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IETMBucharest:NewsroundFriday21stApril10:00–13:00
TheNewsroundsessionisaseriesofshort(max3min)presentationsofcurrentprojectsfromIETMparticipants–someofwhomarestilllookingforpartners–aswellasaspacefornewmembers/firsttimerstointroducethemselvesandtheirorganisations.Hereyoucanfindyourfuturepartners,gainanoverviewofwhat’son,shareandlearnnewmodelsof
cooperationandgetintroducedtosomeofthebestpracticesrealisedwithinandoutsidethenetwork.PRESENTER ChrisTorchTimisoara2021-EuropeanCapitalofCultureRomania [email protected]
BecomingaEuropeanCapitalofCulture…processandimpact
TimisoarahasbeendesignatedbytheEUPanelasEuropeanCapitalofCulture2021.Wehavebeguntheprocessofbecoming…changing…cultivatingourcityintoaworthyEuropeancity,withcultureattheforefront.
SophieTortladzeGeorgianInternationalFestivalofArtsinHonorofMikhailTumanishvili(GIFT)[email protected]
GIFT/GeorgianInternationalFestivalofArtsinTbilisiinhonorofMikheil
Tumanishvili
TheGeorgianInternationalFestivalofArtshasestablisheditselfasaleadingtheatrefestivalintheCaucasusregion.Asapresenterofuniquetheatreproductionsandspeciallyproducedworks,combinedwithvisualartsandconferenceprogrammes,thereachoftheGIFTfestivalextendswellintoEuropeandbeyond.
EgilBjornsenTheDevelopmentPlatformDenmarkegil@udviklingsplatformen.dkwww.udviklingsplatformen.de
TheDevelopmentPlatform
TheDevelopmentPlatformislookingforEuropeanpartnersforprojectswithinCreativeProducing,internationalcollaboration(facilitatingnewwaysofcollaboration),newBusinessModels,entrepreneurships,InterdisciplinaryprojectsandAudienceDevelopment.
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AniHarutyunyanPerformingArtsRegionalNetworkArmeniaanigitisharutyun@gmail.com
COLLABORATIONSWITHTHEATRECOMMUNITYORGANIZATIONS
From2016Iamaco-founderofacommunityorganization"PerformingArtsRegionalNetwork"inArmeniawhichsupportstheatrecurators,researchersandyoungleadersinthefieldofperformingartstodevelopinfrastructureforcontemporaryartists.TheaimofPARNfocusesonworkinginArmeniaandneighboringcountries,toprovidedevelopmentaidorassistancetocontemporarytheatreinArmenia,implementingtheprogramsforregionalcollaborationofindependenttheatrecompanies.Thenetworkcancontributetotheemergenceofcommunityamongprofessionalsinthefieldoftheaterfromvariouscountries,experimentalandindependenttheaters.Itmakespossibletogeneratenewknowledgeinthefieldofartandcontemporarytheater,whichwillhelptocontributetothedevelopmentofArmeniancontemporarytheater,aswellasgiveanopportunitytoworkwithvariousexpertsinthisfield.
TimenJanVeenstraDeTekstsmederijNetherlandstimen@detekstsmederij.nlwww.detekstsmederij.nl
DeTekstsmederij
Wearelookingforotherplaywritinginitiativestoshareandcollectinformationwithontalentdevelopment,andbuildanetworkofexchangeandco-oporation.
[email protected]/uptoyouliseb
No/BODY(treatyforadissection)
No/BODYestunprojetdanslesartsperformatifsquisedéclineenplusieursmodules.•1ermodule/part1:performancepouruncorpsetdeslumières.Réaliséeenmai2016,àMontpellier,parLiseBOUCON•2èmemodule/part2:1,2,3…dance’sbody/IES,dance!prendraplaceàBudapest•3èmemodule/part3:re-enActmentauralieuàBeyrouth•4èmemodule/part4:dis-Ability…secherche•etc.•Xèmemodule/part1’:«QueerornotQueer»,performanceparLiseBOUCON–UK–encoursdematurationProjetimpulséetmenéparLiseBOUCON,performeuse,danseuseetcomédienne,fondatriceetdirectriceartistiquedeUPTOYOU!(associationloi1901dedroitfrançais)
DášaČiripováDivadelnaNitraInternationalTheatreFestivalSlovakianitrafest@nitrafest.skwww.nitrafest.sk
FUNDAMENTALS-TheInternationalFestivalDivadelnaNitra2018and2019,Slovakia-possibilitiesforinternational
coproduction
TheInternationalFestivalDivadelnaNitraisthebiggesttheatrefestivalandoneofthemostsignificantculturaleventsinSlovakia.Itcelebrated25thyearsinSeptember2016.AstheFestivalisanon-governmentalnon-profiteventthisjubileewasforusagreatsuccess.FromthebeginningthemainFestivalorganiserDivadelnáNitraAssociationisfocusedoninternationalculturalexchange.TheAssociationwasapartneroraninitiatorandaleaderofmanynotedprojects,f.e.FestivalintransitionF.I.T.,ParallelLives-25thCenturythroughtheEyesofSecretPolice.Ourintentiontocreateinternationalprojectswillcontinuealsoinnextyears.TheAssociationisstartingtopreparetheprojectwhichwillbepresentedattheFestivalin2018and2019.ThemainthemeisFundamentals-discoveringofbasevalues.
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JulieBerèsLesCambrioleursFranceadministration@lescambrioleurs.frwww.lescambrioleurs.fr
RedLine
Arewecapableofre-thinkingoureconomyintermsofourecologicalneeds,nottheotherwayaround?Whatarethedogma,habitsandstakeswhichaffectourwayofthinkingaboutourrelationshuiptotheenvironment?Whatarethesociologicalandideologicalconditionswithwhichweidentifytoday?Intermsofourrelationshiptotheeco-system,howdowefindthebasisforsustainedreflection?Howdowere-thinkandre-inventourselvesinourrelationshiptotheworld?IgavethesequestionstothewriterAlexandraBadea,askinghertolayoutadramaturgicalthroughlinetochannelintotheworkonstage,inacollaborativeprocesswithmyartisticteam(consistingofadramaturg,choreographer,videographerandsoundengineer).Theintentionistobeintouchwithrealityintheformofakindofpoeticfictionwhichcoulddrawthespectatorintoasensorialjourneyandspeaktohim/herabouthis/herdoubts,uncertaintiesandfears.Whatconnectionscanweestablishbetweenwhatweseeintheseclimatedisruptions,theirconsequences–andwhatweexperienceeveryday.Howcanweescapethenew“ElDorados”promisedbythecultofperformance,howcanweexplorethechangesinourlifestylesandourperceptionsoftheworld?Inthepastfewdecades,threerevolutions:economic,geneticandcomputational--inescapable,withlayered,combinedconsequences–haveprecipitatedourevolution.Howcanwerebootourrelationshiptoourecosystemsothatitwillguaranteetheperpetuationofmankind?
BarnaPetranyiProProgressioneBT.Hungarypetranyi.barna@pro-cult.comwww.pro-cult.com
MemoriesinTransition
TheprojectfocusesonprobablythelasteuphoricmomentofEurope,theendofthecoldwarandthesuccessfulcivicandartisticresistanceagainstthefadingtotalitarianregimesinCentralandEasternEurope.Theprogramis3yearslongculminatingin2019,tilltheninvolvingcivilparticipationsuchasthe89wordsaround'89competitionandcollectionofnewstories,creatingnewtextsinabottomupperspectivetofinallyendingupwithacommonperformanceofseveralpost-communistcountriespresentedin2019.
FrédéricPotyThéâtredelaMassue/CieEzequielGarcia-RomeuFrancefrederic.poty@ezequiel-garcia-romeu.comwww.ezequiel-garcia-romeu.com
Lepetitthéâtreduboutdumonde-Opus2
Spectacle/laboratoiredemarionnettesd'artcontemporainLeprojetregroupedesplasticiens,desmarionnettistedeschercheursuniversitairesdesdéveloppeursinformatiquesetdesroboticiens.Ilcréeunecommunautéd'artisteetdechercheursqui,autraversd'unobjetplastiquescénographique,interrogel’étatdumondeactuel,lesrapportsdepouvoirsentrenumériqueetsociété...
