PLAY LAB: A Research and Development Project exploring Game and Theatre About B-Arts B Arts are artists, producers and theatre makers based in Hartshill Road, Stoke. We have a 31 year history of creating art in parks, city streets, village halls and beaches as opposed to traditional cultural venues. Our work fuses art-forms such as theatre, film, digital media, live music and carnival arts. It is our core principle to make art accessible for all. We enjoy creating work with non-arts partners as this develops our own processes. Find out more about us at www.b-arts.org.uk, @_barts, facebook.com/BArtsStoke About ‘PLAY’ ‘Play’ is a research and development project which aims for an exchange of ideas and creative processes between games design students and theatre makers; for example, but not exclusively: scripting, music, levels, characters, storytelling, with a view to B-Arts creating a theatre piece for young people. We anticipate that this will be an opportunity for games design students to enrich their practice and their CV through collaboration with an immersive theatre company. We will carry this R&D out by working in partnership with Staffordshire University Games Design Department.
How To Apply There are placements for 6 gamers to take part in this R & D project. We are looking for applications from games designers with an interest in exploring how their games theory and development expertise can connect with immersive theatre. We are interested to hear from any strand of games design. You will need to be available for:
A two day ‘Lab’ (Tues 6th Dec, Wed 7th Dec) A half day Public Sharing and Knowledge Transfer Event ( February 2017. Date TBC)
Learning Bursary: £200 – this will be payable to all 6 gamers and will cover all incidental expenses for the above dates. After the Lab, we are inviting teams of theatre makers and games students to apply for one of three micro-bursaries. This is to further explore the ideas generated in the Lab. Successful partnerships will present the outcomes of these micro-bursaries at the Knowledge Transfer/ Reflection event in February 2017 (date TBC). You can choose what form the presentation will take. Micro-bursary: £350 per partnership Application process Please submit either
60 sec video file (link) or 1 page of A4 (max 500 words text and can include images)
explaining why you would like to take part in this R&D. Starting points for your submission might be: what your relevant practice is; what you enjoy or what annoys you about immersive theatre, outdoor arts or about the games experience especially for children and families; what interests you about working with B arts and across disciplines/ sectors? We aim to make decisions based on these submissions. If you wish to include links in your application to other examples of your work please do. Contact Isla Telford isla.telford@b-arts.org.uk for an informal chat for more information
Send to D.J.Edwards@staffs.ac.uk by the deadline: 12.00 noon 14th Nov 2016