no_body / MOVING ON!

Press release / (Open call for applications)

no _ body festival / MOVING ON!

ΕFFE LABEL : Dance Gate is very happy to announce that NO_BODY Dance/ Movement & Performance Arts festival has received the Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe label (EFFE Label 2018-2019 & EFFE Label 2017-2018). These awards honour the work achieved so far putting No_ Body Fest on the map of European Festivals.

no _body festival / MOVING ON!

Dates: 30th of November – 1st of December 2019

The festival will take place in two parts:

-Performance

-Move 5

-Performance: Takes place on Saturday, 30th of November 2019. Artists (who may not be dancers or choreographers) can present work on body and movement in collaboration with at least one performer, dancer or choreographer plus any other artist.

It is addressed to performance artists, dancers and choreographers in collaboration with visual artists and musicians. The director of the work need not be a dancer or choreographer as long as in the team there is one performer/ dancer/ choreographer on stage included. The collaboration takes place with axis the body and its movement.

The duration of each work should be between 20 and 25 minutes. Participants will be provided with technical support, promotion and coordination for their presentation and they will be also provided with financial support. For each work it will be possible to arrange two rehearsals in consultation with the festival’s stage director. The selection committee will choose up to six works.

The financial support for the participants will be:

1) Solo, for the production of new work (1 performer or 1 dancer or 1 choreographer on stage)

2) Solo, for the presentation of existing work

3) Group, for the production of new work (at least 2 performers or 2 dancers)

4) Group, for the presentation of existing work

For more information about the financial support, the applicants are welcome to call the organizers before submitting their application.

The financial support will be given on the day of the performance. An invoice and a receipt will be requested from the participants. The new works should not have previously been presented in Cyprus (at festivals or individually). Each new work should mention in future presentations that the production and its presentation have taken place in the framework of the no body festival / MOVING ON!

Each application should be submitted only by email (dancehouselefkosia@gmail.com) and should include: Name, ID, mobile number, email, profession of the applicant, few words about the work/ idea of work, possible technical needs, credits and short CVs.

-Μοve 5: Takes place on the second day, Sunday 1st of December and it is addressed to all performers and artists (dancer, actor, director, visual artist, creator, filmmaker, musician, researcher, writer, etc). We are inviting proposals for short performances – of around 5 minutes length- Participants may present anything of their choice with body and movement as an axis. This short presentation could be in the form of a group or solo piece, improvised or set, with infinite possibilities as to its presentation whether on stage or off stage along with video, visuals and/or sound. Dancehouse Lefkosia and Dance Gate will make our technical equipment available to all participants and will also offer promotion and support towards the realisation of their pieces. The rehearsals for these presentations will be organized over one or two days (to be determined by the stage director of the festival) plus rehearsals on the day of the final presentation of participants work.

Each interested participant must submit their own short written application giving their name, ID number, mobile phone, email, profession, a few words on the proposed presentation and technical requirements. In September 2019 the successful applicants will be asked to provide more detailed description for their presentation. The MOVE 5 presentations will take place on Sunday, December 1, 2019. Each application should be submitted by email only (dancehouselefkosia@gmail.com).

There will be up to 15 participations.

GENERAL INFORMATION: no body festival / MOVING ON!

Organizer: Dancehouse Lefkosia

Co-organizer: Dance Gate Lefkosia

In collaboration with: Nicosia Municipality

Main supporter: Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture

Presentations:

Performance: Saturday, 30th of November 2019

Move 5: Sunday, 1st of December 2019

Place: Dancehouse Lefkosia

Collaboration agreement: A collaboration agreement between organizers and selected participants will be signed in September 2019.

Committee for the approval of applications: All applications will be examined by a committee which will be nominated by the organizers and the decisions of the committee will be final.

Deadline: Saturday, 20th of July 2019

Note: The applicants for Performance must become ‘friends of the Dancehouse Lefkosia’ (if not already members) by providing the membership of 20 euros required before applying.

Should your application be approved, this amount will be retained. In the case an application is unsuccessful this amount will be refunded.

For Move 5 applicants membership fee does not apply. Should your application not succeed the above membership amount shall be refunded.

Thank you for your interest.

Yours sincerely,

Arianna Economou

Choreographer, Director

Artistic Director no body festival / MOVING ON!

Member of the Governing Board of Dancehouse Lefkosia

Director of Dance Gate Lefkosia

And

Pantelis Georgiou

Creative Director no body festival / MOVING ON!

Member of the Governing Board of Dancehouse Lefkosia

Secretary of Dance Gate Lefkosia