PECDA 2022
We are happy to collaborate with the
Prakriti Foundation on the
5th edition of
Prakriti Excellence in Contemporary Dance Awards (
PECDA), inviting
Melanie Zimmerman, Programmer/Dramaturge at
Kampnagel, Germany, to sit on the
Jury and offer a
Workshop on Dance Dramaturgy.
The Basics of Dramaturgy with Melanie Zimmerman
April 19, 2022 | 3.00 - 7.00 p.m.
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan
Limited seats.
Registration is
mandatory.
This
workshop deals with the basics of dramaturgical practice in project development, in the context of the independent scene. How can a dramaturge support the choreographic process and work, how is it possible to find specific words for your own artistic projects, and how can we address institutions with our ideas?
Based on a presentation of programming and networking using the example of Kampnagel as an international production house, the workshop will explore the emergence of a project from idea to concept.
© Melanie Zimmermann
After working for film and television,
Melanie Zimmermann studied Cultural Studies and Dance in Frankfurt on the Oder and in Paris. She was press and public relations assistant for the Forsythe Company and studied dramaturgy with Hans-Thies Lehmann in Frankfurt on the Main and in Brussels; in 2010, she was on a danceWEB scholarship. Then she began working freelance as a dance and theatre dramaturge, e.g. for Wanda Golonka, Peeping Tom, Sebastian Matthias, Laurent Chétouane and was project manager of the MAMAZA collective.
Since 2010 she is dance dramaturge and curator at
Kampnagel. For the past eleven years, she has supported and created festivals, events and formats to support the international collaboration of dance makers.
PECDA is a biennial pan-Indian open-entry competition of works in progress for contemporary choreographers and dancers, blueprinted in 2012 by dance enabler Karthika Nair (poet, producer and co-founder of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's company Eastman).
The 2022 edition is curated by Farooq Choudhury OBE ( Producer of Akram Khan Dance Company & TATE Trustee in the UK) and Chandrika Grover Ralleigh (Independent Arts Consultant - India). Kylie Walters (Director of Choreographic Studies at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance of Lyon, France) is the festival mentor of this edition, mentoring all 18 shortlisted pre-finalists. Besides the competition, this edition offers workshops, panel discussions, dance films and presentation of writings on dance.
The Jury comprises
Melanie Zimmerman (Programmer/Dramaturge at Kampnagel, Germany), Anmol Vellani (Artist, Researcher and Founder, India Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore, India), Rachid Ouramdane (President-Director - Chaillot Theatre National De La Danse, France), Glyn Roberts (Director of Castlemaine State Festival, Australia) and Mark Yeoman (Artistic Director of Noorderzon - Festival of Performing Arts & Society, Netherlands).
The entry to all
PECDA 2022 events is
FREE. Click
here for more information and schedule.
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