17.06.2009

On the Move Newsflash 06/2009

News from On the Move

On the Move cultural mobility information service re-launches
Thanks to the support of the

BKM (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, Germany), Ministry of Education Finland, The Open Society Institute and Arts Council of Ireland, On the Move's mobility information service is now back in action! We are extremely grateful to our funders and look forward to working with them in 2009.PRACTICS - pilot cultural mobility contact points launched in Belgium, Netherlands, Wales & Spain
PRACTICS is a project supported by the European Commission with the aim to facilitate the provision of information about EU cross-border mobility in the cultural sector. It sets up Pilot CMCPs with the task to offer relevant and user-friendly information to mobile cultural workers. Four CMCPs launched their activities in May 2009 and will expand their competencies to be fully operational by November 2009.

SPACE Pilot Project for Artistic Mobility launched - Supporting Performing Arts Circulation in Europe
Ten national cultural institutions with an international policy and practice created a new platform, dedicated to Support the Performing Arts Circulation in Europe: SPACE.

e.mobility project launch of community network
Launch of e.mobility community network - e.mobility is meant to be an interactive and innovative community network. It counts on interactivity and considers the encounter between artists and operators from the cultural, economic and social worlds as a driving force, to imagine new forms of mobility.

CHANGING ROOM pilot mobility project launched by Trans Europe Halles
CHANGING ROOM is a two-year pilot project looking for new ways of stimulating cross-border mobility of cultural operators.

EU study on 'European information systems to support the mobility of artists and cultural workers'
The feasibility study on European information systems supporting the mobility of artists and cultural workers was published in April 2009. Read the LabforCulture blog review of the study.

Mobility Matters - Programmes and Schemes to Support the Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals
The ERICarts Institute carried out a six month study for the European Commission between April and October 2008 on mobility incentives in the culture/creative sector. The final study was published in November 2008.

Petition against EU VISA discrimination against musicians
Visa obstructions to the young Zimbabwean group Mokoomba in the wake of their European tour raises major concerns over the future of cultural diversity on the European stage.

Promoting education and culture as priority policies for the EU - speech by Jan Figel
On 2 April, European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, Mr Ján Figel, held a speech in the European Parliament about 'Promoting education and culture as priority policies for the EU' in the framework of the structured dialogue with the EP Culture Committee.

European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009
The European Year of Creativity and Innovation aims to raise awareness of the importance of creativity and innovation for personal, social and economic development; to disseminate good practices; to stimulate education and research, and to promote policy debate on related issues.

Want to create a link to OTM on your website?
In our recent survey, we asked if you would like to promote On the Move on your website. Here's how to do it.

OTM on RSS - sign up now!
On the Move news and announcements are now available on RSS - this offers a quick and easy way of getting the news updates direct to your web browser, as the site is updated.

Boletín en español - Newsletter available in Spanish!
Gracias a nuestro colaborador en España, El Centro Dramático de Aragón, el boletín será traducido al español cada mez y enviado días después al mailing general. Si estás interesado en recibir esta nueva versión al castellano del boletín, por favor, envianós tu solicitud y dirección de e-mail a: info@on-the-move.org.

Grants for Mobility

Open Society Institute Arts and Culture Network Program - Caucasus and Inner Asia (open deadline to 2010)
Call for Proposals: Caucasus and Inner Asia. OSI's Arts and Culture Program requests proposals from individuals and organizations that draw on the power of artistic and expressive culture to help build and maintain open societies in the Caucasus and Inner Asia.

Take a look at this new British Airways artists mobility scheme!
On the Move publishes only international mobility opportunities. But here's an interesting new mobility scheme model - it's only open to people in the UK but it could be of interest to policymakers and others in the cultural field. Get into negotiation with your national airline!

Arab Fund for Arts & Culture - grants programme (deadline: 31 Aug)
The Arab Fund for Arts & Culture aims at stimulating and supporting artistic creativity and freedom of cultural expression in the Arab World.

Nordic Culture Point (next deadline for mobility grants: Sep 3)
Professional artists and cultural operators residing in a Nordic country can apply for funding. Applications open 5 August. The projects can also include participants from non-Nordic countries. Mobility grants are available for artists and cultural operators resident in a Nordic country who want to travel to another Nordic country.

