Calls
Forum of Young Theatre Professionals
Festival Fellowship of the Swiss Theatertreffen 2023
Duration: May 31 – June 4, 2023
Location: Canton of Fribourg
Target group: theater professionals and students up to 35 years of age
Benefits: Travel, accommodation, admissions, workshops, meals.
Requirements: Participation in all activities of the forum
Active participation and written reflection
Continuous attendance from May 31 – June 4, 2023
Good knowledge of French and/or English
Registration deadline: April 28, 2023
Criptonite is looking for disabled/chronically ill artists* for a piece on the theme of senses/pleasure.
Are you a person with disability and/ or chronically ill who makes art in the field of theater, dance, drag or performance art? With our theater project Criptonite we are developing a new piece on the topic of senses/pleasure. We are looking for a person to work with us and our team to further develop the piece and be a part of it on stage.
You don’t need to have a lot of stage experience, also young artists are welcome to apply.
Rehearsals will take place in Zurich from 26.6.23 – 8.7.23 and from 19.9.-3.10.
Performances will take place at Tanzhaus Zurich from 4.10.-9.10.23.
Rehearsals and performances are paid, according to the guidelines of the organization t. (tpunkt).
Please let us know your access needs in the application, including if specific rehearsal times need to be observed. All venues are wheelchair accessible and we work with audio description.
Criptonite is a crip-queer theater project by Zurich-based artists* Edwin Ramirez (they/them, none) and Nina Muehlemann (none/them).
Prerequisites:
– Artistic experience in theater, dance, drag or performance art (e.g. you have already participated/worked in a play, and/or already developed your own short performances)
– you identify yourself as a disabled person or as a chronically ill person
– availability (by arrangement) in Zurich from 26.6.23 – 8.7.23 and from 19.9.- 9.10.23
– Interest in the topic senses/enjoyment and desire to contribute in terms of content
If you are interested, please send us a short text (maximum half page) about yourself, as well as a short text about what interests you in the project/thea (maximum half page) until 30.3.23: contact.criptonite@protonmail.com
