Voila! Europe is a multilingual theatre festival produced by The Cockpit, London. The festival organisers are looking for artists and companies with a connection to Europe and something to say for the next festival's edition on 15 - 21 November.
The curated festival programme of cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary performance opens a trusted portal to new European theatre for independent artists and adventurous audiences. Following the success of the entirely online Voila! festival in 2020, the organisers are planning a hybrid festival in 2021 with performances on stage at The Cockpit in London and online everywhere.
The organisers are looking for ideas for live online performances, pre-recorded shows with live watch party events, out-of-the-box proposals for digital work, AND live-on-stage theatre to be performed at The Cockpit. There are also opportunities to share short works-in-progress in The Cockpit’s Theatre in the Pound online scratch nights in July and November. The Voila! Festival is a place for artists to create, to connect, and to celebrate collaboration. The festival supports individuals and companies to make a daring leap: presenting a new piece of work, touring to a new audience, or translating a play into a new language. The previous programmes have included cross-cultural mash-ups, adaptations, bilingual comedies, devised theatre, solo performance, puppetry, clowning, circus, dance, music, stand-up, family shows, and more.
Applications to the festival will be accepted until 28 April. The open call can be found here. The application information is available in audio format.
Voila! Europe embraces an entrepreneurial fringe model in order to platform emergent theatre: contemporary artist-led work that responds to our world with a sense of urgency. We support and mentor theatre makers to take the next steps in self-producing their work, bypassing institutional gatekeepers. Voila creates a home for artists to speak in their own voice, in their own accent, and in their own language.
