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Mullumbimby’s The Drill Hall Theatre Company (DHTC) is offering two creative development opportunities for local independent artists to develop new performance piece concepts.

Total value of the funding is $4,500 in cash and $3,450 in kind for each successful applicant.

The performance pieces can be in the genres of theatre, dance, physical theatre, mime, or a combination of these or related art forms.

The two successful artists will each receive financial support, access to the theatre for rehearsal and performance, creative and promotional mentoring, and the potential to co-produce a season of their completed work in the future with the DHTC. 

The work development needs to take place in July and August 2024. 

The project was made possible by the Australian Government Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia, and the support of the Drill Hall Theatre Company.

‘As a community theatre, we are keen to help develop local talent and foster new home-grown stories to share with our community,’ President of the Drill Hall Theatre, Chris Benaud, said.

‘We are seeking creative and innovative performing arts practitioners working in theatre, dance, physical theatre, mime, or a combination of these disciplines who have a creative vision they would like to develop into a performance piece’. 

‘The performance piece may be developed in the longer term into a full production, which may be performed at the Drill Hall Theatre or another venue,’ he said.

For details, visit www.drillhalltheatre.org.au/opportunities. Applications close at 5pm on Monday, April 15.  

The two successful applicants will be notified by late April.



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