(Sorry for cross posting)
Dear individual / company / institution interested in the development of and networking within the contemporary dance area.
We now have the pleasure to present 3 interesting calls related to future keđja activities:
Call for artists for Wilderness Dance, a unique residency opportunity for contemporary dance artists. 5 countries – 10 companies/artist groups – 10 communities - 20 residencies
• Residencies in communities on the edge of the Nordic/Baltic region offer artists a platform to explore, engage, create and present work in close proximity to wild nature.
• 10 artistic groups will be chosen.
• Residencies will take place in 10 different communities in 5 countries, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Latvia
• Each company will go to 2 x 21 day residencies in two different countries.
• The residency period will start in January 2013.
• The call is open to artists from all Nordic and Baltic countries
• Deadline for applications Aug. 15th. Selection results announced no later than September 30th
• Info and application form on www.kedja.net
Call for Mentees for the keđja Mentoring Scheme. Share knowledge and experience in order to develop the management side of dance.
• 12 younger performing arts managers/producers/self-organizing artists from the Nordic-Baltic countries will be chosen
• For a period of approximately two years, the mentees will communicate individually with their mentor
• Coaching on general issues concerning your professional development/the development of your company as well as on concrete cases is offered
• Networking with other mentees and the keđja network as such
• Mentees will take part in keđjaKlaipeda June 2012 and keđjaMariehamn Summer 2014
• Deadline for applications Aug. 15th. Selection results announced no later than September 18th
• Info and application form on www.kedja.net
Call for visionary input texts for "Performing Arts 2032", -a session at keđjaTallinn.
Under the headline: Vision 2032: performing arts 20 years from now -necessity and general position in society, questions and visions will be debated.
We are looking for people that have a vision about the performing arts 20 years from now!
• Read the questions and send your vision (max. 3500 characters) by July 1.
• 4 people will be invited to take part in keđjaTallinn (travel and accommodation provided).
• 1 vision from every Nordic and Baltic country (8 in total) will be printed in the programme booklet of keđjaTallinn
What is keđja?
• keđja is Nordic-Baltic dance meetings in the form of Encounters as well as other activities related to the development of contemporary dance (preliminary descriptions on www.kedja.net )
• keđja is for anyone interested in taking a closer look at how contemporary dance is organized and works in the Nordic-Baltic countries and beyond.
• keđja is for people who want to co-operate across borders to create better circumstances for the art of contemporary dance, and thereby stimulate and develop the art of dance.
• keđja is the Old Norse and Icelandic word for chain and is highly associated with the old Nordic chain dances that are still being danced. The name symbolizes our aim to connect, attach, encircle and move outwards, as well as to strengthen already existing networks.
We look forward to receiving your applications and input!
Yours sincerely
keđja
- the Wilderness partners
- the Mentoring Scheme partners
- the keđjaTallinn Team
and Kamma Siegumfeldt, main project manager for keđja
Supported by the EU Culture Programme, Nordic Baltic Mobility Programme + Art and Culture Programme, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Estonian Ministry of Culture
keđja partners 2012-2015:
Dansehallerne – Copenhagen DK, Dance Information Norway, Dance Info Finland , Independent Theatres Association – Reykjavik IS, The Union of Estonian Dance Artists, Bora Bora – Aarhus DK, Dansearena Nord – Hammerfest NO, MAD Production – Helsinki FIN, New Theatre Institute of Latvia, Fish Eye – Klaipeda LT, SITE – Stockholm S