SHOWCASE APPLICATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL Australian Performing Arts Market V.01 Page 1 of 1
SHOWCASE APPLICATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL Australian Performing Arts Market Full Length - Excerpt - Outdoor/Site Specific This document is a step by step document reflecting the current online application process for all Showcase types during. Please ensure that you use this as a tool to guide you in your application. Applications may be submitted at any time once the application process is open and up until the closing date. Online applications and support material must be submitted by midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time) 03 July 2017. Applications received after this date will not be accepted. Important: please note for online application assistance, please call Brisbane Powerhouse APAM Team between 9am and 5pm (AEST) Monday Friday. There will be no after-hours assistance. Please call (07) 3358 8683 E: apam@brisbanepowerhouse.org V.01 Page 2 of 2
SHOWCASE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What do you mean by the Showcase criteria Artistic Excellence? The panel will consider: The quality, distinctiveness and significance of the work. The work s suitability for national and international audiences. The creative team, the artistic realisation (if applicable), critical review, and audience response (if applicable) to the proposed work. See the APAM website archive for examples of shows that have previously been successful in applying to APAM. What is a market development plan in the context of APAM? The panel will consider the applicant s market development plan and how they have demonstrated that an APAM Showcase will deliver national and international opportunities. These may include activities such as touring, residencies, exchange, co-productions, and co-commissioning opportunities. They will consider how well the APAM Showcase fits within a wider, targeted and feasible market development plan. What do you mean by tour-readiness? The panel will consider the artist/company s capacity to follow up on opportunities that arise through an APAM Showcase. They will take into consideration the: Previous touring experience of the artist/company and, if this is limited, the steps the artist/company has in place to follow up. Methods in place to manage any on-going relationships that arise. Capacity to tour the work (e.g. artists availability, set etc.); capacity to maintain quality of the work on the road; professional practices in place for managing elements from insurances to marketing; and a strategy that builds the artist/company s reputation, profile and future income earning capacity. PLEASE NOTE. To be eligible Showcases must be no more than 2 years old and cannot have premiered prior to January 2016. V.01 Page 3 of 3
How to Apply There are 5 steps to completing an APAM Showcase application. Step 1 - APPLICATION HOME Contact details o Company/Artist Name o State/Territory/NZ (please choose from drop down menu) o Title of Work Presenting Line eg Brisbane Powerhouse in conjunction with XXX Theatre Company presents APAM 2018 o o Genre (please choose from drop down menu you can only choose 1 option) Dance Interdisciplinary/Hybrid arts Large scale/site specific and/or outdoor Music Music theatre/opera/cabaret Physical theatre/circus/puppetry Theatre Details of person submitting the application o Full name o Email o Role/Position o Company name o Postal address o Phone number o Mobile number Contact for Production (can select same as above ) o Full name o Email o Role/Position o Company Name o Postal address o Phone o Mobile number o Please choose Programming category (please choose from drop down menu, you are able to choose up two Showcase options) Showcase Pitch Full length Excerpt Outdoor/Site specific presentation V.01 Page 4 of 4
Does the artist or company identify as First Nations o Yes (drop down/tick boxes - multiple options) o Aboriginal o Torres Strait o Pacifica o Maori Step 2 - PRODUCTION PLEASE REMEMBER: the more simple and flexible your requirements, the more likely your chance for success. To be eligible for an excerpt showcase, you must be able to set up in 20 minutes or less and perform after one technical rehearsal. Each showcasing company will receive a maximum of 3 hours in venue for bump in, focusing & technical rehearsal. Once confirmed, APAM will require an updated technical rider for your excerpt showcase. PLEASE NOTE: The programing category chosen on the application homepage will determine following specification questions. Title of work (as per application homepage entry) Presenting Line Genre (as per application homepage entry) Date premiered List up to five festivals or venues at which the production has been presented in the past two years Duration of production Number of people in touring party for production Number of dressing rooms Space of dressing rooms Bump in time required Rehearsal day - time required Bump out time required Additional notes to accompany your application Technical Information Please upload your technical specifications document Lighting requirements for APAM showcase Upload lighting plan (generic) in PDF format Upload additional lighting requirements (generic) in PDF format General information about lighting requirements Audio requirements for APAM showcase Upload audio plan (generic) in PDF format Upload additional audio requirements (generic) in PDF format General information about audio requirements AV requirements for APAM showcase Upload AV plan (generic) in PDF format V.01 Page 5 of 5
