OPEN CALL DANCE PERFORMANCE STREAM – TANZAHOI #TAKEPART IN ANOTHER WORLD

TANZAHOi International Dance and Dance Film Festival will bring outstanding international dance productions to Hamburg via livestream for the 2021 digital festival, Take Part in Another World.

TANZAHOi International Dance and Dance Film Festival will bring outstanding international dance productions to Hamburg via livestream for the 2021 digital festival, Take Part in Another World.

In the midst of theater restrictions and an unforeseeable end to a reduced-contact era in the arts, many artists and institutions have discovered streaming technology for themselves in order to not completely lose contact with their audience. After a successful live-streamed dance film festival in 2020, we wish to continue cultivating a digital platform for this year’s upcoming festival, streaming live performances from around the world in real time. We are interested in showing existing productions, but also in stimulating new productions conceived especially for TANZAHOi.

The Live-Stream Aesthetic
‍An even more interesting challenge of for-the-screen-adapted productions is the task of expanding the aesthetics of the audience’s limited view by, for example, directing attention to the camera work. These images should be precisely choreographed, bringing a dynamic to the sequence that can only exist in the filmed-form, and should develop a unique audience experience compared to the live performance. The use of several cameras and film-angles should be considered. We would like to make a contribution to the further development of “livestream aesthetics”, as we see multi-media and hybrid productions as a sustainable future opportunity for the arts.

Grant:
* We will offer 4.000 € (incl. exchange fees) to the selected productions to achieve the live-stream of their work.
Important: this grant only supports the implementation of the visual concept for the livestream to Hamburg in the period from September 3-5, 2021. It does not cover the payment of dancers, choreographers or the venue.

* Every applicant, regardless of the selection result, will receive 30% off a festival pass to encourage all artists to take part in our festival this year! The discount code will e sent upon submission of the application.
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Announcement of the Open Call result will be made on 1. May 2021.

More details: https://tanzahoi.org

How to apply / register: To be considered for selection:

* The production should secure or have already secured funding for the performance as well as the venue on site.
* Visual concept with at least two cameras
* Internet access
* Artists will be available for a discussion via Zoom with the audience after the performance
* The applicant assures that they have obtained and can prove the rights to the images and music, and are authorized to agree to publication on the Internet.
* The applicant agrees that their work will be presented on the TANZAHOi website and social media channels during the festival and preparation period for promotional purposes.
* We strongly encourage the selected artists to publish the news of the film selection and the festival program on their personal/artist platforms (website and social media), as well as sharing posts made by the TANZAHOi platform in order to promote themselves and the festival.

Application deadline is 31. March 2021 at 11:59 pm CET. All applications sent after the deadline cannot be considered.

Information required with the Dance Stream submission:
* Project title / subtitle (if applicable)
* Artist / Company name
* Premiere date / location (if applicable)
* Contact person / contact email
* Short description (max. 1000 characters)
* Concept with focus on screen-image design and camera work as aesthetic element (max. 2000 characters)
* Cost calculation for technical requirements and personnel
* Biography of the dance company or choreographers and filmmakers (max. 1000 characters)
* Video footage of the planned production (Vimeo or YouTube link or WeTransfer link)
* Short press text (max. 500 characters)
‍* Press mentions (if applicable)
‍* Social media handles and channels
‍* 3 – 5 press photos
‍* Full project credits (including photography credits)

Download the Application Form here :
https://tanzahoi.org/dance-stream-open-call

Please save a copy of the pdf application found at the above link with the following title
“Project name_contact person” and send it by mail to: apply@tanzahoi.org.

We are looking forward to your application!

Application close date: 31st March 2021