Designer Nelly Ben Hayoun has called for contributions to Tour de Moon, a touring event that will see up to £1 million of bursaries awarded to young creatives as part of the government-funded Unboxed: Creativity in the UK festival.
Nightlife artists, performers, digital artists, musicians and writers aged 18 to 25 are among those being invited to submit ideas for the immersive live events, which will be funded by up to 875 bursaries worth between £100 and £25,000.
The theme and title for the project is Tour de Moon, with organisers saying the concept takes "inspiration from our universal satellite ? the Moon, seen as a character, a landscape and a prompt for radical imagination".
Ben Hayoun's team was one of 10 commissioned to run large public projects for Unboxed: Creativity in the UK, formerly known as Festival UK* 2022 and nicknamed the Festival of Brexit. Focus on night-time culture
Submissions of ideas for the live events, which will run next year, are open until 6 January 2022 to young creatives both in the UK and abroad.
According to Ben Hayoun, the brief has been kept deliberately broad, with suggested examples including a music score incorporating sounds of the galaxy, a film exploring humankind's relationship with the moon, a DJ performance or an online experience.
There will be a focus on night-time culture, while the project aims to showcase a wide range of young creative voices.
Top: a digital render of the Tour de Moon parade by Benjamin Mehigan. ...