Choreographers in Residence 2010

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For the fourth time since 2007, three young choreographers are currently taking part in our eight-month residency program at K3. After participating in this program in the past, many choreographers have moved on to successful international dance careers. For many, Hamburg has become their home and place of work.
Our sponsorship program for young choreographers unites many aspects of the K3 program – support, qualification, artistic research, local, national and international networking as well as cultural education and mediation of contemporary dance – and is therefore paradigmatic for the entire program.

The 2010 choreographers in residence are Margret Bjarnadottir (Island), Lea Martini (Amsterdam / Berlin) and Sebastian Matthias (Berlin). They will work at K3 from April until December. Paulina Pomana (Hamburg) will get a short term residency from April until Summer.

 

Residency Programme

As part of Tanzplan Hamburg every year, until 2010, three choreographers will be awarded residencies for the duration of nine months (April-December). They will be artists at the beginning of their professional careers who have already produced their own works.

This programme, in collaboration with the MA course in Performance Studies at the University of Hamburg, connects the practical work on the choreographers’ own projects with theoretical- and production-related practical knowledge and thus offers new approaches towards the promotion of young artists.

The selected artists develop their own productions during their stay in Hamburg, which will be presented every year in the autumn as part of K3 at Kampnagel. They will be accompanied and supported by artistic mentors and by the dramaturgy, organisational and public relations departments at K3.

The artists in residence will have the opportunity to visit seminars and lectures offered by the performance studies course. They also have the chance to take part in the activities offered by K3, which include training sessions and workshops led by renowned artists as well as courses on dance and performance theory and production-specific aspects like dramaturgy, concept development, public relations, cultural management and backstage production.

Choreographers in residence 2007

In April 2007 the ‘K3 Residency Programme’ has embarked on its pilot phase:
Three choreographers from over 80 international applicants have been selected:

  • Monica Antezana (Hamburg, Germany/ Cochabamba, Bolivia)
  • Jenny Beyer (Rotterdam, Netherlands/ Hamburg, Germany)
  • Lina Lindheimer (Gießen/ Berlin, Germany)

The choreographies created as part of their residencies were presented at K3 at Kampnagel in November and December 2007 (with generous support from the Alfred Toepfer foundation).

The consultatory jury 2007 have been:

  • Edith Boxberger (dance journalist)
  • Stefan Hilterhaus (artistic director of PACT Zollverein)
  • deufert + plischke (artistic twins)

Choreographers in residence 2008

In April 2008 the three Choreographers Lucia Glass (Berlin), Sylvi Kretzschmar (Köln) and Doris Stelzer (Wien) started their residency at K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg begonnen. Just like the choreographers in the previous year they show their projects in November and December.
» more on the projects...

The consultatory jury 2008 have been:

  • Edith Boxberger (dance journalist)
  • Sally de Kunst (Künstlerische Leitung, Festival „Belluard Bollwerk International“, Fribourg/Schweiz)
  • deufert + plischke (artistic twins)

Choreographers in residence 2009

In April 2009 the three Choreographers Fabian Barba (Ecuador), Gudrun Lange (Düsseldorf) and Begüm Erciyas (Turkey) started their residency at K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg. More to the productions shown in November and December here.