2019 Magnetic North Theatre Festival Will Take Place in Metro Vancouver, Opens for Submissions

The following is partially excerpted from a call issued by the Magnetic North Theatre Festival.

The Magnetic North Theatre Festival will return after a two-year hiatus from presenting work, taking place June 6–16, 2019 in the Vancouver area.

The festival will be held on Coast Salish Territory and will be a partnership between artists, presenters, academics, and audiences. The festival headquarters will be at The Cultch in East Vancouver and events will take place in the multiple communities across the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD).

Call to Participants

Magnetic North is asking artists, presenters, producers, administrators, community advocates and academics to bring their work to the table in whatever stage of development it might be or form that might take.

If you already have resources that you have allocated to developing work, and/or are in a process that wants to engage the public and colleagues in a robust dialogue, then Magnetic North is for you.

Examples of a Magnetic North submission could include but are not limited to:

• Co-creating a work with new audiences.
• Testing audience response to a work in creation.
• The presentation of a work in progress.
• Seeding a new idea with input from the public and your colleagues from across the country.
• Presenting or pitching a new idea – think a performing arts TED talk.
• Sharing a profound experience your company may have had that could benefit others.
• Teaching a skill or hosting a development group.
• Hosting a public conversation between different communities (culturally or creatively).
• An outdoor performance, activity, or happening.

Whatever the form, applicants will be selected on the following basis:

• A fundamental expression of respect for all communities (culturally or creatively).
• An inherent drive to explore new territory in your work.
• Growth expressed in the spirit of curiousity and generosity.
• A spirit of excellence running through your project, participants, or company history.
• An ability to supplement the financial needs of your project at the festival, beyond what the festival can provide in fees, accommodation, and travel.

Deadline and Submissions

The deadline for submissions to Magnetic North is September 1, 2018. For more information on submissions requirements, click here.