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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
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The extended deadline is Friday, 2 June 2000.
Manege web site: www.manege.spb.ru (in
Russian)
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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
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tel. +44 (0) 870 3212197, fax. +44 (0) 870 1308746
