Call for Submissions: Events, Mad Pride Toronto 2012

Tuesday, July 10 to Sunday, July 15

Mad Pride is an arts, culture, and heritage festival created by psychiatric survivors, consumers, mad people, folks the world has labelled “mentally ill”, and those in solidarity with us.

Mad Pride is about:

  • remembering and participating in mad history
  • challenging discrimination
  • advocating for rights
  • affirming mad identities
  • developing and empowering mad communities
  • having fun!

Our lives and contributions are valuable and need celebration!

All events are free. Past events have included: educational talks/panels, workshops, theatre, music, art, poetry, comedy, films, craft/vendor sales, information booths, and more.

The Mad Pride Toronto 2012 Organizing Committee invites event submissions that are consumer/survivor driven. Please include contact information and a brief description of the proposed event/your idea.

Deadline: Friday, June 1, 2012

Email: events@madprideto.com

To request posters/brochures or if you know a group/organization we should speak to more about Mad Pride, please email outreach@madprideto.com.

Visit our website at www.madprideto.com and join us on Facebook (Mad Pride Toronto).

The schedule of Mad Pride Toronto 2012 events from July 10-15 will be available on our website, Facebook, and in the July 1st edition of the Consumer/Survivor Information Bulletin (www.csinfo.ca/csinfo@camh.net).

Announcement: May TAPA Ticket Wiki Offers, TAPA

Are you an Arts/Industry Worker? Would you like discounted tickets to a variety of theatre, dance and opera productions? If so check out the TAPA Ticket Wiki! On the TAPA Tcket Wiki you will find a variety of discounted and complimentary tickets for Artists and Arts Workers to TAPA Member company productions for the 2011/12 season.

There are currently 3 offers posted to the TAPA Ticket Wiki for the remainder of May including:

The TAPA Ticket Wiki is updated on an ongoing basis so make sure to check back often!

For more information about TAPA click Here

Workshop: Reminder! Information Session on AWHIP-Arts Workers Health Insurance Program, 2011/12 TAPA Trade Series

For more than 15 years TAPA Members have come to depend on solid Risk Management advice from Steve Beatty through the Act 1 Insurance program.

Wanting to continue trying to help individuals and companies with-in our industry, Steve together with his team at Culture One have developed a new innovative Arts Worker Health Insurance Program know as AWHIP.

Please join Steve and his colleague Michael Kelly at Factory Theatre to help you understand more about this exciting new program and how it fits with both companies and individuals and our Canadian medical system.

This promises to be an informative interactive style of work shop including time afterwards for one on one discussion.

TAPA and Non-TAPA Members: Free!
Date: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm
Location: Factory Theatre, 125 Bathrust Street at Adelaide

Deadline to register for this session is Wednesday May 23, 2012
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

Announcement: May TAPA Ticket Wiki Offers, TAPA

Are you an Arts/Industry Worker? Would you like discounted tickets to a variety of theatre, dance and opera productions? If so check out the TAPA Ticket Wiki! On the TAPA Tcket Wiki you will find a variety of discounted and complimentary tickets for Artists and Arts Workers to TAPA Member company productions for the 2011/12 season.

There are currently 3 offers posted to the TAPA Ticket Wiki for the remainder of May including:

The TAPA Ticket Wiki is updated on an ongoing basis so make sure to check back often!

For more information about TAPA click Here

Updated Job Posting: Non-Union Directors, Alumnae Theatre Company

Missed the original deadline? You can submit a proposal to direct either of these two plays:

“February” by Lisa Moore   (September 21 – October 6, 2012)
Toronto premiere of the stage adaptation of Lisa Moore’s critically acclaimed book of the same name.

“A Woman of No Importance” by Oscar Wilde  (January 25 – February 9, 2013)

Deadline: Monday May 21st, 2012
Interview Date: Wednesday May 23rd between 7:00pm and 9:30pm. Location TBA.
Scripts: Reading copies are available at Theatre Ontario and at the Toronto Reference Library, 5th floor, Performing Arts Desk.
February is also available as a digital file. Please contact Tabitha Keast (TabithaKeast@sympatico.ca ) for a copy.

