Call: BALKAN DANCE PLATFORM

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5th BALKAN DANCE PLATFORM
October 1–3, 2009 / Novi Sad, Serbia

Per.Art in collaboration with the Serbian National Theatre - New Dance Forum, TkH – Centre for theory and practice of performing arts and Station – Service for contemporary dance and the regional partners of the Platform is pleased to announce the 5 edition of the Balkan Dance Platform 2009 (BDP 2009) - the only biennial event in the Balkans presenting the current tendencies in contemporary dance and choreography in the region. Per.Art will stage BDP 2009 from October 1-3, 2009 in Novi Sad, Serbia at the venues of Serbian National Theatre. BDP 2009 follows on the success of the previous events in Athens/Greece 2007, Skopje/Macedonia 2005, Bucharest/Romania 2003 and Sofia/Bulgaria in 2001.
The main festival programme me of BDP 2009 will present a selection of the best dance productions in the Balkans made in the period from April 13, 2007 until the March 20, 2009. The 5th BDP will be an opportunity for choreographers and dancers from Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Albania and Montenegro to present thier work to a great number of international visitors (directors, producers, curators).

The aims of BDP are:
- Development of contemporary dance in the Balkans through presentation and promotion of the choreographers and dancers, groups, organizations, and institutions dealing with contemporary dance in the Region;
- Stimulation of collaboration and initiation of new productions, collaborative projects, and regional networks.

Members of the jury are:
Ana Vujanovic – editor of TkH journal for performing arts theory and lecturer at University of Arts in Belgrade (Serbia);
Andreea Capitanescu – artistic director of ArtLink (Romania);
Christina Polychroniadou – director of Full House Promotion (Greece);
Iskra Sukarova – artistic director contemporary dance of Lokomotiva Centre for New initiatives in Arts and Culture (Macedonia);
Natasa Zavolovsek – director of Exodos (Slovenia);
Tzvetelina Iossifova – director of The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate (Bulgaria).

Deadline for application is March 20, 2009!
(Please note: it is possible to apply with “work-in-progress”, but if selected for BDP 2009, the work is expected to be finished until May 31, 2009)
Please, visit our website for ONLINE APPLICATION!

Beside the main festival programme there will also be the Video Showroom Programme (video presentation of contemporary dance scene of each country in the Balkans). The video materials will include footage of the existing dance performances produced in the Balkan countries in the period from March 1, 2006 until March 20, 2009.

The aim of the Video Showroom is to:
- Create video archive of contemporary dance productions in the Balkans (mobile exhibition and online presentation);
- Enable continuous promotion and information about contemporary dance tendencies in the Balkans;
- Increase mutual acquaintance of the dance scenes in the Balkans

Deadline for applications is March 20th, 2009!
Please, visit our website for more info about application procedure for Video Showroom!
We are looking forward to welcome you and present your work in Novi Sad during the 5th Balkan Dance Platform !

More information:
Regional partners of BDP are: ArtLink (Bucharest, Romania), Exodos zavod (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Full House Promotion (Athens, Greece), Lokomotiva - Centre for New Art and Culture Initiatives (Skopje, Macedonia), Per.Art (Novi Sad, Serbia) and The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate (Sofia, Bulgaria).

Application procedure – the main festival programme me of BDP ‘09
1. Filled-out online application form
2. Video of the dance performance in its full length (DVD format) sent by post to following address:

UG Per.Art
P.Fah br.15
21102 Novi Sad
Serbia

3. Receipt of your application form will be confirmed after you submit your application onlinе
4. Receipt of your video material (DVD) will be acknowledged by email
5. Video materials (DVD's) will not be sent back to applicants
6. Do not send video material by email!
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION FORM ONLINE!
Deadline: March 20, 2009
Contact: [e-mail]

Eligible for the Balkan Dance Platform are:
- Works of authors who are based and work in the region of the Balkans;
- Works produced in the period from April 13, 2007 until March 20, 2009;
- Dance performances but also other forms of dance projects (actions, installations, lecture performnaces, etc.) which are performed at non-theatrical venues (galleries, outdoor, lobbies …);
- Works with simple technical requirements, accomplished within three hours of technical set-up;
- It is possible to apply with “work-in-progress”, but if selected for BDP 2009, the work is expected to be finished until May 31, 2009 and a DVD of the finished work is to be sent.
Authors belonging to the same group/ organization/ institution, may apply for the festival. Authors whose works were presented in the previous BDP editions may apply. One author may apply with several performances but only one can be selected for the main festival programme of BDP 2009

Selection procedure:
- Applicants will be informed about the final selection decision on March 31 , 2009;
- The works for the festival are chosen by the jury which consisting of the experts in the field of contemporary dance who are proposed by regional partner organizations;
- The jury will not give individual explanation to those whose work is not selected for the main festival programme of BDP 2009;
- The organizers will cover shared accommodation, per diems, a small fee and will provide the venue for the performances with technical support and promotion for companies selected for the main festival programme of BDP 2009;
The artists/companies or regional partnership organizations will be in charge AND/OR will assist artists/companies in covering travel expenses, medical insurance and visa costs

Application procedure – Video Showroom Programme

Eligible to apply:
- Video documentation of dance projects produced in the period from March 1, 2006 until March 20, 2009 by the authors living and working in the Balkans!
(please note - it is different than the period for the main festival programme of BDP 2009!)
Authors should send by post their video materials (DVD format! Full length! No trailers!), info about the dance project (concept and credits) and contacts to:

UG Per.Art
P.Fah br.15
21102 Novi Sad
Serbia

Deadline: March 20, 2009!!
Contact: [e-mail]
More info about Video Showroom Programme:

Please note!
- Please don't send video materials by email !
- There is no limit to the number of authors that will be presented in the Video Showroom!
- There is no limit to the number of submitted dance projects by the author!
- Video Showroom will present video documentation of dance projects not video dance art!
- There is no selection process!