2010 FESTIVAL OF IDEAS & CREATION

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Canadian Stage Company is pleased to announce a call for submissions to its annual Festival of Ideas & Creation, May 10 - 22, 2010. Festival Director Natasha Mytnowych has released a Call for Submissions to artists who are currently working on new projects of any length and in early phases of development which are translations or adaptations in either form or content, who would like the opportunity to publicly share their work in a festival context. Deadline for submissions is 5 PM on Friday, March 5, 2010.

The Festival of Ideas & Creation is The Canadian Stage Company's flagship artistic development event. Bringing together local, national and international artists to spark new creative projects, encourage cross-pollination across artistic disciplines, and foster the next generation of artistic innovators, the festival is a hotbed of activity for emerging and established artists alike. The Festival features an array of programs and opportunities for the public to intersect with the creative process and participate in the artistic conversation. In 2010 the Festival will explore the theme of Translation: of languages, of images and of disciplines in the creation of performance-based work.

Full Festival Programming will be announced in March 2010.

INTERESTED APPLICANTS PLEASE SUBMIT:

 1. A COVER LETTER WHICH ADDRESSES:
     - History and description of your project (250 words max)
     - How a workshop and/or presentation will benefit the development of your project (250 words max)
     - How you approach creation and your practice as a translator/creator (250 words max)
     - Ways in which you are intersted in expanding your practice (250 words max)
2. 10 Pages (max) of the project's script or, for more physical works, a synopsis
3. Brief bio(s) or CV of collaborators

Applications can be mailed or dropped off at:

FESTIVAL OF IDEAS & CREATION
The Canadian Stage Company
26 Berkeley Street, Toronto ON M5A 2W3

DEADLINE: 5 PM on Friday, March 5, 2010
Applications must be received by this date. No exceptions.

For more information, please contact Festival Director, Natasha Mytnowych at 416.860.4685 or festival@canadianstage.com

PRESENTING SUPPORTER: FESTIVAL OF IDEAS & CREATION

SUBMISSION FAQs

Q: What are examples of 'translations' that are eligible for submission?
A: Our definition of translation is deliberately open-ended. it includes all performance-based projects that are drawing on sources which are now changing form or language through a new creation. The new form should be performance-based (i.e. theatre, dance, opera etc.). Some examples of theatrical 'translations' are:

- a play (or aspects of a play) originally written in another language being translated into English.
- a novel being translated/adapted into a stage production.
- a visual art work translated into a performance piece.
- a play is translated/re-imagined as a dance piece.

Q: What stage of work should my project be in?
A: Projects that are best suited for the festival's opportunities are ones in development stages which would benefit from time to create, workshop and present in front of an audience. In the past, festival presentations have ranged from projects in the very earliest of drafts to projects in production development for summer festivals or future productions.

Q: Where will the works be presented?
A: Presentations will be staged primarily in our Berkeley Street Upstairs Theatre and Rehearsal Hall. We can also accommodate presentations at other locations at the Berkeley site if an alternative location would better suit the project.

Q: What is the festival performance schedule?
A: Projects will have one or two presentations during the festival, which runs May 10 - 22, 2010. The dates and times will vary.

Q: What kind of technical support do you provide?
A: We provide minimal technical support and technical time in the festival spaces, with general lighting and sound capacities including CD playback and microphones. One space has a piano. There will not be a formal "technical rehearsal". However, this aspect is somewhat flexible if technical components are crucial aspects of the creation/translation creation.

Q: What remuneration does the festival provide artists?
A: The Festival will contract the artists in your project for a span of workshop rehearsals and presentations. A specific offer will be made with the programming of your project. 

Q: Is the format of what is presented flexible, for example, what if we wanted to have an open rehearsal followed by a discussion rather than just a reading or staging of the project?
A: Please outline how you think your work would best benefit from a presentation in the context of the festival, and what format that would ideally take.

Q: Do the presentations have to be a certain length?
A: There are no time minimums or restrictions for the length of the presentations.

Q: Who can I contact if I have more questions?
A: Please contact Natasha Mytnowych, Festival Director, at festival@canadianstage.com or 416-860-4685.