Are you based in the North of England? Does your practice incorporate circus, and are you in interested in testing the form and some new ideas in a residency this September 2024?
The Lancaster Arts TEST residency is an opportunity to experiment with your practice or test new ideas through a supported residency in the Nuffield Theatre, rather than develop a new show or piece of work. In September 2024, this will be their second residency for artists/collectives who include contemporary circus in their practice; this may include circus, theatre, dance or live artists and may involve taking your practice in a new direction influenced by new artforms.
They are seeking to support practice that is innovative, contemporary, and cross artform, and requires a large theatre space for its development. The residency will include technical and producer support and an opportunity to engage with the full Lancaster Arts team.
‘The non-show-outcome based residency allowed me freedom to explore artistic ideas, training and writing without the pressure to deliver a polished performance. [It] supported me to explore multiple strands of my practice with time and space and scale. This allowed for long-term thinking, and the streamlining of my ideas.’
https://www.lancasterarts.org/ideas/tom-cassani-testing-the-strange – Tom Cassani, TEST residency: On Circus, 2023
You can find out full information and how to apply for this opportunity on their https://www.lancasterarts.org/ideas/lancaster-arts-test-residency-on-circus-2024 – News page.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: Midnight Sunday, 30 June 2024
- Interview shortlisted applicants (online) 17/18 July 2024
- Site visit to Lancaster: Week of 5 Aug 2024
- Nuffield Residency: 16 – 20 September 2024 (with a sharing on 20 Sept)
Please contact: alice@lancasterarts.org with any questions or if you wish to apply in a different format for access reasons. Please note that they cannot read application drafts.
Lancaster Arts is committed to encouraging diversity and intersectionality in the arts and they actively encourage proposals from artists from under-represented communities, including people from the Global Majority, and/or those identify as working class, have disabilities, or are from the LGBTQ+ community.