Requests for Proposals

The National Steering Committee of the National Asian American Theater Project is requesting proposals for breakout sessions for SHAPING OUR VOICE AND VISION, the 2nd National Asian American Theater Conference.  The conference will focus upon the reading and discussion of new works and the larger sense of artistic vision for Asian American theater.

The conference will be held from June 5th to 8th, 2008 in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  The local co-hosts will be Mu Performing Arts and Pangea World Theater, with the site being the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

The breakout sessions will be small groups of about 20 to 30 participants which will meet for a specific topic of discussion or activity for a period of about 90 minutes.  Below is some of the information required in the proposal:

1. Title of Breakout Session.
2. Short Description of Topic of Discussion or Activity Proposed.  (100 words or less)
3. Name of Suggested Facilitator with title and affiliations, brief bio and phone, address and email contact information.
4. Names of suggested panelists with titles and affiliations, brief bios and phone, address and email contact information (limit to two names)
5. Name of person submitting proposal with title and affiliations, brief bio and phone, address and email contact information.

The Deadline for Proposals is December 15th, 2007.
Acceptance Notification: January 30th, 2008

The National Steering Committee will look at the proposals and select those deemed best suited to the structure and nature of the conference.  If the proposal is selected, the facilitator for the session may be the one suggested or another selected by the committee.  Travel, accommodation and a small honorarium will be covered by the conference for the facilitator and the panelists selected.  The Committee may also want to make adjustments to the proposals as per the needs of the conference, so persons submitting proposals must accept any Committee decisions in regard to the proposals. There will be about ten breakout sessions to be named. (For background information on breakout sessions from the first conference, see attached final report on Next Big Bang or go to website at www.nextbigbang.org and look at brochure page 2)

All proposals should be emailed to info@muperformingarts.org or mailed to Mu Performing Arts, 2700 N.E. Winter Street #4, Mpls, MN 55413.  For further information call 612-824-4804 and ask for Rick Shiomi.