Balletto di Roma launches Light on Dance
June / July 2019

Project | Public Notice

Balletto di Roma with Light On Dance project intends to promote contemporary research by inviting young artists – choreographers, dancers and directors who work in the field of dance (in all its forms, genres and expressions), theater-dance, performing arts and the contemporary circus – to propose multidisciplinary projects in which the different arts merge and dialogue with each other, or that use new technologies and digital languages.

During June and July, at the Villa Pamphilj Theater in Rome, 6 candidates (Michal Rynia / Nastja Bremec, Federica Esposito, Anastasia Brouzioti, Nyko Piscopo, Alina Belyagina, Shinohe Kenji) selected from a list of over 30 proposals from all over the world – all attributable to young artists but already capable of competing with an ensemble of professionals – had the opportunity to conduct a training session with some elements of the Compagnia del Balletto di Roma; subsequently they presented the extract of a repertoire work, an example of their own choreographic style and / or their own creative figure.
The extreme diversity and heterogeneity of the proposals, which came to life in the indoor and outdoor space of one of the most beautiful historic “ville” in Rome, allowed for an all-round evaluation of the candidates, thanks to an open look to welcome even very visions far from each other.

The third step of Light on dance has instead provided for the request, from the direction of Balletto di Roma, to only two finalist candidates to elaborate an original artistic project (which has never debuted either in the form of a study or in complete form ).
Balletto di Roma awarded Nastja Bremec and Mychal Rynia (founders and choreographers of MN Dance Company, from Slovenia) the win of the first edition of Light On Dance. The duo will create a new creation with the Balletto di Roma’s dancers which will debut in 2020, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Company.
Balletto di Roma with Light on dance becomes an incubator of new creativity and promoter of initiatives aimed at supporting and enhancing still little-known artistic realities, favoring their production, becoming a link between tradition and the gaze towards the contemporary.
In occasion of the Aprile in Danza event at the Teatro Palladium, Balletto di Roma will present the outcome of the Light on Dance final phase with the debut of the creation signed by Bremec and Rynia.
Together with the winners, the direction of Balletto di Roma decided to award 3 special mentions to 3 participants: Federica Esposito, Nyko Piscopo and Leopoldo Guadagno.
The three choreographers will be involved as guest teacher and choreographer in the workshops within Inside Out Contemporary Dance, the 3rd edition of the showcase organized by Balletto di Roma and part of Contemporaneamente Roma 2019 program promoted by Roma Capitale – Department of Cultural Growth and made in collaboration with SIAE. The event is sponsored by Municipio XIII Roma Aurelio.

Light on dance, an entirely new experience in the context of Balletto di Roma, has allowed us to shed light on dance by providing young dance authors with different opportunities for creating and elaborating creative dance.

Steps

Participation in all phases is the sole responsibility of the participants.

First Step

Transmission of the material (as per Notice), evaluation and selection of the documentation submitted.

Second Step

Selected candidates must present a work representative of their style and performed by one or more persons other than the choreographer (not exceeding 15 minutes).

Third Step

Among all the participants, BdR will choose a group of finalists, who will have to elaborate an original and original artistic project (which has never made its debut either as a study or in a complete form) for a new creation.
The unpublished project must be sent by e-mail according to specific indications which will be communicated to the interested parties only afterwards.
BdR reserves the right to have a Skype interview with the finalists.

Fourth Step

BdR, at its sole discretion, to select the winner to be entrusted with the creation for 2020.

The phases of work and presentation will take place at Teatro Villa Pamphili in Rome, which thus becomes an incubator of a new creativity.
Eventual travel, board and lodging costs will be borne by the artists and performers.
The BdR will be responsible for operating costs and the related contribution charges, limited to the single day of presentation of the show (during the second phase of June and July).

The availability times for the presentations of the works are:
June (24-30) | July (22-28).
Candidates may indicate in the Application Form on the website www.ballettodiroma.com, one of the two different times as preferential (this preference is not binding for the BdR, but is purely indicative).
During the second steps, a two-day stay is requested from the participating artists, during which they will be invited to give a training lesson on their own style.

Creation 2020

The scheduling of the new creation will be agreed with the direction of BdR, at the end of the fourth step.
The winning artist will be able to use a mentor during the creation.
The mentor, understood as an “external eye”, will be identified together with the BdR between its artistic staff and / or its collaborators.

How to partecipate

Interested artists or companies must complete the form on this page, attaching:

  • – Curriculum vitae (preferably in European format);
  • – an artistic dossier with credits, the technical data sheet of the performance to be represented;
  • – 2/3 photos (if available) of the work proposed in good resolution;
  • – the link of a video (without password protection), possibly complete, of the show that you want to present live at Villa Pamphilj and a second video of a repertoire show representative of your style (to be avoided solos).

Information

Applications must be submitted no later than 05/20/2019.
Applications submitted in a manner different from that indicated in the Announcement are not accepted.
The artists chosen for the second phase will be contacted by 31/05/2019*

For info and contacts, write to:: progetti@ballettodiroma.com or call 06.9032762 | 06.90375236 | 06.64463194.

For info on the space and technical equipment of Teatro Villa Pamphilj Theater: web site of Teatro Villa Pamphili
It is noted that in Teatro Villa Pamphilj there are panels along the perimeter of the Hall that cannot be removed.

* Due to the many proposals received, the Commission considers necessary to increase the evaluation time, so the artists chosen for the second phase will be contacted starting from 7/06/2019.

Announcement

Publication date April 29th, 2019

Deadline to applications May 20, 2019

Application Form Filling Online Form

Piazza San Giovanni Battista de La Salle 3/5, 00185, Roma
Tel. 06.9032762 | 06.90375236 | 06.64463194
progetti@ballettodiroma.com