{"id":35576,"date":"2024-12-12T16:18:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T21:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=35576"},"modified":"2024-12-12T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T21:19:05","slug":"performance-artists-invited-to-take-residency-at-aurora-cultural-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/performance-artists-invited-to-take-residency-at-aurora-cultural-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance artists invited to take Residency at Aurora Cultural Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Brock Weir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a performance artist \u2013 whether you\u2019re a musician, composer, or even an actor \u2013 looking for local opportunities to hone your craft, consider applying for a new residency program at the Aurora Cultural Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications for the Centre\u2019s latest residency program, Brevik Creates, are due next Friday, December 20, at 11.59 p.m., and the program is open to artists practicing a variety of disciplines, and will take place in January and February of 2025 in the Centre\u2019s historic Brevik Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis new residency opportunity is open to professional and aspiring performers in need of opportunities to grow their work in an environment conducive to creation,\u201d says the Centre. \u201cBrevik Hall is an ideal creative space to advance new or evolving repertoire. Applicants are invited to submit a package outlining a proposed project that aligns with one of the Centre\u2019s performing arts programs, including adult concert series in multiple genres, family programming, including theatre, music, dance, puppetry, multi-disciplinary work, programming geared to toddler audiences, as well as programing built for Kaleidoscope in the Schools, a unique JK-Grade 4 touring program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Derek Andrews, Performing Arts Manager for the Aurora Cultural Centre, the organization\u2019s return to their traditional home base at the historic Church Street School within the Aurora Town Square complex allowed the Centre a fresh look at how they use spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrevik Hall being the spot where concerts and many other types of gatherings took place, it\u2019s fitting into this idea of Brevik Creates as a space for residencies amongst several other things,\u201d he says, noting Trillium Grants have allowed for the installation of new lights and a sound system in the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea for providing further residency programs was spurred by studies showing there is a shortage of creative spaces within York Region for artists to develop their respective crafts. Aurora Town Square, he says, has a \u201clot of capacity to become a cultural hub\u201d with opportunities to \u201cprovide space for people to do the work and practice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this particular program in Brevik Hall, Andrews says he and the Cultural Centre team wanted to \u201cmaximize the flexibility\u201d for interested applicants across a wide field of disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile I, as the Manager of Performing Arts, am focused more on music than anything else, family programming is an important area of the Cultural Centre; but the space is there as a playground for the artist to work with and adapt,\u201d he says. \u201cWe can adapt to their needs. I have worked in other situations where an institution wants to develop relationships with artists and help them develop their work. Sometimes it takes a long time for new work to mature, it needs to workshop, needs to be practiced, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re there for: the space is available for that purpose and, ideally, we will see some of the results on stages in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An incentive to apply is indeed that: the opportunity to perform at the Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Future residency opportunities are also planned for the year ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn January and February, we want to activate the space for residency, for people to take advantage of a wonderful new facility in the community and we want to assure people we will act promptly with enquires and help them along the way with anything that they need,\u201d says Andrews. \u201cKeeping in mind that not everyone is familiar with the history of the building and how the schoolhouse\u2026 it has served a lot of purposes and is multifaceted that way and has a great legacy. It has a wonderful history, so we want to see it as a creative space that is surrounded by gallery space, by studios, by the museum, a wonderful caf\u00e9 \u2013 it\u2019s a remarkable component of what is a massive investment in culture in Aurora.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, including how to apply for Brevik Creates, visit auroraculturalcentre.ca\/brevik-creates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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