Festival chorégraphique International
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Application deadline : December 15th 2022
June 29 - July 8, 2023
The Festival
The Venue
Application guidelines
Schedule
The Festival
About the Festival:
The International Choreographic Festival of Blois (Blois Danse) will take place in Blois, France, from June 29th July 8th.
The Festival aims to bring the art of dance to the city of Blois, France and to democratize this art form by offering performances, dance short-film screenings, master classes, performance workshops and community outreach events.
The previous editions of the festival received a tremendous success and this new edition is strongly awaited by many people.
This festival is a platform for companies (both emerging and established) to produce their work and network with other international artists and potential supporters and programmers.
The goal of this festival is :
1. to offer professional and high quality dance performances and other dance events to the citizens of Blois, the Loir-et-Cher and the Region Centre Val-de-Loire.
2. to enable foreign professional dance companies to perform in France in an historical and renowned theatre
3. to present a wide range of dance styles and to democratize this art form by introducing the audiences to these styles
Opportunities and exposure for companies :
Great exposure & media coverage for the companies invited to perform. Previous editions included press/TV and radio coverage
Theatre programmers/producers are invited to attend the show, which we hope can lead to further opportunities for the companies
Gala evening organized with sponsors, politics, press and theatre programmers, which offers an opportunity for companies to network
Each company has the opportunity to teach up to 2 master classes in the technique of its choice during the festival and will receive 50% of the revenue created from the master classes
Only 5 companies are selected to perform. This assures great visibility to each company. Companies can rely on the staff and volunteers to help organize their trip to France and to make the best of their participation in the festival (for example with logistic support, translation or any question the companies may have before/during/after the festival). We're here for you !
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Each company taking part in the festival receives :
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200€/dancer
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up to 100€/dancer to support travelling costs
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Hotel + breakfasts for all dancers
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Pictures from the performances
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Press coverage (previous editions of the festival included written press/TV/Radio)
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Gala evening with sponsors, press and politics, theatre programmers
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Free pass to attend festival events
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Opportunity to teach 2 master classes
The Venue
Performances will be presented on June 30 & July 1-2 2023 at the most prestigious theatre of the city of Blois :
la Halle aux Grains
Located in the heart of the city, la Halle aux Grains is a magnificent historical theatre with a large stage and a great number of seats.
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630 seats
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Stage : 195 m2
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Renowned national theatre
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Located in the heart of the city
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Application guidelines
The festival is looking for 5 dance companies to present their work at the festival.
All dance techniques are welcome. Both emerging and established companies/choreographers can apply.
3 different shows will be presented. The program of the performances will be different each day and companies will have the opportunity to perform at 2 shows and present pieces no longer than 25 minutes.
We ask each company to perform a different piece at each show (you will show 2 different pieces during the festival)
==> Companies/artists MUST apply with a minimum of 2 pieces.
==> Please note that the maximum duration of each piece is 25 minutes. We will not take longer pieces into consideration.
==> Pieces must be suitable for all audiences (no nudity)
==> Maximum of 4 dancers per company
apply here :
Application deadline : December 15th 2022
Schedule
Provisional schedule below. Schedule is subject to change based on the length of the pieces that will be presented at the festival
We ask the companies to arrive either Tuesday June 27th or Wednesday June 28th.
All companies check out on Monday July 3rd.
Wednesday 28/06
Thursday 29/06
Friday 30/06
Saturday 01/07
Sunday 02/07
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This year's open call is now over.
Next open call dates will be : September-December 2023
This year's open call is now over.
We will get back to all the applicants by the end of February 2023
UPDATE: due to the very large number of applications received this year, we experience some delay in contacting all companies. Thank you for your patience.
If you wish to apply to the Festival with a dance / movement film, you can do so until February 28th :