our temporary venue held at BEACONS MUSIC FESTIVAL, runs 9am - 4am 7th-10th August 2014. Now in our 4th year, we have quickly expanded from a small guerrilla arts project into a fully-fledged festival stage and cafe, attracting emerging talent: especially those who would not necessarily consider Music Festivals as a platform for their work.


Best,

Adam Young
T: 07738971178

DIY 11: 2014 – Call for Proposals

DIY 11: 2014 – Call for Proposals

Deadline for proposals: 12noon Tuesday 28th April 2014.

Exhausting, Exhilarating & Affirming. Participant in Kira O’Reilly’s Combating the Body

DIY is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to conceive and run unusual training and professional development projects for other artists. 

We want to hear from you if have an idea for an exciting, innovative and idiosyncratic Live Art professional development project that offers something new and is geared to the eclectic and often unusual needs of artists whose practices are grounded in challenging and unconventional approaches, forms and concepts.

We are planning to support 23 DIY projects that will take place across the UK between July and November 2014. Each project will receive £1,000 support.

DIY projects may take any form, and can be loosely or rigorously focused on an idea or theme of your choosing. However, we also welcome proposals that specifically respond to one of the following themes. Eight of the 23 DIY projects will be selected according to these opportunities:

1. Live Art and Feminism

2. Live Art and Sound and Music

3. Live Art and Yorkshire Sculpture Park

4. Live Art and National Theatre Studio

5. Live Art and National Theatre Wales (WalesLab)

6. Live Art and the cultural mix

7. Live Art and KARST

8. Live Art and Bury Museum/Bury Art Gallery

9. Live Art and Platform: Let Go Of The Shore*

10. Live Art and Collaboration

Please see the full Call for Proposals for more information on these specific opportunities.

DIY 11 is a Live Art Development Agency initiative developed in collaboration with the following partners: Artsadmin (national), Arts Pavillion Bournemouth, Bury Art Museum/Bury Sculpture Centre, Cambridge Junction, Chelsea Theatre (London), Colchester Arts Centre, Compass Live Art (Yorkshire), Contact Manchester, Create Ireland, Duckie (London), Folkestone Fringe, Forest Fringe (Scotland), hÅb (Manchester), KARST (Plymouth), Live at LICA (North West), National Theatre Studio (London), National Theatre Wales, Norwich Arts Centre, Platform (national), Sound and Music (national), STUN (Manchester), Yorkshire Sculpture Park 

Projects will be specifically based in and/or stimulating and benefiting artists from the regions noted above. Projects may also be developed in collaboration with the DIY partner organisations in those regions.

More information, including online application process, at:

http://www.thisisliveart.co.uk/opportunities/diy-11-2014/

 

 

FWD: Opportunity: The Lowry Studio and Routes North

Just wanted to draw your attention to this opportunity we’re advertising in partnership with Arc Stockton and Theatre In The Mill Bradford. Routes North is an initiative to help make theatre happen in the North of England. All three of the partner venues are heavily committed to artist development, and have been working together since 2012 to offer a package of support to help enable one artist/company to make and tour a new piece of work. We’re open to looking for work that is contemporary and relevant, that meets the challenges of theatre in the 21st Century and offers elements of innovation and originality. Whilst the performance should be designed for theatre spaces, we are open to ideas that break down the boundaries between art forms.

 

The closing date for applications is 10am Monday 28th April. For more information please visit our blog at http://thelowryblog.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/routes-north-opportunity-for-theatre-makers/

 

Please do forward this email on if you know anyone who you think might be interested, and feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions before applying.

 

Thanks everyone and have a lovely weekend,

Claire

 

Claire Symonds
Studio Programmer / Producer

The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ
0161 876 2160 | Twitter @The_Lowry | Email: claire.symonds@thelowry.com
www.thelowry.com

 

HATCH - Call for Submissions: NEAT14

HATCH - Call for Submissions: NEAT14

£300 per selected performance.

Nottingham city centre,
dates within 23rd May-1st June 2014

As part of the Nottingham European Arts and Theatre Festival 2014 - NEAT14 - Hatch will present a series of experimental and site-specific performance works around Nottingham city centre - connecting with the city in surprising ways.