TO APPLY: Please submit an e-letter of interest to TabithaKeast@sympatico.ca  by May 21st. We’ll need you to submit via email a full written proposal and your resume by Tuesday May 22nd so that we can review it before your interview.

At the interview you will present the proposal to the Directors’ Selection Committee outlining your ideas for a full production. A template detailing what a Director’s proposal includes is available upon request.

Reminder: This is a non-Equity/ACTRA and non-paying engagement.

Announcement: May TAPA Ticket Wiki Offers, TAPA

Are you an Arts/Industry Worker? Would you like discounted tickets to a variety of theatre, dance and opera productions? If so check out the TAPA Ticket Wiki! On the TAPA Tcket Wiki you will find a variety of discounted and complimentary tickets for Artists and Arts Workers to TAPA Member company productions for the 2011/12 season.

There are currently 8 offers posted to the TAPA Ticket Wiki for May including:

The TAPA Ticket Wiki is updated on an ongoing basis so make sure to check back often!

For more information about TAPA click Here

Workshop: Sing! Summer Institute for Creative Adults (SICA)

Being and adult just got better….Summer Camp isn’t just for kids!

Everyone needs time to refresh, create, explore, reinvent.  A chance to learn new skills, discover your own wellness, feel the rush of creating or admiring a beautiful work of art, know the importance of keeping   your mind and body toned and balanced.

This summer, enjoy an intensive week of vocal and choral workshops, with top Toronto performer/instructors: Micah Barnes, Adi Braun, Gillian Stecyk, Kobi Hass, Tanya Benard.  It’s an ideal stay0cation and a chance to recharge your batteries.

What you’ll get:

  • 25 hours of instruction and mater class in vocal technique, choral singing, jazz, cabaret, opera, performance strategies and more.
  • Time in our MNjcc state-of-the-art fitness centre and saltwater pool
  • Small student-teacher ratios with some of Toronto’s finest performing  artists and teachers
  • A semi-private voice lesson and Alexander Technique session
  • Great camaraderie
  • The MNjcc Community Centre passion and dedication

Make Time to Play!

Some amateur choral/singing experience is beneficial.  For advanced beginner and above (not suitable for absolute beginners).

Registration is open. Workshop Fee – $350

Mon-Fri July 16-20

9:30am-5:00pm

* Some fitness/optional music workshops will be offered outside of these hours.

The Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Avenue at Bloor St.
Click here for more information


Workshops: Financial Management and Technological Innovation, The Canadian Dance Assembly

The Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) is happy to offer two dynamic workshops in Toronto this month! On May 17, 2012 we will explore two key topics: Financial Management and Technological Innovation. These workshops are being offered as part of CDA’s I love dance / J’aime la danse National Campaign.

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS AND TIMES – May 17, 2012

Financial Management: Building a Strong Bottom Line
Noon-2:30pm

Looking to increase your financial literacy in the arts sector? Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to learn hands-on techniques from experienced and influential arts managers who have helped turn projects into financial success stories. The workshop will begin with general tips and terms to assist with understanding of finances, and will then explore examples of how to focus on private and earned revenue, donor cultivation, deficit reduction, recovery from financial collapse and balancing artistic vs. management choices.

Following that, by using real case studies, participants will get the chance to walk through financial statements and analyze the financial health of an organization. Have fun with numbers while brainstorming with colleagues and take away practical tools which you can implement in your daily work. Discover the art of finance!

Speakers: Kendra Fry (General Manager, Theatre Passe Murraille) and Heather Young (Principal, Young Associates)

Technological Innovation: On and Off the Stage
3pm-5:30pm

As technology moves ahead at light speed, how do we keep up!? This unique and innovative workshop explores the many possibilities of opening the technological realm in the arts – both on and off the stage.  Beyond Facebook and Twitter, propel your project to the next level of innovation by integrating new and exciting marketing strategies in your work. Don’t fight technology, use it to your advantage and be creative in your administration.

