N’Abled Disability Arts Festival Artist

Call Out

A commission for a disabled artist to

create and outdoor performance

Tramshed
51-53 Woolwich New Road
London
SE18 6ES

LOCATION

Are you a disabled artist with a bold idea for outdoor performance? We're commissioning a new or existing 30-minute performance piece for ParkFest, a festival of open air and free cultural entertainment taking place in two outdoor spaces in Greenwich this September.

This is an open call, and you do not need to be local to apply. We are seeking proposals from artists or companies who self identify as disabled, whether emerging or established, with professional ambition and a strong creative vision.

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commission in the video below

Access the audio of the full as a MS Word

document here.

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document here.

Images from ‘I’m Possible, Not Impossible’ the N’Abled 2024 commission. All photos by Henry Roberts

Key Dates: 

  • 19th July: Optional early scratch night or sharing at Tramshed venue 
     

  • 7th & 14th September: Final performances in two separate outdoor spaces in Greenwich 
      

What We’re Offering: 

  • Commission fee: £3,000 
     

  • Production costs will be covered, and we will try our very best to support your vision in a collaborative process with the selected artist 
     

  • Rehearsal space available (times to be agreed with selected artists) 
     

  • Support from a dedicated Tramshed Production Manager to help get your piece show-ready 
     

  • Collaborative process with Metro GAD and N’Abled, who will be part of the interview and selection panel 
     

  • Full support to the selected artists to ensure the rehearsal and show periods are as accessible as possible 
     

About the Work: 

  • We welcome submissions from all forms of performance art, including but not limited to music, dance, theatre, spoken word, drag, circus, multimedia, and experimental work 
     

  • Content must be suitable for daytime public space, including children and community members of all ages and experiences 
     

  • Around 30 minutes in length (longer pieces can be discussed) 
     

  • The work can be brand new or previously performed. Please let us know in your application where it has been shown before 
     

  • Our N’Abled Steering Board are disabled activists themselves, and are therefore especially interested in work that is activist, exciting, and challenges perceptions of what disabled people can do. There are absolutely no parameters around how this may be presented; work, for example, may be celebratory, questioning, comedic or dramatic 

To Apply: 

Please send us: 

  • A cover letter (max 1 A4 page) audio file or video file outlining your idea and what you'd like to do 
     

  • A CV tailored to your practice. Again this can be submitted in written form, as an audio file, or video file 
     

  • Links to any video, audio, or other examples of previous work 
     

  • Link to your website or online portfolio (if available)   

Contact Joe Cocklin, Tramshed’s Head of Creative Programming and Partnerships, on joe@tramshed.org to apply.