Call to Artists - dockside dance 2023
ART & WATER - CALL FOR ARTISTS
DOCKSIDE PERFORMANCE ART
Seeking Dance Artists for 2023 season
This is a call to artists. Introducing Art & Water’s Dockside - a paid artist residency program that invites you to take the stage, create and perform dockside with us this summer at 585 Queen’s Quay West.
Toronto’s waterfront is vibrant and full of life, we’re making sure performance art has a home on the waterfront with an intimate dockside series! Presented free to the public, inviting passerby’s to stumble upon our productions, stay for as long or as little as they like and inspiring them to consider live performance for their next night out!
We’re looking for Dance Artists, crews, troupes, and solo artists who are looking for a space to jam and perform outdoors, with exposure to 100 000’s of persons every week at our very busy waterfront location.
Call to Artists - dockside dance 2023
ART & WATER - CALL FOR ARTISTS DOCKSIDE PERFORMANCE ART
Seeking Dance Artists for 2023 season
This is a call to artists. Introducing Art & Water’s Dockside - a paid artist residency program that invites you to take the stage, create and perform dockside with us this summer at 585 Queen’s Quay West.
Toronto’s waterfront is vibrant and full of life, we’re making sure performance art has a home on the waterfront with an intimate dockside series! Presented free to the public, inviting passerby’s to stumble upon our productions, stay for as long or as little as they like and inspiring them to consider live performance for their next night out!
We’re looking for Dance Artists, crews, troupes, and solo artists who are looking for a space to jam and perform outdoors, with exposure to 100 000’s of persons every week at our very busy waterfront location.
Here are the deets:
Paid Dockside performances open to the public.
$75 for a 45 minute set per artist group: this is total per hour fee regardless of the number of artists.
$225 for 3 x 40 minute sets over 3 hours. This is total per hour fee regardless of the number of artists
Once or Twice a week. June to October, pending availability.
Please use the form below to submit details about your proposed performance:
Is it an existing work, if so, please share video.
Are you proposing a new work, if so, please explain your concept.
Are you a troupe with semi-pro/pro stage experience? If yes please submit your most recent performance footage.
Are you a freestyle crew/artist? If yes, please provide details as to how you will structure your time on the dock (i.e., 3 freestylers who will take 2 minute sets followed by a 2 minute break, accompanied by live or recorded music).
Performance Schedule:
Beginning June 1st, and running 16 weeks through to Labour Day, performances occur 2 nights per week.
Thursday, 6-9pm 585 Queen’s Quay West
Friday, 6-9pm 585 Queen’s Quay West
Why?
We want to put the world on the stage - Toronto is an international hub communities from across the globe are here - we want to make sure Torontonians witness the world at their doorstep
Because we love art and artists and this is our way of supporting the arts community
Because we like art. You like art. We all like art. And… we’re supported by the Toronto Arts Council and the Waterfront BIA
We are also trying out a new pop-up dockside patio and bottle shoppe that will support local breweries and would love to have you be a part of it!
Tech Specs
The dock space is floating, we have stools and seating you may use, as well as spaces for the audience to linger on shore or on the dock.
You will have access to a Yorkville EXM Mobile 12
BYO flooring if you need it. The dock is a standard wood 2x12 planks with approx. 1cm between planks. Protective shoes are recommended.
How does it work?
Submit your statement of interest below, we’ll assemble a crew to review submissions and start scheduling artists!
Submissions due May 10th, 2023