International Rendezvous of young dance & theatre professionals and critics

Appel de candidatures 2013 (PDF)

Sharing Expertise and Discussing Theatre and Dance
The 10-day performing arts Rendezvous allows young professionals to develop contacts and networks during the Festival TransAmériques. Some thirty young professionals aged 25 to 35 – performers and critics from Quebec, Canada and abroad – will discuss and compare their artistic and critical approaches, talk about the FTA shows with other artists and take part in workshops, discussion groups and seminars hosted by veteran artists or critics.

The Rendezvous is a great opportunity to broaden their views regarding contemporary theatre, dance and performance art, to share their expertise and to discuss openly with their peers.

All events take place in the highly stimulating environment of the 7^th edition of the Festival TransAmériques, where participants will be attending a wide range of performances.

PARTICIPANTS
Over the past decade, more than 175 young professionals from France, Wallonia-Brussels, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Israel, Chile, Brazil and Canada have taken part in this project. From 2001 to 2010 it was aimed at playwrights, directors, set designers and choreographers, but since 2011 critics have also been included.  

These young professionals seek to improve their particular skills and contribute to the growth and development of their chosen art form. All participants invited to the Rendezvous have established credentials in their fields. Contact with their peers in such a context is of great benefit to their professional development.

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

- Discuss artistic approaches and FTA shows
- At least 8 Festival TransAmériques shows
- Other shows not included in the FTA program 
- Visit a performing arts facility
- Facultative visit of other cultural centres
- Free time for networking

CANDIDATE SELECTION 
Special attention will be paid to candidates who in the course of their short careers have demonstrated a desire to reflect in depth about their chosen art form and to further advance that particular discipline.

Candidates are selected jointly by Festival TransAmériques and its partners. Candidates must:

- Have good spoken French
- Be between 25 and 35
- Have at least two years of professional experience

Candidate applications should include:

- Covering letter
- Résumé

IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for applications   March 15, 2013
Candidate selection           March 25, 2013
Project dates                     May 26 to June 5, 2013

PARTNERS
Successful completion of such a large project relies on invaluable partnerships that make it possible for foreign candidates to attend the FTA. Since the very first edition of the Festival de théâtre des Amériques in 1985, the Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec (Lojiq), particularly the Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse (OFQJ), have been a partner and an instigator of numerous delegations of performing arts young professionals.

Institutional partners of the 2013 edition:

- The Offices jeunesses internationaux (Lojiq) : the Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse (OFQJ) and the Ministère des Affaires étrangères de France, the Office Québec-Wallonie Bruxelles pour la jeunesse (OQWBJ) and the Office Québec-Amériques pour la jeunesse (OQAJ);

- The Goethe Institute de Montréal

- The Association des théâtres francophones du Canada (ATFC)

PARTICIPATION FEES
$200 *, includes at least 8 tickets to FTA performances

*Fees vary for young foreign professionals depending on the partner supporting their participation.

INFORMATION
Amélie Côté
Project Manager
amelie.cote @fta.qc.ca / 514-842-0704 ext. 26 

 

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TESTIMONIALS FROM PARTICIPANTS

“For me it was a very unique experience, learning all sorts of new things and realizing that beyond cultural differences, art takes place in a forum that challenges common references… Moreover, the city of Montreal, already recognized ’internationally for its music festivals, is certainly the most representative theatre and dance showcase in North America, and is slowly taking its place alongside the major festivals in Avignon and Edinburgh. This project will have a long-term impact in terms of my artistic development.”                                          Cynthia Becker, Curitiba     “This project brought together a group of artists from around the world. It allowed me to establish new contacts with others in my chosen field, and also with other theatre disciplines. I was able to discuss local working conditions with young artists of my generation, to discover the shows in the FTA program, talk with both up-and-coming and veteran theatre professionals and discover the Montreal theatre milieu. I made fantastic new contacts, met interesting young artists and had incredible group experiences."                                         Nils Haarmann, Berlin

“The meetings with participants were incredible! I was in a state of intellectual stimulation just seeing so many shows. The Montreal theatre people that we met were very open. They really conveyed great energy and belief in their projects.”                                    Eve-Chems De Brouwer, Paris “Meeting so many interesting, passionate and talented people (both critics and artists) was unquestionably a positive element. And of course, the shows, even though not all of them impressed me, reflected the openness, curiosity and daring that are indicative of the FTA program.”                                     Gilles Abel, Namur  “This project exposed me to other approaches to theatre criticism, plunging me for one week into a provocative, stimulating context where it was possible to reflect on the performances and open up to new horizons.”                                      Rodolfo Sacchettini, Florence

