Call for Submissions: Summerworks Musical Works in Concert

MUSICAL WORKS IN CONCERT DEADLINE

Musical Works in Concert will be going into its 4th season at SummerWorks in 2013.

To date, Musical Works has presented eight original Canadian musical works: Romeo Candido and Carmen DeJesus’ Prison Dancer, Logan Medland’s Joni Loves Mitchell, Bram Gielen’s Biggish Kids, Tom Bellman and Barbara Nichol’s The Sparrow Songs, Sam Sholdice’s Program, Paul Sportelli and Jay Turvey’s Oracle, Scott Christian and Daniel Cummings’ Through The Gates and Barbara Johnston and Anika Johnson’s Blood Ties (pictured).

Performances, this year, will take place on Sunday, August 11th and Monday, August 12th.

Download the application pack by CLICKING HERE.

And submit online as well; MUSICAL WORKS ONLINE

Hard copy submissions must be sent or delivered to the office no later than Friday March 8th, 2013
For contact information click here.

SummerWorks: Call for Submissions

With Next Stage in full swing and most of the major houses have shows opening in the next few weeks. It's time to get back to the theatre!  But that also means that some important summer festival deadlines are coming up.  In fact, Today, 7th January, is the last day to apply for the National Series portion of the Summerworks festival.   The National Series provides the opportunity for independent artists from outside Ontario to showcase their work in Toronto.

The Festival will cover successful applicants travel, accommodation and shipping costs. Companies are responsible for production costs with some negotiated assistance from the Festival. So get to the post office NOW!


ALSO:
The Theatre Creator's Reserve Deadline is January 18th. Please mark your application for the attention of Lucy Eveleigh and please note that your submission does not have to be for a piece for the 2013 Festival. Download the application package by clicking here.

The Theatre Series deadline is February 1st. Download the application package by clicking here.  This year, artists are required to submit their work online as well as in hard copy.

NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS: Musical Works in Concert

Musical Works in Concert is an initiative founded in 2010 to provide a forum for Canadian writers and composers to help develop and present original music theatre. The focus of these evenings is to showcase new pieces by artists working with musical theatre models. The series offers artists a space to have their work presented in a stripped-down concert format for one night only in front of an audience. This year, the performances will take place on Sunday, August 11th and Monday, August 12th. Applications are available at  summerworks.ca, and must be postmarked no later than Friday March 8th, 2013. For more information about the program and to apply, click here. (Picture:  Blood Ties featuring Barbara Johnston and Anika Johnson.)

SummerWorks call for submissions

Open for submissions


We are pleased to announce that Summerworks has officially opened submissions for the 2013 SummerWorks Performance Festival.  Currently SummerWorks is accepting submissions for both the Theatre Series (formerly Local Series) and the National Series. The call for submissions for the Live Art Series will be open in the new year.

NATIONAL SERIES
The National Series provides the opportunity for independent artists from outside Ontario to showcase their work in Toronto. The Festival will cover successful applicants travel, accommodation and shipping costs. Companies are responsible for production costs with some negotiated assistance from the Festival. Download the application package by CLICKING HERE. This year, artists are required to submit their work online as well as in hard copy.

Deadline for submissions are January 7th, 2013.

THEATRE SERIES
The Theatre Series is now open for submissions. Download the application package by CLICKING HERE. This year, artists are required to submit their work online as well as in hard copy. Please note that SummerWorks welcomes National and International applicants for the Theatre Series, though successful applicants are required to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Deadline for submissions are February 1st 2013


Good luck to all applicants.

HATCH 2013 Applications Available Now

Harbourfront Centre Invitation for Artist Proposals

HATCH 2013 - Where New Performance Begins

Deadline for Proposals: June 20, 2012 @ 6:00 pm

TORONTO, ON (May 23, 2012) – Harbourfront Centre is pleased to announce an open call for proposals from Toronto-area artists and companies working in the field of performance for the HATCH 2013 season, guest curated by Trevor Schwellnus.

