Create with the MT Space & the OAC

OAC Theatre Creators' Reserve at The MT Space 2009/2010

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2009

The Multicultural Theatre Space (The MT Space) invites playwrights and theatre creators from all cultural backgrounds to bring their work forward! We will recommend grants to selected projects. Apply before Dec 15, 2009.

The MT Space is delighted to be a recommender for the Ontario Arts Council's Theatre Creators' Reserve Program 2009/2010.

The Theatre Creators' Reserve program supports theatre creators in creating new work. It assists Ontario-based professional theatre creators, and informal collectives of creators, by funding them to create work.

For detailed program information, eligibility criteria and application forms, please visit the OAC's website.

Grant amounts will range from a minimum of $1000 to a maximum of $5000.

The MT Space is most interested in:

• Physical, intercultural and interdisciplinary works that challenge the conventions of traditional theatre.
• Developing forms and practices that draw upon, reflect, and constitute the diversity of contemporary Canadian culture.
• Exploring cultural-specific and intercultural experiences through performance.

Our focus is on the cultured body, exploration of body memory, and the manifestation of diverse expression in space. Theatre Creators' Reserve applications that reflect The MT Space's mandate and practices will be most successful.

We create through collaboration at The MT Space so we encourage collectives / projects to be developed by collectives to apply for this grant. Creators who are working on non-script based physical forms are strongly encouraged to apply.

A successful application will include:

• Three Completed and Signed Copies of the Application Form (http://www.arts.on.ca/Page86.aspx)
• A Project Description - The Idea or Project and Project History
• A Project Outline - What you plan to do if you receive a grant
• Writing Sample (if applicable) - Either of project in progress / or past work
• Biographical Material / Background of the Artist(s) applying
• Support Material*
• A Self Addressed Stamped Envelop if you wish your support material to be returned

*Support Material / Suggested material to accompany the application:

• Video of an artist or collective's past work
• Samples of writing
• Sketches, photographs, and other multimedia art associated with the artists' previous work or proposed project
• Letters of recommendation from professors or directors who have worked with the artist(s) or are familiar with their work

Grants will be decided by a jury of theatre professionals. We would like to provide grants that:

• Make a meaningful difference in a project's process
• Put a delayed or deviated project back on track for completion
• Trigger brand new ideas/projects/collaborations
• Support the greatest number of artists doing the highest quality of work

We invite individual theatre artists and collectives from across Ontario to submit their applications before December 15, 2009 to:

The MT Space
141 Whitney Place
Kitchener, Ontario
N2G 2X8

DUE TO SUPPORT MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS,
E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

If you have any questions regarding The MT Space or the Theatre Creators' Reserve application process, please contact:
Nicholas Cumming / nick@mtspace.ca or Majdi Bou-Matar / majdi@mtspace.ca