Continental Drift: Connecting Asia-Europe Dramaturgies

What are the consonances between dramaturgical thinking and doing in Europe and Asia? How might these produce collaborations that span the social, political, environmental and cultural urgencies of two dramatically differing continents and contexts? What might a resulting community of practice look like?

“Continental Drift: connecting Asia-Europe dramaturgies” invites practitioners from both regions to embark on a collaborative journey together, culminating in a week-long gathering in the cities of Prague and Olomouc in the Czech Republic in December 2024. Participants will collectively reflect on personal praxes, share and exchange knowledge, and build a community of practice through a series of online and in-person encounters.

This programme is jointly organized and presented by the Czech Association of Independent Theatres (Asociace nezávislých divadel ČR; AND ČR) and the Asian Dramaturgs’ Network (ADN), with funding support from the Czech Ministry of Culture, the National Recovery Plan and the European Union.

APPLICATION 

Application Period: 15 March – 15 April 2024
Selection will be confirmed by 1 May 2024

To apply: 

• Complete the online form 

  • You will need to upload a bio/CV that clearly demonstrates/highlights that fulfill the below criteria.

  • You will need to upload a proposal or statement of intent (500–1000 words) that should articulate an existing or new production for which you are hoping to embark on an international collaboration to develop or stage the work. Describe the kinds of practitioners and resources you hope to be connected with through this programme and the thematic and aesthetic concerns your work hopes to address.

CRITERIA

• A strong desire to create new performance work through international collaborations. Rather than touring or adapting existing work, the applicant should have a vested interest in working with counterparts across countries and regions.

• Have experience with at least one international collaboration, inclusive of developmental processes or participation in regional or international platforms such as the ADAM Artist Lab (Taiwan), BIPAM (Thailand), Bavarian Czech Platform for Independent Performing Arts (Czechia, Bavaria), or participation in international projects supported by various funds including Visegrad Funds, Creative Europe, Czech German Future Fund, and Perform Europe, or through their work in such organizations.

• At least five years of professional working experience in performing arts contexts, including experience working with or as a dramaturg and/or curator, programmer, producer.

• Applicants should be from Czechia and its border countries or Southeast Asian country or region. Both organizations will pay particular attention to applicants who are from or working in sociopolitically marginal or challenging geographic contexts.

• Strong proficiency in English, which will be the language of communication during the online seminars and one-week exchange programme in the Czech Republic.

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

Selected Participants (five from SEA country/region and five from Czechia/bordering countries) have to commit to the following online and in-person gatherings: