R+D is Here for 2024!
Los Angeles Performance Practice is excited to announce the next round of RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT (R+D). This year we have two offerings under this program: R+D and R+D: For Parents/Guardians. Both are designed to support the creation of new work by Los Angeles-based performance makers in the early stages of a project’s process. Through R+D, we aim to provide seed support to artists who are committed to live performance and looking to develop their work locally.
Review Process
Projects will be invited based on the following criteria:
- The project’s alignment with LAPP’s mission: to support a unique and diverse constellation of artists and audiences through the active creation and presentation of groundbreaking experiences that use innovative approaches to collaboration, technology and social engagement.
- The project’s potential to contribute to an active dialogue within a network of contemporary practitioners in Los Angeles —curators and producers, artists and designers, audiences and patrons—all leveraged in service to the ideas and issues of our time.
- Alignment between the project’s needs and LAPP’s current resources (which include the designated artist stipend, a limited pool of funds toward documentation, or other modest requests, and the feasibility of matching the artist with an appropriate space partner if desired).
- The project’s potential for ongoing development throughout 2024-2025 and beyond.
In compliance with our Board-adopted Cultural Equity & Inclusion policy, while we welcome interest forms from independent artists of all backgrounds, we will prioritize work made by women-identifying, non-binary, and BIPOC artists. Artists must primarily reside in Los Angeles County.
Online Info Session
Join us for an optional interactive information session on Monday, April 29, 2024 at 5:00-6:30pm to review the RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT program, timeline, and process for submitting an interest form.
For questions, please contact William Ruiz Morales, Programs Associate: William@PerformancePractice.org
Interest Form
The online form will not save your progress and must be completed in one sitting. We highly recommend that you complete the questions on a separate document that you can save and then copy and paste your responses into the form.
Interest Forms Due: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:00pm PST
Only one interest form is needed for both R+D and R+D: For Parents/Guardians. You can mark on the form if you are interested in being considered for both offerings or only one. Invited artists can only participate in one of the two modalities.
Timeline
Interest Forms Open: Week of April 15, 2024
Information Session: April 29, 2024 at 5:00-6:30pm PST
Interest Forms Due: May 15, 2024 at 6:00pm PST
Notification: Week of June 17, 2024
Kick-Off Catalyst Gathering: August 1, 2024 at 5-6:30pm PST
Program Activity Window: July-October 2024
Culminating Catalyst Gathering: October 25, 2024 at 11am-1pm PST
R+D
This program will support the early development process for two invited projects. Each invited project will receive a $2,400 stipend, plus additional support tailored to best meet individual needs. his support may encompass several possibilities, including but not limited to:
- Funding for concentrated research such as knowledge-building materials, literature, local travel (airfare is not eligible expenses), video conferencing services, remote learning
- Additional support for collaborators
- A local residency in a work/rehearsal space for project development
- Project documentation
- Project planning and fundraising consultations
Invited artists will meet periodically with the LAPP team throughout their activities. The activities and support will be co-designed with the LAPP team, and will take place over a period of approximately two weeks (the days do not need to be consecutive if that does not serve the project or artist). At the culmination of the program, artists will engage in a formal report back to LAPP staff and fellow artists, sharing research, progress, and potential plans for presenting/developing the work. All activity must be in accordance with state and local health guidelines.
R+D: For Parents/Guardians
Los Angeles Performance Practice is thrilled to once again offer an R+D opportunity specifically for parents/guardians. This offering is designed for parent/guardian artists with dependents under 18 years of age.
This program will support an early development process for two invited projects. Each invited artist will receive a $1,200 stipend, an $800 contribution towards childcare expenses, plus additional support tailored to best meet individual needs. This support may encompass several possibilities, including but not limited to:
- Funding for concentrated research such as knowledge-building materials, literature, local travel (airfare is not eligible expenses), video conferencing services, remote learning
- Additional support for collaborators
- A local residency in a work/rehearsal space for project development
- Project documentation
- Project planning and fundraising consultations
Invited artists will meet periodically with LAPP producers throughout their activities. Activities will be co-designed with the LAPP team, and will take place over a period of approximately one week (the days do not need to be consecutive if that does not serve the project or artist). At the culmination of the program, artists will engage in a formal report back to LAPP staff and fellow artists, sharing research, progress, and potential plans for presenting/developing the work. All activity must be in accordance with state and local health guidelines.
This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.
