Apply till the 15th of June 2024

Performance Summer Laboratory this year takes place from the 22nd August till the 20th September 2024 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France) and in Hesse (Germany) – with a short break in between.

It is a cultural exchange program in the frame of performance research and exploration, taking place every Summer with/for German and French young artists in the field of dance, performance, theater, music, media, etc. Young professionals, students in the field of performing arts, or experienced amateurs with dedicated interest may also apply. ... Young artists and students in the field of performing arts can apply. Experienced amateurs with… etc...

The project covers all costs of participation, including travel, accommodation, meals and workshops during the entire project period – except the registration fee of 200 Euro, should the application be successful. The seats are limited to ten participants.

The project is for those who look for an intensive time of developing oneself in the field of dance/improvisation/performance/cultural education and making performative and artistic exploration. The project entails 25 days of residency/rehearsal as a constant group in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France) and in Hesse (Germany), including public performance presentations.

Performance Summer Laboratory is organised by interdisciplinary theater initiative T-LAP (Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany) and its French cooperation partner Compagnie Bela & Côme (Belhade, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France). The project is part of the partnership program between Hesse and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, supported by Hessische Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Pôle Europe et International of Nouvelle Aquitaine, Das Deutsch-Französische Jugendwerk and Frankfurts Kulturamt, among others.

Project Titel: Performance Summer Laboratory // Deutsch-Französische Performance Werkstatt

Artistic Titel for 2024: “Je suis venue!von irgendwo – Ein performatives Projekt über das Kommen und Gehen”

Schedule: from the 22nd to the 31st August in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France) & from the 4th to the 20th September in Hesse (Germany). Please make sure that you would be able to take part through the entire project period.

required language skill: English (as the working language in the project) 
as well as either French or German

facilitation:
Côme Tanguy (Compagnie Bela & Côme) www.belaetcome.com

Jungyeon Kim (T-LAP: Tanz | Theater | Laboratory | Cross-over Productions) www.jungyeonkim.com

Ferenc Kréti (T-LAP: Tanz | Theater | Laboratory | Cross-over Productions) https://t-lap.org/about-us.html

documentation of the project in past years:
film documentary 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB2_j_uI3B0
written documentary 2019 https://performancetransposition.wordpress.com/blog-2/
written documentary 2018 https://performancearchetypes.wordpress.com/blog/
film documentary 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpYZZEDusV0

Please send us your application from now till the 15th of June 2024, containing the following information WITHIN ONE PDF-FILE:
– full name, age, city of your residency, phone number and email address
– letter of motivation (approximately one page)
– CV
– dates and times in which you’d be available for an interview (via online) between the 20th and the 25th of June

to: applicationsummerlab@gmail.com

t-lap(at)online(dot)de   Ferenc Kréti

kmjykmjy(at)gmail(dot)com   Jungyeon Kim 

cie.bela.come(at)gmail(dot)com   Côme Tanguy