Call for artists: Residency in Aarhus January 2012

Bora Bora – dance and visual theatre (formerly Entré Scenen), Denmark, invites a group of performers/dancers to have an “artist-in-residence" stay at our new dance venue in Aarhus, January 9th-22nd 2012.
A group of professional performance, dance or theatre artists will be given the chance to use one of our new stages at Bora Bora – dance and visual theatre to do any project or investigation of their own choice. Preferably the residency will be used as the first part of a rehearsal period aiming to put up a production.

The group must exist of up to 7 professional dancers/performers, and the project must be specifically described and planned.

We offer
Rehearsal space for fourteen days (a stage of 14x10 meters not incl. audience space). Travel expenses and accommodation paid. Small per diem fee for each group member (40 eur). Technical guidance. Help with coordination to work with partners from Aarhus and the region for cooperation and inspirational meetings.
Specific requirements
Artists from all DNA-partner countries are welcome to apply (Denmark, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, Czech Republique and Hungary). All artists must be professionals. Once chosen the group must make a thorough description of the project´s intetion / criteria for success and make a report after ended residency. The group must be willing to interact with artists, cultural institutions and the local community as part of the residency. The residency must be open to giving a workshop and to have a public presentation / work-in-progress at the end of the residency. Applicants must have a specific artistic purpose with the residency, and this must be formulated to Entré Scenen in the application. Additional funding must be considered, since the residency only covers a small part of production/rehearsal.
Application deadline: November 4th 2011.

How to apply:
Please use the application form.

All applications must contain:
Application form, filled out. Project description incl. reasons for applying (max. two pages). General budget of the production, including financial plan. You are also welcome to submit image ú video material (max 5 images, max 2 DVD´s).

For more information please contact international coordinator Hannah Oxenvad Svarrer: hannah@entrescenen.dk