Artangel Open 2014

Artangel Open 2014 – only 1 month to go
Only one month to go — submission deadline 28 February
Artangel lets artists do what no one else will. It's as simple as that. Jeremy Deller, Artangel Open 1999 artist.
Commissioned project: The Battle of Orgreave, 2001

Open is for artists working in any media, anywhere in the UK, with bold, site-specific proposals that will transform the UK’s cultural landscape.

Apply here.
Open 2013 commissions.
Submission guidelines.
Contact info@artangel.org.uk  |  +44 (0)20 7713 1400

FW: Artists' commission - Manchester Museum and People United

Please see below for details of an upcoming commission opportunity with Manchester Museum in collaboration arts organisation People United on the theme of ‘wonder’. The full brief and details of how to apply are attached. The museum and People United are interested in particular in practitioners whose work is related to the spoken word.

http://www.peopleunited.org.uk/artistscommissions2014.php 

Artists’ Commissions 2014:  Wonder and Role Models

With the support of our partners and funders: the Arts Council, Manchester Museum, Lunsford Primary School and Artswork, we are pleased to launch our second year of artists’ commissions to continue to help us explore the role the arts can play in developing a more caring society.

Based in Manchester and Maidstone, the two commissions will focus on the themes of ‘wonder’ and ‘role models’. These are informed by our research paper Arts and Kindness that explores how the arts might sow the seeds for kindness to grow, and develop our learning about the potential of the arts to inspire positive social change. We are looking for artists who want to broaden and develop themselves as artists, and who enjoy learning from other disciplines in order to inform and influence their practice.

Once again, artists will be supported, connected with wider conversations across disciplines, and feel part of a community of practice. We will offer the artists the flexibility to develop their own ideas within a wider framework. The deadline for applications is Monday 10 February at 5pm.



OPPORTUNITY: Flying Solo Artists Commission


Flying Solo Artists Commission

This March Flying Solo Festival returns to Contact for 2 weeks celebrating solo and one-to-one performance. Flying Solo presents bold and diverse performances across theatre, live art, spoken word, music and dance. Alongside the public programme, each year around 10 selected artists work with more established performers to gain the experience and confidence to develop their own solo work, through masterclasses and workshop activity.

 

The commission:

 

Each year Contact works in partnership with MC Amsterdam, Fuel and The Albany to offer an artist a commission and year-long support to create a new solo show. The chosen artist receives a £3k project commission, mentoring ranging from artistic, technical, fundraising and marketing support, and rehearsal space. MC Amsterdam also provides the opportunity to develop the new solo show in their venue where you will receive 1 week additional rehearsal space (expenses covered by Contact and MC Amsterdam) working alongside theatre professionals to develop your show, including a sharing of your work there. The selected artist will also receive mentoring sessions from Fuel and support and the opportunity to show their work at The Albany, Deptford.

 

Who can apply?

 

Any artist over 18 can apply who has an idea for a new solo or one-to-one show, and is serious about making performance. You may have already created other solo shows, or this may be your first. You may be an emerging or more established artist.

 

The majority of the residency will take place in Manchester. Although you do not have to live or work in Manchester, you will be expected to spend time developing your show here, and to cover the cost of this within the commission budget.

 

PLEASE NOTE, you need to be able to attend all of the Flying Solo master classes (12-15 March 2014 1pm – 4pm) and the Pitch event (15 March evening), as part of the selection process.

 

How to apply:

 

1.     Please provide a one-pagedeclaration of interest describing who you are, your idea for a new solo performance, why you want to collaborate internationally and why now is the right time for you to fly solo;

2.     Include an up to 10-minute video clip of your work (YouTube or Vimeo links).

 

8-10 shortlisted artists will then be invited to attend 4 days of master classes with established artists and industry experts at Contact, Manchester, during Contact’s Flying Solo Festival, before presenting your idea for a solo show to a live audience and panel made up of festival partners. The winner of the commission will then be announced at the end of the evening.

 

The master classes and development workshops are free for all shortlisted artists, as well as providing free tickets to see all shows at Flying Solo on the evenings of the sessions. Please note we cannot cover travel or expenses for this period.

 

Dates and times for the masterclasses: 1pm – 4pm daily on Wednesday 12th March to Saturday 15th March. Please note you must be available for these days to participate in the commission selection.

