Project description: The piece explores the format of the dance battle and transfers it to personal struggles and inner conflicts. Dancers compete against each other in various battle formats. The pop-up production is aimed at a young audience and is primarily shown in schools. There is already a close dialogue with the target group during the development of the piece.

Rehearsal period: 26.05.-30.05.2025 & 09.06.-05.07.2025

Performances: The premiere is on 04.07.2025 in Hamburg, with further performances between 05.07. and 12.07.2025 and in September and October. Planned touring dates will take the piece to explore dance locations in Hamburg, Potsdam, Munich and Dresden by the end of 2025, with further performances planned for 2026.

Offer: The remuneration includes a rehearsal fee for five weeks, additional remuneration for performances in accordance with the recommendations of the BFDK and the assumption of travel and accommodation costs for the touring dates.

The audition will take place from 28 to 30 March 2025 in Hamburg. Please indicate your availability for this weekend in your application.

Applications with CV and video links can be sent by email to tanzplan2@kampnagel.de by 26 March 2025.

HERE you can find the announcement as .pdf (german only)

From June to November, the selected choreographers exchange and share their individual work online and on site. Therefore, a series of online encounters scheduled early in the process will serve to determine common areas of interest and lay a foundation of trust for the program’s duration. While a Chilean choreographer will work at K3 in the month of August 2025, NAVE will host a choreographer from Hamburg to be in Santiago de Chile. NAVE will provide a studio for three to four weeks (depending on the availability of selected choreographer) and accommodation within the centre. Additionally, they will support the research of the choreographer and facilitate workshops or sharing sessions if the choreographer wishes to do so.

K3 is looking for a choreographer to take part in the exchange. The choreographer should be based in Hamburg. The choreographer should have experience of leading several professional dance projects as a choreographer. They should work on their individual project during the exchange but should be willing to share their practice and outcomes with the other choreographers and the public. Please bear in mind the language barrier when planning encounters and sharing situations during the residency at NAVE, as English is not widely spoken in Chile.

Details of the exchange:

1. June and July 2025: First online meetings with institutions and between the two choreographers before the actual exchange on site, to introduce all participants, identify common interests, and determine schedules.
2. August 2025 (4 weeks): The choreographer from Chile is in Hamburg. The choreographer from Hamburg should ideally be available during that time for some meetings.
3. On site exchange timeframe of 22 September to 17 October 2025 (3-4 weeks): The choreographer from Hamburg visits Santiago de Chile. NAVE will provide a studio for that time.
4. November 2025: review meeting (online) with all participants to evaluate results.

Financial details:
K3 will pay for a return flight from Hamburg to Santiago de Chile and will support the choreographer with a scholarship of 600 Euro per week of the stay in Chile.

Application details:
Applications should be in English and contain: Project description including motivation for the exchange (max. 1 page), portfolio/description of your work, CV, up to 5 video links to previous works.
Applications initially go to K3 before the final decision will be taken jointly by K3 and NAVE.

Applications from people who experience discrimination, who identify themselves as Black German, Person of Colour, Sinti*zze and Rom*nja, Jewish, Muslim and/or refugees, as well as people with a family history of migration or flight, are explicitly welcomed to apply. We promote professional equality for people of all genders and the compatibility of family and work. Severely disabled persons and persons of equal status are given preferential consideration in cases of equal aptitude and ability. We have to point out that NAVE is not wheel chair accessible. For questions concerning accessibility of the premises of NAVE please contact us via niklaus.bein@kampnagel.de or 0402709494321.

Deadline for applications: 17 April 2025

The selection will be made by the artistic coordinators, NAVE and K3, beginning of May 2025

Please send your questions and application to: niklaus.bein@kampnagel.de

Each presentation should not be longer than 10 minutes.

The technical setting for the showing is: black floor, basic lighting, sound via laptop/phone, two wireless microphones, video projection viaLaptop on a 4x3m static screen on the back wall of the stage. The setting cannot be changed or extended.

Next Probebühne Eins takes place in November 2025.

Send an informal application with a brief description of the project you are currently working on and what you want to do on stage until the 30th of Oktober to tanzplan@kampnagel.de.