We are looking for performances that take place in a range of small venues or in situations that could be happened upon unexpectedly. The performances might take a stroll through the city, or happen in a particular shop, a small screen cinema or a bar. They might be audio tours linking specific locations or instructions for a game. It can be something which happens only once, something which repeats several times in a day or even over a number of days. We welcome submissions for outdoor public events, one to one performances, durational work, live art, performance or audio work that can be explored by the audience in their own time. If you want to come up with a performance treasure hunt through the city- great! 

The overarching theme of the NEAT14 festival is the anniversary of the First World War and its echoes throughout the following 100 years of European history. We're not looking for work specifically about that war or that period of time, but we are interested in performances which intersect with similar ideas in oblique and interesting ways.

Hatch is a theatre without a building programming peripatetic live art and performance events in unusual locations. We are interested in emerging as well as established artists, exploring the boundaries of what live art, theatre, movement and performance can be. We like work that is not contained by the fourth wall and unafraid to take risks.

Get in touch with your ideas and we will be happy to discuss and send you an application form. Please make sure to specify what kind of environment your performance would sit best in and what your preferred performance dates and times would be.

Check out the Hatch blog by Wayne Burrows if you want to get an idea of our previous events.
 

 

Deadline for submission is midnight on Friday 2 May 2014. If you are interested in applying pop us an e-mail to hatch@hatchnottingham.org.uk and we will send you an application form. We will reply to all applicants in the week following the deadline.


Looking forward to hearing from you -

 

Hatch

ARTSADMIN BURSARY SCHEME: OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

Our Artists' Bursary Scheme is now open

Deadline for applications: 7 May, 2pm

We're delighted to announce that our Artists' Bursary Scheme has opened again this Spring.

The bursary scheme is open to UK-based artists working in Live Art who have an identified area of research they are passionate to pursue and whose practice could benefit from time to experiment within a supportive framework. Artists who have been making work for up to eight years are welcome to apply.

We are holding two group surgeries at Toynbee Studios on 14 and 23 April (4-5.30pm) for any artists wanting to know more about the scheme. Please email advisoryservice@artsadmin.co.uk to book a place. We will also be at Buzzcut festival in Glasgow holding a surgery on 25 April (11-12 midday, booking is not neccesary).

You can find full details and guidelines on how to apply on our website.

READ MORE | APPLY ONLINE

The bursary scheme is generously supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

Compass Festival Call for Proposals

Call for Artists Compass Festival

COMPASS FESTIVAL 2014: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

We are now accepting proposals from artists to be part of the second Compass Festival of Live Art in Leeds 13th-23rd  November  http://compassliveart.org.uk/compass/news/call-for-artists for full details


The heart of the Compass Festival is a FREE programme of events in public settings celebrating Live Art in the public realm. The FREE programme is 21st-23rd November. We are looking for work of all durations to be part of the programme, though we're particularly interested in long duration work. £750 fee available to realise each proposal.

Please forward this information to your contacts.

The deadline for submissions is Thursday 17 April, so apply now via the Compass website.

(It has come to our attention that our new website is still slow to load on Firefox. We are fixing it but if you are having trouble please contact Annie directly: alloyd50@gmail.com

Annie Lloyd
Artistic Director
Compass Live Art

FWD: Eventure, Preston

We are Eventure, a small group of third year Contemporary Theatre and Performance students at UCLan, and for one of our modules, we are creating and hosting a platform event. We have managed to secure our event as part of Korova Arts Cafe's festival week, on 22nd May, and are now looking for contemporary artists to perform as part of this event. 


While we are students, we are hosting our event outside of university, and as part of this venue’s festival week, so I would like to take this opportunity to assure you that we are professionals, and that this is a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in becoming part of it and getting their work seen by a wider audience.
 
We have a maximum of 5 artist spaces available, and your work must fit into one of the following criteria:
- Performance Art
- Live Art
- Video Installation Work
- Media Based Performance
- Contemporary Dance
- Visual Art

You will be expected to create a short (20 min) piece of work to show as part of our evening’s event. This work must be contemporary, and should fit into the theme of addressing identity... so this could range from autobiographical work to a piece that explores relationships, or looks at what makes us artists, etc...

The venue isn't huge, so we are only looking for solo artists to apply. There is basic tech (basic lighting, projection, microphones etc...) available at the venue, so if you require any additional or specialist equipment, you must notify us of these requirements in advance.
 
Unfortunately because we are self funded, we cannot offer anything more than travel expenses, as well as this great opportunity to show your work as part of this festival week.
 
The dealine for applicants is Friday 11th April.

