Open Call – International Choreographic Festival of Blois (Blois Danse)
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 !
Each company taking part in the festival will receive:
- 200€/dancer
- up to 100€/dancer to support travelling costs
- Hotel + breakfasts for all dancers
- Pictures from the performances
- Press coverage (previous editions of the festival included written press/TV/Radio)
- Gala evening with sponsors, press and politics, theatre programmers
- Free pass to attend festival events
- Opportunity to teach 2 master classes
More information & Application form here
Application deadline : December 15th 2022