Paid Artist Commissions - And Still I Rise

Role: Paid Artist Commissions - And Still I Rise

2Funky Arts is looking to work with artists from Black, African, and Caribbean backgrounds, for a performance showcase that will tour the Midlands during Black History Month. Artists selected will receive a £500 fee for developing & rehearsing their artistic piece, and £200 per performance.

• All performance styles are welcome (poetry, music, dance, theatre).
• Artists must be 18+ and must be based in the Midlands.

Each selected artist will be required to create a new, 6-7 minute creative performance piece that reflects and celebrates the vibrancy of Black history & culture. This could be an instinctive response to Maya Angelou's original poem ("Still I Rise"), themes surrounding Black history and/or issues relating to your own cultural identity (e.g. prejudice, liberation).

• Friday 23rd October - Leicester, The Y Theatre
• Thursday 29th October - Nottingham Arts Theatre

Only 10 places available.

Project partners - Punch, Baby People

And Still I Rise is managed by 2Funky Arts and supported using public funding by Arts Council England.