If you have any questions, a link to any work you may be thinking of showing, or you require a proposal form, please contact me at laura.eventure@hotmail.com

FWD: OPEN

OPEN: Call for ideas


Are you an artist working on your own with an interest in making performance?
Are you a solo performance maker thinking about your next idea for a show?

As part of our forthcoming event OPEN Live at LICA are offering three micro bursaries to North West based artists who either make or are interested in making performance. 
Artists at any career stage and working in any discipline may apply with ideas at the very early stages of development. Selected proposals will then receive development support in the form of £100 and an opportunity to talk about the idea further on Friday May 9th at OPEN. 

To apply you must be an artist or performance-maker working exclusively on your own – your idea can feature other performers – but the work must be created by you as the sole practitioner. 
Submissions must be no longer than 1 side of A4 but can include text, visual elements and/or hyperlinks as appropriate.

Please also stipulate what type of support you think you might need to develop the idea further.

Please email proposals to open@liveatlica.org. Closing date is midday, Monday April 16th.


Best wishes,

Leo Burtin
T.:  01524 592994
M.: 07584177591

Creative Producer, Live at LICA
Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

This season I am working on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 

Our venues: Nuffield Theatre | Lancaster International Concerts | Peter Scott Gallery
Find us at: www.liveatlica.org | www.twitter.com/liveatlica | www.facebook.com/liveatlica

[emergencynw] Ludus Thinks, Leeds 2nd & 3rd April

 

For anyone interested in cross-disciplinary work, especially where art meets community/the public realm - these two discussion events might be for you.
I'm facilitating these two sessions,  and it'd be great to see you there.
Best wishes,
Sarah

 

LudusThinks Experience Aria, Bramley

Weds 2nd April 2014

  • ·         Bramley Baths, Broad Lane, Leeds, LS13 3DF
  • ·         6.30-8.30pm FREE
  • ·         With refreshments provided

LudusThinks Experience Aria is an evening event, asking participants to take part in a series of conversations and reflections on their own and with others around Aria by Emma Critchley – it asks about Aria’s impact on their experience of coming to Bramley Baths, Bramley Baths impact on the local community and the value of the arts in the public realm. We welcome local people from in and around Bramley, artists, performers, community development workers and anyone else interested in the issues raised by the work.

 

Taken at your own pace, you’ll get to see the audio-visual installation, go for a swim, use the steam room and have conversations all around the baths with people who can talk about the artwork and the issues it brings up. The event culminates at 8.00pm with a sharing of your ideas, thoughts and experiences.

 

Booking for Experience Aria is essential: http://ludusthinksaria.eventbrite.com

 

Aria, an audio-visual installation can be seen at:

Bramley Baths, LS13 3DF

FREE

 

Sat 29th March 2014                              10.00-4.00pm

Sun 30th March 2014                             10.00-12.00noon

Mon 31st Mar – Weds 2nd April 2014       10.00-12.00 and 3.30-6.00pm

http://ludusfestival.org/whats-on/aria/

 

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LudusThinks Discussion Beeston

Thurs 3rd April 2014

  • ·         Hillside Conference Centre, Beeston Road, LS11 8ND
  • ·         6.30-8.30pm FREE
  • ·         With refreshments provided

An evening discussion event, reflecting on Lifeboat by Institute for Crazy Dancing, its impact on the local community around Cross Flats Park and the value of the arts in the public realm.

We welcome local people from in and around Beeston and Cross Flatts, artists, performers, community development workers and anyone else interested in the issues raised by the work.

 

The event begins with short stimulating contributions from:

Jason Hird, Director of Institute for Crazy Dancing - http://www.icdancing.com/

Sarah Amsler, researcher around the politics of culture - http://staff.lincoln.ac.uk/samsler

Al Garthwaite, director of Hillside Conference Centre, Beeston - http://www.hillside-leeds.co.uk/

 

Followed by collaborative conversations, facilitated in a friendly and accessible manner by Sarah Spanton. In this discussion it is assumed that everyone present has something valuable to contribute, and following the opening presentations, small groups will be formed to discuss thoughts and ideas on the issues raised by Lifeboat.

 

Lifeboat; a participatory installation, can be seen at:

Cross Flatts Park, LS11 7BQ

FREE

 

Thurs 3rd April                11.00-5.00pm

Sat 5 Apr 2014              11.00-5.00pm

http://ludusfestival.org/whats-on/lifeboat/