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Call for Performance Projects
dreams of rivers – dreams of cities
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stromereien 11
Performance Festival Zurich
3rd – 12th of August 2011
www.stromereien.ch
stromereien Peformance Festival Zurich offers current trends in situational* performance art a unique platform in Zurich.
* situational = pertaining or referring to a specific situation
stromereien 11 will take place from the 3rd to the 12th of August 2011 and will explore the River Limmat as an artery and a corridor through the city. The Limmat not only traverses and dissects different parts of the city – social, cultural, architectural, economical, historical and subjective realities of Zurich are formed and opened by the river.
The artists can choose their place / space / situation from the areas along the River Limmat or the adjacent districts. The submitted projects should be characterised by an open or restrained passion for exploring the city environment and the river. The performers should function as temporary bridge builders, using their artistic practice to expand the perception of the city’s realities, and should encourage and persuade the audience / passers by to think and to act.
A project for stromereien 11 can be visual, acoustic, movement-based, an installation, conception, participative etc. It must be a live event. The technical time and effort should be kept at a minimum, allowing the emphasis of presence
and action.
ELIGIBILITY / REQUIREMENTS
· A performance may last no longer than 30 minutes. This does not include installations or participative works that rely on a different form of presentation.
· A project proposal comprises:
– completed application form (download www.stromereien.ch)
– project description (max. 2 A4-pages)
– Short CVs for all participating artists (max. ¼ A4-page per artist)
– documentation of previous relevant work (Text, Videos, Images etc.)
· Project proposals will not be returned.
· All applicants will be notified of the decision by the middle of December 2010.
· Application Deadline: Friday 19th November 2010
stromereien Performance Festival Zürich
c/o Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 129
CH – 8037 Zürich
Switzerland
Further information and application form:
www.stromereien.ch or info@stromereien.ch
Programming group stromereien 11:
Karin Frei (curator, art historian), Bettina Holzhausen (artistic director stromereien, choreographer)
Dorothea Rust (artist, dancer), Meret Schlegel (Co-director Tanzhaus Zurich)
