LIVE at Galatos - Call for Proposals
The Producing Project presents LIVE at Galatos
Call for proposals
LIVE at Galatos is a three season event where choreographic thinking as performance and curation is presented and debated, where both artist and audience are invited to be part of the experience. We are looking for artists who are interested in exploring new ideas that work with the following curated themes.
Taste Me Hear Me Love Me
Live at GALATOS
TASTE ME: June Tues 28, Wed 29
HEAR ME: July Wed 27, Thurs 28
LOVE ME: August Tues 30, Wed 31
Calling for proposals for TASTE ME
June Tues 28, Wed 29, submissions due 11th May
TASTE ME is a performance event combining durational and pop up performances exploring engagement between audience and performer. TASTE ME invites choreographic work that crosses boundaries between any combination of dance, visual art, music, digital media and film, to create an atmosphere, which involves the audience in a sensorial experience. Test out the Galatos site.
LIVE art snacks of visual canapes, find a taster for your thoughts be part of the feedback loop. Not to be missed!
Calling for proposals for HEAR ME
July Wed 27, Thurs 28, submissions due 11th May
HEAR ME is looking for choreographers and body in space artists as well as composers, musicians and sonic artists who are interested in collaborating across disciplines and experimenting in sound/body relationships. Interested in musicians in performance, compositional collaboration or sound to challenge?
“DANCE IS MUSIC MADE VISIBLE” - George Balanchine.
Whatever you believe, let's just make it LOUD.
Calling for proposals for LOVE ME
June Tues 28, Wed 29, submissions due 11th May
LOVE ME is looking for works and choreographers who have an interest in experimenting with the lighter side of life. Cheeky work that delights, surprises and gives our audience a great night out at Galatos. Comedy, laughs, storytelling, street dance and a dose of spectacle.
An explosion of ‘High energy feel good’ performance - Live at Galatos is going out with a bang.
Work between 5-15 mins long
Choreographic idea suitable for Galatos, a live art space
Simple technical requirements
Send submissions by Wednesday 11th May to:
theproducingproject@gmail.com
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGIzaEJKLXR2aHVpU2lQRTdFeFJZYUE6MQ
Enquiries welcome
THE PRODUCING PROJECT is an artist run production and curation collective facilitated by DANZ, Dance Aotearoa New Zealand, Choreographic Research Aotearoa, NICAI, University of Auckland and MIC, Toi Rerehiko.THE PRODUCING PROJECT is James Wenley, Christina Houghton,Maximus Smitheram, Rapz Maihi, Zahra Killeen-Chance and Lydia Zanetti.
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James WenleyJames is an independent critic and writer for his Auckland Theatre Blog Theatre Scenes (http://www.theatrescenes.co.nz), and is a producer and director for 'Theatre of Love' (http://www.theatreoflove.co.nz).
He began reviewing theatre for Craccum Magazine in 2008, and was the Theatre Editor 2009-2010 before establishing TheatreScenes.co.nz in 2011. In 2010 he completed a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Drama from the University of Auckland and is currently studying towards his Masters.
He has directed and produced productions of Macbeth and The Who’s Rock Opera TOMMY at the Musgrove Studio, and was the Assistant Director for Auckland Theatre Company’s Young & Hungry smash hit ‘Fitz Bunny: Lust for Glory in 2010’. He was president of Auckland University's Stage Two Productions 2009-2010 and has produced three seasons of the short play program ‘Stir Fried Plays’, as well as ‘The Libertine’ and David Mamet’s ‘Sexual Perversity in Chicago’.
James’s latest production for Theatre of Love was the NZ debut of Jailbait by American playwright Deirdre O’Connor at Galatos Upper Lounge in May 2011, which he also directed. Theatreview’s Lillian Richards said it was “Mesmerizing, with suspension of disbelief achieved, I think this is a play that deserves to be seen.”
In 2011 he has been involved with the Producing Project - a joint initiative between Dance Studies NICAI University of Auckland, DANZ and MIC Toi Rerehiko to train and develop Producers. After attending workshops in Producing (Felicity Letcher), Marketing (Christine Young), Publicity (Rachel Lorimer) and Lighting (Sean Curham), the team has produced three seasons of dance shows featuring short works from established and emerging dance artists. His specific responsibilities where as Technical Manager (Taste Me, Galatos, June), Producer (Hear Me, Gundry Street, July) and Curator (Love Me, Galatos, August).
Through working with Lighting Mentor Sean Curham in this project, James was approached to produce the final work in Sean’s experimental Ghosting Series Are You Scared of Me? at the Corbans Estate Arts Centre in July 2011.
In 2012 he is producing Theatre of Love's 'Season of Obsession', working closely with established and emerging local playwrights.
Contact James: theatreoflove@gmail.com
