ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕪𝕍𝕠𝕔𝕒𝕝ℂ𝕚𝕥𝕪

OPEN CALL - Apply by 16th February 2024 (Extended deadline!)

Theatrum Mundi is looking for aspiring urbanists interested in taking part in PolyVocalCity, an intergenerational, educational cohort aimed at individuals who have a strong interest in cities and culture. 

Applications are now open to join our next cohort program exploring the urban realm through the lenses of narrative, sound, choreography, and infrastructure.

The cohort will be based in Croydon and explore how we can use world-building and gaming practices to think about strategies for achieving environmental and social justice in our urban realm. This year we are interested in employing the metaphor of parasitic life to interrogate symbiotic relationships based on co-dependency and resilience to break down hierarchical structures while exploring their fragility and their potential danger. We are particularly interested in engaging with ideas of:

Structural similarities – what similar grounds and resources do we share?
Parasitic strategies – using mimicry to avoid detection
To be and to become parasites – who is being colonised/ who is being the coloniser?
Parasites as noise and disruption – parasitic life as resistance

The program includes:

• 4 curated sessions of creative workshops

• Mentorship sessions

• The production of a TV show

• 1 Public event

All applicants must be able to commit to the whole program which will be conducted in person in London.

We will offer 10 free places to people from under-represented backgrounds with strong connections to Croydon (either from, living or working) in Croydon and 10 paid places for people across London.

The program is delivered in partnership with Turf Projects @turfprojects and Croydon’s Placemaking Team and is supported by the City Bridge Trust.

More info on how to apply here
Program info

TEAM

• Lou-Atessa Marcellin

COLLABORATORS

• A—Z

• Nina Davies

• David Blandy

• Dot.i

• Hannah Martin

• Katherine Riggs

• Harold Offeh