MichaelaCoventrySpeakPercussionAustraliamichaela@speakpercussion.comwww.speakpercussion.com
Fluorophone
Fluorophonecreatesakaleidoscopicsoundworldinwhichthecentralinstrumentsradiate,flicker,glowandburn.Analogueanddigitalfluorescentlights,thenakedflame,strobelightsandcustom-builtLEDdiscsarecombinedwithpercussiontocreateaprograminwhichthemusicandlightingdesignareoneandthesame.Fluorophonemovesbetweennoise,theatricalmusicandvirtuosicinstrumentalism,inasynestheticdisplayoflightandsound.Featuringspeciallycommissionedworksbyaprominentteamofleadingcomposers.https://vimeo.com/151384142
ChristopheRocher EnsembleNautilisFrancechristophe-rocher@wanadoo.frwww.ensemble-nautilis.org
Creationsd'orchestresdenon-musiciens
Depuisdenombreusesannées,j'encadredesateliers/créationsmusicauxauxcoursdesquelssecréentdesorchestresavecdespersonnesn'ayantpourlaplupartjamaisjouédemusique.Jechercheàutilisercetteidéepourproposercetypedeprojetdanslebutd'amenerlamusiqueimproviséedansdesendroitsoùelleestpeuprésente.Cesprojetspeuventaborderplusieursthématiques:créerdulienetdel'intégration(Jetravailleparexempledansmavilleaveclesprimo-arrivants),seconnecteràdescompagniesdecréationdespectaclevivant(Théatre,Danse...)pourleurapporterunedimensionmusicale,poserlesquestionsdelaprisedeparole,desrelationsdepouvoiroudecommunicationauseindugroupegrâceàtraverslamusique.Danstouslescas,ilyaunoudesconcertsàlafindutravailetl'interventiondemusiciensprofessionnelssurlesdifférentesétapes
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DavideD'AntonioAssociazioneEtreItalydirezione@residenzaidra.itwww.etressociazione.it
EtreinEurope
AssociazioneEtreisanetworkof21multi-disciplinaryartisticresidenciesbasedinLombardy,inItaly.ByrepresentingitsassociatesattheIETMmeetings,Etrehasalwaysworkedoncreatingbridgesbetweenthemandotherinternationalorganisationswithcommonaimsorinterests.Wewouldliketogiveatasteoftheworkourresidenciesdo,whichisn’tsolelyfocusedonartisticcreation,alsoonsociallyengagedprojectsaimingtodeeplyconnectwiththeirlocalcommunity.Thisinvolvesworkingwithitsinhabitantsaswellaswithlocalpublicandprivateorganisations.Youthengagement,socialintegrationprojects,requalifyingtheperipheriesthroughculturalactivities,arejustfewexamplesofarichanddiversepotofprojects.
ChristineHenningerWorldwideITIGermanyGermanyc.henniger@iti-germany.dewww.iti-germany.de
PASSAGE23E
Theproject'sPASSAGE23Eobjectiveisthedevelopmentofatransnational,jointresearchofcultural-artisticdevelopmentprocessesregardingtheatreandformsoftheatricalexpressioninthenationalandregionalculturalareasofEastern,CentralandSouth-EasternEuropeoverthelast25years.TheprojectPassage23°E'smaintargetisthecollectivedevelopmentandlong-termimplementationofacommoninformationanddocumentationsystemwithregardstoEastern,CentralandSoutheasternEuropeancultureinitshistorical,currentandfuturedimensions;helpingtopromotetheexchangeofknowledgeaswellastheculturaltransferbetweenthesecountries;helpingaswelltomakeasignificantcontributiontothedevelopmentofaculturalmemoryandtotheprotectionofthecommonEuropeanheritage.TheprojectPassage23°EisunderstoodinitsconceptualapproachandinitsobjectivesasanactivecontributiontotheinternationalizationandtheincreasedorientationtowardsEurope.Indoingsoitaimstogenerateculturalandscientificcontextsonanewstageoftransnationalismandtransregionalism.
Leeds'sbidforEuropeanCapitalofCulture2023
IwouldliketooutlineLeeds'splansandambitionsforitsbidforEuropeanCapitalofCulturein2023,theprogrammethemesandtheemergingvisionfortheproject.
AgnieszkaLugowskaTallerD’ArtCulturaICreació(TACCbcn)[email protected]
TACCandEVS–whattheyhaveincommon?
First,IwouldliketopresentTACC(Tallerd’ArtCulturaiCreació,anonprofitplatformcreatedforlocal,Spanishandinternationalartists,designersandculturalorganizationstospreadtheirideasandreceiveorganizationalhelp)andEVS(EuropeanVoluntaryService,theEuropeanCommission'sprogramthatallowspeopleaged17–30totakepartinafull-timevoluntaryserviceforupto12months).
AishaZiaCommonWealthTheatreUKaishaziahere@gmail.comwww.commonwealththeatre.co.uk
Benazir
I'dliketotalkaboutrepresentation,saleabilityofworkinternationally,andtalkaboutwhatthemarketisfornone-westernstoriesinawesterncontext.
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SaraGaragnaniAmigdalaItalysaragaragnani@hotmail.comwww.perifericofestival.it
Periferico
PerifericoFestivalisorganizedeachyearinadifferentlocation,andapeculiarfeatureofthefestivalisthatittakesplaceinnon-theatricalandunusualurbanspacesofthecity,blightedareasorpublicsiteswhicharenotenhancedwithintheurbanterritory,whoseuseisdiscussedandnegotiatedwithpublicinstitutionsandprivatecitizens,accordingtothespotselected.Everyyear,Amigdalaseeksnew,uncommonandunexpectedlocations,byconductingalongresearchprocesswithintheterritory,throughmeetings,visitsandsitesurveys,ofteninvolvingarchitects,urbanplannersandotherexpertsofthecityaswell.Perifericoisthusanitinerantfestival:itchangesandtransformseveryyearaccordingtothepartnershipsthatAmigdalaestablisheswithinthearea.Intime,wehavehadtheopportunitytoobserveadeepinterestamongtheaudienceforthisworkmodality,whichallowsthecitizenstoenterspaceswhoseaccessisnormallyforbiddenorstronglylimited,aswellastoapproach“forgotten”placesfromanewandunforeseenperspective.
