Deadline: JANUARY 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM EST
ACCESSIBILITY: If you require an alternative method for your submission, please contact submissions@summerworks.ca
As we embark on our 35th anniversary, we are thrilled to welcome project submissions for our next Festival: August 7 – 17, 2025 in Tkaronto (Toronto), Canada
We are currently seeking proposals for contemporary performance projects that challenge disciplinary boundaries and engage with form and content in innovative and imaginative ways.
For 2025, SummerWorks will present fully-developed projects in a variety of spaces and places across the city of Tkaronto, alongside works at various stages of creative development, in studio settings. This includes projects that engage with public space; in outdoor settings and in alternative venues.
Proposals are encouraged from established and emerging creators working across all performance disciplines and artistic traditions. Works for in-person theatre, gallery, outdoor, and non-traditional settings are welcome, as are proposals for online, site-specific, and immersive contexts.
All proposed works should have some previous research, creation, and/or presentation history, depending on the stage of development.
Projects curated from this call will be provided a guaranteed fee of $1,000 CAD to $5,000 CAD (depending on the overall scale of the project and number of performances).
NOTIFICATION: All applicants will be notified of curatorial decisions in *February 2025
*We are anticipating a high volume of applications for this Call for Submissions, which may impact our timelines. All applicants will be notified of any shifts or changes via email.
KEY DATES
INFO SESSIONS:
December 8th, 2024 // 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Zoom (*registration required)
Guest: Sebastian Marziali (former Festival Production Manager)
Guest: Sebastian Marziali (former Festival Production Manager)
December 12th, 2024 // 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMInstagram Stories (Ask Anything @SummerWorksTO)
December 17th, 2024 // 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMZoom (*registration required)
Guest: Emma Westray (former Festival Producer)
Both Zoom sessions feature ASL interpretation. In each session, Michael Caldwell, Artistic Director reviews the application materials and the overall curatorial process, responding to questions from online attendees. Recordings and archives will be made available after each event.
Applicants may be contacted via email in January or February, with questions about their submission, and possibly, to schedule a brief online meeting to follow-up on project proposals.
NOTIFICATION: All applicants will be notified of curatorial decisions in *February 2025
*We are anticipating a high volume of applications for this Call for Submissions, which may impact our timelines. All applicants will be notified of any shifts or changes via email.
FESTIVAL DATES: August 7 – 17, 2025
We welcome national and international applicants.
Guest: Emma Westray (former Festival Producer)
Both Zoom sessions feature ASL interpretation. In each session, Michael Caldwell, Artistic Director reviews the application materials and the overall curatorial process, responding to questions from online attendees. Recordings and archives will be made available after each event.
Applicants may be contacted via email in January or February, with questions about their submission, and possibly, to schedule a brief online meeting to follow-up on project proposals.
NOTIFICATION: All applicants will be notified of curatorial decisions in *February 2025
*We are anticipating a high volume of applications for this Call for Submissions, which may impact our timelines. All applicants will be notified of any shifts or changes via email.
FESTIVAL DATES: August 7 – 17, 2025
We welcome national and international applicants.
However, all artists and creative collaborators are responsible for all expenses related to bringing your project to Toronto. SummerWorks will gladly provide letters of support to Festival artists for any of their own travel and/or touring funding applications.
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions for the 2025 Call for Submissions. Please visit our website, for further information about SummerWorks’ mission and mandate, our history, and for archives of previous Festivals.
For additional inquiries, please contact: submissions@summerworks.ca.
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions for the 2025 Call for Submissions. Please visit our website, for further information about SummerWorks’ mission and mandate, our history, and for archives of previous Festivals.
For additional inquiries, please contact: submissions@summerworks.ca.