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El programa del próximo seminario en la Isla de San Simón, que tendrá lugar entre el 11 y el 13 de marzo, es resultado de un trabajo colectivo en el que también resuenan las conversaciones iniciadas en el proceso de elaboración del segundo seminario, que tendrá lugar en Bilbao a finales de mayo.

Un grupo de trabajo visitó el espacio de San Simón el día 21 de febrero para situar su propuesta de programa expandido sobre el mapa, sobre el territorio de la isla y sus espacios singulares.

La Isla de San Simón es, en realidad, un territorio formado por dos islas unidas por un puente. A lo largo de la historia acogió un hospital de infecciosos, un hogar para niños huérfanos y una cárcel para presos políticos durante el Franquismo. Este espacio de tensión y dolor en el pasado es, hoy, un espacio para la construcción de futuros posibles, imaginados por los artistas abriendo otras maneras de articulación que se empiezan a analizar desde la propia práctica, atravesándolas para saber qué dejan en nuestros cuerpos, qué resuena después del encuentro y hacia dónde nos desplaza para tejer otras redes. Para pensar en otros modos de articularnos e imaginar otras complicidades posibles.

Agite y Sirva Call 2014  ·  6th Screendance Touring Festival

·  1st National Screendance Award, aimed at Mexican artists
·  Official Selection 2014

The Agite y Sirva Screendance Touring Festival 2014 calls for international entries of screendance and dance documentary works for its sixth edition.

Thanks to the support of the Coordinación Nacional de Danza of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Red Nacional de Festivales de Danza, the Agite y Sirva Festival will give the First National Screendance Award, which is aimed at Mexican artists and it consists of a First Prize of MX$12,000 (US$900 - €660), a Second Prize of MX$8,000 (US$600 - €440) and a Third Prize of MX$6,000 (US$450 - €330).

Also as every year, we will release the Official Selection Agite y Sirva 2014 of international screendance and dance documentary. The works will be evaluated by an international jury, who could declare desert any of the three prizes. The selected works will be part of the Agite y Sirva Festival 2014's touring program in Mexico and other countries, with previous notification to authors.

Deadline for works reception: March 24, 2014.

The Official Selection will be announced on April 14, 2014.*
The First National Screendance Award's results will be announced on May 26, 2014.

*Selected authors or representatives must send the following to fest@agiteysirva.com at the latest on April 23, 2014:
· 2 still photos of the work (min. 300 dpi) and 1 copy of the work.

Submissions are uniquely sent online through this link.

Después de tres ediciones en las que MOV-S se plantea como un congreso internacional itinerante acompañado de un programa artístico propio, en 2012 se propone un nuevo proyecto respondiendo a la necesidad de operar, desde otros lugares, en los nuevos contextos para la danza en los territorios iberoamericanos.

La cuarta edición fue un proceso de pensamiento colectivo para discutir, de forma horizontal, los modos de operar en danza en los contextos iberoamericanos actuales. Además, por primera vez, se vincula a un festival local, Cádiz en Danza, cuyo director, Pepe Vélez, comisaria el programa artístico del encuentro.

En esta quinta edición proponemos un proyecto nómada de acción colectiva que se desarrollará en un período de dos años a través de varios territorios iberoamericanos. A través de una serie de seminarios vinculados a festivales locales iremos abordando desde diferentes perspectivas el tema de la “Articulación”.

Encontraréis toda la información en www.mov-s.org.

La primera etapa del recorrido que se desarrolla bajo el proyecto MOV-S ha tenido lugar en Galicia. Ha atravesado un proceso de curadoría colectiva en el que participaron 20 agentes del territorio incluyendo a artistas, escritores, editoras, antropólogas, actores, tecnólogas…

El colectivo Misa de Domingas, que se reúne cada domingo a las 12h en Casa Tomada, en A Coruña, invitó a una serie de personas a discutir sobre el tema que proponemos como punto de partida: “Articulación: redes, colectivos y comunidades”.

A partir de la pregunta “¿Qué es hoy para ti una red?”, se activó un proceso caótico, sin normas ni metodología, para pensar en la articulación en las prácticas artísticas. Todo derivó hacia lugares no previstos: dejamos de pensar en crear una red y comenzamos a pensar y actuar en red, dejando espacio para el desplazamiento que supone entrar en escena y jugar con otros métodos, sin límites formales en los lenguajes y sin fronteras territoriales.

