SWEET We’re at it again. After launching in 2014, Brisbane Powerhouse is thrilled to open expressions of interest for the second round of SWEET! REGISTRATIONS OPEN Thursday 26 March 2015 APPLICATIONS CLOSE Midnight, Friday 24 April 2015 We’re calling upon Queensland’s most inspiring, ambitious and rigorous performance artists to share their new creative ideas with us, with the view to presenting them inside the walls of Brisbane’s most iconic performance venue. SWEET is Brisbane Powerhouse’s season for new contemporary performance. Quite simply, it is an artist-‐led program focused on assisting local performance makers to create and manage their own work, supported heavily by the infrastructure and resources of a major multi-‐arts venue. SWEET is part of Brisbane Powerhouse’s legacy to Queensland; to provide a platform for the continuance of the state’s thriving independent theatre scene which, along with nurturing young and emerging artists, greatly contributes to the overall culture of the arts in Queensland. The program is a cornerstone of Brisbane Powerhouse’s creative development activities and is part of our commitment to ensuring that artistic innovation and cultural leadership continue to flow from this part of the world. WE ARE ON THE HUNT FOR: •
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Independent artists with a rigorous approach to performance creation who can contribute to the local, national and international artistic conversation. Compelling, meaningful and ambitious ideas that have the ability to impact audiences. Emerging and professional companies and/or artists who have the ability to demonstrate their capacity to deliver a premiere production within the given parameters. It’s okay if your team can’t point to a long body of work: inexperienced doesn’t mean incapable, and we’ll support you on this journey. WE CAN OFFER YOUR TEAM: •
AUD$10,000 to contribute to your production budget. •
A two-‐week performance season in the Visy Theatre – free of all venue hire charges. •
Three weeks of rehearsal space – free of all venue hire charges. •
80% of net box office income – gross revenue minus Brisbane Powerhouse ticketing costs. •
Production crew and FOH staffing to support you in the venue (the 20% of box office income that comes BACK to Brisbane Powerhouse will cover all of your staffing). •
Venue partnership support for further funding applications. •
Support to develop a specialised marketing campaign with assistance from the Brisbane Powerhouse marketing team (with inclusion in and on the Brisbane Powerhouse program and website). •
Regular meetings with our Production and Programming teams to discuss the creative aspects of the project, technical specifications, budgeting, scheduling and future presentation opportunities. If this sounds like something you’re interested in, below is all the info you need to get started: SCHEDULE In 2015 SWEET will host two companies – here are the program’s key dates: Activity Dates Submissions open Submissions close Sweet #1 – Studio time Sweet #1 – Tech and performance, Visy Theatre Sweet #2 – Studio time Sweet #2 – Performance Season, Visy Theatre 26 March 2015 24 April 2015 29 February – 20 March 2016 21 March – 3 April 2016 23 May – 12 June 2016 13 – 26 June 2016 ARTIST SUBMISSIONS – LET’S MAKE THIS SIMPLE REGISTER: To register, send us information about your company and the work you’re developing. Here’s how we’d like you to go about this: -‐ On a single A4 page, give us the essential information on your project. Please use the table provided below. -‐ Please also attach up to three web links to any material of your choice that will best support your application. -‐ Then email it to [email protected]. That’s it. This is not a grant application – it is a pitch. We want to know as much about your idea as possible within the space provided so try and be as articulate and succinct as possible. SHORTLIST: After we have received applications, we’ll pick the ones we think are best aligned with the program and will initiate conversations from there. WHO CAN APPLY? Registration for SWEET is broad and inclusive. There are no cultural, age-‐related or stylistic requirements or restrictions. Registered works can draw on digital and sound art; dance or movement; and/or text-‐based theatre. Creative teams can be of any age or cultural origin. We openly encourage those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to apply. Each registration must outline in ‘The Big Picture’ response how the work draws from or contributes to Queensland’s performing arts sector. This can be done in a range of ways, including – but not limited to – whether the production: • is created in part or wholly by Queensland based or trained artists; • provides local artist development or training opportunities; or • facilitates wider engagement with and support of local performing arts. For more information please contact: Dave Sleswick Producer Contemporary Performance [email protected] +61 (7) 3358 8612 Please copy and paste this table into a Word document, save as a PDF, and return to the Brisbane Powerhouse by Midnight, Friday 24 April (maximum 1 page). Company/Artist Name Production Title Your Name & Role Other Key Creatives The Elevator Pitch The Big Picture URL links to support material and/or previous work Contact Details Brisbane Powerhouse SWEET 2015/16 Artist Registration If you only had 90 seconds, how would you describe the full production? What you include is up to you. We’re interested in more than story and character. Who will come, why? What’s the experience of seeing the work? Any interesting collaborations, cultural partnerships or new technologies? How does the work contribute to the broader cultural conversation? What does it offer for audiences, communities and artists in our part of the world? Please submit up to three links here.