Upload additional AV requirements (generic) in PDF format General information about AV requirements Staging requirements for APAM showcase Upload staging plan in PDF format Theatre mode/masking Stage size / rostra required? Sight line restrictions Rigging requirements for APAM showcase Rigging information Do you require flylines? Does your set need to be flown? Will there be live flying in the show? Additional technical notes Freighting Information Will you require any set to be freighted? Storage space Additional freighting notes Crewing Information Please list the number of crew you will be providing (E.g. stage manager, lighting operator, sound operator, etc.) Step 3 - PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL Title of work (as per application homepage entry) Presenting line (as per application homepage entry) Company/Artist name (as per application homepage entry) Company/Artist website Company/Artist biography Genre (as per application homepage entry) Main Audience (please choose from drop down menu) o All ages o Adults (18+) o Family o 12yrs + o 16yrs + Tag Line (20 words max) Synopsis (150 words max) Upload media kit in PDF format (your media kit should include show and/or company quotes, reviews, links to additional images, press release) Upload two to five promotional images in high resolution (JPEG format; must be 300dpi with max upload 10GB). Please note: you must provide one image in landscape and one image in portrait format. APAM will use these images as the hero shots to promote your work should your application be successful) V.01 Page 6 of 6
Promotional Image 1 Promotional Image 2 Promotional Image 3 Promotional Image 4 Promotional Image 5 Company logo (JPEG format; must be 300dpi) To help us promote your show in social media and conversation we have different stakeholders prior to APAM, please answer at least one of the questions below: Three words that best describe your work What inspired this work (200 words max) If you had to describe your work to a complete stranger, who and what would you draw comparisons to? (200 words max) Please list links to your relevant social media platforms. If your application is successful, the APAM website will include links to your social media accounts to help you grow your followers and fans. Facebook Vimeo YouTube SoundCloud Spotify Instagram Tumblr Twitter Step 4 - MARKET DEVELOPMENT PLAN Please nominate up to six international presenters you would like to see invited to APAM (drop down for up to 6 entries) First Name Surname Organisation Country Website Email In dot points, please outline your target market(s), touring aims and planned development activity/timeline for the production over the next two years. Include existing producer contacts and other development activity to date: Development timeline Target market(s) and context (why these markets for your work?) Touring aims V.01 Page 7 of 7
Step 5 - SUPPORT MATERIAL Please provide the following support material for this application Letter of Support One letter of support (e.g. presenter letter, artist support letter, community support) in PDF format Video and Images Full Length video recording via Vimeo or other link 3 5min extract of video via vimeo or other link Rehearsal footage <Text Box for passwords > - please enter your passwords for video access Images of production other than promotional images (JPEG format; must be 300dpi, up to 5) Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Media Clipping Please provide media reviews or quotes about the production that are no more than two years old (in PDF format, no more than 3 pages) Reviews and quotes V.01 Page 8 of 8
SUBMISSION By submitting this application and all related material to APAM, you agree to meet the following criteria, terms and conditions: I am/we are a professional, Australian or New Zealand based performing artist or company. I am/we are available to present at APAM on any day between 19 23 February 2018. I/we can provide high quality promotional materials for inclusion in the APAM Guide and website. I am/the company is the copyright owner of any material provided in this application, or have the legal right to do so. This includes any text, images and other material. I/we grant APAM and its partners licence to use the material included with this application in any APAM related publications including the APAM Guide, brochures, reports etc. should my/our application be successful. I/we have professional representation or management in attendance throughout the five days of APAM. (Please note: successful applications will receive one complimentary delegate registration for this purpose.) If selected for the APAM program, this person must be available to introduce the work (in one minute or less) on stage prior to the performance. I/we can meet the costs of attending and showcasing at APAM (e.g. travel, accommodation and freight) and acknowledge that APAM provides the performance venue and basic technical requirements and crewing, but no financial assistance or fees. (Please note: To seek financial support to attend APAM, contact the APAM representative at your state or territory arts agency to enquire about assistance that may be available.) I am/we are in a position to consider any reasonable touring invitations that may arise from a showcase at APAM. I am/we are providing a letter of support from a leading industry peer that supports/advocates for my/our work. The proposed production is finished, may have premiered, and is professional. The proposed production is current (i.e. premiered in a completed form within the last two years or will be premiered prior to ). For excerpt showcases, you must be able to set up in 20 minutes or less and perform after one technical rehearsal. Each showcasing company will receive a maximum of 3 hours in venue for bump in, focusing and technical rehearsal. Once confirmed, APAM will require an updated technical rider for your excerpt showcase. (More time will be allocated for set up should your work be selected for a full length showcase.) IMPORTANT: By clicking the Submit Application button, you are submitting this application for consideration by the APAM Curatorial Panel and will no longer have the ability to add or edit any content. Please ensure to review your entire application and supporting documents before completing this step. Applications are due midnight Monday 3 July 2017 AEST. If you live in a different time zone, please ensure your application is received by the due date and time. No late applications will be accepted. Please print the application summary provided for your files. V.01 Page 9 of 9