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CALL FOR ARTISTS / DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROJECTS IN 2014

02.07. 2013

Deadline for 2014: July 4th, 2013

Artistic director Ewan McLaren announces this year‘s application deadline and criteria for selection of projects for presentation by Motus – producers of the Alfred ve dvoře Theatre and more:
Our theatre is open to programming independent, devised projects working outside existing genres, and/or breaking new ground, and not only physical theatre, dance theatre and visual performance. Projects can be prepared and performed in the large or small spaces of the Alfred ve dvoře Theatre, or in special cases, elsewhere.

Themes for 2014:
Following themes of childhood/family, natural world/political world, and dying/old age/memory in the years 2011-2013,

In 2014 we especially welcome projects connected to themes of identity (personal, national, cultural, and other).

Where possible we request that artists prepare applications for 2014 with this in mind. We welcome projects with other themes, but our priority is the dialogue of artists with the community through thematic clusters.

Your concise project proposal must include (in ONE or maximum TWO files):

• Project description and comparison to other projects in both Czech and international contexts
• CVs of creative team, producers and organizers
• Detailed time plan (research/development phases and rehearsals), preferred dates
• Budget, project expenses, and how the project will be financed, with confirmations of funding and/or clearly stated probability of receiving financing from each source
• Why should this project be in development at the Alfred ve dvoře theatre? How will the project make use of the specifics of the small stage or large space (or other)?
• How will it work in other spaces, e.g. on tour?
• New companies / artists provide e-mail or telephone contact info for references
• If requesting longer-term creative residency, we strongly recommend confirmation that the work will also be developed at a space outside of Prague.

Selection criteria (please study carefully):

• Innovative theme and/or form;
• connection of the project to the year’s theme, or if the theme is different priority goes to projects able to inspire audiences to appreciation of independent creation and new forms;
• confirmation of or high probability of own project financing from grants, sponsorship, or own sources;
• commitment to extensive research / development phase;
• own producer and technical personnel in the team;
• commitment to long-term intensive rehearsal process;
• ability of the creative team to keep project going after the performance premiere;
• list of creative team members should not include names of those, who have not committed to working on the project.


For 2014, 3 to 5 new projects will be chosen, 2 of which will be in longer-term creative residency with heightened support. One additional residency project, by Dora Bouzková, was already selected for 2013 but postponed until 2014.

Projects are chosed by a small advisory group made up of personalities from various artistic fields.

Results to be announced by September 16th, 2013.

Please send applications either by e-mail: program@alfredvedvore.cz, or by post to: MOTUS o.s., Ewan McLaren, Veverkova 28, 170 00 Praha 7.