Together with the tYhle ensemble, we are announcing an open call for participation in the microinterventions of the Suitcaseboarding project, which will take place in the public space of Ostrava during MOVE Fest Ostrava 2024 - specifically on Saturday, September 28th.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The Suitcaseboarding project was created in 2021 as an outdoor performance depicting a collage of travel images, a collage of situations that we all experience while traveling, but each in their own way. This performance will be available to experience during MOVE Fest 2024 on Sunday, September 29th, starting at 5:00 PM in front of the Dům kultury Poklad.
Starting in 2024, however, the project also includes movement micro-interventions in public spaces, stemming from a workshop with a group of selected local performers. And you could be part of it!
Selected performers will participate in a creative workshop, during which the artistic team from the tYhle ensemble will introduce them to the movement situations and scores from the actual performance. Together, they will then adapt these to specific locations in Ostrava, as well as the abilities and characteristics of the current local cast. The result will be two public presentations of the micro-interventions at two different locations in Ostrava. Unexpected small dance, movement, and acrobatic situations and studies will emerge in the public space, created by the tYhle ensemble and performed by local professional and emerging performers.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Anyone with at least minimal movement experience and a strong desire to participate in a performative project in a public space alongside professional creators can join.
You can apply to the open call in two categories:
► As a professional/starting professional performer with experience in presenting movement projects (this participation will be compensated with an amount agreed upon after the open call results are announced).
► As a beginner or participant with basic movement experience (the reward for this participation will be collaboration with Czech movement scene professionals and participation in an international festival program).
So don’t hesitate to apply, no matter which category you fall into. For Suitcaseboarding, we’re looking for the perfect mix of experienced and beginner performers and dancers, which will maintain the diversity and playfulness of these movement micro-interventions.
HOW TO APPLY?
By September 10, 2024, fill in the form with a few basic details.
If you already have some movement work or performances under your belt, don’t hesitate to upload a sample in the form of a video or photos 📷
By September 20, you will receive information about whether you have been selected for the project and further instructions on how to participate.
The creative workshop and public performances will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2024. So don’t make any other plans, as it will be during MOVE Fest, packed with a fantastic program full of movement! 😉
WHAT YOU WILL GAIN BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SUITCASEBOARDING MICROINTERVENTIONS:
► The opportunity to be part of an innovative project that connects dance, acrobatics, and public space.
► A public presentation in front of hundreds of festival audiences and random passersby.
► Collaboration with a renowned creative team and local colleagues.
► Professional and personal contacts within the Czech performative scene.
► Integration into a local community of creators who care about their environment.
► A presentation at the prestigious international festival, MOVE Fest Ostrava.
💛 We look forward to all applications and the joint creation of unforgettable movement experiences in the public spaces of Ostrava!
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