Call for participation, Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre, 4-16 October, Georgia (deadline: 30 April 2011)
Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre is a very young festival. Established in 2009, Tbilisi International aims to attract creative, challenging and innovative artists, from the Far East to the Far West. Tbilisi International aims to bring artists together and to cherish their artistic ideas. The Festival runs every year from the end of September throughout October and is one of the major events in the international life of Georgia. But not only Georgia - it is becoming one of the main performing arts events in Caucasia and the Black Sea countries. During the last two years TBS INTERNATIONAL has hosted 36 companies from UK, Italy, Iran, Korea, Israel, Germany, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, France, Armenia , Croatia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Sweden. With more than 15 000 spectators, wide media coverage and the special atmosphere of Festival days and nights in Tbilisi it has begun to establish its reputation well beyond the borders of Georgia. The festivals reputation has been built on the quality of its programme, with the work of major international directors and companies presented during the international programme and a wide ranging programme of work from all over Georgia in the Georgian Theatre Showcase. In the 2011 festival, a new strand will be introduced to the programme to enable a focus on the work of innovative young and emerging artists, providing a platform to share work and artistic ideas. And theyd like to invite performing artists to participate to NEW! Call for participation NEW! celebrates works by artists from all over the world, but priority will be given to emerging and mid career artists. NEW! is for artists who want to take risks and challenge new audiences. It is a voyage of discovery, an adventure for your artistic concepts. NEW! will be made up of two strands: Indoor performances and Street Art. Indoor performances will programmed in traditional theatres and non-traditional venues, while Street Art will appear in public spaces around Tbilisi. If your application is selected you will be a part of TBS INTERNATIONAL programme of 2011, with the following support: Venue; technical staff and equipment; Per-diems of 25 USD per person per day; hotel with breakfast for 3 nights; Airport transfers; in-country transportation for those who live more than in 1 km from the venue; Special discount at Festival Café; Media support; Tbilisi tour taking in the main attractions in Tbilisi. For participation in the programme you need to submit an application and DVD of your suggested performance. The deadline for applications is April 30. The application form can be downloaded here. Notification to selected applications will be no later than May 15. The Festival Programme will be finalised by the end of June , 2011. Contact TBS International for more information Ekaterina Mazmishvili TBILISI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE Address: Marjanishvili street 8 Tbilisi 0102 Georgia Tel: +995 32 95 40 01 Tel: + 995 32 95 35 82 [email protected] www.tbilisiinternational.com -- Moldova Young Artists Association "Oberliht" http://oberliht.com . . . . . . . . . . . https://lists.idash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/oberlist portal informational pentru arta si cultura din Moldova information gateway for arts and culture from Moldova _______________________________________________ Oberlist mailing list [email protected] https://lists.idash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/oberlist
