Ghosts begins - expressions of interest sought

We have a new project. It is killer. It is open for other people to get their fingers in the pie as well.

Nine Inch Nails released their instrumental album Ghosts onto the creative commons last year, complete with a series of images. The Literatti are writing a show to this album and series of images and invite members of the recently developed Literatti Pool and others to be involved. The show will be about the influence of our ancestors and idols, a homage to the ghosts of the modern age so to speak. Contributing performers will write to both the piece of music selected and this theme. In this way we hope to create a performance poetry show that also tells a story.

There are limited places to be filled, so interested parties will need to get in quick. We invite contributing performers to make expressions of interest. We will select contributing performers based on three things:

(1) they write excellent poetry, suitable for performance

(2) they can perform. well.

(3) they are willing to rehearse regularly and collaborate.

We will also need to ensure that you are available for the workshop and rehearsal schedule, once it has been set. But please allow for a first workshop in late October/early November (a Sunday afternoon) and one in late January, and then fortnightly thereafter.

Expressions of interest should include a brief bio and a sample of some of your best poetry. Because of the nature of the event, we cannot promise a set fee to each contributor, instead contributing performers will paid a proportional split of the proceeds made from ticket sales. Due to the regulations of creative commons licensing agreements, this is a not-for-profit event. All proceeds will be distributed between contributors.

The show will be jointly directed by Miriam Barr and Christian Jensen as part of the official hand-over of the role of creative director. Christian will be in his homeland of Norway from November 2009 - March 2010, and much of the writing of the show will take place then, with technology again making Literatti collaboration across great distances possible. Miriam will workshop with the other contributing performers during this time, and there will be a month of intense in person rehearsals when Christian returns. The aim is to open the show in late April or May.

If you are interested in being involved as a contributing performer please email an expression of interest to theliteratti@gmail.com. If you have footage of yourself performing or audio which could help us to get a feel for what you do, please include links. Please be aware that we may ask to meet up with you and check out what you do in person before we make a final decision.