Young Choreographers Platform – YCP 2023
Central European Dance Theatre is pleased to announce that this year, once again, it is launching an open call for applications under the name “IKF 2023” – Young Choreographers Forum. This year, for the 25th time, we are offering a young artist the opportunity to showcase his or her work.
In 2013, the KET set out to develop a new strategy to establish a fresh foundation for working with the youngest artists and to open up new avenues for collaboration with them. The launch of the talent program has confirmed the need for our initiative; so far, 24 young choreographers have been given the opportunity to showcase their work: Bernadett Jobbágy, Milán Újvári, Gabriella Pálfi, Zoltán Grecsó, Dorottya Ujszászi, Kinga Varga, Júlia Gyulai, Gábor Halász, Judit Szamosi, Anikó Kiss, Beatrix Simkó, Lajos Péter Túri, Kristóf Samu, Krisztina Szarvas, Mikó Dávid, Gyula Cserepes, Eva Urbanova (SK), Anna Mikuła-Paweł Urbanowicz (PL), Magda Niedzielska (PL), Csilla Nagy, Rita Góbi, and, competing outside the competition, two KET dancers, Krisztián Barna and Dávid Dabóczi. As you can see from the names, the talent development and research program has reached an international level in 2020.
Many of the young artists listed have been invited to create original works for the KET. Beatrix Simkó’s performance was nominated for the Rudolf Lábán Prize in 2017, and Magda Niedzielska’s production was selected for the 10th Theater Olympics in 2023.
The winner will have the opportunity to work with the KET company and use their rehearsal space for one week, during which they will perform one evening at the Sissi Autumn Dance Festival, where they will work with the dance artists under professional mentorship. At the end of the week, the work will be presented in a public demonstration at the Bethlen Téri Theatre, where the theater’s technical staff will be on hand. The finished choreography will be documented in a photo documentary, which will serve as a reference for the young artists in their future competitions. In addition, prior to the one-week rehearsal process, further opportunities will be provided to prepare for the demonstration through training sessions for the dancers. During these sessions, the performers will become familiar with the young choreographers’ unique movement styles, while the choreographers will also get to know the program’s dance artists.
Five Days of Creation: November 6–10, 2023.
Location of the demonstration: Bethlen Square Theater
Date of the demonstration: November 11, 2023
List of the application and required documents:
- synopsis
- number of participants
- Curriculum Vitae
- references as a dancer (and creator, if applicable) – YouTube or Vimeo link
- references from two well-known artists (with whom the applicant has already had the opportunity to work, or who are familiar with the artist’s work and can endorse their application)
Submission deadline: October 1, midnight
Announcement of results: October 12, noon
The results will be announced before the presentation of the entry and the implementation plan!
Applications should be uploaded to the Google Forms page.
More information: info@cedt.hu