[Oberlist] IT* International Prize for Performance, Trento, Italy, 5-6 Oct (deadline: 22 Aug)

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Announcement for the International Prize for Performance - Third edition


1. The Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea of Trento, in collaboration
with centrale FIES, with the support of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio
of Trento and Rovereto, and Regione Trentino Alto Adige announce the third
edition of the International Prize for Performance.

2. The Prize is reserved for young artists, of all nationalities, who have
been born from January 1st, 1972.

3. Among those who intend to participate, 12 (twelve) finalists will be
selected to present a performance on the evenings of October 5th and 6th,
2007 at the Centrale di Fies (Dro, Trento).

4. The first prize is fixed at 5,000 (five thousand) euros (net) and can
not be divided. There will also be minor prizes awarded.

5. All artists of all nationalities and origins, from all formative
backgrounds (visual arts, dance, music, poetry, etc.) are invited to
participate by sending an application in electronic format
(http://www.workartonline.net/html/cv_iscrizioni_en.asp), to
performance la galleriacivica.it, which can be downloaded at this internet
site.
In addition to the required application form, participants MUST send:
- a scan of a current identification document;
- a original, never before seen performance project (descriptive, no
longer than 3,000 characters, spaces included);
- an artistic resume;
- 2 (two) to 4 (four) excerpts from previous performances, with a maximum
length of 1 (one) minute each. Video files must be compatible with Windows
Media Player and/or with QuickTime. The organization does not guarantee
that video files can be read with different characteristics. Also, we
advise that the dimensions of the video are no smaller than 360 x 288
pixels, in order to be viewed correctly by the jury;
- a specific explicit text for each performance documented in the video
files, no longer than 1000 characters, spaces included for each one.
If one or more of the obligatory materials is missing or does not conform
to the specifics listed above, it will exclude the applicant from the
competition.
Participants may also send:
- drawings or images to attach to the never before seen performance project;
- materials relative to previous performances, among which descriptive
texts (no more than 3; no longer than 1,500 characters each) or images (no
longer than 10 total);
- no more than 2 (two) reviews appearing in catalogues, magazines or
newspapers. All materials must be produced in either Italian or English
languages.
The video material may be send in different languages whenever
understanding the discussion isn't considered a necessary element in
understanding the sense of the performance.
Together the materials must not exceed 5 Mb (five Megabites).
The expiration date for the application form and materials is fixed at
12:00 PM on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 (Italian time). In the case that
the server is overcrowded due to the high volume of applications,
submissions can be accepted until 12:00 AM of the following day, August
23rd, 2007, provided that the date and hour of the original email can
verify that it was sent before the announcement expired. In order to avoid
complications, we ask that all applicants send their materials as early as
possible.

6. The original, never before seen performances can be any length of time.
They may not exceed 20 (twenty) minutes whenever the performance is
narrative, valued entirely on its development. The performances can be
extensive in length, as long as the concept can be understood without
needing to be viewed in its entirety. It is also possible to present a
project of more than one performance wherever the total length will not
exceed 20 (twenty) minutes. The performance can be conducted by the
artists in first person, or with the aid of actors, musicians or other
personnel. They can also involve the public or take place without the
physical presence of people. It is also possible to utilize video or other
technical devices; however, performances composed solely of video or video
installations are excluded.

7. Among all the projects presented using this criteria, the organization
will select 12 (twelve) artists to present their projects during the final
evenings.

8. The first prize winner and the grantees of minor prizes will be named
by an international jury, after having been present at the performances
finals on October 5th and 6th, 2007. The international jury is composed of
Jimmie Durham, (artist, Jury President), Giacinto Di Pietrantonio (art
critic and Artistic Director of Galleria di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
of Bergamo), Rune Gade (Associate Professor at Department of Arts and
Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen), An-Marie Lambrechts (Artistic
Director of Toneelhuis Theater, Antwerp), David Weinstein (Director of
Programs of P.S.1, New York), Barbara Boninsegna (Artistic Director of
drodesera FIES), Fabio Cavallucci (Artistic Director of Galleria Civica di
Arte Contemporanea di Trento). The jury will stabilize the criteria for
the selections before the beginning of the competition. In the case that
jury members are unable to participate, proper measure will be followed.

9. The participants in the final selections are guaranteed travel expenses
and hospitality for the time necessary for the realization of their
performances. Production costs will be sustained directly by the
organization. The relationship between the final effect and the economic
commitment required for the production of the performance will be an
assessable element in identifying the finalists. The specific request for
actors or other possible personnel eventually involved in the performance
will be organized by the artist or group.

10. Those that have a familiar relationship or strict collaboration with
members of the jury and/or the organization can not compete for the Prize.


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