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About voxlab
VoxLab is a developmental live arts laboratory in residence at Dartmouth College, focused on fostering projects by Dartmouth alumni. During the week-long retreat in Hanover, alumni artists develop their works-in-progress in collaboration with current undergraduates. Our goals are to create a space for alumni to experiment, immerse the students in the process of creating new work, and build a more connected community for alumni in the arts.
The Hop remains closed, but honestly, it allowed for a bit of a shakeup last summer. The Theater Department has been temporarily moved to Sudikoff, and a black box space has been built down by Ramunto’s. While the new black box may lack the Bentley’s…threadbare charm, it’s actually pretty darn nice. And we took advantage of some of the alternative spaces Dartmouth has on offer: one of our projects staged a very successful surrealist seance in one of the spookier Sanborn rooms. (That sentence also serves as a vocal warmup, FYI.) Another did a huge installation throughout the bottom floor of Sudikoff.
All that’s to say: flexibility and experimentation remain the names of the game at VoxLab 2024. If you’re working on something unusual, or something that might not fall under the aegis of “traditional” theater, submit! If you’re in the early stages of something, and just need time and space, send a proposal our way! And we already know that Hanover in summer is a great place for site-sepcific work, right? Let’s get creative. We eagerly accept any and all proposals for live art work.
VoxLab and the Theater 65 Class
A fundamental part of VoxLab is our collaboration with Theater 65, a course taught during the summer term, that focuses on immersing students in new work development.
During the lab, projects will work closely with students, who, in years past, have performed in, assistant directed, stage managed, designed, and dramaturged pieces. When applying, it is important that you be able to articulate how you might collaborate with the students—part of Vox’s mission is to continue to build up our artistic community, and that includes “future” alumni.
The residency
As a Voxlab artist, you will receive:
Pre-process support, including assistance in coordination of casting and hiring, travel, and artistic consultation as requested.
Dedicated rehearsal room throughout the retreat period.
Access to the College’s vast material and natural resources during the retreat.
Free room and board for you and your collaborators during the retreat (if in-person)
Process support for your project from the VoxLab team and Dartmouth Theater Department Production Manager for the duration of your residency, which may include artistic consultation, the sourcing of some props and costumes, printing of new scripts/scores, etc. The earlier your production needs are clarified, the more likely we can support them, within reason.
The support of a Company Manager who will work to learn and meet your team’s access needs and address housing/food/travel needs as they arise.
The voxlab Artist and designer in residence program
Working as a professional live arts creator presents some very specific challenges. How do you get access to a grid full of lights? An entire scene shop? Space to move, experiment and write? These, and countless other hurdles, impede our creativity. The Artist Designer in Residence Program, a new addition to VoxLab, will offer a Dartmouth alum access to the Theater Department’s technical resources, design stock, and rehearsal/studio space, in addition to all of Dartmouth College’s libraries and online resources.
Design Residency applicants may choose:
A Solo Residency
An In Residence Designation
An In Residence Designation
Similar to a traditional writer’s residency, you will be able to escape to a beautiful place for a week to develop a project, do research, play with Dartmouth’s resources, and meet other wonderful artists.
An In Residence Designation
An In Residence Designation
An In Residence Designation
You will spend half of each day focused on a solo project and the other half working in direct collaboration with the leader(s) of one of the other VoxLab projects.
Our hope in splitting the artist’s time is to maintain our commitment to community building and collaboration, while still supporting each artist’s needs.
VoxLab is curated by Vox Theater, with the generous support of the Dartmouth College Department of Theater.