Gdansk

Solo Dance Contest in Gdansk, Poland, 8-12 June 2016

1st prize is 3,000 euros; 2nd prize is 2,000 euros; 3rd prize is 1,000 euros.

Directed to contemporary dance artists from European countries. It is open for dancers of contemporary dance (contemporary dance/contemporary ballet) who have a documented artistic activity or/and are professional dancers with a diploma of dance studies. Participation in the contest for a solo is permitted for solos that are autonomous solo performances, the premiere of which took place between 1-st January 2014 and 30-th March 2016. The solo should not be shorter than 5 minutes and no longer than 20 minutes.
Deadline for application is 24 March 2016
gdanskdancefest.pl
There will be maximum 6 finalists chosen by the Jury. One dancer can submit maximum two solos.

Solo pieces will be judged by an international jury composed of 5 (or 3) members. The Jury will carry out the preselection and then will judge the finalists. The organiser will invite to the Jury curators of international dance festivals, personages from the artistic world, and experts in the field of contemporary dance. The composition of the jury will be officially presented on the 11-th March 2016 on the website gdanskdancefest.pl. The Jury will judge the solos for their artistic value, technical level and originality, awareness of the performance space and dramaturgy of the choreography.

gdanskdancefest.pl.  Read carefully the Regulations.
Questions in Polish or English concerning the conditions of participation in the Contest may be sent to: gft@klubzak.com.pl .