Polish Dance Platform 2010Dear All, The upcoming edition of Polish Dance Platform was born out of the need to present the achievements of the Polish dance community in Poland and abroad. During the project's last edition, which took place in Poznan in October 2008, we presented a program of fourteen shows selected in a vote by the festival's Jury. The works presented stirred interest among international curators and for the local dance community the whole event turned out a perfect occasion to meet and exchange artistic experiences. Richer in experience after the last edition of Polish Dance Platform and encouraged by its warm reception, we are happy to inform you that the preparations for another edition of the festival, planned to take place in Poznan between 7th - 10th October 2009, have just begun. As last time, the organizers are ZAMEK Culture Center and Art Stations Foundation (residing in Old Brewery). Our wish is to create in Poznan a space for the presentation of the best dance performances produced in Poland within the last two years. But let us remember that Polish Dance Platform is not only a presentation of dance productions – it is also a place for exchanging information and ideas about dance, its present state and its future direction. As Organizers, we would like it to serve as a platform for the meeting of various circles of the Polish dance community - not only artists themselves, but also critics, managers, and the audience. Thus, next to the performances program we will propose a series of structured meetings devoted to the condition of contemporary dance – discussion panels, workshops and meetings with international guests. Following the suggestions reaching us from the dance community after the Platform's last edition, we have decided to change the selection procedure. This time the qualification process will be divided into two stages – first a pre-selection of the received materials and then a preview of the chosen performances by the members of our expert Jury: Jadwiga Majewska (independent dance critic), Tadeusz Kornaś (“Didaskalia”), Janusz Marek (Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle). In order to take part in Polish Dance Platform 2010 a candidate needs to get familiar with the new regulations, fill in a registration form (search in the bookmark “Registration”) and send it attached to the materials which will present his or her performance to us by 31th March 2010. All the year our experts will be traveling through the country and watching selected performances live. The Jury of Polish Dance Platform will present its verdict on 15th July 2010. Starting from now, we are waiting for your applications. We would also like to encourage you to add information about new dance events, premieres and festivals to the calendar of events at the Polish Dance Platform website. We are looking forward to your applications and to meeting you in Poznań! Organizers Venues Jadwiga Majewskawas born in Krakow, which is her hometown, but she had her home also in London, Rome, Chicago, Seattle and Buffalo. Her disciplines are art criticism and theory. Her articles on dance, religion and art regularly appear in “Teatr”, “Didaskalia” and “Tygodnik Powszechny”. She is a program advisor for the cultural channel of Polish Television TVP Kultura.  Tadeusz Kornaśemployed at the Theater Department of the Jagiellonian University, between 2004-2008 editor in chief of “Didaskalia” Theater Gazette. Author of an anthology “'Dziady'. Od Wyspiańskiego do Grzegorzewskiego" [“'Forefather's Eve'. From Wyspianski to Grzegorzewski”] (co-authored with Grzegorz Niziołek, 1999)...  Janusz Marekas cultural animator he co-created many artistic projects in Warsaw and was involved in international cultural cooperation. Theater announcer, involved in propagating contemporary dance and theater activities. Since 1992 a curator of the performing arts program at the Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, since 2003 involved also in the artistic projects of the Art and Contemporaneity Foundation. Jadwiga Majewskawas born in Krakow, which is her hometown, but she had her home also in London, Rome, Chicago, Seattle and Buffalo. Her disciplines are art criticism and theory. Her articles on dance, religion and art regularly appear in “Teatr”, “Didaskalia” and “Tygodnik Powszechny”. She is a program advisor for the cultural channel of Polish Television TVP Kultura. She gives lectures and workshops on dance history and theory, and the discourse of art criticism. Together with Joanna Szymajda she has co-authored “The Report on the State of Dance in Poland” and is currently working on a book devoted to the presentation of the Polish dance scene and its promotion abroad (to be published in late 2009 in English by the Theater Institute). She has worked as a juror before, at several dance