September 30, 2008
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News from On the Move
Grants for Mobility
Calls for participation
Call for Women Artists, Women's Arts International Festival, UK May 2009We are looking for women from all over the world who work in any artform, or across artforms, whether as artists or in a non-artistic role within the arts; or have an interest or involvement in Women's Studies
ARCADE Seminar on Culture and Urban Development in the North/South Perspective, 13-14 Nov 2008 (deadline 10 Oct)Call for papers and case studies. We are welcoming proposals for presentations and working groups. The Seminar will bring together actors of culture and social development from various backgrounds (including representatives of local authorities, NGOs, foundations, research centers, universities, international organisations as well as artists and cultural practitioners). The objective is to exchange the latest ideas and practices on culture as it relates to community development in both developed and developing environments.
Diversia Festival of contemporary dance duets, Russia 26-30 Apr 2009 (deadline 31 Dec 2008)Festival performing some interesting independent contemporary dance duets as separate creative units which have special potential to impress their ideas through movement.
10th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management 28 June – 1 July 2009 – call for papers (deadline 15 Oct 2008)The 10th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC 2009) will be co-hosted by the Cox School of Business and Meadows School of the Arts at the Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, USA, on 28 June-1 July 2009. Organisers invite the submission of papers on any aspect of arts and cultural management to be considered for inclusion in the conference.
International theatre conference and solo performance festival, Kerala, India 18-22 Jan 2009 (deadline 30 Nov 2008)With the themes Body kinesis in Intercultural performance and Matriarchy – Performance of Motherhood.
INTERNATIONAL CALL for Guitar Scores dedicated to the memory of Dimitris Fampas (deadline 15 Dec 2008)INTERNATIONAL CALL for Guitar Scores dedicated to the memory of Dimitris Fampas The Guitar Friends Association "Dimitris Fampas" invites composers from around the world to write musical works for the guitar dedicated to the memory of the great guitarist, composer and professor Dim. Fampas.
Dancing on the Edge 2009, NL – call for theatre & dance from Middle Eastern artists & groups (deadline Jan 2009)Call for Dance and Theatre Pieces from Middle Eastern Choreographers, Dance Groups, Theatre Groups and Artists for 2009 festival
SoundLAB VI – call for sonic art projects (deadline: 30 Nov)SoundLAB – sonic art project environments is happy to launch the call for its next edition, entitled: SoundLAB VI – soundPOOL – sound compositions – a challenge for imagination
Calling all artists – Geneva 2010 World Circus Capital (deadline: Oct 30)Call for circus artists, contemporary dance, street theatre, puppet theatre, opera, music, animal and insect trainers! Also a specific call for a Butoh Dance group.
Competitions
Residencies
A.I.R./International Artist Residencies, Budapest-2008- 2009 (deadlines 15 Oct – 30 June)The HMC invites interested visual artists, writers and musicians to submit application for its residency program in Hungary.
UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists 2009The UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists promote the mobility of young artists in order to enrich their personal perspectives, to enable them to engage in an intercultural dialogue and expose them to cultural diversity.
TAOHoliday – The Art Of Holiday (Ozu Culture Centre, Italy)An opportunity for artists, art lovers, travelers, workaholics, dreamers, wanderers etc to spend a relaxing holiday at Ozu culture center in the Sabina Mountains in Italy (50 km north-east of Rome).
TAOH residency (The Art Of Hospitality) in ItalyAn opportunity for art practitioners to spend up to 4 weeks in the Sabini Mountains, Italy, at Ozu, a centre that promotes art and culture.
Berliner Künstlerprogramm – international guest programme, Berlin, (deadline: Jan 1 2009)A jury annually selects approximately 20 international guests for the Berliner Künstlerprogramm 12 month residencies. Artists in the fields of literature, film and music may apply.
Training
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Practical promotion of performing arts in Europe (Pratiques de la diffusion du spectacle vivant en Europe), 3-19 Dec 08, ParisLa Belle Ouvrage and the ONDA propose a 9-day course in Paris dedicated to the practical promotion of performing arts in Europe. Six countries have been chosen, with very different locations and influences in terms of economic models and public policies regarding arts and culture: Estonia, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Portugal, Roumania.
The Vertical of the Role, Seminar for Actors, Berlin 27 Oct-11 Nov 2008 (deadline 20 Oct)The working method „The Vertical of the Role” proposes in detailed steps how you can meet the new personnage and how you can prepare yourself for the first rehearsal and for the the meeting with the director on equal footing.
Meetings
PERFORMANCE STUDIES iNTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE # 15, Zagreb 24-28 June 2009 (deadline 1 Nov 2008)The conference will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, its theme being MISPERFORMANCE: Misfiring, Misfitting, Misreading.
IETM Plenary meeting in Zurich, Switzerland 6-9 Nov 2008 (deadline 6 Oct 2008)IETM (the International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts) will hold its autumn meeting in Zurich. The meeting will take place as part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue and will have the theme of “Misunderstanding”.
International Village of Culture – an international conference on rural arts touring, 31 Mar – 4 Apr 2009, Co. Durham, UKAn international showcase and conference on rural touring, organised in North East England. OVER 5 DAYS WE WILL…
Caucasus & Central Asia
Euro-Mediterranean
Other activities
Work opportunities
Partner search
Cultural Meeting Point – partner search portalThe Spanish Cultural Contact Point has set up an extensive partner search portal which draws on information from all cultural contact points (which provide information to applicants for European Culture Programmes funded by the European Community) around the EU Member States.
Resources
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