 

Date for the live pitch: Saturday 15th March

 

Commission timescale: March 2014 – March 2015

 

Send your application, along with examples of your work to: elizabethtait@contactmcr.com by Thursday 13th February at 5pm.

 

To find out more about Contact please visit:  www.contactmcr.com

 

To find out more about the partners please visit their websites:

 

www.mconline.nl      www.thealbany.org.uk     www.fueltheatre.com

 


LEAP: Home Movies - Call for proposals

Hello colleagues and friends,

In what seems to be becoming some kind of marriage (and a happy one thus far!), we are teaming up with Ludus Dance once more for First Friday March and are seeking proposals for short films. 
More information is available below and an application pack can be downloaded from our website here: http://www.talkwithleap.com/opportunities
The deadline is on Feb 17th at 12 midnight and we would be grateful if you could spread the word!

Hope you are well,

Leo Burtin

Creative Producer & Project Manager

M.: 07584 177591

www.talkwithleap.com

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HOME MOVIES

An evening of creative explorations of the moving image…

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

DEADLINE: 11:59 P.M. 17/02/2013

 

Home Movies is an evening of creative explorations of the moving image produced by LEAP in partnership with Ludus Dance as part of Lancaster Arts City’s First Friday initiative.

The project will seek to showcase short films from artists, filmmakers, dancers, choreographers, performers and visual artists. 

We are currently welcoming submissions from people with a particular interest in contemporary video work which could be presented as part of a live event, or in smaller installation spaces (durational video pieces). 

To propose a piece, please fill in a form from our website and send it back to submissions@talkwithleap.com by 11:59 P.M. on 17th February. We will endeavour to get in touch with all applicants in the following week.

For an informal discussion about your project, please contact Leo Burtin via email leo@talkwithleap.com or phone on 07584 177591 or Anthony Briggs on anthony.briggs@ludusdance.org or phone on 01524 35936.


Please note: 

 

-       We cannot accommodate technically complex pieces (please get in touch for more details) 

-       We will only consider proposals for films of up to 15 minutes

-       We welcome submissions that are not written (performance scores, video submissions, photography etc.); get in touch with Leo if you’d like to send your proposal in an alternative format.

-       The event will be run on a pay what you can basis for the audience and the profits will be shared between all participating artists. 

Turn 2014 — call for proposals

Turn 2014 — call for proposals

Friday 4 + Saturday 5 April 2014 — Contact, Manchester www.turnmcr.org | #TurnMcr

A hÅb, Contact, Dance Manchester, Live at LICA co-production and a greenroom legacy project.

North West dancers and dance-makers (aged 18+) are invited to submit proposals of short pieces of work, works in progress or extracts of longer works for inclusion in this event. 

Closing Deadline: 5pm, Friday 17 January 2014.
 
Turn:
An open submission dance platform for North West dancers and dance-makers:
● short finished pieces;
● excerpts;
● works in progress;
● sited works in and around the building also welcomed.
Proposals should be for pieces with some live presence, 20 minutes maximum for show-type work, technically simple, adaptable to quick turnarounds and suitable for showing alongside other pieces.
Sited and intervention-based works in and around the venue (Contact) are also strongly encouraged.  
We are also accepting proposals for video based work to be screened around the building.
 
Turn:
● a public platform;
● an opportunity for artists to meet, show and peer review work;
● an artist networking event;
● a selection platform for the Turn Prize (a small, supported commission, supported by Dance Manchester, Contact, hÅb, Live at LICA).

  
We are looking for dance in any form which uses the artists' creativity, has strong concept, original choreography and professional aspiration. For example, alongside Contemporary, we'd be interested in hearing about street dancers who are looking to choreograph a piece rather than to present a demonstration of  skill; or classical work (from Ballet to Kathak, African and Chinese dance to Bharata Natyam) that is being re-imagined or re-explored, rather than a straight re-presentation of classic choreography.
 
Priorities are for high quality and exciting dance based work by North West artists, which has not been seen in Manchester before.
 
