We are announcing an open call for participation in the educational program on performance "DIYezmist"
30/08/2024

We are announcing an open call for participation in the educational program on performance "DIYezmist"

A great opportunity to master a new tool for your creative expressions - we announce an open call for participation in the educational program on performance "DIYezmist".

Deadline - September 14, 2024. The project will begin on September 20.

The goal of the program: to introduce local artists to the variety of performative practices, to draw attention to the multifaceted nature of performance, breaking it down into its individual components.

The educational course will include: lectures, seminars, workshops, work on your own performance, individual consultations with experts and presentation of the results. We invited practicing performers to share their experience - Yaroslav Futymsky, Natalka Lisova, Mykola Naboka, Yulia Hryshyna and Yuriy Kruchak. They will conduct master classes on five aspects of performative practices:

♦ body and voice;
♦ word and text;
♦ movement and space;
♦ interaction with materials;
♦ spectator-participant.

FOR WHOM: 10 participants will be selected through an open competition who are interested in performative practices, seek to expand their tools of expression and try different media. No age restrictions.

Priority is given to residents of Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk region, but applications from other cities will also be considered. Travel and accommodation are not covered.

Duration of the educational program – 9 weeks: from September 20 to November 16. Classes will be held mainly on weekends.

To participate in the competition, you must fill out the online form in Ukrainian: https://forms.gle/jJPGgumYLMbCzwTv8

Deadline: September 14, 23:59. Results will be announced by September 20.

Design: Alina Kostikova

The project is a winner of the Per Forma grant program, implemented by the Kyiv Contemporary Music Days platform with the support of the Performing Arts Fund NL and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands for the development of the performing arts sector in Ukraine.

We are announcing an open call for participation in the educational program on performance "DIYezmist"

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