Editors’ note: This commission is unique among those dealing with art and climate change in its focus on performance and theatre.
The Tipping Point Commissions are inviting artists to submit proposals for new performance work in the context of climate change. The proposals will be considered by a selection panel, leading to around four commission awards of at most £30,000.
The theme of climate change is intended to provide a springboard for the commissions. Artists are invited to submit projects that stimulate audiences towards the radical and imaginative thinking necessary to comprehend a world dominated by climate change. The Tipping Point Commissions are seeking proposals that offer creative reflections on a world that is rapidly changing and on humanity’s role and responsibilities within it.
Proposals can be made by practitioners of any performance discipline, as individuals or groups, by artists on their own or together with curators or producers.
Proposals must be submitted by 4 May at 5pm. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to develop ideas and attend an interview. The selection panel which will include:
- Graham Devlin: Chairman, Tipping Point (Chairman of Selection Panel)
- John Ashton: UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate ChangeÂ
- Nick Starr: Executive Director, National TheatreÂ
- Maresa von Stockert: Director, Tilted ProductionsÂ
- Cecilia Wee: Writer, Broadcaster and Curator
The criteria for the TippingPoint Commissions and the application form is available here.For further information, contact Angela McSherry.