festivals, including the Baltic Movement Contest, now she is a juror at Polish Dance Platform 2010. She is currently working on an anthology of texts devoted to contemporary dance which will include both Polish and foreign contributions. She graduated from the Department of Religion at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, her interests at that time were focused on the relationship between art and religiousness in the period of Modernism. She has a fascination for the spiritual sources of bodily activity. She worked at the National Museum in Krakow, was an administrative director at a private charity foundation, translator and assistant of the artistic director at an American theater in Chicago, her occupations also include being an antique conservator and teaching. She has spent many years abroad, in the United States she intensively (but never formally) studied contemporary dance. She used to train artistic gymnastics, today she dances rather irregularly and much too rarely, but she has the experience of participating in many master classes in Poland and the United States. She is a member of Dance Critics Association. Tadeusz Kornaśemployed at the Theater Department of the Jagiellonian University, between 2004-2008 editor in chief of “Didaskalia” Theater Gazette. Author of an anthology “'Dziady'. Od Wyspiańskiego do Grzegorzewskiego" [“'Forefather's Eve'. From Wyspianski to Grzegorzewski”] (co-authored with Grzegorz Niziołek, 1999); monography “Włodzimierz Staniewski i Ośrodek Praktyk Teatralnych Gardzienice” [“Włodzimierz Staniewski and the Center for Theater Practices 'Gardzienice'”] (2004), “Between Anthropology and Theatre. Two strands of Polish Alternative Theatre" (2007) and “Aniołom i światu widowisko” [“Spectacle for Angels. Spectacle for the World”] (2009). Janusz Marekas cultural animator he co-created many artistic projects in Warsaw and was involved in international cultural cooperation. Theater announcer, involved in propagating contemporary dance and theater activities. Since 1992 a curator of the performing arts program at the Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, since 2003 involved also in the artistic projects of the Art and Contemporaneity Foundation. He graduated from the Department of Polish Philology at the University of Warsaw majoring in Theater Studies. In the 70s he was an animator of the “young theater movement”. In the 80s he was employed at cultural institutions administered by Ochota District Council (Warsaw) and at the student club “Stodola”, where he organized performing arts shows; at that time he also contributed in the experimental Artistic Cooperative “THEAT”. Between 1987-92 he worked at the Art Center “Studio”. He has run numerous seminars on Polish theater (on theater festivals in Edinburgh and Avignon , at ICA London and theater schools in St. Petersburg and Mexico City). He co-created the presentations of Polish art at international events (e.g. in Munich and Glasgow). For nearly ten years he he taught at the Department of Polish Culture and the Institute for Polish Culture at the University of Warsaw. He is the author and organizer of all the editions of International Action Art Meetings “CROSSROADS” (organized in Warsaw since 1994) and Off Theater Review. Both of these festivals have so far been presenting some of the most interesting phenomena bordering on theater, contemporary dance and visual arts (such as the work of Pina Bausch, Meredith Monk, or Kazuo Ohno ). Since many years he has been involved in the work of “ietm. international network for contemporary performing arts”, and since June this year he is a director of the Social Commission for Dance at the Culture Bureau of the City of Warsaw. He has authored many publications on theater and contemporary dance. Winner of numerous awards, including the TKT Competition Award in 1987 and the Belgian Crown Medal in 1999. In 1998 nominated for the prestigious “Polityka's” Passport award. RegistrationPolish Dance Platform is not only a presentation of selected dance productions – it is also a place for exchanging information and ideas about dance, its present state and its future direction. As Organizers, we would like it to serve as a platform for the meeting of various circles of the Polish dance community - not only artists themselves, but also critics, managers, and the audience. In order to obtain an accreditation card, one needs to fill in a registration form (for professionals wishing to attend PDP) and send it to the provided address by 10th September 2010. We are looking forward to your applications! HotelThe exclusive partner of the Polish Dance Platform 2010offering rooms at special rates is NH Hotel. Please title your hotel booking "Polish Dance Platform" in order to receive special rates! In case of any further questions or prices inquiries please contact: agata.mazur@polskaplatformatanca.pl
