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Call for choreographers from the Munich I Bavaria and/or Dresden I Saxony region

explore dance – Netzwerk Tanz für junges Publikum is looking for a choreographer to develop a contemporary dance piece for young audiences for the 2025/2026 season in co-production with the two explore dance partners Fokus Tanz München and HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts.

A new joint explore dance production is being created in Dresden and Munich:

The dance production for young audiences will be conceived both for the stage and flexibly for other spaces such as school rooms, gymnasiums, district cultural centres, galleries, libraries or public spaces.

This flexible form enables access to dance as an art form for a young audience beyond urban centres. A close dialogue between the artists and the young target group already takes place during the development of the piece. A mediation format (workshop, follow-up discussion, etc.) is considered during the development process of the production and follows the performances.

explore dance – Netzwerk Tanz für junges Publikum e.V. is a production and touring network consisting of 4 cooperating partners: fabrik moves (Potsdam), Fokus Tanz München, HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts (Dresden) and K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg. Over the past 6 years, 29 productions for young audiences have been created with a total of over 400 performances.

More information about explore dance at: www.explore-dance.de

Please send your application to:
lara.schubert@fokustanz.de
(Lara Schubert, project management explore dance for Fokus Tanz Munich)
and
ruoss@hellerau.org
(Franziska Ruoss, artistic project coordination explore dance in HELLERAU)  

Closing date for submissions: 22.04.2025

To the complete open call

  • The call is addressed to contemporary choreographers who work either in Munich or Bavaria or Dresden or Saxony – with or without experience in the field of young audiences. We welcome it if the submitted concept leads to the formation of working relationships in both cities and federal states.
  • The dance piece will be co-produced by the two explore dance partners Fokus Tanz München and HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts. Rehearsals will take place in Munich and Dresden (by arrangement).
  • The production will be developed with a professional artistic team and is aimed at a young audience (age of the target groups can be freely selected)
  • The production period is a maximum of 6 weeks, either in autumn/winter 2025 or winter/spring 2026, the premiere will take place in one of the two locations afterwards.
  • The development process will be accompanied by rehearsal visits by the target group and rehearsal phases in schools in both locations
  • Fees for a team of up to 6 people of up to €39,000 o the fees are based on the recommendations of the BFDK
    •  the team includes one person for production management and administrative handling
  • Travel and transport costs during the production period in Dresden and/or Munich
  • Additional material costs € 2,000 (equipment/costume, additional technical costs if necessary)
  • Rehearsal facilities in an in-house studio
  • Ready-to-play house for final rehearsals and performances and, if necessary, technical equipment for rehearsals by arrangement
  • 2 performances in Dresden/Saxony and 2 performances in Munich/Bavaria. Further guest performances at the explore dance partner locations are planned. Premiere and performances are remunerated separately.
  • Public relations and mediation work by the explore dance network, Fokus Tanz München and HELLERAU Dresden
  • Touring planning and mediation within the network
  • up to 2-page synopsis (in German or English) with:
    • project description o choreographic approach/positioning in contemporary dance
    • rough outline of the rehearsal process and the desired rehearsal period (autumn/winter 2025 or winter/spring 2026, both periods can also be specified if necessary)
    • Motivation to work for a young audience
    • Age group of the target audience addressed o Ideas for involving the target group in the artistic process
    • short biographies of the team with max. 3 video links of previous works
  • Cost financing plan (KFP)
  • Short description in simple German for part of the advisory board from a young audience (max. half page)

Please send your application to:
lara.schubert@fokustanz.de
(Lara Schubert, project management explore dance for Fokus Tanz Munich)
and
ruoss@hellerau.org
(Franziska Ruoss, artistic project coordination explore dance in HELLERAU)  

Closing date for submissions: 22.04.2025

For all interested parties, we offer a consultation hour via Zoom on 07.04.2025 from 17:00 – 18:00. If you are interested, please register by 04.04.2025. Registrations and or preliminary enquiries can be sent by e-mail to lara.schubert@fokustanz.de or ruoss@hellerau.org.