We are happy to announce the third open call of our artist-in-residence program Flutgraben Performances Residencies. FPR is open to Berlin-based choreographers and artists from the fields of choreography, performance art and contemporary dance.
Who we are
Flutgraben Performances Residencies is an independent project. It started in 2020 and is currently run by artists Clément Layes, Moritz Majce, and Sandra Man together with producer and administrator Tiphaine Carrère-Loquet. With Flutgraben Performances Residencies we are extending and complementing our vision of an artist-run initiative for experiments and exchange. Flutgraben Performances Residencies is funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe.
About Flutgraben Performances Residencies
Since the beginning of the project we were interested in challenging and finding new ways of selecting and inviting artists to our residency program. This year there will be four residencies, three of which will be chosen by former resident artists and one by a member of the FPR team. Each of these jurying artists was invited to find their own procedure of choosing one next resident artist and is presenting their choice in a common meeting with the FPR team.
As we are also interested in more sustainable forms of care and collaboration, e. g. in redefining the relation of juror and artist, we asked our jurors to accompany their chosen artists during the residency period.
Who we address with this call
This call for residency is proposed by Clément Layes, artist, co-founder and member of the FPR team: “A great number of performers and dance artists in Berlin are also committed to therapeutic practices. With this residency I would like to support the work between art and therapeutics/ somatics with a particular focus on group therapeutics, collective body practices, and somatic activism. Feel invited to share your ideas for creating a space for experimentation, a brave space, safer space, healing space … “
The applicant should have a background in dance/performance/choreography and therapeutics, and be based in Berlin.
We would like to encourage and support the resident artist to open up their residency and sharing their practice with guests, previous FPR resident artists, and the FPR team.
Duration and period of the residency
In this call we offer a residency from 15 May to 11 June 2023 (four weeks studio time) plus one week for post-production.
Fees
No application fees.
What we offer
A grant of €2.500 is offered for the residency.
The residency includes 4 weeks access to a 80m2 studio in Flutgraben artists house (Kreuzberg-Treptow) plus basic technical support. There is WiFi in the studio and use of a common kitchen.
Application deadline
12 April 2023.
Application
Application language is English.
What to send
• Please send a short text (about half a page) in which you describe your practice and what you would like to do in the frame of your FPR residency. Please be specific on what you want to do artistically. We are interested in getting a feeling of your artistic approach of working.
• Some information about your artistic work (e.g. website, video and textual documentations – please check your links and passwords.) and CV
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.
Information about the venue
With the Flutgraben Performances Residencies 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. More information about the building can be found here: www.flutgraben.org
Accessibility
We are limited in inviting people with physical disabilities as the building is not yet equipped for mobility handicaps. The studio for this residency is located on the first floor of the building and is only accessible via a staircase. An elevator is under construction but will not be ready for the time of the residency.