02.02.2012

Danse élargie - call for projects

Danse Élargie is a competition co-devised by Boris Charmatz and Emmanuel Demarcy Mota, respectively directors of the Musée de la danse, Rennes and the Théâtre de la Ville, Paris. Artists working in all disciplines, from across the spectrum of the visual and performing arts, are invited to create new work exploring the stage as an arena for experimental encounters between the arts. The only restrictions are the length of the finished work (maximum ten minutes), and the number of performers (minimum three).

The first competition, held in June 2010, exceeded all expectations : 360 works submitted from 22 countries, a shortlist of 20 sparking passionate debate among members of the jury, five overall winners.

Visibility for the shortlisted entries extends beyond the formal, two-day competition : most of the 2010 artists have been followed and supported through to the staging of their next piece of work. Six projects led to residencies at the Musée de la danse in Rennes, and a month-long season of productions at the Théâtre de la Ville-les Abbesses in September 2011.

The Fondation d’entreprise Hermès has been closely involved in both stages of the project – the formal competition, and subsequent productions.

Danse Élargie is a unique venture designed to provoke debate and challenge the conventional categorisation of artistic disciplines.

Want to take part? Watch? Give it a try? Find out all the details and the call for projects on Danse Élargie website.

Deadline for applications is 31 March.