Voices in Motion, a dance retreat for dancers and choreographers
During a 4-day residential dance/choreography retreat from 11 to 16 June 2023 on the South Coast of Sri Lanka, tell your own stories through the medium of dance and be intensively guided by Paul Upali Gouëllo, Raphael Moussa Hillebrand and Farah Deen. The project is funded by the Franco-German Cultural Fund. The Fund was set up in 2003 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty of friendship between France and West Germany and it promotes Franco-German cooperation by providing support for cultural and artistic projects.
ELIGIBILITY & APPLICATION CRITERIA
Requirements:
– Be a dancer/choreographer
– Age 18 or above
– Ability to attend all days from 11 to 16 June 2023
– Willing to share a room with a fellow participant
– Ideally working on an own dance piece based on personal experience
– Application is possible as solo, duo or trio
Provided:
– Mentoring by three professionals with different dance style (contemporary, urban, street, hip hop, house), from Germany, France and Austria
– Residential Camp with accommodation and all meals provided
– Transport from and to Colombo
– Option to present a work in progress publicly on 16 June
MENTORS
PAUL UPALI GOUËLLO
French contemporary choreographer and performer who made his own place in the Musical Show Mixity in Paris Montmartre and extensively worked with legendary French choreographers Jean-Claude Gallotta and performer Bruno Agati.
FARAH DEEN
Professional Dancer, Choreographer of Potpourri Dance Company and Artistic Director of Flavourama Festival. Her focus lies on the vernacular dance styles Hip Hop and House Dance.
RAPHAEL MOUSSA HILLEBRAND
Hip Hop choreographer and activist combines theatre with the revolutionary struggle of liberation through art.
HOW TO APPLY?
Please apply to [email protected] and [email protected] with your CV, a letter of motivation on why you would like to join the retreat and any photo of video links to documentation of previous work.
Deadline: Sunday 14 May 2023
Selected participants will be informed by 22 May 2023
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