Application Deadline: SEP 10, 2012, MON at 11:59PM
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Application Workshops
To find out more about the Performing Diaspora program and how to apply, we encourage you to attend our application workshops:
Monday, July 23rd, 7-8:30pm at CounterPULSE: 1310 Mission Street @ 9th in San Francisco.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST:
Tuesday, August 21st, 7-8:30pm at the Steinbeck Center: 1 Main Street, Salinas, CA 93901
To register for a workshop, email Jaclyn@counterpulse.org or call 415.626.2060. An audio recording of the July 23rd workshop will be available online after August 1st.
Performing Diaspora is more than a festival: it represents a significant and sustained engagement between CounterPULSE and the participating artists. Performing Diaspora is designed to support artists and instigate dialogue and exchange.
The program includes the following components:
- Residency Period—Bay Area artists will receive free studio space at CounterPULSE between January and August 2013, giving them the opportunity to develop their work in the space where it will be performed
- Work-in-Progress Showings—Artists will participate in two work-in-progress showings where they will receive and offer feedback on each other’s work. The second showing will be open to the public.
- Symposium—Artists will be invited to participate in community discussions about issues related to their work.
- Festival Performances—The work developed during the residency will be presented during a two-week festival, August 15-18 and 22-25. CounterPULSE will cover production costs and artists will receive payment for their work.
- Additional Opportunities—Festival artists may also be selected to receive a second year of support, which includes the commissioning and presentation of a full-length performance work.