PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL: This is Where It’s At
Application Deadline: Friday 12 January 2018
Project /Performance Title:Artist/Company (your public name):
Main Contact (name):
Collaborators (other names only):
Number in company – performers:
– others (i.e. director and/or technical operator):
Do you have any access requirements?:
Address (house/street):
Town/City: / Postcode:
Mobile (main contact): / Landline (main contact):
Email (main contact): / Web:
Has your piece already been seen publicly? Yes: No:
If yes, where and when:
Are you available all day on the day of the performance for technical rehearsals and the performance?
Yes: No: If not, what times are you available on the day?
Duration of piece: (mins)
Please be as accurate as possible. If successful, we will programme based upon this duration and you will need to stick to it!
Which space/s do you need? (please tick as many as applicable)
Performance space – seated (capacity 80):
Performance space – Studio 1 / promenade / no seats:
Other Space (please specify where):
Please note: other Spaces are ONLY available subject to programme feasibility
Can you perform your piece without a technical rehearsal?
Yes: No: If no, how long do you need?
Please note technical capacity is limited. High technical demands may affect the success of your application.
Proposals should be for pieces between 5-15 minutes, technically simple, adaptable to quick turnarounds and suitable for showing alongside other pieces (See criteria)
Please give us a 100 word, practical synopsis of what you are going to do on stage:
(e.g. two performers running around in circles in front of a full screen video projection, dodging a swinging light bulb)
Is there anything that the public might need to be warned about? (e.g. strobe lighting, nudity etc)
PLEASE WRITE A FULL PROJECT DESCRIPTION HERE (800 words):
Please include brief biographical information
Please note for current students and those just graduated, we strongly recommend you supply details of an academic or arts professional wiling to give a reference for your work.
SET/PROPS/FURNITURE
Please indicate ANY set/equipment you’d bring in (there is limited storage at Yorkshire Dance):
Are there any rigging or hanging issues and/or large pieces to move?
Is there any BASIC furniture you need us to supply?
Do you use water and/or leave any mess at the end of the piece?
Performance space - Studio 1: Is the audience promenade or seated?
If seated, on chairs or floor?
Please tell us any further details:
VIDEO
Do you propose to show video in your piece? Yes: No: If yes, continue below …
How many monitors?
How many projectors?
Video source/s (i.e. DVD, mini DV, laptop, VHS):
Are those sources operated? on stage: off stage:
Do you need the technician to operate this for you? No:
Please tell us any further details:
LIGHTING
What are your lighting requirements? gen. cover: sidelight: no. of specials:
Please give a brief description:
Do you require any specific colour gels? Yes: No: If so, What colour?
Do you need us to operate lighting? Yes: No:
Please tell us any further details
SOUND
What are your sound requirements?
Number of microphones?
Sound source/s (i.e. laptop, CD, MP3 , live, etc):
Are those sources operated? on stage: off stage:
Do you need us to operate sound? Yes: No:
Please tell us any further details:
Please read the following notes before submitting.
DOCUMENTATIONYorkshire Dance is undertaking digital video and photographic documentation of this event. The footage and images will be held by Yorkshire Dance and used for promotional and archive purposes.
PERMISSION TO DOCUMENT
By submitting this form, you authorise Yorkshire Dance to make a digital video and photographic recording of the work listed above if it is selected for inclusion in this activity. You agree that Yorkshire Dance:
· Will hold a copy in archive
· May use the images and recording in full or in edited form for educational, documentation, promotional and other non-commercial purposes
· The digital video recording may also be consulted by the public at Yorkshire Dance
COMPLETION NOTES
PROPOSAL FORM
You must save this document before returning it – otherwise your entry will be lost. Please save this proposal form as a Microsoft Word Document in the .doc format ONLY. Please save this proposal form in the style ‘joe_bloggs_Thus is Where it's At proposal’ (so we can easily identify it).
VIDEO SUBMISSION
This does not need to be a high quality or expensive piece of video; it can be from camcorder, digital camera or mobile phone – just something that shows us your style and what you are planning. We recognise that dance and movement is difficult to describe in words, so this is aimed at helping both you and us understand what you are proposing. Send a DVD, VHS or link.
RETURNING YOUR PROPOSAL
All proposals must be sent to . You may also send supporting information by post:
Yorkshire Dance, 3 St Peter’s Buildings, St Peter’s Square, Leeds LS9 8AH.
NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION DATE
You will be notified if you have been successful or not by Thursday 18 January, 2018