Toronto's
Annual Convergence of Contemporary Performance
Feb
16-27, 2011
Festival Director Laura Nanni
Festival Director Laura Nanni
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2011
Produced by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre for over 30 years,
the Rhubarb Festival has offered artists a critic-free environment to
experiment with new explorations in performance. Rhubarb continuously
reconsiders the possibilities for performance - how we create it, how we
present it and how we experience it. It is an invitation for artists to take
risks, investigate new directions and challenge conventions. It is an
opportunity for adventurous audiences to journey off predictable paths. Rhubarb
provides artists with a rare opportunity to present work to a large and
enthusiastic audience. Many Rhubarb shows have gone on to be further developed
and presented in Toronto, across Canada and internationally.
GENERAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: 5PM, Tuesday August 17, 2010
Rhubarb seeks proposals for new, not previously produced
performances (30 minutes or less) for the 32nd Annual Rhubarb
Festival. Submissions are encouraged from both established and emerging
artists working in the areas of contemporary theatre, performance art, dance,
music, interdisciplinary and hybrid forms. Of particular interest are
projects, approaches and ideas that are new territory for the artist and the
medium.
Selected projects will be featured during the festival (Feb.
16-27, 2011) and will receive technical, production, administrative,
promotional and artistic support. Invited companies will have the opportunity
to access free rehearsal space leading up to Rhubarb. In addition to an
honorarium, festival artists also receive an unlimited artist pass, allowing
them to see work for free by local, national and international artists over the
course of two weeks.
Download Application Form (PDF)
Download Application Form (PDF)
New
to Rhubarb this year! TWO SPECIAL PROJECT CALLS:
SET IT
OFF
Building on the culture of club nights at Buddies, Rhubarb invites
DJs and musicians who venture into new and experimental territory of music
performance (especially those working in live mixing and sampling) to submit
proposals. This may include DJs/ electronic artists collaborating with
animators, new media artists, choreographers, etc. to create a short set. Other
possibilities include musicians working with non-traditional equipment and
instruments (i.e. kitchen appliances, video game consoles, found objects,
bicycle powered amps, etc.). Of special interest are proposals that not only
suggest experimentation with the instruments themselves, but also consider
aspects of the music in relation to staging, conceptual meaning, story and/ or
form.
MOBILE
WORKS
DEADLINE: 5PM, Monday
August 30, 2010
Taking the Rhubarb experience outside the walls of Buddies, the
festival invites proposals for works that begin elsewhere and converge at Buddies (12
Alexander Street, Toronto). Performance interventions, performances on the
subway, flash mobs, etc. that eventually end at Buddies are encouraged.
Participatory projects and online performances that are developed in the lead
up to Rhubarb and culminate in another form of presentation at Buddies are also
welcome. The proposal should take into consideration not only the festival
audiences but also the general public, unsuspecting and accidental audiences
who may stumble upon or intersect with the work.
SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES:
Only submissions delivered by or post-marked by the deadline dates will be accepted. Works submitted must be new and original. Submissions must be
submitted in hard copy
only and must be accompanied by the 2011 Rhubarb Festival Application Form
(available online at www.buddiesinbadtimes.com)
and the $20
non-refundable reading fee (payable to: Buddies in Bad Times
Theatre). Fax or email submissions will not be accepted and late submissions will not be
considered.
PLEASE MAIL OR DROP OFF SUBMISSIONS TO: Laura Nanni, Rhubarb
Festival Director,
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 12 Alexander Street, Toronto ON M4Y
1B4
For further information please contact: Laura
Nanni, laura@buddiesinbadtimes.com
or 416-975-9130 x58
Laura
Nanni
Rhubarb
Festival Director
Buddies
in Bad Times Theatre
12
Alexander Street
Toronto
ON M4Y 1B4
416-975-9130
x58
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