We happily share the news that Central Europe Dance Theatre (CEDT) is looking for participatants for DCL – Dance Communication Lab in Budapest from Beyond Front@ partner countries: Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
Beyond Front@: Bridging Periphery is a Creative Europe project (2023-2026) created by Central Europe Dance Theatre – CEDT (Hungary), Bunker (Slovenia), Hrvatski institut za pokret i ples – HIPP (Croatia), Krakow Dance Theatre – Krakowski Teatr Tańca (Poland), M Studio (Romania) and Vitlycke – CPA (Sweden) to foster local development of the contemporary dance fields.
What is a DCL in general? DCL – Dance communication Lab is a short-term exchange formula between dancers, where the main aim is that 6 professional dancers coming from the abovementioned partner countries get to know each other through improvisation, which is the most distinctive process of creation in contemporary dance. The 2 day long research project will take place under the mentorship of Sándor Petrovics.
Sándor Petrovics was born in 1987 in Budapest, Hungary. In 2012 he acquired his diploma as a contemporary dancer at BCDA. Moving to Israel proved to be a pivotal point in his life. In Tel Aviv, he worked at Vertigo Dance Company, and parallel to that he was certified as an Ilan Lev Method practitioner. In 2019 he left Israel for the German Tanzmainz Company where Sharon Eyal’s work made the biggest impact on him. In this period, he also drew closer to the gaga language. In 2021, upon returning to Hungary he started to share his experiences in the form of teaching and ILM treatments. Recently, he is also a freelance dancer.
“I believe that reality is layered and is made of patterns that pervade the visible and the invisible world. Out of these patterns the most fundamental is movement. This is the source, the way and the purpose of existence. Life itself. Body is our common heritage, which presents us with experiencing, connecting and growing.”
DCL CEDT-Budapest will take place 16th -17th November 2024 as part of the annual Sissi Autumn Dance Week (SŐT7) at the Bethlen Square Theater. The demonstration might take any format or location (e.g. indoor, outdoor, walking), length is usually between 15-40 min and has public audience.
When?
- Arrival: 15th November
- Studio days: 16-17 November
- Demonstration: 17 November
- Departure: 18 November
Where? At one of the festival’s site-specific spaces.
Participation criteria:
- only dance artists from the countries listed are invited and accepted
- only dance artists who send their detailed professional CV can apply
- we are primarily – but not exclusively – looking for dance artists with college or university graduates and/or who have stage experience
The number of participants is limited to 6! The Dance Communication Lab, involving the six partner countries, will select one dancer from each country.
What CEDT offers:
- Accomodation for three nights
- Per diem (75 EUR in total)
- Tickets for the festival
The Beyond Front@ project partner from your country will cover:
- Your artistic fee in the amount of 150 EUR
- Travel costs
How to apply?
Please contact the Beyond Front@ partner in your country and share:
- CV – educational background (completed studies, courses and workshops)
- A 100-word introduction about yourself and why would you like to join the DCL CEDT?
- Video material – the more the better – best represents your work
- Please provide the link to your videos, but please be sure to make them available to us. If it is password protected, include it in your CV.
Attention! Google login is required to fill out the forms.
Application form for Hungarian participants
Deadline of the application: 3 September 2024
All dancers will be notified by e-mail within 2 weeks after the deadline.
With Dance Communication Lab our aim is to bridge the gap between dance artists from different countries and provide them with significant experience to help them move their careers in the international dance scene.
Looking forward to welcome you!
