Dance Bridges Festival is happy to announce the open call for artist applications for it’s 2017 edition in Kolkata, India from August 22-29. We are a young and edgy festival showcasing exciting contemporary choreography allowing for artistic and cultural exchanges between local and international artists.

You can see highlights of our first edition in August 2015 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPjgRSRA4K0. We also hosted a special residency with Van Huynh Company (UK). Here is a short documentary you can watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UCkEJ4L5Bg

The categories for the Open Call for 2017 include performances, workshops, film screenings, residency (performance opportunity) & internships. Please find the guidelines to applications here: http://bit.ly/DBF17Gui

We would be grateful if you could share this with your networks and please send in all applications to dancebridgesfestival@gmail.com by 1st November 2016 for performance, workshops & films and by 1st January 2017 for the residency project & internship​​.

Organized by the K-12 Education Administration under the Ministry of Education and NTNU, The “1st International Arts Olympiad-Taiwan, R.O.C.” is Taiwan’s first international contest event focusing on students’ artistic and aesthetic education development. Within the 5 day event which starts from August 15 to August 19, 2016, participants would be able to collaborate with students from different countries and different categories to create artistic work. The event also includes guest speaking, cultural visits, and many more other exciting activities!  

During the contest students would participate in two parts: first the individual art contest then the interdisciplinary group contest.  Any Gr. 10~12 students with an interest/talent in either Fine Art, Music, or Dance category can apply and would be considered first; all other international applications are welcome as well! Admission is FREE and the application deadline is by June 6, 2016. Apply soon as space is limited! For more information please visit our website at http://aecntnu.wix.com/artsolympiad-taiwan

Dance Routes – Danced Roots: Connecting the Local and the Global

Seoul, Korea – 2016

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: FEBRUARY 10, 2016
(You will be notified in 6 days after application)

ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION: MARCH 10, 2016

World Dance Alliance – Asia Pacific, Korean Chapter, invites Dance and Movement (dance-related) professionals working with Community, Education, Performance and Somatic in dance to submit proposal for the Master Class at upcoming conference, Dance Routes – Danced Roots: Connecting the Local and the Global in Seoul, Korea, from 21^st to 24^th July 2016.

The Master Class aims to provide a teaching platform for dance and movement professionals to share their teaching to the wider dance community.

The Master Class, of 90 minutes in length, will take place in the dance studios located in ShangShin University and will be open to all participants of the WDA-AP Korean event.

All presenters must be registered members of World Dance Alliance – Asia Pacific.

Proposals for the Master Class will be submitted online and should comprise the following:

• 100-word bio of the applicant (primary presenter);
• 150-word of teaching experience (primary presenter);
• 250-word statement that shows the genesis of the class to be taught;
• 10-minute (maximum) video sample of recent class taught by Presenter (related to the applied subject) uploaded to either Vimeo or YouTube;
• password-protected link to sample work.

Interested applicants are encouraged to provide the core and specific learning in the outline table.

An international panel will consider and evaluate all submissions based on Master Class Outline submitted.

Please fill out the online application form then download the outline and send the outline to masterclass2016wdaap@gmail.com ( please use your full name as the file name of outline)