EU Culture Programme (2007-2013) - Deadline for cooperation projects: 1 Oct; Deadline for support for European cultural bodies: 1 Nov
The EU's Culture programme (2007-2013) has a budget of EURO 400 million for projects and initiatives to celebrate Europe's cultural diversity and enhance our shared cultural heritage through the development of cross-border co-operation between cultural operators and institutions.

EU 'Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme' - cross-border cooperation projects (deadline: 16 Sep)
Cross-border cooperation "Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme". Call for proposals for projects, including in the field of culture.

Safar Youth Mobility Fund: (for travel within Arab world)
Safar, meaning travel in Arabic, is also the name of our program "Safar: Youth Mobility Fund". The program supports Arab youth in their travel in the Arab world providing them with the air tickets and / or other travel expenses.

Open Society Institute Arts and Culture Network Program - Roma Cultural Program (open deadline to 2010)
Call for Proposals: Roma Cultural Program. OSI's Arts and Culture Program requests proposals from individuals and organizations that conduct research and explore Roma cultural and social identity in order to empower Roma and promote cultural inclusiveness.

European Cultural Foundation - grants for artistic projects (deadline: 31 July)
The ECF Grants scheme supports the arts across Europe by investing in people and projects whose work is innovative and border-crossing. This involves giving young people the chance to make the most of their creativity and have their work displayed and discussed in mainstream media. It means encouraging open artistic exchange, through special collaborative projects and by funding the travel of artists and cultural workers.

ACP (African-Caribbean-Pacific) EU resources info for training and mobility
THE EU-ACP SUPPORT PROGRAMME TO CULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN ACP countries is funded by the European Commission, managed and implemented by the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). It is open to the 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the European Union Member States that are signatories to the 9th European Development Fund (EDF).

European Voluntary Service: mobility opportunities in Art & Culture for 18-30 year olds
EVS - European Voluntary Service - is part of the EU-programme Youth in Action. EVS gives all young persons aged 18-30 the possibility to work abroad for 2-12 months.

STEP beyond mobility scheme - updated info
Mobility is the life-blood of cultural cooperation. Artists and cultural workers need to move easily across borders to meet their international peers, exchange views, cooperate, and influence one another.

Calls for participation

Transient Spaces - The Tourist Syndrome Summer Camp, Lithuania, 3-11 Sep + Reseach & Production Grants (deadline: 30 Jun)
The Tourist Syndrome Summer Camp invites artists, architects, cultural producers, theorists, and academics to an interdisciplinary dialogue and exchange on new forms of mobility today, with a special focus on the relationship between tourism and migration.

Infecting the City: residency & new work submissions, Cape Town, South Africa, Nov 09 & Jan/Feb 2010 (deadline: 30 Jun)
CALL FOR RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS & NEW WORK SUBMISSIONS - INFECTING THE CITY (the Spier Performing Arts Festival) is a theme-orientated festival that presents free site-specific and public performance works in inner city Cape Town, South Africa.

Experimentica 09, Cardiff, Wales, 11-15 Nov (deadline: Jul 9)
You are invited to submit a proposal to Experimentica 09, Chapter's annual festival of live and time-based arts, 11-15 Nov in Cardiff, Wales.

7th Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Oct/Nov (deadline: Jul 10)
Artists from around the world are invited to present projects for the exhibition Projetáveis [Projectables], one of the seven exhibitions of the 7th Mercosur Biennial.

Plesni Teater Ljubljana: First Dance Work choreography commission PTL 2010 (deadline: 10 July)
PLESNI TEATER LJUBLJANA - Dance Theatre Ljubljana is announcing an open application call for the First Dance Work PTL 2010

Madness and Arts Festival 2010, Haarlem, Netherlands (deadline: 31 Jul)
The Madness & Arts Festival (MAF) is an international and interdisciplinary festival on arts and madness, to be held in Haarlem, the Netherlands in 2010. You are kindly invited to submit your projects for consideration of the programme committee.

Nomadic Village, Pavlikeni, Bulgaria, 20-30 Aug
In 2009, from August 20 to 30, On The Road Productions organizes the Nomadic Village, next to the town of Pavlikeni in Bulgaria.

