Are you an emerging activist/artist/performer who lives in (or can easily commute to) New York City? Consider applying to EMERGENYC, the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politic’s annual program to train emerging New York-based artists through a yearly program of workshops, lectures and other events.
Applicants must have prior experience in activism and/or various performance genres. The program welcomes applications from individuals enrolled in the City’s colleges and universities AND from those who are not currently pursuing formal higher education.
Between April and June, participants will take part in weekly workshops led by George Emilio Sánchez as well as by invited artists such as Susana Cook, Fulana, The Yes Lab, Peggy Shaw (Split Britches), Dan Fishback, Ed Woodham, Daniel Alexander Jones, and others TBD. The program will also include a teach-in on Performance (“PerforWHAT?”) led by Hemispheric Institute Founding Director and NYU University Professor Diana Taylor. (We are in conversations with other artists and activists for additional workshops/presentations—check emergenyc.org for updates). We ask applicants to define social issues that are important to them and to find a bridge to communities around those issues. Past participants have explored themes of racism, racial stereotypes, and racial violence; LGBTQ rights; war and human rights; gender and sexuality; religion; and gentrification, among others. They have created performance pieces around these issues, interviewed members of various communities, and led workshops in community programs (such as GLOBE/Make the Road New York), etcetera.
FIND THE APPLICATION HERE - DUE FEBRUARY 3RD, 2014