HATCH is designed to incubate and foster invention and innovation in the local performance community. Entering its ninth year, this programme has become an important element in the milieu of local performance development. Past HATCH projects include Hannah Moscovitch’s The Russian Play, Jess Dobkin’s Everything I’ve Got and Maggie MacDonald and Stephanie Markowitz’s Paper Laced With Gold.

HATCH is a key initiative in Harbourfront Centre’s mission to develop local artists and their unique practices. The HATCH residency and mentorship programme provides resources and professional assistance to a new generation of engaging and innovative contemporary artists to reach the next stage in the development in their work and careers.

Harbourfront Centre invites projects from emerging creators as well as established artists engaging in new collaborations or entering into new artistic territory. We encourage performance proposals from artists working across all disciplines, including, but not limited to, dance, theatre, performance art, music, etc.

Companies and artists selected to participate in HATCH will receive a one-week residency in Harbourfront Centre’s Studio Theatre. HATCH is not about an opportunity for staging a fully finished piece but about using the week to develop a new or existing piece of work.
Use of the residency period is at the discretion of the artist and needs of the project (i.e.
workshop, rehearsals, performance, etc.) at least one presentation of the work for the public and/or invited audience.

HATCH is seeking proposals from professional performance creators from across the GTA at any stage in their career. Proposals should demonstrate a clear artistic mandate, for either a new project or entering the next phase of an ongoing project. HATCH is interested in artists/companies whose work is contemporary in nature and committed to the development of inventive and creative performance based art.

This year’s guest curator, Trevor Schwellness is a Toronto-based Stenographer, designing sets, lighting and video for performance with independent artists. He is Artistic Producer of Aluna Theatre and was Designer-in-Residence at the Theatre Centre. Schwellness has collaborated in theatre and dance and has been nominated for 11 Dora Mavor Awards, winning three of them, a Harold and a Children’s Choice Award. His most recent work was Ajax & Little Iliad by Frank Cox-O’Connell and Evan Webber at Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage.


Full criteria, qualification information and instructions for applicants can be found here.  Or by calling 416.973.4237.


Completed applications should be delivered in person, by mail or courier to:

HATCH Proposals
Tanya Carinci
Performing Arts, Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON M5J 2G8

Deadline: June 20, 2012 @ 6 pm

Summerworks Call for Musical Concert Submissions

We have been posting about festival submissions this season to give would-be producers out there a heads up about upcoming deadlines, and we have got another one to report today.  In 2010 the Summerworks festival expanded their submission categories to include musical theatre, through the Musical Works in Concert submission.  Musical theatre submissions to the Summerworks festival should submit their application through the Musical Works in Concert application, which can be found here.

It is not to say that a musical submission to the general application for Summerworks wont be selected but musical works will have a much better chance if they are submitted through the musical category.    We have made the mistake before of submitting a musical for consideration with a general application and we would hate to see someone out there make our mistake, and have their brilliant work over looked for this year's festival.  The deadline for the Musical Works category is March 1st.  Be sure to check out all the requirements on the Summerworks website, or by clicking here.  And be sure to read the categories clearly to decide which application you should use to submit your work.  Good luck!!!!

Call For Submissions

It is that time of year again producers.  Time to get your proposals together for a number of Toronto theatre festivals.  The Habourfront Centre put out a call for submissions for their Fresh Ground new works series.  Prize winners can win up to $20,000 towards creating their work.  Fresh Ground submissions must be, new, collaborative, artistic creations, incorporating more than one discipline or field.  The work will be presented at the Harbourfront Centre between September 2013 and June 2014.  The deadline for submissions is January 30th.  All letters of intent must be received by 5pm on Monday January 30th to be considered.  More information about submissions is available here.

The application for the 2012 SummerWorks festival are also available now.  Check out the website here for applications.  Deadline dates for the SummerWorks festival are also up.  National Series Submissions are due January 3rd 2012.  While Local Series Submissions  are due February 1st 2012.

These are two great opportunities for local arts creators to have their work staged for local audiences.  Both the Harbourfront Centre and SummerWorks are mainstays in the Toronto theatre, dance and live performance scene.  If have have ever considered applying to have your work show here, this is the year!  Don't delay.  And message us here if you would like advice or insight into applying for either of these festival and grant programs.  We have done them a few times.  

Good Luck!