Call for Submissions: Performing Parenthood (deadline 10 Oct)

Call for Submissions: Performing Parenthood (deadline 10 Oct), Digital Institute for Early Parenthood

• LocationLondon, Global
• Type
• Salary
• Artformcrafts, combined arts, dance, film, interdisciplinary arts, museums, photography, music, theatre, visual arts
• ContactMila Oshin info@diep.org.uk

Description

Digital Institute for Early Parenthood (DIEP.org.uk) invites professional performing artists (solo & companies) from all over the world to submit high quality film footage/documentation of work created by them in response to/inspired by their own pregnancy, birth or new parenthood experience(s). 

The most powerful and engaging submissions will be selected to feature in PERFORMING PARENTHOOD 2016; the first international performing arts festival in the world dedicated to the subject of early parenthood. PERFORMING PARENTHOOD will take place at Thornlea House (University of Exeter, UK) from 12th – 19th January 2017, and at the new Digital Institute for Early Parenthood (DIEP.org.uk) for ten weeks from 21st Jan – 31 Mar 2017. 

PERFORMING PARENTHOOD is open to all kinds of performance, including (but not exclusive to) poetry, movement, dance, circus, comedy, visual and/or live art, or a mix of these. We are interested in work reflecting on all stages/aspects of 21stcentury early parenthood from the point of conception up until toddlerhood, including pregnancy, birth and living with a baby/infant/toddler.

Our panel will be looking for progressive, accessible and engaging work, reflecting a wide variety of personal perspectives and experiences by emerging as well as established performance artists. 

The Performing Parenthood selection panel includes Mila Oshin, Creative Director (Performing Parenthood, Project AfterBirth); Dr Christopher Lewis, Co-Director (Digital Institute for Early Parenthood); Charlotte Vincent, Artistic Director/Choreographer (Vincent Dance Theatre); Anna Ehnold-Danailov, Theatre Director (Prams in the Hall, PiPA Campaign).

Please download a Submission Form via visit http://ift.tt/2dpJS5S for further info and/or to apply. Deadline for Submissions: Mon 10 October 2016

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Call for Submissions: Performing Parenthood (deadline 10 Oct)