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Le Petit Versailles, Manhattan, call for proposals, deadline Jan. 30, 2009

Announcing Le Petit Versailles CALL FOR PROPOSALS for 2009

Le Petit Versailles 2009 Season - Call for Proposals.
LPVwas created in 1997 by Allied Productions and other neighborhood members
as a GreenThumb public garden located at 346 East Houston St. @ Avenue C. in
the East Village. It is volunteer based and is dedicated to preserving the
vitality of NYC greenspace through the arts, broadening & enriching the
general public with performances, screenings, workshops and similar
activities. The garden is approximately 22 x 60 feet -located between two
buildings that border 2nd St. and Houston St. It has a formal unified design
with an arbor with areas designated for seating and gathering, a small stage
platform and additional bench seating. Electrical power is provided by
Allied Productions. Total capacity in the garden is between 40-75 people.
We present 6 months of public events May- November. with music, reading,
films, visual art exhibitions and workshops. We are looking for unusual
ideas as well as more traditional presentations that address the
environment, social and progressive issues and the site specific nature of
the garden itself. Temporary installations, performances, films, workshops
in any discipline are desired. Exhibitions must include works that can
withstand the rigors of nature. We are an available sites for the community
service proponent of the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
Program. Target audiences and communities include queer, people of color,
gardeners, local neighborhood residents, artists and activists, from around
the world.

POSTMARK DEADLINE January 30. 2009

Please submit email proposals/questions to petitversailles@earthlink.net

or by regular mail c/o Allied Productions PO Box 20260 New York, NY 10009

check out our blogsite for past activities - http://www.lpvtv.blogspot.com/

ALTHOUGH WE PROVIDE ARTIST FEES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SUPPORT
NOT ALL PROPOSALS WILL BE FUNDED. PLEASE INDICATE IF THIS PROPOSAL CAN BE
REALIZED WITHOUT OUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

Proposals must include the following
Name
Address
ideal month for performance
Phone #
e-mail
Applying for: genre: (circle all that apply) .
Readings . Music . Dance . Theater . Film. Video
Exhibition . Installation . Workshops. Other

Required Application Materials.
a. this form
b. a one page (or less) description of the work you wish to
present, include approximate running time, number of performers, and current
phase of the work (experimenting, work in progress, fine tuning, finished
work)
c. one of the following: website, slides, Jpegs, VHS video tape, DVD,
CD, or Audio tape of your previous work, or a version of what you would like
to perform - cued to its best 3-minute segment. If you send a DVD or CD,
write the track number or cue time here _________
d. Artist statement and/or
performance group's mission statement, or ideas that guide your work
f.
Performance resume (Individual and/or group's)
g. Self- Addressed Stamped
Envelope with enough postage for the return of your images applications from
outside U.S.: include international reply coupon
h. Applications without a
SASE may be considered, but will not be returned.
i. Optional supporting
materials: performance photographs. copies of reviews / previews / press. a
score, script, or section thereof (no more than 5 pages). set and/or costume
designs (no more than 2).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.
POSTMARK DEADLINE January 30. 2009