Call for Artists¹ Proposals for a New Live Art Work for the Floating Cinema

The Agency is collaborating with The Floating Cinema to commission a new site-specific performance or live event that will take place in the week commencing 29 July 2013 and which will engage with audiences on and/or off the vessel whilst moored or moving near the Regent¹s Park, London Zoo to Paddington Basin.

This commission builds on the success of artist Ian Giles¹ 2011 commission for the Floating Cinema, A Smaller Sound, A Bigger Crowd, which took place at Canary Wharf.

Proposals are invited to take advantage of the magical, unexpected qualities of the Floating Cinema and, in some way, respond to the specific contexts of the area, its history, location or daily life. The project can also respond to the Floating Cinema¹s 2013 programme theme of Extra-Ordinary¹, and applicants are invited to consider that broad theme in their proposal as they wish.

Depending on the proposal, the performance/event could be presented several times during the week of 29 July (for example, repeated to audiences daily) as well as being webcast live to online audiences.

Regrettably the Floating Cinema is not accessible to wheelchair users and whilst applicants must consider this and the other restrictions of the venue in their proposal, inventive, inclusive and bold uses of both the vessel and of the location are welcomed.

The successful artist will be selected by UP Projects, Somewhere and the Live Art Development Agency.

Budget: £3,500 (inclusive of artist¹s fees, personal and production expenses & taxes)

Deadline for proposals: 9am on 28 May 2013
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