Jeune Talents Cirque Europe: call for circus arts proposals (deadline: 25 Sep)
A programme of artistic support for emerging creators in the circus arts field in Europe. It is aimed at assisting artistic research and creation in this field. If you have a new creation project and interested in developing your career in circus arts: you can apply for assistance from Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe.

SzoloDuo 2010, Budapest, Jan 7-12 (deadline: 1 Oct / national nominations - various deadlines)
SzólóDuó 2010 - 11th Solo Dance International Festival and 9th Duo Dance International Festival Organised by Orkesztika Foundation in Budapest, Hungary. "Working on the basis of an open competition system" "Open platform for short choreographical pieces"

5th Biennial of Theatres for Children and Young People, Kaposvar, Hungary, May 2-9, 2010 (deadline: Nov 30)
5th Biennial of Theatres for Children and Young People will be held between 2-9 May 2010 in Kaposvar, Hungary. The festival is a competition of the best Hungarian performances from the previous two years but year by year we invite also international groups in order to introduce the newest tendencies on world-wide scale.

Residencies

Tokyo Wonder Site: International Creator Residency Programme, Jan-Mar 2010 (deadline: Jun 30)
Call for international creators who could perform new creative activities based on the subjects which are core of our projects such as "Art and Environment", "Cultural diversity and the activities of New Art Centres", or "Possibilities of collaboration" during their residency at TWS Aoyama: Creator-in-Residence for three months.

Artistic and educational circus arts residencies, Morocco, 2009-2011 (1st deadline: 10 Jul)
A collaboration between the French Institute in Rabat and the National School of Circus Shems'y of Morocco open to companies from France and Europe.

Pépinières programme - map extension residencies 2009-2010 (deadline: 15 July)
The Pépinières launch today their new call for tenders to continue the map 2008-2009 programme, with currently 9 possibilities of residence between september 2009 and december 2010, allowing the building of plural projects and the encounter with new audience. Open to artists aged 18-35.

K3 Residency programme - choreography, Tanzplan Hamburg, Apr - Dec 2010 (deadline: 20 Jul)
K3 - Zentrum für Choreographie | Tanzplan Hamburg is offering three residencies to choreographers at the beginning of their professional career.

Maisons Daura artists residencies 2010, Lot - SW France (deadline: 15 Aug)
Artists residencies near Carjac in the Lot, SW France. Open to all artforms, no restrictions in terms of age, nationality or level of experience.

UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists 2010 (call to be announced September 2009)
The 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.

Training

PARTS Summer School, Brussels, Aug 17-28 (deadline: 20 Jun)
PARTS and Rosas organise a ten-day Summer School for professional dancers and dance students. The first edition is devoted to the repertoire of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.

SPACE Performing Arts Managers On the Move mobility training (deadline: 24 June)
SPACE - Supporting Performing Arts Circulation in Europe - new mobile performing arts managers training programme 2009-2011, takes place in 5 European countries. Open call for applications.

5th International Festival of Making Theatre In.F.o.Ma.T, Athens, July 5-12 (deadline: 30 Jun)
Theatre Makers from different parts of the world will have the chance to share and get acquainted with new working methods and ideas over a week of workshops in: Acting, Movement and Voice.

International summer workshops, Belgrade, 17-30 July (apply by 30 June)
The cultural institution Vuk Karadžic from Belgrade, Serbia, is starting with its summer workshop project which will be held at our newly renovated centre located in the very heart of the city. Intensive international workshops on methods and processes of performing arts with renowned teachers.

Transit Festival workshop programme, Istanbul/Cappadoccia, Turkey, 1-17 July
A range of workshops and masterclasses, including a site-specific residency workshop in Cappadoccia for dancers, actors, singers, musicians.

Espace Catastrophe, Brussels, workshops 6-17 July (apply for professional workshop now)
Various workshops in circus skills and stage arts for professionals and general public.

