Call for applications: Conversations on Performance

Conversations on Performance

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Conversations on Performance 
May 25 to 31, 2024

Seeking :
Theatre and dance artists based in Germany : directors, playwrights, choreographers, performers, designers and anyone with a performing arts practice.

Conversations on Performance
Conversations on Performance is an international 7-day seminar taking place from May 25 to 31, 2024 as part of the 18th edition of Festival TransAmériques in Montreal / Tio'tia:ke, Canada from May 22 to June 5, 2024).

Gathering around twenty emerging professional artists aged 25 to 35 from Quebec, Canada and abroad, Conversations on Performance takes the form of a seminar held in English and based on eight shows presented during FTA, with workshops and conversations with the Festival’s artists and the wider arts community in Montreal / Tio'tia:ke. Participants are encouraged to expand their ideas about contemporary theatre and dance, to share their expertise and their critical thinking. A cultural mediator will follow the group throughout the project.

Objectives
  • Encouraging emerging artistic practices by circulating ideas and intermingling disciplines and diverse creative contexts;
  • Enriching the professional and artistic approach of participants by giving them the opportunity to discover other artists’ practices and attend contemporary dance and theatre performances from Quebec and abroad;
  • Stimulating conversations and exchange with other artists and critics.
Festival TransAmériques
One of North America’s most distinctive performing arts festivals, Festival TransAmériques is a driving force for the promotion of contemporary theatre and dance. FTA delves deep into artistic disciplines, probing their limits in its quest for bold, outstanding artistic voices. Its policy is a pact with the present: it provides essential support to artists by presenting and co-producing contemporary theatre and dance. Featuring shows from all over the world, FTA mirrors political and social movements of our era as echoed in works of art that reinterpret the world we live in, that shed a new light on our times.

Other Partner
The Saison Foundation, Tokyo

Eligibility Criteria
  • At least two years of professional experience as a theatre or dance artist, or a critic in the performing arts
  • Good spoken English
  • Being within the age range of 25-35
Activities
  • Attending at least six FTA shows
  • Discussions and critical analysis related to the shows
  • Conversations with FTA artists
Conversations on Performance is a demanding seminar that runs on an intense daily schedule. Participants must commit to the entirety of the programme.

Grant
  • Flight Germany – Montreal - Germany
  • Accommodation in an aparthotel in Montreal
  • Tickets for the six FTA shows
Per diem non-included

Application process
Please provide:
A letter of motiviation (1 page) presenting relevant professional experience. The letter must answer to the following questions:
  • What is your motivation to participate in Conversations on Performance?
  • What will you bring to the programme, and how will you benefit from it?
  • How is your work influenced by the privileges you have or by the artistic, social or political issues you want bring forward?
Resume – please include your age

In specific cases, it is possible to submit your application on the phone or by video. Please contact us to discuss modalities.

Please send your application at the latest on December 1, 2023 at caroline.gagnon@goethe.de
Participants will be selected by December 15, 2023.

Information :
Caroline Gagnon
Goethe-Institut
Tél. : 514-499-0159 poste 107
caroline.gagnon@goethe.de
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