Live Theatre R&D Grant
Working in partnership with Live Theatre, Curious Arts, and Dr Rachel Hann at Northumbria University, the Trans Performance Now project is seeking applications from trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming practitioners based or working in the North East of England for an R&D Grant.
The R&D Grant will support an artist or group of artists to develop a performance idea for trans-led work. Experience of having already staged and/or produced work is essential.
Award: £10,000
Venue Partner: Live Theatre, Newcastle
Deadline for applications: 29 July 2024
Outcomes:
- A project outline pitchable to producers and/or venues to ‘scale up’ in relation to your current work.
- Guest speaker at a London Symposium in Oct 2024.
- A 20min showing at a festival in Newcastle in June 2025.
- Featured as a case study in a high-profile research project on trans performance in the UK.