Open Call: Dance Communication Lab at Vitlycke - CPA

Vitlycke – Centre for Performing Arts and the International Performing Arts Festival HERE:2023 invites dancers and choreographers to join Vitlycke edition of the Dance Communication Lab (DCL)!

DCL is organized within the framework of Beyond Front@: Bridging Periphery - a Creative Europe project (2023-2026) created by Central Europe Dance Theatre – CEDT (Hungary), Bunker (Slovenia), HIPP (Croatia), Krakow Dance Theatre (Poland), M Studio (Romania) and Vitlycke – Centre for Performing Arts (Sweden) to foster local development of the contemporary dance fields. 

 

What is DCL?

DCL – Dance Communication Lab – focuses on dance improvisation as an important component of the creative process in contemporary dance. DCL is a space for the experience exchange among dance professionals, dancers and choreographers, from the project’s partner countries: Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania and Sweden.

 

DCL in Vitlycke - WELCOME

DCL Vitlycke will take place 20-23 September 2023, in connection to the International Performing Arts Festival HERE:2023.

During the DCL, the participants will be invited to explore the theme of WELCOMING. The greeting, welcoming rituals as brief, interactive experiences that brings the voice of every participant into the room and creates connections. 

The DCL will be directed and led by choreographer, dancer and teacher Francesco Scavetta. 

This DCL will conclude with a public improvised performance, presented on 23 September, the closing day of HERE:2023.

Read more about the festival HERE:2023: here


Francesco Scavetta

Francesco Scavetta has developed a reputation on the international dance scene for his wildly inventive work, playful humour and subversive intelligence and his company  Wee/Francesco Scavetta is at the forefront of the Nordic dance scene.

Established in Oslo in 1999, together with Gry Kipperberg, Wee has produced 23 full length performances and experienced an extensive international activity, touring in 37 countries -in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North, Central and South America.  

Scavetta has had a long and extensive teaching experience and his method and research has been highly appreciated in Norway and abroad. Since 2005, the teaching project “A Surprised body” has been invited internationally in 44 countries in North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Middle and Far East. Scavetta has been giving classes, workshops and masterclasses, among others, at: IMPULSTANZ/Wien, P.A.R.T.S./Performing Arts Research Training Studios/Brussels, SEAD/Salzburg Experimental Dance Academy, Hot Summer Kyoto International Workshop Festival (Japan).

Read more about Francesco Scavetta here 

 

Who is the DCL for?

The DCL is for professional upcoming dancers and choreographers working in the fields of contemporary dance and performing arts established in the Beyond Front@: Bridging Periphery partner countries: Sweden, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, Romania. 1 dancer will be selected from each country.


DCL Vitlycke plan

-       19 September – Arrival day to Vitlycke – CPA*

-  20-22 September, 10.00 – 16.00 – Daily workshop sessions led by Francesco Scavetta

-       23 September, 18.00 – Public sharing of the process within HERE:2023

-       24 September – Departure day from Vitlycke-CPA

* Please inform us if you are interested in arriving earlier and following the festival's program. 

What do we offer?

Vitlycke – CPA provides:

-       Accommodation for five nights

-       Catering during the stay. 

The Beyond Front@ project national partner from your country of residence will cover:

-       travel costs

-       fee (150 EUR gross)

How to apply?

Apply to DCL by completing the application form below.

Application deadline: 6 August 2023. 

We will announce the selection results of the open call by 11 August.

If you have any further questions, please write to info@vitlycke.org

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