To apply:

1. Read the venue (Contact)'s tech specs + policies and procedures.
2. Complete and submit the proposal + monitoring forms. (Direct form links: http://habarts.wufoo.eu/forms/turn-2014-proposal-form + http://habarts.wufoo.eu/forms/hab-monitoring-form)

3. Include a short (compulsory) video submission - upload to your own YouTube/Vimeo or similar page and include the link in the proposal form; alternatively send via www.wetransfer.com (or similar) to turn@habarts.org OR send a DVD to: hÅb, c/o Z-arts, 335 Stretford Road, Manchester, M15 5ZA. Video should be short (max 10 mins) and does not have to be high quality. It can be from a camcorder, digital camera or mobile phone. Rehearsal footage, a video sketch of ideas or a video proposal with clips of previous work are all good ways of showing us your style and what you are proposing.

We would appreciate it if everyone could use the online form, but if you have significant difficulties contact turn@habarts.org for a .doc version.

Closing Deadline: 5pm, Friday 17 January 2014.

Notes:

The proposal form must be completed at one sitting (you can't save and return to it later) so please copy and paste the longer elements from another document.

Turn cannot offer fees or expenses.

There will be a technical meeting for all selected artists on Saturday 1 March 2014 (daytime).

Enquiries: turn@habarts.org | www.turnmcr.org | #TurnMcr

[emergencynw] REMINDER: Call-Out for Assemble / Extended Deadline

 

Hello,

Just before you all go and delve into that turkey we wanted to remind you about Assembles' call-out for proposals for our second event on 19th Feb. 

We have extended the deadline so to give everyone a chance to recover from New Year. The new deadline is 5pm 8th January.

More info below.

 Merry Christmas! 



“Getting There: A double bill” 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

 EXTENDED DEADLINE: 8th January 2014

Assemble are seeking proposals from emerging and/or student performance companies with a piece of 45-60 mins, for a platform event at Antwerp Mansion – February 2014 

Getting There brings together performance companies at different stages of their careers to showcase their work at a supportive, contemporary platform. Getting There connects companies making work in the North-West and nationally, creating a setting for artists to meet and be inspired by each other’s work.

Alongside the selected company, we will be very proud to present a performance of Bristol-based Massive Owl’s We Used to Wait to kickstart their tour.

Moving through moments of playful interaction, participation and celebration, We Used To Wait explores what it means to be ‘live’ and present together in an increasingly digital world. We Used To Wait invites its audience to question why falling asleep on a stranger’s shoulder, playing a spontaneous game and feeling the wind of someone run past you might be important.

For an application form please email us at assembletheatre@gmail.com and for more info on what Assemble is all about, visit http://assembletheatre.wordpress.com/ or follow us on twitter @AssembleNW. If you have any questions or have want to have a chat about your work,  ring Hannah Woods on 07590987422.

Hannah Woods

Programmer & Producer

@hleaw 

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The Playground - Call out for Artists

The Playground - Call Out for Artisits

  
 
The Playground, West Yorkshire Playhouse’s regular scratch night returns this Spring.

Curated mainly from an open call out process, the evenings feature a range of artists, both local and from further afield, presenting brand new pieces of work in various spaces across the theatre. Previous events have featured a mix of exciting talent and fresh ideas from West Yorkshire and across the UK .

Want to get involved in The Playground this Spring? Upcoming events are on Thursday 23 January and Thursday 27 February from 8pm...

We are looking for...
  • Exciting new pieces of work in development , which might never have been put in front of an audience before.
  • Individual artists or companies who span devised theatre, performance art, new writing, cabaret, spoken word, site-specific, music, dance and physical theatre – however you make performance we want to hear from you.
  • Projects by artists who are at any stage of their career, and based in any location, whether West Yorkshire or nationally.
  • We are interested in works in progress and ideas which suit a variety of locations – from a lively bar environment, or another nook or cranny within or outside of West Yorkshire Playhouse.
  • Pieces which are between 5-25 minutes in duration and require either basic or no technical support.
To Apply
  • Name and contact information (email/phone/address)
  • Brief description of you and your work (include web links/video/images if you can)
  • Brief description of the work in progress or idea you would like to present at The Playground, and how it might be useful for you to present the work to an audience at this stage.
  • The kind of space which your proposal might potentially suit (front of house stage, or a different kind of location)
  • Details of any technical requirements or set-up which the piece might require.
  • Availability during the day and evening of Thursday 23 January and/or Thursday 27 February.
Please provide the above information in an attached document – up to one page A4 max.
Application to amy.letman@wyp.org.uk
 
The deadline for proposals is Thursday 9 January– please ensure your information has reached us by this date.
 
