E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities
a European mobility and artistic exchange dance programme
Motion Fund strand
MOBILITY & NETWORKING GRANTS 2012-2013
Call for proposals
[Romania – Ireland – Latvia – Cyprus – United Kingdom –Turkey]
Would you like to check out the local contemporary dance festivals in Bucharest, Dublin, Istanbul or London? Do you want to attend a dance platform in Riga? Would you care to discover the evolving Cypriot dance scene? Do you need money to visit a partner/ artist to start up a new collaboration? Do you want to learn more about the E-motional Bodies & Cities project and participate in the final festival/forum in Romania?
APPLY NOW to the Motion Fund of the E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities programme! We have 14 mobility and networking grants available for you to travel between Romania – Ireland – Latvia – Cyprus – United Kingdom –Turkey.
Contemporary dance professionals (artists, managers, critics, academics, etc.) from the E-motional countries are welcome to apply for a mobility and networking grant in order to visit and attend specific events (festivals, workshops, international seminars, network meetings, etc.) taking place in the other project countries from May 2012 to April 2013. These visits are expected to be short trips with the purpose of exploring the contemporary dance scene in a specific country, making contacts and possibly planning future projects and exchanges. The duration of the visit shall be between 4-7 days according to each proposal submitted. The grant will cover a portion of the international travel expenses, accommodation and/or per diem to the maximum limit of EUR 1.000.
To apply, download the application form at www.e-motional.eu, fill it in and send it to motionfund@e-motional.eu by February 29, 2012. A guide of selected events from each country is also available online. To find more about the 2011 awardees and their travels, visit http://www.e-motional.eu/motion-fund/mobility-grants.
For more information contact the local coordination teams:
ROMANIA: Gabriela Tudor Foundation, Stefania Ferchedau, contact@e-motional.eu
IRELAND: Dublin Dance Festival, Tiina Ylönen, tiina.ylonen@dublindancefestival.ie
LATVIA: The Association of the Professional Dance Choreographers of Latvia, Ilze Zirina, ilzezirina@gmail.com
CYPRUS: Dance House Lemesos, Natasa Georgiou, info@dancehouselemesos.com
UK: body > data > space, Leanne Hammaccot, leanne@bodydataspace.net
E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities is a co-operation between Gabriela Tudor Foundation (RO, initiator & lead organiser), Dublin Dance Festival (IE), The Association of the Professional Dance Choreographers of Latvia (LV), Dance House Lemesos (CY), and body > data > space (UK), as co-organisers, developed with support from the Culture 2007-2013 Programme of the European Union. Associated partners are ArtistNe(s)t Network of Artists-in-Residence Centres / “George Apostu” Cultural Centre in Bacau, and the National Dance Centre in Bucharest (RO), Dance Ireland, The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, and the University of Limerick (IE), Rialto Theatre, Limassol (CY), and CATI Dans – Contemporary Dance Artists Association, Istanbul (TR).
The project plans to identify, nurture, attract and sustain talent and creativity at the European level, by connecting artists and dance managers from countries participating in the project through mobility grants, residencies, fellowships, artistic research and performance co-production and exchange. Professional development and artistic experiment represent pillars of the project.
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
