Call for applications for choreographers
with a focus on work in Hamburg, Dresden, Munich or Potsdam:
explore dance – network dance for young audience is looking for a mobile Pop Up production with premiere in June or October 2025 in Hamburg
New Pop Up production in Hamburg:
The mobile Pop Ups/dance productions for young audiences are technically uncomplicated, tourable and flexible. Performed in venues such as school classrooms, sports halls, district cultural centres, galleries, libraries or public spaces, they offer young audiences access to dance as an art form beyond urban centres. With a team of professional artists, the mobile productions tour regionally and nationally to present pieces of 30-40 minutes length. A close exchange between the artists and the young target group is already a part of the production process. A mediation format (workshop, follow-up discussion, etc.) is considered during the development process of the production and follows the performances.
explore dance – network dance for young audience is a production and touring network of fabrik moves (Potsdam), Fokus Tanz | Tanz und Schule München e.V., HELLERAU - Europäisches Zentrum der Künste (Dresden) and K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg. Over the past 6 years, 34 productions for young audiences have been created with a total of over 550 performances.
For more information on explore dance: www.explore-dance.de
Production conditions:
- of all contemporary dance forms (especially urban styles) who live and/or work in Hamburg, Dresden, Potsdam or Munich and work on the production with Hamburg dancers. Choreographers should not be producing primarily for a young audience.
- the production will be developed with a professional artistic team and will be aimed at young audience, with the team free to choose the age range of the audience
- short set-up and take-down times, which should be possible without technical support
- minimal equipment that is easy to transport
- willingness to perform in different spatial situations (e.g. sports hall, school hall, gallery, theatre stages)
- production phase: early summer or autumn 2025
- artistic team consists of a maximum of 4 people, the team required for the performance should live in Hamburg due to regional touring
- the production time is 5-6 weeks, consisting of 1 week of research for the choreographer and 1 other person + 5 weeks of rehearsal for the whole team
- touring is planned for 3 members of the production and will also take place in 2025
- a minimum of 4 performances in a regional context are financially planned, in addition we will try to arrange further local performances and touring dates within the network.
- the development process will be accompanied by rehearsal visits by the target group and rehearsal phases in schools.
Production budget:
- fees for up to 4 persons: 2 people x 6 weeks, 2 people x 5 weeks
- material costs €2000 (set/costumes; additional technical costs if necessary)
- transport costs to the respective venues
- performances are paid extra.
- fees are based on the recommendations of the BFDK
Application:
Please note: As the concept will be read by children and young people, we ask that it be submitted in German. However, German is not a prerequisite for the actual artistic work.
- max. 2-page concept (in German) including:
- description of the project
- choreographic approach/positioning within the current dance scene
- rough outline of the rehearsal process
- motivation for working with young audience
- age range of the target group
- thoughts on involving the target group in the artistic process
- short biography with video links of previous works as well as short biographies of contributors (if already known)
- Deadline: Sunday 16 February 2025 to: uta.meyer[at]kampnagel.de
- Decision: Early March 2025 by an advisory board and the explore-dance project team
Representing the cultural diversity of our society in a place like K3 is important to us. For all calls for proposals, we expressly welcome project proposals from people who have experienced discrimination and who identify e.g. as people with disabilities, deaf people, Black Germans, people of color, Sinti*zze and Rom*nja, Jewish, Muslim and/or refugees, as well as people with a family history of migration or refugee status.
Availability:
Questions about the call for proposals can be directed to 040/270 949 52 or by e-mail to uta.meyer[at]kampnagel.de(project management explore dance in Hamburg).
A project within the framework of explore dance – Netzwerk Tanz für junges Publikum e.V.
Funded by:
PROBEBÜHNE EINS FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS
Probebühne Eins is a workshop format created to show contemporary dance and performance pieces in an early stage of development. In regular intervals, we offer the opportunity to present works-in-progress and share different approaches on stage.
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 on 20 February 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 20th of January to tanzplan@kampnagel.de.
INTERNSHIP
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