 

 

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PAST PARTICIPANTS

2012 – 2011 – 2010 –2009 – 2008 – 2007

2012 PARTICIPANTS

Participants – Artists

Allemagne
Sarah Israel, dramaturge
Andreas Merz, metteur en scène

Belgique (Wallonie-Bruxelles)
Claire Croizé, chorégraphe
Magali Pingaut, metteure en scène

Canada
Mathieu Chouinard, acteur, metteur en scène et directeur artistique (Québec / Nouveau-Brunswick)
Philippe Cyr, acteur et metteur en scène (Québec)
Sébastien David, acteur et auteur dramatique (Québec)
Sarah Dell'ava, chorégraphe (Québec)
Caroline Laurin-Beaucage, chorégraphe et interprète (Québec)
Émilie Leclerc, actrice et directrice artistique (Colombie-Britannique)
David Paquet, auteur dramatique (Québec)
Laurier Rajotte, musicien et compositeur  (Québec)
Pierre Antoine Lafon Simard, acteur, metteur en scène, responsable des communications d’Axe Néo 7 et professeur (Ontario)

France
Eric Arnal Burtschy, chorégraphe
Lucie Berelowitsch, actrice et metteure en scène
Antoine Cegarra, acteur, auteur et metteur en scène
Adéline Picault, auteure dramatique

France / Iran
Afshin Ghaffarian, chorégraphe

Guinée équatoriale
Pastor Tobachi Chale

Israël
Ofer Amram, acteur, metteur en scène et costumier

Tchad
Taïgue Ahmed, chorégraphe

Participants – Critics

Belgique (Wallonie-Bruxelles)
Lauranne Winant, rédactrice en chef de la revue Représentations et travaille pour l’association Indications - Bruxelles

Canada (Québec)
Anne-Claire Cauhapé, docteure en esthétique et danse contemporaine, réalise présentement un post-doctorat en recherche-création sur la danse et les nouvelles technologies
Véronique Hudon, fondatrice de la revue Aparté | Arts vivants
Sophie Joli-Cœur, journaliste (notamment au Voir) et enseignante en littérature,
Maud Mazo-Rothenbühler, membre fondatrice de Danscussions, interprète et metteure en scène

France
Baptiste Pizzinat, chercheur et performeur

Italie
Alessadra Cava, écrivaine et critique de théâtre pour Altre Velocità

Moldavie
Dorina Khalil Butucioc, chercheure, professeure et critique

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2011 – 16 ARTISTS

GERMANY
Nils Haarmann / dramaturge, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz
Tina Steinmüller / dramaturge and cultural manager, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz

BELGIUM (Wallonia-Brussels)
Aurélie Borremans / set and costume designer
Pascal Lazarus / artistic director, Ecknobul 

BRAZIL
Cynthia Becker / playwright, translator and actress, Noyau de dramaturgie Sesi-Paraná

CHILE
Sebastián Belmar / choreographer and dancer

FRANCE
Jean-Pierre Baro / actor and director, Extime compagnie
Thomas Bouvet / director, Def Maira
Eric Minh Cuong Castaing / choreographer, dancer and graphic artist, SHONEN
Eve-Chems De Brouwer / director, playwright and actress
Guillaume Vincent / director and actor

ISRAEL
Ori Lenkinski - dancer, programmer and freelancer for the Jerusalem Post

QUEBEC
Nicolas Cantin / dancer and choreographer
Max-Otto Fauteux / set designer
Gaétan Paré /set designer and director, Théâtre de la Pacotille 
Jacques Poulin-Denis / choreographer, dancer and composer 

 

2011 – 11 CRITICS

BELGIUM (Wallonia-Brussels)
Gilles Abel / children’s theatre specialist, trainer and writer

BRAZIL
Marina Souza Lobo Guzzo / Movimento – Université fédérale de Rio Grande do Sul

FRANCE
Cathy Blisson / Stradda, Mouvement, Territoires de cirque, Graffiti Art Magazine, evene.fr, Télérama

