LIVE DREAMS 2022 JUNE EOI
EOIS Close 5PM 4 April 2022 Performance Space’s LIVE DREAMS is a platform for artists to share works-in-progress and ideas in development in a dynamic and responsive environment. LIVE DREAMS takes place both in-theatre at Carriageworks and digitally via our live streaming channel, Live On The Line. This platform offers us an exciting glimpse into current developments in experimental art, creating a crucible for experimentation and conversation. This June, Performance Space will hold a special edition of LIVE DREAMS, inviting artists to present works-in-progress that imagine radical futures. Our three guest curators—Talia Smith, Joel Bray and Victoria Spence—have themed each stream with a powerful forward-looking provocation, inviting us to interrogate the role of art in shaping and reshaping our collective future in an ever- shifting world. What agendas do we want to advance and how might art dispel myths, illuminate concerns or provoke radical visions? CALLING AUSTRALIAN AND ASIA PACIFIC EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS! We are calling for proposals from artists across Australia and the Asia Pacific who wish to present a new experimental work they are currently developing. There are three curated streams of LIVE DREAMS: DISTANCE (9th June 2022) Curated by Talia Smith The distance between one point and another, between each other, between homes, between sadness and happiness. Works that explore notions of how distance keeps us apart but can also bring us together. JESTER (10th June 2022) Curated by Joel Bray Honouring the ancient tradition of the court jester, speaking truth to power by acting the fool THRESHOLD (11th June 2022) Curated by Victoria Spence Works that consider arrival, passing through and beginning anew. Works that meet the 'what if' and 'if only' questions that may bring us to the end of what we know. WHAT'S ON OFFER? Performance Space will provide: An opportunity for you to present your work-in-progress to a live and industry audience $300 AUD fee for presenting your work as part of Live Dreams A space equipped with some sound and lighting infrastructure, with a full technical inventory provided to successful applicants. DIGITAL OR IN-THEATRE PRESENTATION You have two options for presenting your work: If you are in Sydney you can present your work in-person in Carriageworks’ Bay 20, or You can live stream your performance from anywhere in the world Both options receive producing and technical support from the Performance Space team. WHAT OUTCOMES DOES PERFORMANCE SPACE EXPECT? Participants will be required to present a work-in-progress showing in a format representative of their practice (performance, talk, audio, screening) for a duration of up to 10 minutes as part of Live Dreams, held at Carriageworks. Participants will also be expected to attend a 60 minute in-the-room or digital rehearsal (for interstate and international presenters) on either 7th June or 8th June 2022 KEY DATES: 7 March 2022 EOIs open 4 April 2022 5pm EOIs close 8 April 2022 successful applicants notified Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th June Rehearsals 9-11 June 2022 – Live Dreams presentations AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY? • Australian artists can be based anywhere in the world • Asia Pacific artists are those who self-identify as an Asia Pacific artist • This program is for artists with experimental and interdisciplinary practices APPLICATIONS At Performance Space we prioritise diverse perspectives and voices. We especially encourage submissions – for all three Live Dreams themes - from First Nations artists, artists of colour, culturally diverse artists, women, LGBTQIA+ artists, and artists living with disability. Please let us know if you would prefer to apply in a different format or if there is any barrier for you in the submission process. Need anything else clarified? Feel free to get in touch with us. admin[at]performancespace.com.au