SUBMISSIONS FOR THE BASEMENT THEATRE 2013 FRINGE FESTIVAL.

The Basement is pleased to invite submissions from independent companies and practitioners to be part of The Basement Theatre Fringe Festival Programme  (Friday 15 February to Sunday 10 March, 2013)

Got something fringy up your sleeve??

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The Basement is planning a curated programme as part of the Auckland Fringe 2011 – and you need to apply to be part of the programme. We are looking for a wide variety of work to be presented at The Basement during the Fringe including spoken word / poetry / film / theatre /dance/ burlesque / music / performance installations / visual arts / genres not invented yet.

The Deadline for Basement proposals is Monday 10th September at 6pm. We will then come back to you by the 20th September to let you know if you have been accepted and to offer you a time slot.

THE VENUE
The Basement is a home for Auckland’s most adventurous emerging artists. We collaborate with an artistic mixtape of theatre makers, dancers, visual artists, poets, musicians, comedians and everyone in between. We are a safe place to be experimental, brave and innovative.  We provide an affordable independent venue for hire for local talent and fresh work.  

SUBMISSION CRITERIA

- We are calling for fringy works from 45mins to 1hr in length

- We will be programming Friday 15 February – Sunday 10 March, 2013

The Cost

For the 2013 Fringe Festival The Basement will be operating under a Risk Share Model. The Basement will receive a percentage of the gross box office receipts in lieu of venue rental.

For the first time ever The Basement is pleased to announce that we will operate as a risk share model during the 2013 Fringe Festival. We will take a 30% share of box office in lieu of venue rental.

This percentage will cover the following expenses

MAIN THEATRE

- Rostra & seating

- Lighting and Sound equipment

- Technical support for your pack in and out of the venue

- Hire which covers rent, power & water

- Bar staff available for the duration of your show

- Box office staff for the duration of your show

- Your season publicized through entertainment listings and The Basement website

- Your event featured in The Basement’s Mail out to database

- An Operator for your season

- A Stage Manager for your season

- Presence in The Basement Fringe Brochure

 

STUDIO

- Seating, lighting and sound equipment – some subject to availability

- Hire which covers rent, power & water

- Bar staff available for the duration of your show

- Your season publicized through entertainment listings and The Basement website

- Your event featured in The Basement’s Mail out to database

- An Operator for your season

- A Stage Manager for your season

- Presence in The Basement Fringe Brochure

Things to think about:

• The technical requirements of your show – you will most likely only have a matter of a few hours to pack in your show and tech in the venue – there will be NO rehearsal time in the venue so your show needs to be performance ready by the time you get into The Basement.

• We will be running several shows each night and you may only have 20 minutes or less to pack your set in and out for each performance.

• Storage – with many companies using the space at once we will be very limited for storage space for your set/props etc.
• You will need to register for the fringe through The Edge.

www.the-edge.co.nz/Fringe-2013/Fringe13Master/News/Registrations-Open.aspx

KEY AUCKLAND FRINGE DATES:

Artist registrations open: 1 August 2012

Basement submissions due: 10 September 2012 at 6pm

Artist registrations close: 28 September 2012

Auckland Fringe: 15 February – 10 March 2013

Enquiries and submissions to: sophie@basementtheatre.co.nz

Please remember we have limited slots available to offer practitioners and unfortunately will not be able to programme all the submissions we receive. Thank you for your continued support and interest in The Basement.

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