Programaciones expandidas, tecnologías de encuentro, relevancia, visibilidad e invisibilidad y la articulación entre instituciones, entre artes vivas y los museos, entre el cuerpo y la vida real, son los conceptos que el colectivo de pensamiento ha puesto sobre la mesa para atravesar de un modo íntimo, práctico y propositivo en el marco del seminario que tendrá lugar en marzo en la Isla de San Simón.

CALL FOR ENTRIES IS OPEN!

VIDEOS, PERFORMANCES AND INSTALLATIONS

DEADLINE: 30TH MAY

6th InShadow - International Festival of Video, Performance and Technologies

December 2014

São Luiz Teatro Municipal, Teatro do Bairro and other venues, museums and galleries in Lisbon (Portugal)

www.voarte.com

ACCEPTED GENRES

a) Video Dance / the videos in competition run to 8 awards attributed by the Official Jury, Schools Jury, Vo'Arte Jury and Public. Entry form here.

b) Documentaries / the videos in competition run to an award attributed by the Documentary Jury. Entry form here.

c) Performance (solos) / Presented in alternative spaces in Lisbon. Entry form here.

d) Installations / Presented in alternative spaces in Lisbon. Entry form here.  

SUBMISSIONS

Read the regulations thoroughly here, fill in the online entry form for each genre at the SUBMISSIONS subtabs and send the film via wetransfer to info@voarte.com (features: Quick Time, codec H264, in HD if possible) until 2GB (maximum capacity of wetransfer) or, alternatively, send the DVD and other elements as in the point B) of the regulations to:

Vo'Arte

InShadow – 6th International Festival of Video, Performance and Technologies

Rua S. Domingos à Lapa, nº 8N 1200-835 Lisboa, Portugal

E-mail (for questions related to the regulations and online entry form) voarte@voarte.com

For file sharing please send to: info@voarte.com

Tel: +351 21 393 24 10 or +351 91 404 04 71

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, Dance Film Showcase, 2014
The Dance Film Showcase, in its fifth year at TFF, strives to present the highest quality of visually engaging, sensory stimulating, movement driven short film work. The program curated by Cari Ann Shim Sham*, an award winning filmmaker, video artist, educator and Topanga local, continues a partnership with Dances Made to Order and local based filmmakers of Los Angeles.

We consider films under 15 min that engage at least one of these topics:
1.) Dance for Camera
2.) Experimental film involving dance
3.) Narratives about dance
4.) Documentaries about dance
5.) Films about movement

DEADLINE: May 1st, FREE of charge

TO APPLY please email a private link of your film to: shimsham@topangafilmfestival.com
OR Send a DVD and a cover letter with your contact info to:
Dance Film Showcase, ATTN: Cari Ann Shim Sham*
274 No. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga, CA 90290

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Now in its 10th year, TFF is dedicated to the exhibition of independent cinema that explores trans‐format content and inspires the imagination. The festival provides a unique opportunity to enjoy a wealth of international content that ranges from pure unbounded creativity to empowering and educational. The festival endeavors to bridge cultures, create and expand community, provide cultural exchange, and networking opportunities.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
“The Topanga Film Festival is a true original. A chance to see great films under the stars in one of the most magical spots on the continent. A jewel of a festival.”
~ Wendie Malick,, actor

Deep in heart of Southern California’s counter-culture enclave Topanga Canyon, a small evolution is brewing. Organizers of the 9th Annual Topanga Film Festival, to be held July 17th-20st, 2014 will include documentary films, panels, and networking opportunities. With hands-on demonstrations of cutting edge technology, those in attendance enjoy a user friendly, culturally creative experience.

The Bachelor in Contemporary Dance offered by Manufacture – University of Performing Arts of Western Switzerland – in collaboration with Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) is the first university-level programme in contemporary dance in Switzerland. Practice-oriented, this programme features partnerships with leading international institutions. Students therefore have the opportunity to become familiar with numerous choreographic languages; meet renowned professionals in dance education and practice, and become part of a national and international network. 

