Call for Submissions: Performance | VF26

We invite the submission of live performance proposals, including, but not limited to: live coding, experimental sound art, dance, etc. Individuals, collectives, and curators are welcome to submit.

The 14th edition of Vector Festival will search for parallels between computer and human bodies, looking at how we overheat and sweat, bleed coolant, and are circuited through our veins. In an era of thinner phones and hidden wires, the physical footprint of our technology is obscured, erasing the reminder for maintenance and care. How does this impact those with insulin pumps at their hips or prosthetic arms that require batteries? Can we push back against the techno-optomist desire to create posthuman bodies by seeking to understand the machines already in our homes?

Performances included in the festival are asked to respond to the festival theme.

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Timeline

Application deadline: March 30, 2026
Performance dates: Between July 9 – July 19, 2026

Type of Work

Performance proposals, including live coding, experimental sound art, dance, interactive projection mapping, etc.

Location

Downtown Toronto

Fees

Vector Festival does not charge submission fees or provide production expenses. All artists selected for participation will receive fees in accordance with CARFAC and IMAA fee schedules, as well as support to apply for external funding.

Equity

InterAccess is committed to equity and strongly encourages applications from equity-deserving communities, including artists who are Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQ-identified, Gender Diverse, Two-Spirit, and Persons with Disabilities. 

Contact

Please reach out to art@interaccess.org with any questions.

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Header image of Marked for Disposal by SA Smythe, curated by Dallas Fellini for Vector Festival 2025. Courtesy of Liam Mackenzie.

VF26: Performance Submission Form

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Project Information

Performance title*Performance format/medium*Performance description*

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How does your proposal connect to the festival theme?*

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Please indicate if your work has a thematic, conceptual, or historical connection to Toronto, or if you have a biographic connection to the Greater Toronto Area (including if you attended university in the GTA). We are considering works from local and international artists - connection to the GTA is not required, but if relevant, we're interested to know.

Marginalized or equity-deserving communities

Do you belong to any marginalized or equity-deserving communities? These are including, but not limited to: People of colour/Racialized, Indigenous, Black, Queer/LGBTQIA2S+, Disabled/Chronically Ill/Living with a Mental Illness, Newcomer (to Canada), Low-income/No generational wealth.Please be as specific or general as you'd like. Sharing this information is completely voluntary and helps us ensure artist selection is diverse and representative of our community.

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