OPEN CALL – Choreographic work-in-progress and short works ready to face an audience.

Deadline for applications is the September 19th, 2022

Aaben Dans is looking for emerging and experienced dancers, choreographers and interdisciplinary movement based artists who would like to take part in Aabent Laboratorium the

27th of October 2022 at Aaben Dans in Roskilde

Aabent Laboratorium is a platform for sharing choreographic works in a professional black box context. Aabent Laboratorium offers the possibility to share artistic work with an audience as a part of the artistic development. Aabent Laboratorium is a platform that embraces new ideas and new ways of working within the field of choreography.

Aaben Dans curates:

Short finished works
Choreographic works-in-progress that is quite far in the process
The applicants should be based in Denmark

Aabent Laboratorium will provide:

Rehearsal time and technical set-up
A performance evening in the black box with audiences
Facilitated feedback session after the programme with the audience
Basic technique, technician, stage, PR and meal
A fee of min. 2500 Dkk per group
Domestic travel support (max DKK 400 kr pr. person)

To apply you must be able to participate in the following programme:

Thursday the 5th of October, 13.00 – 15.00

Production meeting between the curated artists and Aaben Dans in Roskilde

Tuesday the 25th of October

Rehearsals in time sloths, technical set-up

Wednesday, the 26th of October, app. 9.00 – 16.00

Everybody in the venue for doing internal showing for each other and artistic feed-back – without tech

Thursday, the 27th of October – Full day + Performance evening at 20.00

10.00 – 16.00 rehearsals in time sloths

17.00: run through of full programme

18.00 Communal meal

20.00: Performance

How to apply:

– Send a description of the project you want to show Very important to state clearly the duration of the piece and technical wishes/requirements

– a CV of the involved artists + photo

– a video link to the work or former works

Please send your proposal to pernille@aabendans.dk with the title Aabent Laboratorium 10/22

If you have any questions, please contact Pernille Møller Taasinge at pernille@aabendans.dk or +45 2636 0582

Check out the Aabent Laboratorium programme here

We are looking forward to receiving the applications