Campfires crackle, tents are popping up and - oh wait! What? NO! That’s next year!! THIS is an online version of Milk’s camping weekender - SUMMER SUMMIT. Swap tents for blanket forts and bag one of 20 spots on this weekend retreat for queer performers, artists and theatre makers (without the midges). Join Leo, Jo and a host of top notch leading queer artists, for a weekend of workshops, discussion, time out and TLC.

This opportunity is for:

• artists within the first 5 years of practice
• artists who identify as LGBTQIA+
• artists who work in, for example but not limited to - theatre, cabaret, circus, live art, dance

Who is Summer Summit led by:
Summer Summit will be led by Leo J Skilbeck & Jo Tyabji and special guest queer artists from the queer theatre and cabaret scene.

Summer Summit Schedule:  

Friday 11th September
7:30pm - 9pm Welcome session

Saturday 12th September
10:30am - 1pm - Queer performance devising workshop
2pm - 4:30pm - Self Care, healing & downtime

Sunday 13th September
10:30am - 1pm - Making work queerly & exploring queer practice
1:30pm - 2:30pm - Lunch time Q&A
3pm - 4:30pm - Closing session

To apply to take part in Summer Summit please send us a paragraph or video/audio recording (approx 300 words) that explains:

• Where you are in your practice now
• Elements of your practice that you want to develop

Along with your name, pronouns, location and an Equality & Diversity monitoring form.

Application Deadline: 10am, 7th August

Participants will be selected by the following criteria:

• Suitability of Summer Summit content with participants’ development journey
• Diversity in art form & practice
• Diversity of participant geographical location

We welcome applications from members of the queer arts community who are currently underrepresented and undersupported in our sector, in particular Black artists, artists of colour, disabled artists and trans artists.

Access: Please indicate access needs upon application. We will do our best to accommodate your needs. If we are unable to accommodate we will inform you in advance and explain why. If this prohibits participation then we will of course refund you any money.

Summer Summit was initially conceived for ‘Making An Entrance’, a development programme supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, In Good Company & The HopBarn, which has now been postponed until 2021.