~ Audtions Open for Submission ~
~ Audtions Open for Submission ~
AUDITION NOTICE: //shrouded\\
by jaamil olawale kosoko
Now accepting virtual submissions
For performers (actors, singers, dancers, and interdisciplinary movers)
Project:
//shrouded\\
Written and Directed by jaamil olawale kosoko
Performance Dates: April 17, 18, 24, & 25, 2026 at Lincoln Center, New York City. Rehearsals and select performances in Philadelphia
//shrouded\\ is an immersive live music poetic performance and living sculpture exploring the body as an archive of memory, resistance, and transformation. Combining music, dance, ritual, and installation. Combining music, dance, ritual, and installation, the work meditates on disappearance, visibility, and the spiritual dimensions of survival.
We are seeking curious, collaborative, and interdisciplinary artists with experience or interest in experimental performance, devised processes, and ensemble-based creation.
Seeking:
Dancers / Movers with a strong sense of improvisation, somatic awareness, and sensitivity to space, texture, and presence.
Singers / Vocalists (all ranges) who can use the voice expressively, including song, breath, and spoken word.
Actors / Performance Artists comfortable working with poetic text, abstraction, and physical storytelling.
Artists across disciplines who are open to collective making, ritual practice, and world-building.
All racial, gender, and ability identities are welcome. Priority will be given to BIPOC+, queer, and trans artists whose work engages themes of liberation, care, and imagination.
Paid Creative Opportunity: $25/hr, $125/daily rate, $750/weekly rate
Submission Guidelines:
Deadline :December 19th by 6pm
All applicants must submit through the official //shrouded\\ Audition Form.
When completing the form, upload all required files into the shared Google Drive folder and copy paste the link into the form.
Create a Google Drive folder titled: “//shrouded\\ AUDITION – [Your First Name] [Your Last Name]”
Inside your folder, include: Introduction video (max 2 minutes), Performance sample (3 to 15 minutes), Resume (PDF), Headshot (JPEG or PNG), Artist statement (PDF), Optional: website or portfolio link
Rehearsal & Performance Details:
Rehearsals: One week in March (exact week to be confirmed). April 1 to April 25 (confirmed).
Location: Philadelphia. All dates subject to change.
Performance Dates: April 17, 18, 24, 25 2026 at Lincoln Center’s Atrium. Philadelphia (TBD venues).
All selected performers will receive a performance stipend and travel/housing support (if applicable).
Paid Creative Opportunity: $25/hr, $125/daily rate, $750/weekly rate
About the Director:
jaamil olawale kosoko is a Nigerian American author, performance artist, and curator whose interdisciplinary work merges choreography, sound, and poetics. Through ritual and care-based performance strategies, their work explores Black queer world-making and archival practice.
vibe and creative ethos
This process may include durational performance practices working with themes of sensory deprivation, cloaking, and altered perception.
Participants will engage with a range of mixed materials, including layered fabrics and textiles that shape the spatial and tactile environment.
This is a devised creative process, rooted in collective authorship.
Every contributor will be credited appropriately in alignment with the collaborative nature of the work.
For additional questions or follow-ups please send an email to
kosokoprojects@gmail.com
Alongside the work of //shrouded\\, our Storehouse offers a growing collection of digital assets, practice tools, apparel, candles, and more designed to support rest, grounding, and ongoing creative ritual.
Each piece is crafted with intention, echoing the textures and sensorial themes of the project, so you can carry elements of the practice into your daily life.