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hillsceneLIVE 2018 Expressions of Interest

We are excited to announce that expressions of interest are now open to artists. We encourage artists/groups who have a burning desire to explore something new, to ask bold questions, or to challenge yourselves/your artform to apply. Applications close midnight 1st April.

This year's theme is: Our Hidden Catalyst
 


2018's festival is to be held on the 17th & 18th of November at Birdsland Reserve in the Dandenong Ranges, approx. 1 hour east of Narrm / Melbourne.
Birdsland is a large environmental reserve with many different spaces to activate... from the multi-roomed mud brick education centre, to a rolling field, to little pathways through natural spaces and much much more. 


Over the years the festival has activated a range of abandoned, disused and alternative spaces throughout the Dandenong Ranges. It is helpful for proposals to be connected to the area in some way (you live/work/play here, your work is important to audiences here, you take inspiration from the area, etc). Driven by a desire to support the experimental, empower the risky, encourage the challenging and sit outside of the easily definable, the festival is a feast of live / time-based art practice that supports artists to experiment and realise creative ideas.

We are now calling out to all makers working in: theatre, dance/movement, sound, spoken word, situational arts, live art, comedy, and especially those that do not fit within these categories.
We are asking you to ask us. Ask us all a question through your work. We are not seeking shiny, polished pieces of work that fit nicely into traditionally digestible modes. We are excited by experimentation, boldness, aversion to the straight-and-narrow, complexity and challenge.

Get in touch to talk about your idea, keep an eye out on our facebook page, or contact us at hello@hillscenelive.com

What artists can expect from hillsceneLIVE:
- A venue
- All production requirements (within reason)
- A Production Manager to support your work
- Online Marketing and promotion through extensive hillsceneLIVE, hillscene magazine and Burrinja Cultural Centre channels
- Exposure to a supportive and generous audience
- Print Marketing through flyers, posters and festival programs
- Development support from the hillsceneLIVE Creative Leadership team
- Access to a range of professional development including workshops, studio time and more
- Shared studio sessions and networking with other artists involved in the festival
​- Video and photo documentation
- A $300 stipend

What is expected of artists:
- Delivery of work/idea at the festival (November 17th & 18th)
- Marketing support through artist social media networks
- Supplying hillsceneLIVE with promotional photography and marketing copy
- If required, attendance at a tech rehearsal in early November

Please note ~ The first Professional Development session for artists selected will be the 'Considering Practice' weekend intensive with Leisa Shelton, held in the Dandenong Ranges on the 14th & 15th April 2018. Keep these dates pencilled in your calendar! You will be notified by 5th April if your application was successful. Good luck!
Thank you to our partners...
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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land we live, work and play, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
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    • Lilydale Pop-Up Theatre