Eutopiansofallcountries,unite!
FacedwiththeriseofnationalismsinallmemberstatesoftheEU,itisdifficulttodefendacommunityofsharedvalues”.EversinceBrexitwehavelearnedhoweasyitistoleavethiscommunity.Thewidespreadallegationis,thattheEuropeanUnionlackspotentialforindividualidentificationandaforward-lookingconcept.WhilenationalistsofallcountriesconnectalloverEurope,ademocratic,transnationalcounterproposalismissing.Inoursocialenvironment,thisabsenceleadstofear,divisionandexclusionofculturalminorities.AsEuropeanartistsandcitizens,wecannolongerstandontheside-linesofthispowerlessness.Thatiswhy–65yearsafterthefoundingofthe"EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity”tosecurepeaceinEurope–thetimehascomeforademocraticleft-wingEUtopia.
Terrestrial
IamcurrentlyintheresearchphaseofestablishinganewproducingorganisationintheSouthWestofEngland.This,Ihope,willleadtoaseriesofnewcommissionsandfestivalsacrosstheoldcountyofAvon(thesuburbs,smalltowns,coastsandruralareasaroundthecityofBristol).
TimeaSzokeProProgressioneBT.Hungaryszoke.timea@pro-cult.comwww.pro-cult.com
..nowIhavemymind,butlostmypower....-workingtitle
Theprojectrepresentthejointworkoffiveartistcouplesfromdifferentfieldsofarts(painting,sculpting,graphic,musicandpuppetry)andanalyzehowtheyreflecttothelackofexperiencetransformingandlonelinessinelderlyage.OnememberofeverycouplearefromtheYgeneration,andtheotherarefromthe'veteran'generation.Eachofthesecouplesarecreatinganartworkforanexhibitionwithintheirownartfields,fromthetopicoftheproject.Theotheraspectofthisprojecttoobserveandanalyzetheworkofeachcouplesandthecollaborationofalltenparticipants.Whataretheevolvinghumanfactors,themutualexperienceandknowledgetransfersandhowtheybecomeacommunity.Thelonggoalofthisprojectistoapplytherecievedexperiences,methods,resultstocreateaprogramwhatbringscloserandmakerreactionbetweenyoungadultsandelderlypeople.
SusanneDanigDanigPerformingArtsServiceDenmarksusanne@danig.dkhwww.danig.dk
BIRCA-BaekkelundInternationalResidencyforArts
IhavejustboughtabeautifulspaceontheIslandBornholminthemiddleoftheBalticseasurroundedbysomeofEuropesmostphantasticnature.Ithastwobigrehearsingspaces160m2and130m2andcanhost16-20persons-itwillbeanamazingworksplaceforinternationalperformingartists-especiallythosewhowanttoengageinhownaturecaninfluenceandinspirethecreationofarts.
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InternationalSAFARI
K.A.K.(KoekelbergAllianceofCrafters)arealoose-fixedallianceofcrafters,theatermakers,thinkersandothertinkerers.K.A.K.organisetheirownmarginalworkenvironmentandcreateacommunalplatformtodialoguewiththemselvesandtheother.K.A.K.isbasedinBrussels.InternationalSAFARI:InthisprojectweareplanningtomeetdifferentcollectivesinEuropeandtheworld.Wewanttoextendourresearchofcollectivecreationprocessesandconfrontitwithothercollectives.K.A.K.wouldvisitacollectiveforafewdaystohaveanexchangeandadiscussionaboutcollectiveworkandorganization.AfterthisdayoftalkingK.A.K.proposesanartisticencounter.ThetwocollectiveswouldperformtogetheraSAFARI:Whathappensifyoubring2collectivestogetheronstage?Whatifyoure-enactsomethingthathasalreadybeenmadewithanothergroupofpeople?Whatifyouinvolveotherpeopleinyourprocess?Whatdoesthisencounteraddtotheproject?
AnthonyBlack2bTheatreCompanyCanadaanthony@2btheatre.comwww.2btheatre.com
2btheatrecompany
2b,an18yearoldcreationbasedcompanybasedinthesmallcityofHalifaxhasanumberofcreationandnewproductionactivities,significanttouringactivities,andartistdevelopmentprograms.Ourlocalgovernmenthasrecentlyinvestedsignificantlyinexpandingourtouringvolumeandoperationsandwearebeginningtodeterminethebeststrategiesforachievingourgoals
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