Nextfest
presented by EPCOR and The Nextfest Arts Company
EPCOR and the Nextfest Arts Company present Nextfest, Edmonton's multidisciplinary arts festival dedicated to the cultivation and professional development of the emerging artist. Our annual June festival runs for ten days with over eighty performances in multiple venues throughout the Edmonton downtown area, celebrating new theatre, dance, cyber-art, music, painting, photography, filmmaking, poetry. Nextfest encourages emerging artists to explore inter-disciplinary work, multi-media, and new technologies.
Festival Producer Bradley Moss created Nextfest in 1996 in response to the lack of development and practical opportunities for the emerging artists. “I was interested in creating a meeting place where young artists can exchange ideas and feed one another’s creativity and establish artistic relationships” – says Moss in the Nextfest Anthology.
Festival Director Steve Pirot expanded Nextfest to a ten-day format in 2002, Under Steve’s guidance Nextfest has increased from 300 to 400 emerging artists and now draws over 7000 folks down to our various venues. Steve has also expanded the new technology area and increased timelines to help the new work become further developed.
As of 2008, EPCOR is the title sponsor for Nextfest. They are committed to supporting Nextfest as the festival expands in size and scope with unique programming created entirely by the emerging professional artist.
Nextfest 2010
Call for submissions from emerging theatre artists
From playwrights:
We are looking for un-produced scripts from anywhere at any level of development. For each submitted script, we would like to see a developmental history of the work, a personal assessment of its current state, and a proposed direction for its development. Beyond legibility there is no prescribed script format however scripts should be unbound, single sided, paginated, and include a title page with contact information.
From local designers, directors, actors, stage managers, etc:
We are looking for submissions that address your professional development goals that may or may not be attached to a specific project. Resumes, rants, & manifestos are welcome.
Deadline: December 21, 2009
There is neither application form nor application fee.
For further information or for submissions in other disciplines (dance, music,
visual art, non-script based performance, etc.) contact Festival Director Steve
Pirot at steve@nextfest.ca
Send submission materials to:
Nextfest c/o The Roxy Theatre
10708 124 Street
Edmonton, AB T5M 0H1
Nextfest is a multi-disciplinary arts festival of and for young emerging professional artists. For our purposes an emerging artist is under 30, has made a personal commitment to a career in the arts, is not yet recognized with professional associations, and is in need of professional development and exposure. Nextfest 2010 is scheduled for June 3 – 13 at venues in Edmonton, Alberta. For a perspective on programming structure, the Nextfest 2009 schedule is visible at www.nextfest.ca