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Queer
identified performing artists and artists addressing queer themes in their work
are invited to apply to Links Hall for the Charged Bodies Mentorship Program. This
program is focused on the development and presentation of original solo
performance, under the mentorship of critically acclaimed performance artist
Tim Miller, and is an investment in cultivating and supporting queer
perspectives in innovative performance practice within Chicago.
TIM
MILLER is an internationally acclaimed performance artist. Miller's creative
work as a performer and writer explores the artistic, spiritual, and political
topography of his identity as a gay man. Hailed for his humor and passion,
Miller's performances have been presented all over North America and Europe in
such prestigious venues as Yale Repertory Theatre, the Institute of
Contemporary Art (London), the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), and the
Brooklyn Academy of Music. He is the author of the books SHIRTS & SKIN, BODY BLOWS, and 1001 BEDS, which won the 2007 Lambda Literary Award for best book in Drama-Theatre. His solo theater works have been published in the play
collections O Solo Homo andSharing the Delirium. Since 1990, Miller has taught
performance in the Theater Dept at UCLA and the Dance
program at Cal State LA. He is a co-founder of two of the most influential
performance spaces in the United States: Performance Space 122 on Manhattan's
Lower East Side and Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica,
CA. http://members.aol.com/Millertale/timmiller.html
A
jury comprised of Links Hall staff, local curators, and artists will select
three artists for participation in this program. It is our hope that these artists
will remain active and vital members of the Links Hall community beyond their
participation within this program.
Selected artists will receive:
- Free participation in Tim Miller’s 5-day solo
performance generation workshop, Charged
Bodies/Borders at Links Hall: July 21-24 & 26 (all 1pm-5pm) with a
public performance Sunday, July 27, 2008 (7pm).
- A full week commitment
will be required.A four month program of mentoring support from
Tim Miller (both virtual and hands on; August - November 2008), focused on
generating solo performance.
- The opportunity to publicly present their new
work at Links Hall, November 21 & 22, 2008.
- A $500 stipend.
- Additional informal mentorship/support by Links
Hall staff
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be Chicago-based; self-identified
as queer artists and/or addressing queer themes in their work; and
interested in generating and presenting new solo performance work.
- Applicants should not currently be enrolled in a degree
program; or should be graduating Spring/Summer 2008.
- Applicants must commit to: attending the week-long
workshop in July; participating in a four-month mentorship and creative
development process, including a weekend intensive with Tim in early
October; and the group and technical rehearsals the week of November 17
leading up to the evening performances on November 21 and 22,
2008. Selected artists will also be asked to complete a short written
evaluation of their mentorship experience after the performances.
- A familiarity with solo performance and Tim
Miller’s work is helpful, but not necessary
Please address the following items in
writing – please do not exceed two pages in total:
- Your name, mailing address, telephone number,
email address, and website address if applicable.
- Please describe where your creative work aligns
with Links Hall’s mission (above).
F
or example:
- Up to this point, what form has your work taken?
What is driving your interest in creating solo performance? How would
your describe your artistic practice? What are your current areas of
interest as an artist?
- Is your work interdisciplinary, and if so, what
forms do you intersect? What sort of collaborations interest you and why?
- Beyond this program, what are your goals for
your creative practice?
- Mentorship:
- What is your definition of
mentorship?
- How would participation in the
Charged Bodies mentorship program assist your current creative process and
development?
- What do you most hope to discover,
create and receive out of the mentorship?
In addition, please submit:
- Documentation of your work on DVD. Work sample
should be five minutes in length (indicate cue points if necessary). The sample should ideally demonstrate and align
with the description of your work in your written application. Please include written information about the
documented project (eg date, location, collaborators, funders, presenters,
and any background information to help us understand the documentation).
VHS/video tapes and still images should not be submitted and will not be
reviewed.
- A one page résumé of your arts-related experience
Criteria for selection:
- We will review proposals in the context of Links
Hall’s mission (included above).
- We are requesting applications for creative
process support through mentorship, and will prioritize this need when
making our selection. In other words, please ensure that your application addresses
how you will benefit from being mentored, and why you feel you will
function as an effective mentee.
Notification
to selected artists will occur by June 13th, 2008.
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Tim Miller
PLEASE MAIL OR DELIVER ONE COPY OF YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION, RESUME,
AND DOCUMENTATION TO LINKS HALL, 3435 NORTH SHEFFIELD, CHICAGO IL 60657, NO LATER THAN 5PM ON WEDNESDAY MAY 27th,
2008. (Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you wish to have
your documentation returned.
PLEASE ALSO EMAIL YOUR APPLICATION AND RESUME IN “WORD” FORMAT
(NOT PDF OR OTHER FORMAT) TO emott@linkshall.org
IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ERICA MOTT AT LINKS HALL: (773) 281-0824
OR emott@linkshall.org
This
mentorship program has been made possible with support from Links Hall, the
National Performance Network’s Community Fund, The Dance Center of Columbia
College Chicago, and the Duncan Erley Memorial Coming Out of the Closet Fund
(which is itself supported from ticket proceeds from Poonie’s Cabaret events at
Links Hall).
Tim Miller’s July 21-27 Intensive Solo Performance Workshop
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