Period: September - December 2023 | Deadline for applications: 15 June 2023
The Department of Modern and Contemporary Culture of the Ministry of State for Culture, in collaboration with the Nicosia Dance House, announces an Open Call for professional dance-performers to participate in an Artist Hosting Programme at the State Gallery of Contemporary Art-Majestic, during the period September - December 2023.
The Programme aims to promote synergies between the arts in the context of the operation of the State Gallery, to highlight the multimodality of the works in the permanent exhibition and their alternative narratives, to attract different groups of audiences and to promote the work of contemporary Cypriot artists. Proposals should relate and communicate with the permanent exhibition of the State Gallery (works and artists) and/or the site (architecture, history and function). The selected artists will have the opportunity to regularly visit, listen and spend time in the spaces of the State Gallery, developing their research and practice in dialogue with the permanent exhibition.
Applications may be submitted by professional dance-performers who are Cypriot nationals or artists who have been professionally active in Cyprus within the last 5 years. The application can be for Solo, Duo or Group work.
Applicants should be able to visit the State Gallery - Majestic for their research for a minimum of 15 hours per week and implement three public activities during their residency: a seminar/participatory workshop, a discussion/lecture and a performance (in progress) at the end of the Residency Programme.
Interested parties are encouraged to attend one of the information meetings to be held at the State Gallery - Majestic on Saturday 13 May 2023 (10:00-12:00) and Monday 29 May 2023 (10:00-12:00) During the meetings there will be an opportunity to get acquainted with the gallery space and the permanent exhibition.
DURATION OF HOSPITALS:
Each hospitality will have a duration of two months.
1st hosting: September - October 2023
2nd hosting: November - December 2023
SELECTED PROPOSALS:
The program will provide photography of all activities and meetings with a mentor-dramatist to develop the artists' practice, whose appointment will be made by the program planning committee according to the needs of the proposal. In addition, each selected proposal will receive:[/I]
Total Artists' Fee: 4000 euros
Production Costs (Purchase of Materials and/or Technical Support Services): up to 500 euros *
* in consultation with the State Gallery team
Notes:
[*]With regard to technical support, possible technical needs must be mentioned at the time of application, which must comply with the rules for the operation and safety of the State Gallery's premises. Applicants are responsible for the use and proper functioning of the technical equipment. [*]The video recording of the activities is at the expense and responsibility of the applicants and after obtaining the consent of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Culture.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Applications can be submitted online via link here, until Thursday 15 June 2023.
The selection of proposals will be made by the programme design committee.D of the Nicosia Dance House, performance artist), Maria Kaberis (choreographer, researcher) and Elena Panagiotou (coordinator of the programme and events of the State Gallery, museum educator). The results will be announced by mid-July 2023.
For further information and questions regarding the application form and the open call, interested parties can contact the following email addresses: stategallery@culture.moec.gov.cy or director@dancehouselefkosia.com.
Accompanying photos:
1: #NoFilterNeeded: An enduring performance at the State Gallery - with Konstantina Skalionta | [BR/PHOTO: PANAGIOTIS MINAS [BR/P]2nd: Aroundand About: a dance work for the State Gallery - with Belinda Papavasiliou | Photo: Vassia Zissimou
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