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Velocity Lab: What It Is

 

Velocity Lab LogoVelocity Lab 2012 links professional creative teams in different regions of the world to develop new material for stage, film and television.

 

By using broadcasting and telepresence / videoconferencing technology, this cross-border collaborative lab enables artists to interact with other artists of various cultures as well as access remote audiences via the Internet.

Participating LoNyLa hubs/cities include London, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin and Singapore.

Velocity Lab will develop 10 projects over a three-month period – September 30 to December 16, 2012. Rehearsed readings will be scheduled between the five cities on a weekly rotation.

 The lab's primary objectives are to:

  • Encourage vigorous dialogue and exchange across cultures;
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  • Provide a safe, risk-taking environment and international creative community for writers with the support of professional directors, dramaturges, actors and other fellow writers;
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  • Develop new works that exhibit original voices and stories reflecting the author’s culture;
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  • Support material from diverse styles and in various stages of conception;
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  • Expose new work and talent to audiences across borders via digital technology; and,
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  • Build a bridge between development and production by exposing submission-ready material to artistic directors, producers and creative executives.
As the fulcrum between East and West, London will present four projects. The other cities will present two projects each. Writers may be matched with directors and casts from different regions to promote cultural exchange. For example, the London hub may work on a piece by a New York-based playwright; the Los Angeles hub may present a British TV pilot.


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