ISPA 2015 Pitch New Works Program Guidelines & Application Information

International Society for the Performing Arts

www.ispa.org PITCH NEW WORKS APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Thank you for your interest in applying to ISPA’s Pitch New Works Program. Please read the guidelines and application information below before submitting your application. Now let’s get started!

OVERVIEW

About Pitch New Works Developed from a program which originated at the Banff Film and Television Festival in Alberta, Canada, Pitch New Works provides a forum for creators and arts professionals to share and discover new performing arts projects. Select presenters have the opportunity to "pitch” their new work to more than 400 delegates from 50 countries. Selected applicants have seven minutes to present their new work and three minutes following to answer questions. After the session, participants have the opportunity to interact with delegates during ISPA’s informal networking session; ProEx (Professional Exchange).

Past Presenters Past presenters in Pitch New Works have included new works from many of the world’s leading dance, music, and theater artists including (but not limited to): AsiaNow and Noreum Machi (South Korea), Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, SITI Company, and Mark Morris Dance Group (United States), Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Imogen Heap, and Siobhan Davies Dance Company (Great Britain), Chinese Music Virtuosi (Hong Kong), Chunky Move, and Force Majeure (Australia), Soundstreams, Tafelmusik and Toronto Dance Theatre (Canada), Emio Greco/PC (Netherlands), Farm in the Cave (Czech Republic), Opera Africa and Farber Foundry (South Africa), Tao Dance Theater (China), T’Ang Quartet (Singapore), Brussels Jazz Orchestra and Ultima Vez (Belgium).

Who should apply? New multidisciplinary and/or cross-cultural projects are particularly attractive to ISPA delegates, though all project types and applications will be considered.

What does ISPA consider to be a "new" work? Prospective projects must meet one of the two criteria:

1. In development with a premiere planned within the next two years OR 2. Recently premiered but has not yet toured outside its region of origin

Please note, submissions from the canon and/or remounts will be considered where there is evidence of a substantially new interpretation and a new production team.

Applicants do not need to be ISPA members. ISPA welcomes all eligible applications.

Pitch Presenters If selected to participate in Pitch New Works, your project will need up to two presenters to “pitch” the project to ISPA delegates. It is strongly recommended that at least one of the two pitch presenters be a lead artist involved in the project.

Language: Please submit/present all materials in English.

Terms and Conditions In the event your project is selected to be presented at Pitch New Works in January 2015, you will agree to and give your consent to the following terms and conditions:

 The pitch presenter(s) must:

a. Attend a technical run-through lasting up to 2 hours, held at 8:15 am EDT immediately preceding the Pitch Session. b. Participate in Pitch New Works, the ISPA pitch session, from 10:00am to 12:00pm and ProEx (professional exchange) from 12:00pm to 2:15pm at the New York 2015 ISPA Congress on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at the Times Center in New York City (subject to change)  The presentation may NOT include any live performance aspects, may NOT exceed seven minutes in length, and may NOT have more than two pitch presenters.  ISPA will NOT subsidize participation in or travel to the pitch session.  ISPA will provide the project representative (the contact applying for the opportunity) and the pitch presenter(s) with a complimentary day pass for the New York 2015 ISPA Congress on Wednesday, January 14th (excluding all social activities). Full Congress passes will be available for purchase at member rates.  Applicants will supply ISPA with a Pitch Video or Image for promotion on the ISPA website.  ISPA will advertise and publicize Pitch New Works, and may record the pitch session for presentation on the ISPA website or for other non-commercial uses such as news, ISPA promotion, or archival documentation.  ISPA has the right to obtain a sponsor(s) for this program, and to determine the appropriate credits to ISPA and the sponsor(s) in all marketing and public relations materials and programs.  Selected projects may be promoted on the ISPA website and Facebook page. Projects will also be featured on the CulturePath website as part of an exciting new partnership. CulturePath will launch its platform in the fall of 2014.

Application Materials Applicants must apply digitally through ISPA’s online application form. Please note that applicants must complete the application in one sitting as there is currently no option to save and return to it at a later time. In order to assist you in preparing your application, we have provided information about what materials we require so you may prepare your application in advance. There are three main parts to the Pitch New Works application.

1. Pitch New Works Information | General information you will fill out online about the project representative, project, and pitch presenters.

2. Supplemental Materials | Supplemental materials must be submitted digitally. Most these materials will need to be entered directly into the digital application. However, three of these items may be uploaded into the application as a PDF. These exceptions are noted with an *.

 Cover letter from project representative  Brief description of the work (maximum of 150 words)  List of project collaborators including leading artistic, management, and producing personnel  *A summarized list of confirmed and expected sources of funding and project support.  *The project’s general technical specifications and requirements (limited to 2pages)  A list of confirmed and/or proposed touring activity  *Project support material (maximum of 3 items such as news articles and photos) OR a link to an Electronic Press Kit

3. Performance or Rehearsal Footage | Applicants may submit performance or rehearsal footage OR audio files for the committee to review. The video must be no longer than 5 minutes in length. When video footage is not yet available, it is acceptable to send a video of the artist’s other work for the committee to view as an example but again, must not exceed 5 minutes.

Please notify us in your application if you are unable to provide any video clips or audio files, this will not disqualify your application.

Application and Selection Process: The application deadline is September 30th, 2014 at 18:00 EDT. Applications are reviewed by the ISPA Pitch Committee, and will be notified of the status of their application by November 10th, 2014.

Recent ISPA Pitch Projects To view the Pitch projects presented at the New York 2014 and Bogotá 2014 ISPA Congresses, explore ISPA’s online pitch directory. To view an example of a pitch presentation given at the New York 2012 Congress, see Pitch New Works project "A Moveable Beast". Cost A non-refundable application fee of 50 USD is payable to ISPA upon submission of each application by non-members, or members wishing to submit more than one proposal (50 USD per additional application). If you are a member, please contact Nicole Merritt for your complimentary discount code prior to submitting your application.

Questions? Contact Nicole Merritt, Program and Development Associate at [email protected] or +1 (212) 206-8490 x201