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The 3rd International Festival of Experimental and Performance Art
What is it?
Manege, the Central Exhibition Hall of St.Petersburg, invites artists to
take part in the 3rd International Festival of Experimental and
Performance Art in August 2000. We would like to bring together people
exploring new and unconventional directions in art, skilful
professionals as well as young emerging talents resenting dogmas in art
and life. We hope that once again the Festival will become a place of
charged encounters, exciting collaborations, improvisation and fun.
The Festival traditionally receives wide publicity within and
outside of St.Petersburg. One of the major events in the art
life of the city it attracts thousands of visitors pleased to give
enthusiastic feedback to the most controversial and experimental art
works and performances. Additionally participants will be given an
opportunity to explore their concepts during the conference and the
seminars which are the part of the Festival programme.
Most of the Festival events will take place in the halls of Manege
located in the historical centre of St Petersburg, 5 minutes walk from
the Hermitage. The exhibition area of Manege is 4300 sq.m., the building
is an architectural monument of the 19th century. The last Festival
gathered artists from 27 countries.
How to apply?
Artists working in the following media will be considered for
participation in the Festival: performance and live arts, conceptual
art, mail art, multimedia, video, photography and installations.
You will need to send us a proposal accompanied with a list of your
previous exhibitions or events you took part in, CV and 2-3 samples of
your work or performance documentation. Once your application is
accepted we will also ask you to send your photograph and other visual
material for the catalogue and the participation fee.
The Festival is an unsubsidized self-sustaining event which
relies on participation fees. The participation fee is set as
follows: 150 GBP sterling for a single participant, 200 for two
collaborating artists and 250 for groups of three or more. The fee will
be waved only for the three best proposals. Each participant will
receive 20 sq.m. of exhibition space and the entry in the catalogue.
Manege will also provide advertising in mass media, posters and
invitations and will organize a cultural programme for the participants.
Discounted flights courtesy to the British Airways as well as
accommodation in St.Petersburg will be available although interested
artists are advised to apply well in advance as the number of places is
limited.
Applications should be posted, faxed or e-mailed to:
Tim Gadaski,
Dostoyevsky Foundation,
134 Somerset Road,
Wimbledon, London,
SW19 5HP, United Kingdom.
tel. +44 (0) 870 3212197 fax. +44 (0) 870 1308746
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
The extended deadline is Friday, 2 June 2000.
Manege web site: www.manege.spb.ru (in Russian)
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Sharpening My Deer’s Antlers
conference
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The conference Sharpening My Deer’s Antlers dedicated to Contemporary
Live Art in Eastern Europe is part of the 3rd International Festival of
Experimental and Performance Art. The conference is scheduled for 24-25
August 2000. Principal speakers include: Larissa Skobkina, curator of
Manege; Oleg Yanushevsky, performance artist; Nana Jvitiachvili, curator
of the State Russian Museum and Vladimir Yaremenko-Tolstoy, curator of
ArtFabrik, Vienna.
The conference is open to art professionals such as curators, teachers,
researchers, critics and artists as well as to art students. The
delegates are encouraged to stay throughout the Festival in order to
discuss the performances and to participate in the workshops including:
Theatre for Yourself, Theatre for Everyone, a hands-on seminar dedicated
to street theatre; Poetry is Nakedness , a performance poetry workshop;
and others.
On the last day of the Festival a 2 week expedition will depart for
Siberia with the aim to study performance practices of tribal shamans.
The expedition will fly to Abakan and from there will travel by army
vehicles and deers visiting local villages and nomad tribes. The
expedition is supervised by the Abakan Anthropological Institute
together with the locally based 91st Paratroopers Division Bestrashnaya.
Accommodation
In St.Petersburg bed and breakfast type of accommodation can be arranged
for you by Manege. Participants of the Siberian expedition will be
provided with tents or yurtas.
Expenses
The registration fee for the conference only is 50 GBP (full) or 20 GBP
(concessions). Registration badge provides admission to all
performances, seminars, master classes and
to the cultural programme events organized by Manege for the
participants of the Festival. Accommodation is St.Petersburg costs 10-15
USD (6-10 GBP) per day. Extra costs for the participants of the Siberian
expedition will be in the region of 400 GBP per person including the air
fare, local transport and the accommodation.
If you would like to participate in the conference and/or the expedition
please contact us by e-mail or snail-mail describing your interests,
current involvement in art and your previous experiences. Please
indicate whether your would like to give a talk in the conference or
participate in the workshops.
All correspondence should be sent to :
Tim Gadaski,
Dostoyevsky Foundation
134 Somerset Road
Wimbledon
London, SW19 5HP
United Kingdom
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
tel. +44 (0) 870 3212197, fax. +44 (0) 870 1308746
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