Flutgraben Performances

We are happy to announce the second call of our artist-in-residence program Flutgraben Performances Residencies. This residency is open to Berlin-based choreographers and artists from the fields of choreography, performance art and contemporary dance. Each artist can work in the studio for the period of one month, following the research, exploration, practice or project they are aiming to deepen or develop. There is no prescribed theme or obligation.

Who we address

This opportunity is for both emerging and established professional choreographers and artists who are active in Berlin. We are committed to supporting artists of marginalised communities and we would like to explicitly invite women, people of color, trans people and others discriminated by the current dominant norms to submit your proposals. We are limited though in inviting disabled people as the building is not yet equipped for mobility handicaps (the building is currently being renovated and will become more barrier-free by the end of 2021).

Duration and period of the residency

Each residency lasts four weeks.

In this call we offer 3 residencies from March to July 2021. Please indicate your preferred time period in your application.

Fees and support

No application fees.

The residency includes access to a 80m2 studio, artistic exchange with Flutgraben Performances artists team, and basic technical support.

A financial support of €2000 is offered per artist or artist group.

Other facilities: WiFi in the studios and use of a common kitchen.

Application deadline

22 December 2020.

The results will be announced by the end of the year.

Application

Application language is English.

Please send

• a motivation letter (max. 2 pages) why you want to work in the frame of Flutgraben Performances Residencies. Please be specific on what you want to do artistically. We are all artists here and what we are interested in is to get a feeling of your artistic approach of working.

• a short biography

• information about your artistic work (e.g. website, video and textual documentations – please check your links and passwords.)

to this email address: residency@flutgrabenperformances.org

If you have questions please use this email address for contacting us.

Please be aware that this call is only for Berlin-based artists.

How we decide

In this round three jurors will be selected out of the Flutgraben Performances core team and out of the artists from Flutgraben Performances Seasons #1 and #2. Each juror has to decide for one artist and present her*his decision in front of the complete FPR team, additionally publishing a statement on our website.

Who we are

Flutgraben Performances is a series of events located at Flutgraben, an artist-run studio building in Berlin Treptow. The series Flutgraben Performances is dedicated to the exploration, growth and transformation of live art. Each year a group of 10–12 artists comes and works together. Individually, the artists follow their own artistic tracks without any limits in form and content. They use the time to test, develop, re-think and discuss their artistic practices and believes. On a collective level the group invents new forms of meeting the public, aiming for an encounter of artist, art work and art lover as a fertile, intimate and joyful act. With Flutgraben Performances Residencies we are extending and complementing our vision of an artist-run initiative for experiments and exchange.

Flutgraben Performances and Flutgraben Performances Residencies are independent projects initiated 2019 by artists Clément Layes, Moritz Majce, Sandra Man and Jasna L. Vinovrški.

Flutgraben Performances Residencies is funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe.

Flutgraben artists house

With our project we are one species among others, adding to the diversity of the Flutgraben artists house biotope. The Flutgraben artists house is administered by Flutgraben e.V. (www.flutgraben.org)

We are very happy about the great interest in our Flutgraben Performances Residencies program for Berlin-based artists!

Out of over 80 applications two artists were selected for 2020. These are Pauline Payen and Ivan Björn Ekemark.

We wish you a productive and satisfying time during your residency, and are looking forward meeting you!

Many thanks to all artists who applied. We enjoyed striving through your worlds of imagination, ideas, and desires! You are all welcome to submit your applications for the call for next year. The second call for 2021 will be announced by the end of 2020.

The two jurors for two artists for this round were selected out of the Flutgraben Performances Team and out of the artists from Flutgraben Performances Season #1 and #2. For next round a new juror team will decide.

Here are the jurors statements:

Ivan Björn Ekemarks investigation of a transitional collectivity contains non-homogenic materials, colours, costumes, and performative elements that create a choreography of attention, sometimes with traces of humour. In his work the surface of what is shown acts as an entry point into deeply intimate sediment layers underneath, speaking of isolation, rejection, obsession.

(Text and Invitation by André Uerba)

Pauline Payens artistic approach combines a calm cheekiness with a sensitivity for both concrete corporeality and the poetic quality of language. With her specific perspective as a former video artist on body-based live art she takes the irreducible relations of body and image seriously, and commits herself to art as an exploration of affects.

(Text and Invitation by Moritz Majce)

In the frame of Flutgraben Performances we encountered many artists, who while participating in our events expressed a strong desire to spend more time working and researching at Flutgraben. Finally this dream came true and we are very happy to announce that we now have the opportunity to offer artistic residencies to Berlin-based artists, which will allow them to work in the studio for a longer time and without financial concerns.
Clément, Jasna, Moritz, Sandra

We offer an artist-in-residence program called Flutgraben Performances Residencies that allows artists to create and research at the homebase of Flutgraben Performances, the Flutgraben artists’ house in Berlin. Each artist can work in one of two studios for the period of one month, according to the research, exploration, practice or project they are aiming to deepen or develop.

The residency is open to artists from the fields of contemporary dance, performance art and choreography. This opportunity is for emerging to established professionals who are active in the Berlin art scene. Artists of any sex, gender, race or nationality can apply.

Duration and period of the residency
each residency is 4 weeks, one period in October and one in December 2020
Exact dates will be fixed according to applicants and studio availability.

Fees and support
No application fees.
A financial support of €2000 is offered per artist or artist group.
The residency includes mentoring and basic technical support.
Other facilities: Wifi in the studios and use of a common kitchen.

Application deadline for 2020
18th September 2020, for 2 residencies

The Open Call for 2021 is coming up soon. Once it is announced, there will be 6 more residencies available to apply for.

Application
Please send
• a motivation letter (max. 2 pages) why you want to work in the frame of Flutgraben Performances Residencies
• a short biography
• information about your artistic work (e.g. website, blog, video documentations, all material where we can get informed sufficiently about your artistic activity)

to this email address: residency@flutgrabenperformances.org

Please send the text in english.

Flutgraben Performances is a series of events located at Flutgraben, an artist-run studio building in Berlin Treptow. It is dedicated to the exploration, growth and transformation of live art. Each year a group of 10–12 artists comes and works together. Individually the artists follow their own artistic tracks without any limits in form and content. They use the time to test, develop, re-think and discuss their artistic practices and believes. On a collective level the group invents new forms of meeting the public, aiming for an encounter of artist, art work and art lover as a fertile, intimate and joyful act.

Flutgraben Performances was initiated in 2019 and is run by Clément Layes, Moritz Majce, Sandra Man and Jasna L. Vinovrški.

Flutgraben Performances Residencies is funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe.