Artist Pitching is taking place on Tuesday 3rd February, 2pm – 5pm, in the Corn Exchange.
It will loop around twice, each loop running for 1 hour 20 mins with a 20 minute break between the sessions. The first loop will be 2pm – 3.20pm, and the second loop will be 3.40pm – 5pm. The running order of Artist Pitches, as listed below, will be the same in each loop.
What to Expect
Listen in as artists share new ideas and look for collaborators and partners.
Artist Pitching showcases new ideas for projects by OAUK members. These 5-minute pitches are designed to give listeners a flavour of the idea so that you can continue to discuss in more detail afterwards.
The event will be co-hosted by OAUK Board members Phil Hargreaves and Graham Callister.
The event will be captioned, and we encourage a relaxed environment where listeners are free to come and go as they need.
Artist Pitches
1. Pirates of the Carabina: On The Shoulders
On the Shoulders is a new outdoor aerial circus production celebrating the women (cis, genderqueer and trans) who have inspired, supported and literally lifted us up. It explores the collective strength of women, community, and intergenerational connection. It delves into the ways we hold and caretake each other’s diverse stories, and the universality of our shared challenges and experiences of marginalisation.
2. Two Folk: The Wandering Oracles
The Wandering Oracles is an immersive and interactive experience blending folklore, mysticism and play. Blending street theatre, folklore storytelling and participatory magic, ‘The Wandering Oracles’ are four human-operated mystical fortune-telling machines designed to roam around festival and city corners, sparking interest from passers-by and drawing participants into a world of riddles, rituals and folklore.
3. XTRAX: Two New International Coproductions
XTRAX will introduce two new international coproductions in development. TS Crew (Hong Kong) and Company Chameleon (UK) present Pedalling & Nzi Dada – The Divination Palace – a collaboration between Jim Parris (UK) and Xumo Nounjo (Catalonia/Cameroon).
4. Michele O’Brien: Valise Noire Storytelling Theatre
Delight in the rich history of sea-swimming with whimsical puppetry, automata, and tableaux vivant, today’s ultimate wellness trend.
5. Tom Dale Company: INTRODUCING SURGE – OPEN AIR
INTRODUCING SURGE: OPEN AIR – An immersive, powerful, and genre-breaking, solo dance performance that invites audiences to experience the pulse of the future, through choreography, electronic music, live vocals, and projection, under open skies.
6. Natali Castro: The Orbitza
The Orbitza weaves performance, permaculture and community engagement into a vibrant and highly participative outdoor experience, re-imagining the Wheel of the Year as a living, communal celebration that helps us tune into our deep rooted bond with the natural world.
7. CoDa Dance Company: Our Worlds Collide
OUR WORLDS COLLIDE – a new large scale inclusive contemporary dance work commissioned by Unlimited/Sadlers Wells, suitable for outdoor and non-traditional spaces.
8. Tappin’ In: The Floor is Yours
The Floor is Yours is a vibrant interactive outdoor performance that brings communities together, transforming public spaces into joyful dance floors through storytelling, inclusive movement, and connection.
9. Trigger: TreeKin
TreeKin is a brand new touring show for children and families by Trigger that fosters nature connection and eases eco-anxiety.
10. Louise Jordan: Would You Could You
Would You Could You brings the stories of WW2 secret agents to life as spy handler Clicky Kitty (singer /performer Louise Jordan) puts audiences through their paces in this immersive outdoor experience
11. The Bicycle Ballet Co: The Story of a Bike
In this show, the bike tells its story through an eclectic cast of previous owners: sprinters, commuters, casual & social riders & wannabe weekend warriors. It’s a story that celebrates the richness of memories, the possibilities of restoration & repair…. & the simple wonders of the bicycle.
12. Emergency Exit Arts: Common Threads
Common Threads is a co-created multidisciplinary arts piece for Summer events & Winter touring to Light Festivals (and in smaller community settings) building on EEA’s successful Stitching Light আলোদিয়েগাঁথা project, exploring the threads and connections that unite us.
