stromereien 11 Performance Festival Zurich
3rd – 12th August 2011
Call for Performance Projects
dreams of rivers – dreams of cities
stromereien Peformance Festival Zurich offers current trends in situational* performance art a unique platform in Zurich. (* situational = pertaining or referring to a specific situation)
stromereien 11 will take place from the 3rd to the 12th of August 2011 and will explore the River Limmat as an artery and a corridor through the city. The Limmat not only traverses and dissects different parts of the city – social, cultural, architectural, economical, historical and subjective realities of Zurich are formed and opened by the river.
The artists can choose their place / space / situation from the areas along the River Limmat or the adjacent districts. The submitted projects should be characterised by an open or restrained passion for exploring the city environment and the river. The performers should function as temporary bridge builders, using their artistic practice to expand the perception of the city’s realities, and should encourage and persuade the audience / passers by to think and to act.
A project for stromereien 11 can be visual, acoustic, movement-based, an installation, conception, participative etc. It must be a live event. The technical time and effort should be kept at a minimum, allowing the emphasis of presence and action.
Programming group stromereien 11: Karin Frei (curator, art historian), Bettina Holzhausen (artistic director stromereien, choreographer), Dorothea Rust (artist, dancer) und Meret Schlegel (Co-director Tanzhaus Zurich)
Eligibility / Requirements
- A performance may last no longer than 30 minutes. This does not include installations or participative works that rely on a different form of presentation.
- A project proposal comprises:
- completed application form
- project description (max. 2 A4-pages)
- short CVs for all participating artists (max. ¼ A4-page per artist)
- documentation of previous relevant work (Text, Videos, Images etc.)
- Project proposals will not be returned.
- All applicants will be notified of the decision by the middle of December 2010.
- Application Deadline: Friday 19th November 2010
Further information: info@stromereien.ch (Bettina Holzhausen)
Download: Project-Call and application form
Pictures: River Limmat and surroundings of Tanzhaus Zurich
(Click on a photo to enlarge)
 Bad Unterer Letten |
 Flussabwärts vom Lettenviadukt (D. Wettstein) |
 Bad Unterer Letten (J.Kübler) |
 Fussweg Lettenviadukt |
 Lettenviadukt |
 Tanzhaus Zürich |