freeskewl's third FERN Performance (Friday, May 21st at 7pm EDT on Zoom) will be curated by March FERN artist Makenna Finch, freeskewl teaching artist Nadia Issa, and freeskewl co-initiator Sofia Engelman.

Works can be 5-18 minutes in length, live or pre-recorded. Work can be in-progress or finished. Income from the evening will be split evenly six ways between the *five artists* and freeskewl.

Why an application? Because we may not know you yet!
Who? freeskewl will be accepting applications from innovative movement-based performing artists in all stages of career development. BIPOC, disabled artists, immigrants, queer and trans artists, femmes, young people, and “others” who are not well represented in the field are encouraged to apply; this does not mean that your application answers must center around these aspects of your identity. Please share what feels authentic to the proposed project.

To be considered, applications must be received by 11:59pm EDT on Friday, April 9th. Decisions will be sent by Monday, April 26th. Short notes of explanation will be emailed to any applicants who are not selected for the event. One application will be considered per project and per artist.
To apply, email freeskewlteam@gmail.com with subject line: FERN Performance Application

Include in your email:
-Who you are / Bio (include collaborators, 175 words max.)
-Performance Proposal / Current Research (350 words max.)
-Why would you like to present work through freeskewl? (50-100 words)
-Format (live or pre-recorded) and Length (5-18 min.)
-Link to Work Sample (4-8 min. in length on Vimeo or YouTube with cue points as needed & indicate if video is of proposed work or, if not, what it is of)
-Share any other links you would like us to take a look at!
-Please confirm you will be available Friday, May 21st at 6:45-8:45pm EDT.

If this process is not accessible to you or if you have any requests or questions, do not hesitate to email us at freeskewlteam@gmail.com; we will see what we can do!