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UNHINGED

Kitchener’s Festival of Site-Specific Theatre

September 18, 19, 20, 14, 25, 26, 27

Similar to a Fringe Festival in it’s structure, UNHINGED has a different focus. Most of the festival will be Site-Specific Theatre & Bring Your Own Venue.

We are not just looking for theatre pieces, but will consider performance art, dance, film - basically live performance genres with
multimedia/multi-art aspects. The plays/pieces will be chosen by a reading committee as the venues require some serious logistical considerations.

If you’re a company, and have a piece that you’ve already produced, bring it here

If you’re a playwright and you have a piece you want to see ‘up’, find yourself a director(we may have some available from this end).

If you’re a director, and haven’t found that perfect venue for something you love, we might be it.

Located an hour west of Toronto, and an hour east of London, Kitchener is a mid-sized city where art is thriving everywhere. This is the festival’s first year, so we are starting off prudently. We are looking for 15 – 30 pieces.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: SATURDAY, MAY 15 2008 – MIDNIGHT

WHAT WE PROVIDE

· An exciting and innovative festival event in downtown Kitchener

· A minimum of 4 scheduled performances

· Two levels of plays/payment/admission (A: 20-40 min. B: 40-60 min.)

· Site Facilitator – (someone to secure the best possible place for your performance)

· Box office, festival volunteers, ticket sales – no advance sales.

· Up to three hours for technical rehearsal

· A 60 word listing/graphic in the Unhinged Program

· Blanket Festival Promotion

· Contact list for local media

· 100% Box office receipts (A plays - $5.00, B plays $10.00) Note: There will be a day pass available where the companies will share the receipts.

· Limited availability of site electricity

WHAT YOU PROVIDE

· A fully produced show, ready to be viewed by an audience.

· Contact information – including email/snail mail address

· Tech and promotional material submitted before deadlines.

· All your food, travel, work permit (if required), production, royalty, union fees, and artist fee expenses.

· Your own show-specific promotional materials (posters, flyers) which you distribute.

· Specialty technical equipment (ie. Projectors, monitors, lapel mics, keyboards, fog machines)

· An electronic submission submissions@flushink.net and two hard-copies mailed to Flush Ink Performing Arts, 24 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, On., Canada N2H 5J4

· A fee of $300.00.

PLEASE NOTE: In deference to the playwright, we have excluded the usual reading/administration fee.

Here is a link to the city, if you'd like to get a feel for it.

http://www.kwtourism.ca/

Here are a some ideas for sites...

- Fire escape
- Shoe store
- City Hall (There is a huge fountain outside)
- There are some tiny parks - green spaces
- On the street
- Art Gallery
- Empty store (could be anything)
- Bar, Café, Restaurant

Notes - The hospital, police station, library...all too far to walk to.
There is no industry downtown.

YOU MUST GO HERE TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION

There will be a down-loadable submission application here...within a day or two

Any questions, email info@flushink.net

Call 519-957-2228   

Thanks so much. Look forward to hearing from you.

Paddy Gillard-Bentley - Artistic Director of Flush Ink Performing Arts

RETURN TO FLUSH INK PRODUCTIONS

Flush Ink Productions gratefully acknowledges

the financial support of the Region of Waterloo ARTS FUND for Asphalt Jungle Shorts III.

And the continuing support from The City of Kitchener