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There is no charge to submit an Off-Kilter Cabaret proposal.
About the Show
September 25 - October 23, 2026
Off-Leash Area announces an Artist Call for Proposals for the 5th Off-Kilter Cabaret. Off-Leash Area’s Off-Kilter community program highlights and supports artists with disabilities creating original performance work. The annual Off-Kilter Cabaret is an evening length cabaret-style production, composed of 5 to 7 acts in any performing arts form. The Cabaret is curated by the Off-Kilter Leadership Team, who are leaders in the disability community, and 80% of whom are themselves persons with disabilities.
Anyone in Minnesota is welcome to apply by submitting a proposal for a performance piece that is 5-10 minutes long that speaks to this year’s theme: “Location! Location! Location!”
Off-Leash Area co-artistic director Jennifer Ilse says, “We all have seminal places in our lives - What happened there, or what do you hope will happen? Where do you go when you want to escape? Where do you thrive and where do you struggle? We are excited to see everyone’s unique interpretations of the theme in their proposals.”
Off-Kilter Cabaret performances will be held February 26-28, 2027 at the Playwrights’ Center, a fully accessible theater space. Accessibility accommodations will include ASL interpreting, captioning and audio description.
The Call for Proposals will open September 25. Artists with disabilities are asked to submit proposals by October 23, 2026.
The Off-Kilter Advisory Team are: writer and storyteller Amy Salloway, national touring musician Gabriel Rodreick, and Sam Jasmine, host of the Disability and Progress program on KFAI. Off-Leash Area is excited to be partnering again with Young Dance, whose mission is transforming lives through movement.
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