Second Cape Town International Dance Festival call for participation

The festival was launched last year with the aim to inspire exchange and to further dialogue between different dance forms, and dance forms from diverse cultural spaces. Artists and companies from five countries, Finland, Spain, China, the United States and South Africa, participated in more than 10 performances, on indoor and outdoor stages from the City centre to Gugulethu township.

The carefully curated dance programme was complemented by a series of workshops, film screenings, photo and art exhibitions, as well as a creative and cultural encounter in both Town and Township.

The 2016 festival will run from Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 December 2016 and follow a similar format. Visiting companies will be invited to conduct collaborative workshops and participate in master classes in the week preceding.

Artists or dance groups interested in participating are invited to apply by 31 August 2016. New and existing work will be considered and candidates will be selected based on artistic merit. Successful applicants will be notified by 9 September.

Requirements:
-Applicants should have a minimum of three years' experience, as a professional or non-professional artist, choreographer or group;
-artists or groups selected will be required to sign a participation contract.

Your application should include:
-A biography, including contact details, in word/pdf format;
-A selection of three images representing the artist, group or work;
-A proposal for a work/performance piece between 5 and 15 minutes, or one between 20 and 45 minutes, or a full evening performance;
-A proposal should identify the dance form presented, eg. contemporary, classical, traditional, hip-hop, etc. and provide a description of the concept and theme/s of the work;
-A hyperlink to a video clip of the work/performance piece you intend to perform.

Please send your application to az.oc.ertaehtecnadapaki@ofni by 31 August.

For the period 1 to 4 December, festival participants will have access to the following:
-Performance venues in Cape Town and Gugulethu;
-Rehearsal space (from 28 November);
-Technical, lighting, sound and stage support (from 28 November);
-Transport to and from rehearsal spaces and venues;
-Complimentary tickets to other festival performances, at the discretion of the organisers.

We look forward to receiving your application and to welcome you the 2nd Cape Town International Dance Festival.

Enquiries:
iKapa Dance Theatre Team
Marí Stimie, Festival Project Manager
Phone +27 (0)76 4800 643
Office +27 (0)21 422 3368
Email: az.oc.ertaehtecnadapaki@ofni
112 Loop Street, 5th Floor, Cape Town 8001