Looking for performers, dancers, actors, musicians, circus and visual artists, directors and choreographersexpired
Brno, Reykjavik and Prague in collaboration with the Mexican ensemble Foco alAire
Posted on: Mar. 16, 2022
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Description:
BPART are looking for performers, dancers, actors, musicians, circus and visual artists, directors and choreographers from the Czech Republic and Iceland for a compensated collaboration on a two-year international project that will take place in Brno, Reykjavik and Prague in collaboration with the Mexican ensemble Foco alAire.
Where: Brno (CZ) / Reykjavík (IS) / Prague (CZ)
When: 2022–2023
Deadline for applications: 31. 3. 2022
2022
The project is part of a 3-month European tour of the Mexican ensemble. They will perform in France, the UK, Italy and Hungary during May, June, July and September 2022. In the Czech Republic and Iceland, they will work 3-4 weeks to adapt their performance for a 15-member Czech-Icelandic-Mexican professional ensemble.
In cooperation with local institutions, they will also work to include 50 members
of the local community in their performance.
2023
The project continues then in May 2023 in Prague to involve a specific community
in the capital, working on the same principles.
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Information for professional performers
STEP 1: First round of auditions
Send the online materials before the 31/03/22
Results will be announced by the 30/04/22
Second round of auditions
19-21/05/22 personal participation in a workshop Reykjavík
23-25/05/22 personal participation in a workshop Brno
25/05/22 announcement the 5 professional dancers-actors from Iceland and 5 from the Czech Republic selected to participate in the project
STEP 2: Creation in Reykjavík / Iceland
2nd or 4th week in June
Creation in Brno / Czech Republic
4th week in June or 1st week in July
Creation with the Mexican ensemble: 5 Mexican, 5 Czech and 5 Icelandic performers. Travel, meals and accommodation are paid through project budget.
STEP 3: Cooperation with the Brno community and performance
July 2022
Daily cooperation with Brno citizens and the local Roma community divided into working groups. Irregular working hours, 8 hours a day. Travel, meals and accommodation are paid through project budget.
STEP 4: Cooperation with the Reykjavik community and performance
September 2022
Daily cooperation with Reykjavík citizens and the refugee community divided into working groups. Irregular working hours, 8 hours a day. Travel, meals and accommodation are paid through project budget.
STEP 5: Cooperation with the Prague community and performance
May 2023
Daily cooperation with Prague citizens and the community of people requiring mental health services divided into working groups. Irregular working hours, 8 hours a day. Travel, meals and accommodation are through project budget.
STEP 6: Attendance at an international conference
July 2023 – in the frame of Meeting Brno festival (1 day)
The contract is intended exclusively for the entire two-year project, ie for steps 2-6.
Gross fee: EUR 300,00 per week
How to apply
Open call – first round (online)
please fill up the form and enclose:
1) a professional CV with a portrait picture and contact
2) a link to your work: 3 short (3-6 min) examples of your work as a performer, creator
3) a short selfie video in which you answer the question: Why would I want to be part of this and what could it be good for?
Please give your honest and personal answers.
https://forms.gle/2qcZh5iod752KRgs7
Deadline for the first (on-line) selection: 31/3/2022
By 30/04/2022 the Artistic Directors of the Foco al Aire ensemble will announce the results of the online interviews and invite 30 selected performers (10-15 Czech and 10-15 Icelandic) to a 2-3 day seminar in Reykjavik (approx. 19-21/05/22) and in Brno (approx. 23-25/05/22).
Deadline for the second (in person) selection: 25.5.22
Based on the second round of interviews, Foco alAire will select 5 Czech
and 5 Icelandic performers.
For any further questions or information, please contact: [email protected]
For further information, please visit bpart.cz
Application Deadline:
Mar. 31, 2022
Job Duration:
3 months
Job Category:
Performing
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