Neanderthal Arts Festival

The Neanderthal Arts Festival is a two-week summer theatre festival taking place in July of each year at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre (The Cultch). Featuring new cutting edge work by emerging and established artists, the festival is designed to provide a dynamic experience for both audiences and theatre artists in.

Neanderthal Arts presents three lines of programming: National Mainstage shows, Local Mainstage, and Walking Fish short plays.

 

 

For a limited time only buy a pass to see the entire Festival for only $50. 

Call for Submission Info

We invite submissions from companies and artists from across Canada who wish to have their work considered for presentation. We are particularly interested in original productions with running times of 60 - 90 minutes. Deadline For 2012 submissions is December 15, 2011. (NOTE: National submissions must be 400km or farther geographically from Vancouver to be considered).
Neanderthal Arts will provide successful companies with:

  • A venue equipped with festival lighting and sound at The Cultch – one of Vancouver’s most prestigious theatre

  • One venue technician and technical support from the Festival Technical Director

  • A show schedule of minimum five performances over ten days

  • Presence in Festival advertising and marketing including website, brochure, press releases. In addition, presented companies will receive mentoring from festival marketing staff to enable them to successfully promote their work in the festival setting.

  • Advance and at-door box office

  • Front of House services

  • Performance guarantee and box-office split

  • Production support and mentoring from Festival staff, including workshops to develop self-producing skills

  • Assistance with travel costs (for National Companies only)

  • Provisions for site specific work will vary from the above

For further information and to download the application form, go to: www.thal.ca

 

Walking Fish

The Walking Fish Component of the festival is currently under review.

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