Crying Out Loud
Artform: Dance and Theatre
Services: Consultancy & Freelance / Facilitation
Address: Former Pay Office College Road The Historic Dockyard Portsmouth
PO1 3LJ
Telephone: 07467074288
cryingoutloud.org/
In 2023 Crying Out Loud in partnership with Third Version Creative embarked on an ambitious three-year programme of work pooling our combined experience as producers to curate and connect artists, programmers and their communities nationally and internationally; and to support world-class artistic experiences come to life in different forms and locations.
The partnership builds on a shared ambition to use creativity to strengthen connections between communities and broaden our shared understanding of cultures through creativity.
Our joint programme of work will ask important questions, dive deep into the unexpected and open-up new collaborative possibilities to platform world-class creativity and connect people across local and global creative borders.
Our mission is to:
- Connect artists, programmers and communities across local/global borders and inspire cross-cultural exchange
- Discover and develop new artistic talent on our doorstep and across the globe through a producing model that centres innovation, risk and careful collaboration
- Produce world-class, boundary-pushing artworks, performances and creative projects for and with communities and audiences of all nationalities and ages everywhere
A key strand of our programme is to support and present visual, site specific and cross artform projects in Portsmouth (where we are based) and the Solent area. We create development opportunities for local artists and communities, connecting them with the best companies and makers globally, and tour world-class international work to audiences in Portsmouth and across the South West England.
Our vision is for a strong and dynamic creative community that connects and collaborates across borders. A community where local, national and international artists, programmers & sector peers are inspired to support each other, work together, and pursue ambitious projects that push at the boundaries of convention.
We want to serve that community as producers, nurturers and allies - bringing world-class work to stages and spaces across the globe to meet with audiences of all ages and nationalities.