Midsummer Festival rewards initiative

Artists are invited to submit ideas for development, reports Colette Sheridan

THE Cork Midsummer Festival has announced a potentially exciting new strand: ‘We Live Here’ will provide a platform for artists living in Cork to produce their work as part of this year’s festival (June 21-30).

Interested parties are invited to apply for the initiative which will see three or four companies or individuals developing innovative new work in the performing arts. They will be given modest financial support as well as significant artistic, technical, marketing and production back-up. This platform will have a strong focus on theatre and dance but it is also open to live performance in music, opera, the visual arts or outdoor arts.