OPEN CALL: Production X Heimland

For this trajectory, we invite makers who want to develop a production in which a live event with an audience is central, and cross-media plays an essential role. You will work on the production in Werkplaats Heimland, with the aim of performing it at Festival Heimland. Together with our partners and your coordinator, we’ll look for performance opportunities in other theatres/kulturhuzen in Twente. So the production must also be feasible in another location. Cross-TIC is looking for proposals that show quality and an innovative approach, are explicitly cross-media, and focus on research, experimentation and collaboration.

Cross-TIC is looking for artists from all professional art disciplines: film, theatre, visual arts, design, music, and performance who live and/or (want to) work in Twente.

A project plan containing:

• What you want to do and why and how the project relates to the Theme Noaberschap in Twente (concept);
• How your plan relates to your existing practice as an artists or maker (cause and urgency);
• In what way you will carry out your project (elaboration and planning);
• What outside expertise would you like to seek and with whom you might want to conduct your project;
• Your link to Twente.

You will also participate in:

• Up to 2 presentations on your project to partners and stakeholders;
• Support in developing your entrepreneurship in the form of participation in Community of Practice sessions (approximately 12 hours).

• A workplace in the Heimland Workshop.
• A presentation spot during the Festival Heimland.
• In this production track, you will be given up to 500 hours (€40.55 per hour). These hours are to be divided among your team of makers (if any). Think of you as the maker, one or more actors, a musician or other professional collaboration partners. In addition, there is a production budget of up to €5500.
• You will be artistically and substantively guided and supported in your process by a trajectory coordinator and experts, who will provide you with feedback and connect you with relevant research and performance partners.
• External expertise: there is a budget to call in external expertise (in consultation with the trajectory coordinator) in your desired field.
• A new network: as a maker within Cross-TIC, you will become part of a new regional, cross-discipline network of makers and get to know the cultural institutions and partners in Twente.

After the deadline, all project proposals are discussed by four profile coordinators. The coordinator of the relevant Open Call is ultimately responsible for selecting the project and supervising it. You will receive a response to your proposal no later than 4 weeks after the deadline.

Cross-TIC was developed by the Twente Culture Region: 14 Twente municipalities working together in the field of culture. In consultation with the cultural field, they developed a vision for culture in the region. Based on that vision, Cross-TIC was set up by Library Almelo & Theater Hof 88, Werkplaats Diepenheim, Oyfo, PLANETART, Schouwburg Hengelo, Theater Sonnevanck, Stichting Oldenzaalse Musea, Tetem and Concordia (penman).