ESTIA Day Fest is a multidisciplinary curated event intending to bring together artists of different mediums and calls them to explore their own understanding of the notion of home. ESTIA draws inspiration from the Greek goddess of the home reflecting a source of light, warmth and refuge and is based on a creative practice that invites collaborators to question how their own bodies function as archives, how they synthesize stories from their own past and how they are reimagining their future. It is initiated by the belief that our own bodies/archives store memories, histories and traumas and through the analyzing, decolonizing, and unfolding of our archives is how we move efficiently as a community and collective.

Some of the mediums involved in this process include movement, live sound (digital and acoustic), physical theater, perfromance art, spoken text, visual art & film. 

Location: Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theater, 66-85 73rd Pl, Middle Village, NY 11379

Date: Sunday September 18th, 2022 (with a potential rain date since it is outdoors September 25th, 2022)

Performers/Artists call time: 11:00am (each artist will get an individual call time based on their tech and medium) 
Festival run time: 1:00pm-7:00pm (you won't need to be present for the entire event but are encouraged to).  If you are applying with a film, you are not required to physically be there but more than welcome to. 

Events will be happening throughout the day including visual art installations, movement installations, dance performances on an outdoor stage, live music performances (including a live band and dj), films projected in an indoor dance studio, spoken text, physical theater and anything else that our community might have to offer!

After all the applications are submitted we will be giving each artist a certain time slot and spot in the space depending on the nature of their performance and the overall flow of the event. Artists can present work both on the outdoor stage and on any of our indoor "movement installation" locations. You can also choose to not present something on the stage and create a site-specific work in our installation spaces. We really encourage artists to become playful with the space and really activate it. Additionally, we are able to accommodate works that utilize projection. Please provide as much info about your work as possible so that we can get in touch with you and place you in a space that would make the most sense for your work. 
At the end of the day, there will be a party and post-festival reception. 

Submission Deadline: August 15th 

Your work doesn't need to be complete in order for you to apply as long as you are able to provide a main work outline. Works in progress or improvisational scores are also welcome. 

Compensation for participating artists: Each artist will be receiving a percentage from ticket sales for their participation in the event. We are also currently fundraising and all of our funds will be directly going to participants as well as covering the event's costs. We value your time, effort and commitment to your practice and are doing our absolute best towards ensuring your fair compensation. Additionally, all participating artists receive professional photos and footage of their works without any charge, as well as free food and drinks on the festival day. 

Lastly, ESTIA Day Fest deeply encourages community and strives to create a space where participants get to make new artistic connections that will hopefully flourish into future collaborations between our artists. In the submission form you have the option to select whether you'd like to be paired with another artist prior to the festival and present something collectively. 

Submission form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rJ287i7K5O7gm3mO60zVav8HYbrIY3wpDVHtiBndwJ4/edit

After your submission is received, we will be getting back to you with more details if we feel like your proposal will be a good fit for the event. 

Looking forward to reviewing your work! 

ESTIA's creative team 
Lydia Perakis & Lola Selsky 
@estia_creativehome