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  • 2025 Performer Application
    DisabiliTease Festival

    The 5th Annual DisabiliTease Festival will take place July 18-20, 2025 in a hybrid format.

    Performers who were accepted but unable to participate in the 2020 virtual festival or the 2024 in-person festival will have the first right of refusal for a spot in the 2025 festival. After those confirmations, we will round out our 2025 festival line-up with acts from this application form. Scroll to the bottom of this page to apply!

    Application Fee
    None

    Performer Pay
    $75 for one act. Featured performers and the headliner will receive a higher rate.

    Travel notes
    Although we are unable to assist with travel costs, we are happy to provide letters of invitation to those of you considering applying for travel funding from your local arts organization. 

    Format
    Our Friday show will be in-person in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and will be live-streamed on Zoom.

    The Saturday show will be presented via Zoom with pre-recorded performances and a live emcee hosting from their respective locations.

    We will also be partnering with individuals and organizations across the globe to co-host official in-person watch parties. All content will be available for rent or purchase after being edited and captioned.

    For more details on this, as well as the entire festival weekend and all application links, please visit https://disabiliteasefestival.com/2025Festival

    Important Dates
    Applications are due April 15, 2025, by 11:59 pm, Pacific Time Zone
    Notifications by May 1, 2025
    Tech notes due June 15, 2025, 11:59 pm, Pacific Time Zone

    Shows
    July 18, 2025 | 8 pm Central Time Zone | In-person, live-streamed show
    July 19, 2025 | 8 pm Central Time Zone | Virtual show

    Modify these into your time zone with a world clock converter.

     

    Questions?
    Please visit our FAQ page or email us at info@disabiliteasefestival.com with the subject line: 2025 DTF Performer Application

    This form will automatically close on the application deadline of March 22, 2024, 11:59 pm Pacific Time Zone. (Time Zone Converter) 

    Are you someone who likes to gather all the information before completing an application? You can view the full list of application questions here.

     

    Enter your email address to start your application!

  • About You

    If there are multiple people in your act, please list them as applicable, separated by vertical lines. Example: Performer 1 | Performer 2 | Performer 3
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  • Headshot Information

    Please upload a high resolution headshot below. The photo must be able to be cropped into a square.

    For organizational purposes, we ask that your file name be formatted as follows:
    Stage Name_Photographer Credit

    If uploading causes issues, you may email the photo by March 31, 2025, to info@disabiliteasefestival.com with the subject line: 2025 DTF Performer Application.

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  • Act Submission Page

  • You can submit up to two acts (solo, duet, group) on one submission form. Only one act per applicant may be accepted.

    A note for live performers:

    The choreography and costuming submitted must be what is performed unless discussed with the production team. 

    Our venue does not have rigging for aerial or pole. Please email us if you would like to apply and have your own lollipop lyra or portable pole.

    Fire acts and acts that include spills or extra clean-up are not allowed.

    A note on our 2025 virtual performance format:

    The Saturday 2025 performances will be presented via pre-recorded content. This recording can be a single angle, multi-angle, or multimedia video presentation. Ideally, this would NOT be a video from an in-person show.

    This video submitted must be the version you want in the show. Only final act videos will be considered.

    Your video must meet the following requirements:

    • Created in a horizontal format in 1920x1080, 1080p (preferred) or 1280x700, 720p
    • Stable filming (unless for artistic impact)
    • Good lighting (unless for artistic impact)
    • No strobe/quick flashing lights
    • No pre-captioning (unless for artistic impact and pre-approved by the production team) - we will have a live captioner during the shows and will add closed captioning to all performances before they are available for rent/purchase.

  • First Act Submission Page

    You can submit up to two acts (solo, duet, group) on one submission form. Only one act per applicant may be accepted.

  • * Our easy tip to make it easier for us to review your video by sending a link that starts at the exact moment you want it to

  • Second Act Submission Page

    You can submit up to two acts (solo, duet, group) on one submission form. Only one act per applicant may be accepted.

  • Last Things...

  • Behind the Scenes Opportunities

    This application is for Performers - but there will be opportunities to support the DisabiliTease Festival behind the scenes as well. 

    Examples: writing press releases, engaging sponsors, helping organize watch parties or workshops, video editing, etc.

    If you are interested in volunteering either virtually or in person, visit our volunteer form to sign up and learn more!

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