Please note that an expenses fee will be paid to the programmed artists.
 

STUN presents: Express Yourself - Benji Reid masterclass 6 December

Express Yourself

Benji Reid - Masterclass

STUN is running a two hour masterclass lead by Benji Reid.  If you're interested in developing your practice from conception to competition, utilising different theatre and physical technics - then this is the masterclass for you.

Place:              STUN Studio,  Z-arts 335 Stretford Road, M15 5ZA

Date:               6th December 2013

Time:              2pm - 4pm

Price:               Free  16+

Contact:          STUN for booking a space on 07977 122 723 (spaces are limited)

Benji is currently the Artistic Director of Mars. (Manchester Artistic Research Studios). 

Mars is a theatre-making program aimed at emerging artist and mid career artist alike supporting artist form a grass root level giving individual artist or small companies opportunity to develop thearatical experiments with out funding. Working with a bespoke set of creatives we are here to help and deliver work form a range of disciplines. We want to encourage cross art form dialogue to slowly develop a new artistic landscape here In Manchester. Fostering new partnership having diverse range genres speak to each other. 

Benji Reid is a creative producer, devisor and director. Benji’s dance background began in1985, with the GLC Break-Dance Champions  Broken Glass Street Crew, Uk and European Body-Popping Champion and 2nd in the 1986 World Dance Championships.  In 1989 Benji worked with the legendary Soul II Soul as the main dancer and choreographer for their world tour, appearing on the Arsino Hall show and playing at the Soul Train Awards.

He formally trained as a dancer with the Northern School of Contemporary Dance University and as an actor with Denise Wong and David Glass. Following his years as a freelance performer he formed physical theatre company Breaking Cycles.

In theatre Benji has worked widely with such highly regarded companies as the David Glass Ensemble, Trestle Theatre, Theatre Clwyd and Black Mime Theatre. It was with Black Mime Theatre that Benji first became interested in directing.

The license to fail is success in itself…

[emergencynw] Domestic Dialogues Fri 29 Nov

hÅb and Waymarking present...

Domestic Dialogues

Fri 29 Nov

4.30-6.30pm

Following on from the Word of Warning Domestic programme, Domestic Dialogues brings artists together to share experiences, explore and discuss issues, ideas and practical approaches around making socially engaged performance/live art work and performance/live art in the public realm – hosted by artist and facilitator Sarah Spanton.


Venue: Z Arts, 335 Stretford Road, Manchester, M15 5ZA

To book email: sarahspanton@googlemail.com

Attendees qualify for a £5 ticket to Stacy Makishi's The Falsettos at Z-arts at 7.30pm - call Z-arts on 0161 232 6089 quoting 'Dialogues'.


www.wordofwarning.org
www.habarts.org




Oxford Playhouse and Pulse Festival opportunities

Hi all

Thanks to Claire Symonds at the Lowry, here are two opportunities which may be of interest!

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ps - hoping to see you at Stacy Makishi on Friday!


Oxford Playhouse Evolve Scheme – closes 2nd December

 

Applicatons are now open for the second year of Oxford Playhouse’s Artists in Residence scheme, Evolve, which aims to support emerging practitioners or mid-career artists who want to find time and space to grow their work, their organisation or their practice. The three appointed individual artists or companies will receive structured support and access to the theatre’s resources for a year, and hopefully go on to become longer-term associates of the Playhouse following in the footsteps of Flintlock Theatre, Caroline Horton and Eileen Havard. Find out more.

 

Pulse Festival Applications– closes 10th January

 

PULSE Festival is a part curated/part open application 10 day festival focusing on new and innovative approaches, offering a bright and inspiring snapshot of contemporary theatre and performance to both theatregoers and a delegation of programmers from around the country. The 2014 PULSE Festival will present work across a variety of genres, from comedy to dance and everything in between, in various forms from tour-ready work to rehearsed readings, and works at an advanced stage of development. Now in its 14th year, PULSE Festival has presented new work from a host of local and international artists and companies including Gecko, Talking Birds, Lucy Ellinson, Made in China, Caroline Horton, Victoria Melody, Chris Goode, Mark Thomas, Daniel Bye, Chris Thorpe, Action Hero and Ursula Martinez. Applications are now open for finished pieces, The Suitcase Prize and work in progress performances. Find out more.