The programme combines a core curriculum common to the Lausanne and Zurich schools with two different options, each developed specifically at one of the sites. 

The Creation option, offered in Lausanne in partnership with P.A.R.T.S. (Brussels), is an integral part of the pedagogical vision followed by Manufacture’s Theatre department since 2003. The programme emphasises the concepts of creativity, independence, and a reflexive approach. 

At Manufacture, the presence of a Dance and a Theatre department at a single location enables the development of synergies between the departments and fosters an interdisciplinary approach.

Audition: An audition for the Creation option is organised every year, after which Manufacture composes a class of twelve dancers. 
 

Calendar

• 1st round of auditions in Lausanne (Manufacture): between March 31st to April 4th 2014 

             > deadline: March 14th 2014

• 1st round of auditions in Brussels (P.A.R.T.S): between May 10th to 12th 2014 

             > deadline: April 17th 2014

• 2nd round of auditions in Lausanne (Manufacture): from June 23rd to 27th 2014 

• programme start: September 15th 2014

Academic Head Thomas Hauert
 

Duration 3 years / 180 ECTS credits
 

Teaching languages English and French

Additional informations: http://www.hetsr.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1123&Itemid=320#BA_Dance_English

Trans-Media-Akademie Hellerau (DE) announces CYNETART Competition 2014.

Young media artists, artist collectives, creatives and scientists working in the field of new media are invited to hand in their projects. 

The CYNETART Competition is held every two years and comprises the Grant and the Artist-in-Residence Grant from the Saxon State Minister for Higher Education, Research and the Arts, the CYNETART Award in cooperation with HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts and the CYNETART ARTE Creative Commission. With a total value of about 30,000EUR the CYNETART Competition is considered as one of Europe's most prestigious awards in the fiel of media art.

The winning projects will be presented within "CYNETART – 18^th international festival for computer based art and transdisciplinary media projects" taking place from 13^th to 19^th November 2014 at Festspielhaus Hellerau in Dresden, Germany.

Deadline: 15th March 2014

Further information and application: http://www.cynetart.de/cfp/2014/

I'm showing the Room for Movement at the Winter Anti Depression Show - Maastricht, the Netherlands.

© Photos by Gert Jan van Rooij.

Marres has invited a team of designers and artists to create a house that immerses visitors in a variety of sensory experiences. Chris Kabel, Katja Gruijters, Ludmila Rodrigues, Kaffe Matthews, FourceLabs, Alessandro Gualtieri, Thierry Mandon, Lisa Pacini and Christine Istad turn Marres temporarily into an Art Resort.

The Winter Anti Depression Show is a pilot for a spectacular exhibition about the senses, Here Comes The Sun, which takes place in the former Sphinx factory in Maastricht from 21 Dec 2015 until 22 March 2016.

See more photos here.

Hi all,

I'm happy to invite you to a new dance series I'm curating at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

please let me know if you're around and can make it!

best,

Lior

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KONTRAPUNKT is a series of six events which interrelates contemporary art and dance. Each event establishes a dialogue between one of the Museum’s exhibitions on display and a contemporary dance piece, and includes a visit to the exhibition, a viewing of the dance performance and an open discussion with curators and choreographers.

With KONTRAPUNKT, we aim to bring together the Museum’s visitors and the dance audience in a mutual discourse on issues of expression, interpretation and conventions - through the prism of the two disciplines. 

our first chapter:

Kontrapunkt #1: Conflict as Raw Material 

Arkadi Zaides/Gustav Metzger

13 February 2014 at 19:30

Over the past six decades, Gustav Metzger has reacted critically in his art to what he views as humanity's ongoing injustices, and developed various tactics aiming to rouse us from our indifference and expose us to what we have ceased to observe. 

Arkadi Zaides, recipient of the Emile Zola Human Rights award, is the Israeli choreographer most identified with taking a political stance. In his work he seeks to remind his viewers of mundane occurrences which he believes they prefer not to see.

This platform provides an encounter between two artists who are stirred to action by reality, surrounded by conflicts which provide them with raw materials for a profound creation that raises a disturbing and poignant mirror in the viewers' face.