Deadline: March 15, 2015,
at 16h00
The Playhouse Company invites arts practitioners to submit
proposals for cutting-edge productions in the areas of Dance, Drama and Music
for 2016-17.
Do you have a fabulous stage production but no venue to
present it in? Are you looking for a potential partner to assist with the
financial costs of staging a drama, musical or dance production? Then this is
the opportunity you have been waiting for!
The Playhouse Company, one of South Africa’s premier
professional theatre institutions, invites arts practitioners, including
independent producers, directors, playwrights and production houses, to submit
proposals for cutting-edge stage productions in the areas of Dance, Drama and
Music to be staged at the Playhouse in Durban during its 2016-17 financial
year.
Productions will be considered either on a ‘co-producer’ or
partnership basis and preference will be given to arts practitioners and
productions in line with The Playhouse Company’s mandate, mission and vision,
which is available on the company’s website under Annual Reports.
Applicants are invited to apply in one or more of the
following categories:
Community Arts
Mentorship Programme: A training and development for community artists
including guidance and mentoring from professional directors, choreographers
and scriptwriters.
South African Women’s
Arts Festival: A combination of events, vibrant and innovative productions,
exhibitions and workshops make up the programme celebrating women’s month. All
productions are either created by or performed by women, or both.
News Stages Festival:
New Stages is recognized as a platform for taking productions to new heights,
preparing them to be staged in other popular venues around the province and the
country.
Schools programme:
The Playhouse Company’s mobile stage provides a platform and medium to expose
schools in rural communities to the world of performing arts, as well as
communicating important lifestyle messages to scholars in these areas.
Partnerships:
Fully-fledged professional productions that are ready to be staged during the
year will be considered. The Playhouse Company provides access to existing
costumes, sets and available technical requirements.
NB: Consideration and evaluation of proposals will only be
given to stage works that are beyond concept or script phases, are ready to be
staged, or have previously been staged, and that meet the stringent artistic
standards of The Playhouse Company.
Application forms are available for collection from The
Playhouse Company’s head office, 29 Acutt Street until March 14, 2015, between 09h00
and 11h00 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays ONLY. Alternatively, application
forms can be downloaded from www.playhousecompany.com or e-mailed upon request from
e-mail: artscoordinator2@playhousecompany.com
Fully completed application forms with the required
supporting documentation must be dropped in the “Arts Proposal Applications”
box situated in the foyer of The Playhouse Company head office. The review
process will be conducted by an independent panel of industry professionals.
All applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their
application.
Applications close on March 15, 2015, at 16h00. Incomplete
or late applications will not be considered.
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