No Borders! II - Performing Arts on New Areas Tampere, Finland 3.–6.8.2010
No Borders! is an international meeting for professionals in the performing arts field. It’s a platform for professional performers and cultural managers from the independent field in the Nordic region and other countries. It’s a possibility to meet, exchange ideas and develop both artistic and administrative competences during lectures, workshops and social events.
We are delighted to invite you to take part in No borders! II between August 3rd and 6th in Tampere, Finland. This year we offer our participants three different workshops.
Workshops (2 days):
I. Developing Engaged Theatre – How does Theatre respond to the current crisis in the world economy and the revolutionary impact it will have on our society? Writer and theatre maker Steven Tiller will lead an exciting and inclusive 2-day practical workshop of discovery and sharing in techniques of research, hot-seating, character study, verbatim and ensemble theatre-making based on over twenty years experience of such approaches in the UK. Workshop fee 50 €
II. Plan B performance – Responding to site on the go Plan B share their experiences of making sited projects and how to balance responding to a place often in a limited time frame. How does one get a feel for a place? How does one research the context of a place? How do you marry documentary, historical material with an artistic and playful vision? Since they decided to stop touring experimental theatre pieces Plan B have made pieces for a variety of spaces including an airport, hotel, shop window, city squares, open fields, bicycles and of course theatres. Workshop fee 50 €.
III. Distribution strategy - Jo Stromgren Company
Jo Stromgren is going to give a workshop about touring on a shoestring without artistic compromise. The workshop is suitable for independent groups, producers/managers and related professionals. The workshop gives the participants tools for logistics, shortcuts and long-term strategies that actually work. Workshop fee 50 €.
Seminar
The seminar “Touring in the Nordic region” is open for everybody taking part in No Borders! and will be held as a closing event. The seminar will be arranged in cooperation with the Finnish-Russian project Seeds of Imagination www.seeds.fi, the project Tekijä and Produforum.
Tampere Theatre Festival No Borders! II is held as a part of Tampere Theatre Festival. Tampere Theatre Festival is the oldest and the largest professional theatre festival in the Nordic countries, serving as a display window for the finest Finnish and international productions. The festival programme will include 21st century drama, classics, performances, dance and street theatre. For more information about Tampere Theatre Festival please visit www.teatterikesa.fi.
Seeds of Imagination Seeds of Imagination builds bridges between the Russian and Finnish theatre fields. It is funded by the European Union and coordinated by the Finnish Theatre Information Center. www.seeds.fi
Tekijä The main aim with the Tekijä project is to raise competence in touring and cooperation in the Finnish theatre field, between the independent field and the institutions and between theatres performing in Finnish and Swedish.
For your information: Participants are asked to confirm their participation in No Borders at the latest on June 18th to nobordersfinland(at)gmail.com. Any questions you might have can be sent to the same address.
The workshops and the will be held at NÄTY, Hämeenpuisto 28, Tampere, Finland. For accommodation please visit www.tampere.fi
Payment: Participants can take part in only one of three workshops. We kindly ask you to inform us about your choice of workshop on registration. The workshop fee of 50 euros has to be paid in advance, no later than July 9th. The fee includes participation in the workshop. Accomodation and meals are not included. Payment information: Produforums vänner, IBAN FI3340550010403695 SWIFT HELSFIHH, Aktia ABP, Helsingfors Tre Smeder, Mannerheimvägen 14, 00100 Helsingfors. Please mark the payment with your name and the name of the workshop.
Contact: Alexandra Furuhjelm, producer, nobordersfinland(at)gmail.com, +358 (0)50 358 2264
No Borders! is organized by the foundation Produforums vänner/Friends of Produforum and by the national Produforum project in cooperation with Seeds of Imagination, Tekijä and Tampere Theatre festival. Produforum is a network for the independent art field, raising competence and creating tools for networking.
No borders -timetable:
3.8.2010 Arrival
4.8.2010
10–12 Presentation of participants and organizers
12–14 Lunch
14–18 Workshop I Developing Engaged Theatre, Steven Tiller
Workshop II Responding to site on the go, Plan B
Workshop III Distribution strategy, Jo Stromgren
5.8.2010 10- 17 Workshop I Developing Engaged Theatre, Steven Tiller
Workshop II Responding to site on the go, Plan B
Workshop III Distribution strategy, Jo Stromgren
6.8.2010 10–13 Closing event Seminar; Touring in the Nordic region in cooperation with Seeds of Imagination and Tekijä
(14–17 Touring in Finland / Kiertuetoiminta Suomessa A work meeting for the participants of the Tekijä project. The working language is Finnish.)
No Borders! keeps the rights to any changes in the program.
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