Laboratorio de Investigacion Artistica, Aragon, Spain, 13-17 July
Collaborative laboratory of artistic investigation - theatre dance and visual arts.[Info follows in Spanish only]

Laboratori Permanenti summer workshop, Rome, July 16-31
10th EDITION OF SUMMER WORKSHOP ON COMICAL CHARACTER CONSTRUCTION Directed by Caterina CasiniRome, from July 16 to July 31 - 2009

Teatro Punto Master Classes Festival, 20-24 July, Amsterdam
Workshops, conferences and seminars from directors, actors and mask makers from Europe and the Unites States, specialized in physical theatre, voice, theater philosophy and mask making.

Academy of Experimental Dance Theatre: Butoh School, Oct 2009 - April 2010, Seville, Spain
A seven-month butoh workshop for actors, dancers and other artists, in Seville, Spain. Oct. 6 , 2009 - April 30, 2010.

Metodi Festival - international acting method workshops, Tuscany, Italy, 2-11 Oct
Ten days of workshops, conferences and debate focused on the profession of acting. A face-to-face encounter between the most well-known acting methods.

European Atelier for Young Festival Managers, 23-30 Oct 2011 (pre-registration open)
The European Atelier for Young Festival Managers is a unique, intense, one-week training programme initiated by the European Festivals Association. NOTE the date: this is ADVANCED NOTICE FOR 2011 programme!

Meetings

Pointe to Point Asia-Europe Dance Forum, Lisbon, June 2009
Pointe to Point, as one of the Asia-Europe Foundation's (ASEF) Young Artist Exchange initiatives, is committed to providing young people with a process-oriented platform for artistic exchange and dialogue through the arts.

What Can Art Still Do?, UNESCO meeting, June 25-26, Paris
This seminar seeks to identify certain specific contexts in which art does not simply function as a source of income or of identity politics.

Romanian Dance Platform, Bucharest, 17-20 Sep (registration by 30 Jun)
Romanian Dance Platform >> 17-20 of September 2009, The National Dance Centre - Bucharest, Romania. The aim of the platform is to offer an overview of the current tendencies and the recent development of the Romanian contemporary dance scene.

What are the artists for? - 5th InnMotion biennial, Barcelona, 1-4 July
5th InnMotion biennial of applied performing and visual arts, CCCB, Barcelona, July 1-4 InnMotion 09:

23rd World Congress on Dance Research, Malaga, Spain, 15-19 July
"the largest gathering of dance specialists world-wide" 23rd World Congress on Dance Research and 18th General Assembly of the CID, Malaga, Spain, 15-19 July 2009

Performing Arts Market, Seoul, Korea, Oct 12-16 (registration opens July 2009)
Timed to coincide with Seoul Performing Arts Festival, Seoul International Dance Festival and the World Festival of National Theater in October, the 5th Performing Arts Market in Seoul (PAMS) is an opportunity for international programmers to experience the best in the performing arts in Korea.

Perforations - Balkan live art platforms, Dubrovnik & Zagreb, Sept 25-30 (registration opens 10 Jul)
WEEK OF LIVE ART - CHECK OUT SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING ARTISTS FROM Bosnia / Bulgaria / Croatia / Macedonia / Romania / Serbia / Slovenia. Programmers and festival organisers invited.

Culturelink conference: 'Networks - the Evolving Aspects of Culture in the 21st Century', Zagreb 13-15 Nov - call for papers (deadline: 15 Jul)
3rd World Culturelink Conference titled 'Networks - The Evolving Aspects of Culture in the 21st Century', which will be held 13 - 15 November in Zagreb, Croatia.

EU Culture Programme Conference (28 Sep) & European Culture Forum (29-30 Sep), Brussels
On 28-30 September 2009 the second annual Culture Programme Conference and the mid-term European Culture Forum will take place in Brussels.

Mobile Street & Carnival Arts - European Perspectives, Hamburg, 2-4 Oct
International Workshop in Hamburg for Artists and Organizers: Masks - Costumes - Stilt Art - Music - Choreography - Dance - Theatre - Artistry

IETM Autumn Plenary Meeting, Vilnius, Oct 8-11
The IETM Autumn Plenary Meeting in Vilnius October 8-11 2009 will put a new point on IETM meetings map. East is the direction. East, which became very sexy two decades ago, right after the Berlin Wall came down. East, which started losing its glamour as the iron curtain sank into history.

3rd International Music Council World Forum on Music, Tunis, Oct 17-22
IMC presents its World Forum on Music (WFM) as a global knowledge-building platform on music and society in the 21st century, which explores a variety of topics from diverse perspectives: cultural, political and economical.