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"Zamek" Culture Centre"Zamek" Culture Centre in Poznań is one of the largest and most dynamic institutions of its kind in Poland. Its program offer encompasses all artistic disciplines: visual arts, music, film, literature, theatre, dance and artistic education. In the unique spaces of the Castle we organize meetings, exhibitions, concerts, film retrospectives, theatre performances, workshops; we also prove ourselves as producers of major open-air events. An area that gains more and more prominence on our program is the contemporary dance theatre, which enjoys immense popularity throughout Europe. Between 2003 and 2006, CK "Zamek" was the Polish partner to the Trans Danse Europe project, which consisted in exchange of dance theatre companies and choreographers between nine dance festivals and cultural centres from France, Belgium, Island, Slovenia, Denmark, Finland, the Czech Republic and Poland. Artists held artistic residence at different centres, where they prepared pieces later presented in all partner towns. In 2003, the French company Rialto Fabrik Nomade resided at the "Zamek" (and showed their performance a year later). Within the TDE, the "Zamek" also presented a piece prepared by the illustrious Belgian choreographer Karine Pontier, and performed by Czech artists /2004/, "Kilka błyskotliwych spostrzeżeń" [Several Witty Observations] by Dada von Bzdülöw Theatre; "We are all Marlene Dietrich FOR" by Iceland Dance Company, "Helium" by the Belgian Compagnie Mossoux-Bonte (phot.), "Moment'' by Magdalena Reiter /all in 2005 /; "Flow" and "Lucid Dreaming" by the Finnish Nomadi Productions, as well as "AlineAlone" by Granhoj Dans from Denmark /2006. Since 2006, we have been co-organizer (with Nuova Foundation) of "The Spring Festival", whose idea is to present the most interesting adaptations of "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky. So far, we have seen "Sacre du Printemps" by Compagnie Heddy Maalem /2006/; "Haru No Saiten. Un Sacre du Printemps" choreographed by Carlotta Ikeda and Ko Murobushi and performed by Compagnie Ariadone of Bordeaux /2007/ (photos), as well as "Sacre", Stravinsky's multimedia interpretation by Klaus Obermaier and Ars Electronica Futerlab /2008/. In 2007, we started a new series "Mistrzowie choreografii XXI wieku" [Masters of 21st Century Choreography]. Within its programme one of the most outstanding contemporary choreographers, the Flemish artist Peeping Tom, was presented at the "Zamek" Culture Centre three theatrical-dance pieces which form a singular "Trilogy" /"Le Jardin", "Le Salon", "Le Sous Sol"/ (photos). It was the first and only appearance of his ensemble in Poland. Art Stations Foundation / Old Brewery New DanceOld Brewery New Dance project, a multi-layer program of contemporary dance that has been realized since October 2004, is one of its kind on the Polish scene. The program's primary objective is to popularize the art of dance and to support professional development of young Polish choreographers and dancers, making Poznań the first place in Poland to create and present contemporary dance performances on regular basis all year round. It is our intention to present the achievements and popularize the knowledge of contemporary avant-garde trends in the art of dance, thus inspiring the local dance community to radical experiments and inviting them to formal search for new movement possibilities (and possibly more). The ambition is to transform the studio at Stary Browar into a contemporary choreography center, offering not only a venue for the presentation of dance shows, but first and foremost "a space for creation" - a meeting place for young Polish and foreign dance artists with established choreographers; a place bustling with life all year round, where artists can rehearse and produce original dance spectacles; a center providing professional conditions for the creation and promotion of the dynamic and exciting art of modern dance. The program has been run for 4 years now - a time in which Studio Słodownia +3 has hosted almost a hundred dance events inviting artists from all over Europe and Poland. The shows take place in monthly cycles and every year they close with a series of presentation under the title of Old Brewery New Dance on MALTA (part of MALTA International Theater Festival). A week's long dance celebration at Stary Browar, the event is a an original form of presenting the outcomes of all year's regular meetings planned on our dance program's agenda, at the same time being a unique (often first-time) occasion to meet the top names of the international dance scene. Art Stations Foundation Anna Hryniewiecka Joanna Leśnierowska Agata Mazur Agata Barełkowska Joanna Przygońska |
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