{"id":21,"date":"2026-08-11T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brightondragproject.mikecoombes.com\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-08-11T16:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:33:09","slug":"21-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brightondragproject.mikecoombes.com\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"Expression of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f19-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"19\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F21#wpcf7-f19-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"19\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.6\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f19-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<div class=\"brighton-drag-eoi\">\n\t<h2>Expression of Interest \u2013 Brighton Drag Photography Project\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>For prospective performers<\/strong>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p>Working project title: <em>Both of Me<\/em>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p>Thank you for considering taking part. This form is an expression of interest only: it does not commit you to the project. It will help demonstrate community interest as part of an Arts Council England funding application and help me understand how you might like to be involved.\n\t<\/p>\n\t<h3>About the project\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>I am developing a year-long photographic and audio project exploring Brighton\u2019s drag community, identity, performance and the overlap between everyday and drag personas.\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p>I plan to work with around 20\u201325 performers, photographing many participants several times across the year and recording relaxed conversations in which performers tell their stories in their own words.\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p>The ambition is to create a Brighton gallery exhibition of 30\u201340 photographs with first-person audio, smaller displays in drag venues, a professionally designed photographic book and a dedicated project website.\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p>If Arts Council funding is secured, each participating performer will receive a \u00a3100 honorarium and a copy of the finished book.\n\t<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<h3>Expression of interest\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><br \/>\n<label>Your name *<\/label>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" autocomplete=\"name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><br \/>\n<label>Drag \/ stage name<\/label>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"drag-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"drag-name\" \/><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><br \/>\n<label>Pronouns <em>(optional)<\/em><\/label>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"pronouns\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"pronouns\" \/><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><br \/>\n<label>Email \/ preferred contact *<\/label>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" autocomplete=\"email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><br \/>\n<label>Venue(s) or part of the Brighton scene you are associated with <em>(optional)<\/em><\/label>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"venue-scene\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"venue-scene\" \/><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<h3>I would be interested in taking part in the project:\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"participation\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-checkbox wpcf7-validates-as-required\"><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item first\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"participation[]\" value=\"Photography\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Photography<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"participation[]\" value=\"Recorded conversation\/audio\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Recorded conversation\/audio<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"participation[]\" value=\"Both photography and audio\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Both photography and audio<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item last\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"participation[]\" value=\"I\u2019d like to discuss it first\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">I\u2019d like to discuss it first<\/span><\/label><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<h3>How might you like to be photographed?\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>This is not a fixed list and you do not need to decide now. Tick anything that interests you.\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"photography-options\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-checkbox\"><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item first\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"photography-options[]\" value=\"Portraits in drag\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Portraits in drag<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"photography-options[]\" value=\"Portraits out of drag\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Portraits out of drag<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"photography-options[]\" value=\"Getting ready \/ transformation\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Getting ready \/ transformation<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"photography-options[]\" value=\"Backstage\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Backstage<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"photography-options[]\" value=\"During a performance\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">During a performance<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"photography-options[]\" value=\"At home or in everyday life\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">At home or in everyday life<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"photography-options[]\" value=\"At a location in Brighton that matters to me\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">At a location in Brighton that matters to me<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item last\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"photography-options[]\" value=\"Something else I\u2019d like to suggest\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Something else I\u2019d like to suggest<\/span><\/label><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><br \/>\n<label>If you selected \u201cSomething else\u201d, please tell me more:<\/label>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"photography-other\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"photography-other\"><\/textarea><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<h3>Anything you would particularly like the project to explore?\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"project-explore\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"project-explore\"><\/textarea><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<h3>Anything you would prefer not to discuss or photograph?\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"boundaries\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"boundaries\"><\/textarea><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<h3>Permission at this stage\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>By submitting this form, I confirm only that I am interested in discussing participation. 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