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INVISIBLE ARTISTS CARNIVAL : CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - deadline extended

Call for Submissions for Mi'kma'ki / Kjipuktuk /Nova Scotia / Halifax based Mad, Deaf, and/or Disability identified Artists/performance groups

Posted 26 Mar 2023

PROJECT INFORMATION:

The Invisible Artists Carnival is an immersive, travelling performance and film experience that fuses science-fantasy, circus, and disability culture. With robust accessibility built into process and performance, the show presents a threadbare Caravan as the deceptive cover for a world of mobile cinema, aerial wizardry and shared ritual. When the Carnival rolls into a neighbourhood as darkness falls, mysterious magic will be unleashed in a live spectacle (suitable for all ages) as the group attempts to make contact with The Artist, a legendary many faced figure who vanished several years ago. EYELEVEL Gallery is bringing this incredible project and its core team of creators (The Other Hearts Collective and Erin Ball) from Toronto to Halifax to work with local artists also from Mad, Deaf, Chronically Ill and Disability communities. The Other Hearts team will collaborate and train with local artists to perform alongside them in an interactive experience that is rooted in accessibility. In addition, a new short video work will be created based on the city that the carnival travels to, giving context to “The Artists” in relation to the Carnival.

FEE:  $20/hr, 5hrs/day, 4 days a week for 6 weeks per artist

DATES:

  • Application Deadline EXTENDED: July 3rd, 2023
  • 2nd stage interviews: Between June 20th 2023 and July 20th,2023
  • Local performers chosen: July 26, 2023
  • Rehearsal Start Date: September 12, 2023 until October 11th, 2023
  • Performance Dates: Nocturne October 12,13, x, y, z - still solidifying
  • There will be three additional performance dates following the closing of Nocturne, time & location TBD.

APPLICATION:

You can apply either as a group or individual. Note that we are looking for four performers. Within the application please provide:

  • Up to 250 word artist statement outlining your creative and artistic practice 
  • 1-2 page CV. 
  • Up to 500-word statement of interest outlining: Where you are in your career, why you want to join the Carnival, and one previous project you have taken part in. You can submit the application in the following formats: 

  • Word Document or PDF.

  • Five minute video in English 

  • Five minute video in ASL 

  • In-Person Submission/Video call

*Please contact Yousef Kadoura at wemake.otherhearts@gmail.com to schedule an interview/video application or submit your application*

Only submissions from Deaf, Mad and or Disability-identified artists will be considered

SUBMISSION DETAILS: We encourage applications from artists in any theatrical and artistic field, including but not limited to: Musical performers, circus performers, playwrights/poets, painters, actors and designers. We welcome perspectives that are intersectional and reflect Deaf, Mad and disability cultures from diverse lived experiences including 2SLGBTQQIIA, Indigenous, Black and Persons of Colour communities.  Artists whose creative practice involves or includes a personal support worker, assistant or an essential collaborator are encouraged to apply.