Additionally, discover the endless possibilities of using technology in your craft as stages become research labs with installations, video projections and other dynamic interactive technologies. Participants will learn the ups and downs of technology, hear from experts in their field and will get a Papertronics Lunar module to make and take home.

Curious to find out more? Come check out this interactive workshop and walk away with dynamic tools to integrate in your practice, whether it be in the office or on the stage!

Speakers: William Yong (Zata Omm Dance Projects), Julian Sleath (Program Manager, Special Events City of Toronto), Sue Edworthy (Arts Consultant)

COST:

  • 1 Workshop – $35 (*Member)
  • 2 Workshops – $65 (*Member)
  • 1 Workshop – $45 (Non-Member)
  • 2 Workshops – $85 (Non-Member)

*Member rates require that you belong to one of these organizations (CDA, DTRC, DUO, PACT, CCI, CPAMO)

Cost includes complimentary refreshments throughout the workshop!

Take advantage of the group rate and register for both workshops at once, make it a fun-filled afternoon of learning, discovery and growth! You can register online at any time by filling out the event form  HERE

LOCATION: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. Suite 400 (The Innovation Lab)

For more information please contact info@dancecanada.net 416-515-8445 or visit http://www.cda-acd.ca/en/programs-services/regional-activity-2012-2013

Generously funded by the Ontario Arts Council, the Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) is pleased to offer professional development workshops in partnership with the Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC), the Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) and the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) – with the support of, Creative Trust and CCI – Ontario Presenting Network.

Our partnerships allow us to offer dynamic, inspiring and multi-disciplinary workshops that strengthen our professional networks. This pilot project offers a series of workshops in Toronto and may inspire further initiatives such as this in other provinces. Don’t miss out, sign up today!

Call for Submissions: Monologues by Toronto Writers and Artists for a New Book, City Voices

We are currently accepting submissions for “City Voices: A Book of Monologues by Toronto Artists”, a book that will be published in both hard copy and electronic formats later this year.  “City Voices” will be a collection of monologues by Toronto writers and artists that will represent the diversity and vibrancy of voices that populate this dynamic city.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Monologues must be written pieces that are intended for performance by an individual (A monologue is any piece of written work. It can take the form of a traditional theatrical monologue, poem, spoken word, diary entry…so long as it’s performative)
  • 1-2 minutes in length
  • Previously unpublished and original work
  • Emerging or established artists, as well as hobbyists, who have, at some point in their lives, resided in Toronto
  • Content is open, and a wide range of topics, voices and writing styles are encouraged
  • No minimum age to submit, so long as parental permission is given if the artist is under 18 years of age
  • Up to 2 monologues may be submitted per person

There is no fee to submit.
Deadline to submit is June 30th, 2012 at 5pm.

At a time when those in the arts are having to fight to be recognized amidst the current political climate, it is vital to create forums in which to celebrate who we are and our creativity, as well as opportunities to make our presence known and our voices heard.  “City Voices” has been conceived as a vehicle by which to celebrate passion and creativity, and to showcase the fierce talent of Toronto writers and artists.

For more information, please check out our website: www.cityvoices.ca or email Jenna Harris at info@cityvoices.ca with any questions you may have.

Announcement: May TAPA Ticket Wiki Offers, TAPA

Are you an Arts/Industry Worker? Would you like discounted tickets to a variety of theatre, dance and opera productions? If so check out the TAPA Ticket Wiki! On the TAPA Tcket Wiki you will find a variety of discounted and complimentary tickets for Artists and Arts Workers to TAPA Member company productions for the 2011/12 season.

There are currently 8 offers posted to the TAPA Ticket Wiki for May including:

The TAPA Ticket Wiki is updated on an ongoing basis so make sure to check back often!

For more information about TAPA click Here

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