Performing Arts Training Today - IUGTE conference, Leibnitz, Austria, Oct 28-31 (call for presentation proposals)
Call for Presentations: International Conference "Performing Arts Training Today"October 28-31, 2009

Caucasus & Central Asia

European Neighbourhood Policy - latest developments
The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was developed in 2004, with the objective of avoiding the emergence of new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and our neighbours and instead strengthening the prosperity, stability and security of all concerned. Read about the latest developments and upcoming regional cultural cooperation programmes.

Cultural Processes and Transcultural Influences in Contemporary Central Asia (new OSI-commissioned report)
This OSI-commissioned report provides an overview of the state of cultural affairs in Central Asian societies after the states in the region achieved independence and describes current tendencies defining long-term, local cultural processes and transcultural influences.

Euro-Mediterranean

Other activities

Orient Express Theatre train project - catch the debate (June/July)
Orient Express is a co-operation project between six European theatres, initiated and co-ordinated by the European Theatre Convention and Schauspiel Stuttgart.

European Festivals Association launches FestLab for Creativity and Innovation
In March the European Festivals Association (EFA) launched its FestLab for Creativity and Innovation, an initiative on the occasion of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation.

AFIJMA Association opens up network to international jazz & contemporary music festival members
AFIJMA - a French Association of Innovative Jazz and Contemporary Music Festivals - has now opened up membership of its network to international participation.

Work opportunities

LIFT Summer Internship placements, London International Festival of Theatre (deadline: 19 Jun)
LIFT, the London international Festival of Theatre, is one of Europe's most adventurous and influential producers of international contemporary theatre. LIFT is offering 3 placement opportunities assisting with the delivery of the LIFT Molten Festival (21- 31 August 2009).

Teaching Apprentices, Circus Space, London (deadline: Jul 1)
The Participation & Outreach Programme at Circus Space in London is recruiting for Teaching Apprentices to join our staff team.

Actors (aged 30+) wanted for Edinburgh Fringe Festival play (auditions 11 July, Edinburgh)
Looking for one female lead and three males aged 30+ for a play at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Partner search

EU Culture Programme & international partner search websites
Looking for a partner for an EU Culture Programme Project? You can register your project and search the databases provided by Cultural Contact Points.

Collaboration with theatres for children sought by Little Witch Theatre, Lithuania
The Little Witch Theatre in Lithuania is looking for collaborations with theatres for children from different countries.

Resources

Artfactories - new online platform launched
Artfactories has launched its new online platform with lots of mobility information and projects in engaged arts spaces in Europe and beyond.

Digital Culture: The Changing Dynamics - downloadable Culturelink publication
The book 'Digital Culture: The Changing Dynamics' by Aleksandra Uzelac and Biserka Cvjeticanin is available for free in digital version. This title is a part of Culturelink's Joint Publications Series No 12.

Circostrada/Stradda thematic dossiers on street and circus arts
Circostrada Network has partnered up with Stradda magazine to offer thematic dossiers on the street and circus arts for free download online. This initiative is the response to a widespread demand on the part of professionals from throughout broader Europe.

Dialogue - Festivals Act for a Intercultural Society - new EFA publication
The European Festivals Association (EFA) launches EFA BOOKS 4: 'Dialogue. Festivals Act for an Intercultural Society.' Seven festival directors share their thoughts about festivals' roles in our diverse societies.

Don't forget ...

The News and Announcements section is constantly being updated. This Newsflash offers a selection of current items. If you are looking for opportunities for professional mobility, check the site regularly so you don't miss any deadlines.

New links and updates

Ars Baltica
Latest news and cultural cooperation opportunities from the Baltic Sea region.

New Nordic Circus Network
NNCN is a development programme for New Circus in the Nordic countries and a partnership of six circus organisations established to place new circus on the cultural map of the Nordic countries.

Vilnius European Capital of Culture 2009
Check out the programme for Vilnius, Lithuania's European Capital of Culture 2009

Linz European Capital of Culture 2009
Check out the programme for Linz, Austria - European Capital of Culture 2009

On The Move - Cultural Mobility Information Network