Moving Balkans: OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN WORKSHOP FOR CHOREOGRAPHY IN BUCHAREST
29. 11. 2024
Do you have at least two years of professional experience in contemporary dance and are interested in improvement and meeting colleagues from abroad? We invite you to apply for a six-day choreography workshop in Bucharest, organized as part of the European project Moving Balkans.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 29. December 2024, 23.59 CET
7.–12. April 2025, Bucharest
The workshop will host 27 young dancers from Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Greece, North Macedonia, Turkiye, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo* and Romania.
The National Centre for Dance Bucharest (the host organization) will financially cover the workshop, travel expenses and accommodation.
Residential part in Bucharest: 6 days (7–12 April 2025 // travel dates 6–13 April 2025). Prior to the workshop, you will be invited to participate in two introductory Zoom meetings (dates tba).
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
The program is designed as a laboratory/masterclasses, running each day from April 7 to 12, from 10 am to 4 pm. It will include group meetings and classes of interdisciplinary techniques, composition, text and visual dramaturgy, and artistic-research process.
MENTORS:
Patricia Apergi (GR): choreographer, director of Aerites dance company,
Rita Góbi (HU): dancer choreographer, dance teacher, founder of Góbi Dance Company,
Joana Leśnierowska (PL): freelance choreography curator, visual dramaturg, light & space composer, performance maker,
Mădălina Dan (RO): choreographer, performer, dance teacher,
Simona Deaconescu (RO): choreographer and filmmaker working across genres and formats.
ABOUT THE APPLICATION:
We are inviting applications from individuals with at least two years of stage experience as performers who are also emerging choreographers with at least one publicly presented work. There is no age limit.
Applicants must have permanent residence in following countries: Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Greece, North Macedonia, Turkiye, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo* and Romania.
Application deadline: 29. December 2024, 23.59 CET
Notification about the selection will be sent by 17 January 2025.
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Moving Balkans is a new European project that brings together dance organizations from the Balkans. The mission of the platform is to elevate contemporary dance in the region and position it competitively within Europe. Through a regional partnership network, showcases, artist mobility initiatives, workshops, co-creations, and capacity-building activities, we strive to empower dance professionals and raise awareness of the vibrant dance scene in the Balkans.
The project is supported by the European Union.