ITALY
Lorenzo Donati  / Altre Velocità
Rodolfo Sacchettini / Altre Velocità and organizer of Festival Santarcangelo

QUEBEC, CANADA
Maud Cucchi / Le Droit
Nathalie de Han / DFDanse, Jeu, La Scena Musicale, Radio Centre-Ville
Iris Gagnon-Paradis / DFDanse, Nigthlife, La Presse
Marie-Paule Grimaldi  / CIBL, L’Aut’Journal
Samuel Larochelle / PatWhite.com, Sage Gamin

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2010 – 19 ARTISTS

GERMANY
Teresa Isabella Mayer / choreographer and dancer
Petra Paschinger / director and dramaturge

BELGIUM (Wallonia-Brussels)
Guillaume Dumont / director, actor and project manager, Lune et l’Autre
Alexandra Geraci  / actress, dramaturge and director
Isabelle Kennes / set designer, dramaturge and costume designer
Matteo Segers  / set designer and artistic director

BRAZIL
Maíra Lour / director, actress, dancer and theatre professor, Súbita Companhia de Teatro

UNITED STATES
Kara Guarisco / writer and actress, Acting Up in Acadiana 

FRANCE
Mylène Benoit / choreographer, visual artist and multimedia artist
Hélène Blanck / dancer and choreographer
Nathalie Garraud / director, Du zieu dans les bleus
Fabien Maheu / multimedia and set designer
Mathias Moritz / writer and director

MEXICO
Christian Rangel / actor

QUEBEC
Simon Boulerice / writer, actor and director, Abat-Jour Théâtre
Catherine Gaudet / choreographer
Anne-Marie Guilmaine / performer and co-artistic director, Système Kangourou
Mathieu Leroux / director, dancer and actor
Claudine Robillard / performer and co-artistic director, Système Kangourou

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2009 – 13 ARTISTS

GERMANY
Marlène Bunge / choreographer
Johannes von Matuschka / director

BELGIUM (Wallonia-Brussels)
Clément Laloy / actor and director
Pierre Megos / multidisciplinary artist
Audrey Riesen / actress and theatre performance designer
Coline Struyf / director

FRANCE
Carine Kermin / dancer and choreographer
Jean-Luc Megange / dancer and choreographer (Guadeloupe)
Stella Moutou / dancer and choreographer (Guadeloupe)
Dinaïg Stall / puppeteer and director  

ISRAEL / FRANCE
Yuval Pick / choreographer

MEXICO
Victor Navarro / actor and director

QUEBEC,  CANADA
Marie Béland / choreographer, Maribé sors de ce corps & La 2^e porte à gauche
Isabel Mohn / freelance choreographer
Denis Rouleau / artistic director and general manager, La Troupe du Jour
Klervi Thienpont-Lavallée / actress

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2008 – 4 ARTISTS and 1 CULTURAL WORKER

BELGIUM (Wallonia-Brussels)
Muriel Denis / actress, singer and writer
Yannick Duret / actress and member, Kolectif La Barakha
Barbara Rufin / director, film and theatre producer
Virginie Stephenne / cultural worker
Vanessa Torrekens / dancer and percussionist

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2007 – 9 ARTISTS and 10 CULTURAL WORKERS

BELGIUM (Wallonia-Brussels)
Julie Jaroszewski / actress
Mohamed Ouachen / actor, director and writer
Claude Schmitz / writer and director
Odile Vansteenwinckel / writer and director

FRANCE
Anaîs Bourgeois / booking agent, Propos
Sébastien Carnac / development manager, Hors série
Anne Cécile Corneillet  / booking agent, Le Vingt-Six
Sarah Dessaint / municipal cultural manager and project leader, Argentan
Béryl Ertaud / administrator, Myriam Dooge
Adrien Guillot / project leader, Arts de la rue au Conseil régional Poitou-Charentes
Vanessa Lassaigne / assistant to artistic director, GRAME/Biennale Musique en scène
Céline Redureau / production manager, Pyramid
Gurval Reto / administrator, Les Éclats Chorégraphiques
Marie Tardiff / booking agent and production manager, Kelemenis

MEXICO
Francisco Alvarez / actor and circus performer
Ernesto Cortes / actor, musician and journalist
Fabrina Melon / actress and administrator, Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes
Gerardo Tagle / poet and production manager, Teatro Sin Parades
Alberto Villarreal / playwright and director

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