Residencies

Kinitiras, member of Res Artis*, created the first residency centre for performing arts in Greece in December 2008. Until August 2019, it hosted numerous artists throughout the world from the fields of dance, theatre and performance. Inside its small premises located underneath Akropolis, Kinitiras became a creative hub while at the same time it opened the pathway for the idea of residency centre in Greece.

It is now time for us to move on and create another flexible model of residency that will connect artists from Greece and the rest of the world without Kinitiras’ having a permanent base.

Program description

The Goethe-Institut Athen, the French Institute of Greece and Kinitiras artistic network for performing arts in collaboration with Flux Laboratory Athens are offering a residency program for artists in spring 2020 in Athens, with the support of the Franco-German Cultural Fund.

TRANSITION unites five artists from Africa and Europe who will live and work together in Athens for a three-week residency program. They will experience the everyday life in the city and through the co-existence and interchange they will be inspired to create one or more community dance performances within the scope of TRANSITION.

Dance works developed during the residency program will be presented in April 2020 in the framework of In Progress Feedback Festival in Athens.

Who are we looking for?

We invite artists from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, France, Germany, Greece, Nigeria and Senegal specialized in community dance performance to apply for this shared residency.

When?

March 15^th – April 5^th 2020.

What do we offer?

A common living space where an individual room is provided to each artist.

A working studio.

Travel expenses, visa, local transport and daily allowance.

Basic production costs.

During the research and production development, the artists will be accompanied by an artistic expert.

Contact with local artists, professionals and amateurs, and audiences.

Venues, production support and communication for the show(s).

Photo and video documentation during the whole program duration.

What do we expect?

The artists should be fully committed to follow the program during three weeks in Athens (March 15^th – April 5^th 2020).

During this period the artists will be living and working together. Through the daily interaction they will exploit the potential of the collaboration and benefit from this exchange that will go way beyond ad hoc encounters.

It is expected that one or more community dance pieces will be produced and presented by the end of the program. The collaboration between the artists, the exact format and the number of their creations are open and will be decided by the artists.

How do you apply?

Click here to apply until January 24^th, midnight (Greek time).

Your application must be sent in English.

How do you get selected?

A commission consisting of the artistic director of Kinitiras, representatives of the Goethe-Institut and the French Institute of Greece and two dance professionals, will select five artists. The results will be announced by February 3^rd 2020.

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Also, from December 2019 to February 2020, Kinitiras will be collaborating with Lo Studio Guru, a recognized residency centre for performing arts in Switzerland in order to create soli with the general theme: Femininity in transition.

*Res Artis

Res Artis is the largest existing network of artist residency programs, representing the interests of more than 300 centers and organizations in 50 countries worldwide that offer to international artists facilities and conditions conducive for making art.

Currently members of Res Artis reside in:
Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece (Kinitiras), Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Martinique, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, The Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam.