Puppet Centre Residency Opportunity!
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Puppet Centre Residency 2012
Zion Arts Centre, Manchester, in collaboration with Puppet Centre is calling for applications for a puppetry residency.
This residency will be in two parts:
1) An introductory month long residency at Zion Arts Centre in March 2012, where the successful puppeteer / company will receive mentoring from Zion Arts Centre and Puppet Centre, a master class provided by Puppet Centre, training in workshop facilitation and rehearsal space.
2) A year-long residency at Zion Arts Centre, supported by Puppet Centre. This residency will form part of a network of Puppet Centre residencies around the UK. This part of the programme is subject to confirmation of funding.
Zion Arts Centre is particularly interested in receiving applications from artists and companies working with children.
Zion Arts Centre will provide:
• Rehearsal space for up to 20 days subject to availability with the venue
• Technical support and advice for up to 5 days
• Mentoring by artistic, and marketing staff at the venue
• Access to office space subject to availability with the venue
• A showcase opportunity for each residency
• A budget to cover expenses in the region of £1K subject to confirmation of funding
Puppet Centre will:
• Draw up the contracts on behalf of the venues and the selected companies/artists
• Mentor each of the companies with access to the Puppet Centre Director on a regular basis as well as a contact meeting every 2 months ( 6 meetings over the year) either in person or by Skype.
• Provide as many networking opportunities as possible
• 1 free place per company at all Puppet Centre master classes, workshops , ‘How to' sessions and networking events
• Arrange for the selected ‘resident ‘company to perform at the venue thus giving wider exposure to the work, sharing of ideas and more experience to the performers. It is possible that through networking, that companies may be invited to perform at other venues participating in the residency programme.
Who can apply?
• Companies and individual artists who are not in full time Further or Higher education
• Artists who may have been working as writers, makers, film makers, dancers, the visual arts etc who wish to work with puppetry or object theatre and can illustrate how that interest has been pursued.
• Artists who are in mid career who wish to explore a new art form and new techniques
• Those artists who wish to explore the contemporary nature of puppetry in live performance.
How to apply:
Applications are to be made by e-mail only on the form downloadable at the bottom of this page and the following information must be included
• Evidence of previous work and should include video or photos of the artist's/ company's work
• Individual and companies CVs including details of recent work
• A draft plan of what you intend to do during the year, what the work will explore and a timetable for the year's activity and how you would expect the process to be supported
• A statement about what type of puppetry you wish to develop during the residency e.g. is it for outdoors, shadow work, marionettes, bunraku, object theatre and why this feels like the right opportunity at this time for you
• A statement about why you would like to work with Zion Arts Centre.
The selection process:
• A representative from Zion Arts Centre along with the Director of Puppet Centre will select a shortlist to be interviewed at Zion Arts Centre.
• Short listed applicants will be invited to interview to talk about their particular approach to theatre making with puppets and or objects or animation and to show a five minute example of their previous work.
• The interview panel will consist of artistic producers responsible for the residency at the venue, and the Director of Puppet Centre.
Applications must be received by e-mail only by mid day on 5pm Tuesday 14th February 2012.
Please send completed application forms along with supporting documentation to linda.lewis@puppetcentre.org.uk
The short list will be announced week commencing 20th February 2012
Interviews will take place during the afternoon of Wednesday 29th February at Zion Arts Centre.
If you have any questions or require any further information, please e-mail linda.lewis@puppetcentre.org.uk or phone 0207 228 5335 or liz@zionarts.com 0161 232 6076 for Zion Arts Centre.
