Workshop II
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Immersive Real Time Composition practice
August 28th to September 1st
Invited guest: Márcia Lança
This proposal will privilege the access to this tool through an immersive practice, mediated by a set of “performative devices” that provide different speeds, sensibilities, and intensities. These devices are, in many cases, extracted from performative experiences that João Fiadeiro has been developing over the years, where he used the theatrical apparatus (in the architectural and ideological sense) to investigate the limits and perceptual protocols of what we call “real” or “fiction”; “private” or “public”; “inside” or “outside”.
During this week the ambition will be to “grow into” this practice in order to access a quality of presence (and participation) dear to Real Time Composition: to understand how to relinquish control and orientation (indispensable to access what affects us) without losing rigor and lucidity (indispensable to share what affects us).
João Fiadeiro
João Fiadeiro (1965) is a Portuguese performer, choreographer, researcher, teacher and curator.
He belongs to the generation of artists who emerged in the late eighties in Portugal and gave rise to the New Portuguese Dance movement.
In the 90’ João Fiadeiro studied and practiced intensively Contact-Improvisation which led him to pursue and systematize his own research on improvisation under the designation of Real Time Composition. This research has led him to coordinate workshops in Masters and PhDs programs in several schools and universities throughout the world.
He has toured extensively throughout Europe, North America and South America with his solo and group works.
His path, whether as a choreographer or performer, as a researcher or curator, was centered on creating conditions for experimentation, laboratory practice and interdisciplinary intersection.
This activity was carried out both as part of the management of programming and artistic research projects, which included the Malaposta Cultural Center (1990-95), Espaço Ginjal (1995-1998), Lugar Comum (1999-2000), Espaço A Capital (2000-2002) and by Atelier Re.AL (2004-2019), as well as within the framework of his artistic practice, through creations and research workshops organized around Real Time Composition.
Atelier Re.AL was a structure that played a major role in the development of contemporary dance and transdisciplinary initiatives in Portugal.
On all these different meeting platforms, João Fiadeiro was always accompanied by artists who actively participated as creators, performers, researchers and programmers, making a decisive contribution to the existence of this project during 30 years of uninterrupted activity.
Márcia Lança
Márcia Lança was born in Beja and lives in Lisbon. In 2008 she founded VAGAR of which she is the artistic director.
She has worked as a choreographer and performer in a variety of collaborative settings. She moves in territories where the boundaries between the fictional and the real are tenuous and diffuse.
Her interest in the poetic materiality of concrete actions and tasks is at the heart of her creative processes. She is passionate about emerging collective compositions, thinking as action, and situated constructions. More info here
Performer: Gustavo Sumpta
Informations
Select each of the sections below to learn about all the specifications of the application and selection process.
Who is it for
This cycle of Workshops in Composition in Real Time is made up of two different weeks, each one of them aimed at people with different practices:
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- Workshop I / Introduction – artists-researchers with experience in improvisation (in dance, performance, or theater). It is open to anyone but we will prioritise applications from those who have not yet had contact with João Fiadeiro’s Real Time Composition;
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- Workshop II / Immersive Practice – artists-researchers with previous experience with João Fiadeiro’s Real Time Composition.
You can apply for the two-week frequency (Introduction and Immersive Practice), or for just one of them (Introduction or Immersive Practice), bearing in mind that:
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- Anyone who attends Workshop I / Introduction can later attend Workshop II / Immersive Practice, but must submit now the application for the two weeks;
- If you already have previous experience with Real Time Compositing (you must indicate in your CV or Motivation Letter where, when and with whom you had this prior contact), you can apply directly for the Workshop II / Immersive Practice.
Maximum number of participants: 16 people.
Timetable
Workshop I / Introduction: From the 21st to the 25th of August 2023, from 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
Workshop II / Immersive Practice: From August 28th to September 1st, from 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
Venue
Forum Dança / Espaço da Penha
Travessa do Calado, 26B
1170-070 Lisboa
Participation fee
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- Until July 15: One week: €90 (ninety euros) / Two weeks: €150 (one hundred and fifty euros);
- After July 15th: One week: €120 (one hundred and twenty euros) / Two weeks: €180 (one hundred and eighty euros);
- Discount: 25% discount on the total amount, for people who have already attended any edition of PACAP – Advanced Program for Creation in Performing Arts;
- Scholarship: A scholarship will be awarded for free attendance of the workshop, to those who provide logistical support to the workshop (opening and closing of doors, preparation of studios, etc.). If you wish to apply for the scholarship, indicate this information in your Motivation Letter.
Applications
The application is made using the form available on this page.
You must submit your Curriculum Vitae with updated data and a Letter of Motivation, stating your reasons for attending this workshop (not to exceed one A4 sheet). If you wish to apply for the scholarship, indicate this information in your motivation letter. If you wish to apply for the scholarship, indicate this information in your Motivation Letter.
If you are one of the selected persons, only after receiving proof of payment, which you must send to our email, will your registration be considered validated.
Application process
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- Make your application online using the form indicated for this purpose, until the 4th of August;
- Do not forget to attach your curriculum vitae and motivation letter in PDF format to the form;
- All selected persons will be contacted by the 11th of August;
- Wait for our email indicating that you were one of the selected persons, along with the payment instructions;
- Proceed to pay your registration, as indicated in the email sent, by the 15th of August;
- Send us the respective proof of payment to our email;
- Your participation is only validated after receipt of proof of payment.
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Application form
All fields are required. You must send your CV and Motivation Letter in “.pdf” format.
Files cannot exceed 1 MB/each.
Do not forget
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- Applications with a submission deadline of August 4th;
- Results communicated to all selected persons by August 11;
- Payment must be made by August 15th, after completing the selection process and being accepted to the workshop.
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Applications are closed.
© Uncredit photos from João Fiadeiro.