Two international calls for the selection of young dancers and choreographers are now available online. Deadline: 8 March 2024.

WEBWIRE – Friday, February 9, 2024

BIENNALE COLLEGE DANZA 2024

Starting ThursdayFebruary 8^th, through FridayMarch 8^th, the new international calls launched respectively for young dancers and choreographers and for the new edition ofBiennale College Danzawill be available online on the website of La Biennale di Venezia www.labiennale.org.Following the creations of Teshigawara and Xie Xin, the revivals of works from the repertories of Crystal Pite, Merce Cunningham, Simone Forti, for the next edition ofBiennale College Danzathe artistic director himself,Wayne McGregor, will be working on anew creationwith and for the young dancers, which will premiere on the stage of the18^thInternational Festival of Contemporary Dance(18 July -3 August).

Once again this year,16 dancersbetween the ages of 18 and 28 will be selected along with2 choreographers, foran intensive immersive residencyin Venice: a unique three-month programme to study under the mentorship of great international masters, develop their personal artistic skills, and acquire the practical capabilities required to break into the dance market from the creation of a portfolio to contracts, and including commissions and intellectual property rights.

FromMay 6^ththrough August 3^rd, the selected young artists will work daily in theSale dArmi of the Arsenale, attending classes in classical and contemporary technique and workshops focused on repertory, the creative process, and improvisation with an eye to developing new creations.

With the intent to expand a new generation of dance artists, Biennale College Danzas theoretical and practical course of studies will conclude within the18^thFestivalwith the presentation of new choreographic works commissioned by La Biennale, and specifically:

• anew creationbyWayne McGregorconceived for the space of the Sala Grande in thePalazzo del Cinemaon the Lido, and developed in collaboration with the young dancers of Biennale College together with the Wayne McGregor Company, which for the occasion will be in residence in Venice;
• awork from the repertoryofCristina Caprioli, one of the major choreographers and experimental theoreticians of Scandinavian dance, the author of works that disrupt the linguistic and perceptive conventions of dance, and who in the course of the residency will be both teacher and mentor to the selected dancers;
• twooriginalnew creationsconceived by theselected choreographers, who will work together on their development with the dancers of the College.

PROGRAMME OF THE 18TH FESTIVAL

The18^thInternational Festival of Contemporary Dance,to be held in Venice from July 18^thto August 3^rd, will be a place of critical and creative exchange for the dancers and choreographers ofBiennale Collegewho not onlywill present their worksat the close of their training process, but will also have the opportunity to attend all the events in the festival, and participate in lectures and mini-residencies with the invited artists.

Theofficial texts of the callsforBiennale College Danza 2024complete with theprogramme,benefits and concessions(travel, housing, transportation, artists fees) are available online:

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CHOREOGRAPHERS

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: DANCERS

BIENNALE COLLEGE

Biennale Collegeis an experience that since 2012has complemented all the Departments of La Biennale di Venezia Art, Architecture, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre, ASAC to promote young talents, offering them the opportunity to work in close contact with mentors to develop creations that will become part of the artistic programmes.

Biennale College, organized byLa Biennale di Venezia, enjoys the support of theMinistry of the Cultural Heritage and ActivitiesGeneral Directorate for the Performing Artsand theRegione del Veneto.

The projects are from Angola, Canada/Lebanon, China, Colombia/Venezuela, Denmark, Egypt, India, Italy, Tajikistan/Kazakhstan, Portugal and Nigeria.

WEBWIRE – Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Biennale College Arte 2023/24

12 artists have been selected for the 2^nd edition of Biennale College Arte 2023/24 on the occasion of the 60^th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Stranieri Ovunque Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa (from April 20^th to November 24^th 2024). They will participate in the workshop which will be held from October 23^rd to November 1^st, 2023.

The goal is to supplement the International Art Exhibition withanadvanced training workshop for the conception, development and productionof artworks by emerging artists under the age of 30.

Over 150 young artists from 37 countries around the world have joined the call for participation. More than half are women.

The 12 artists selected for this first phase of Biennale College Arte are:

1. Bayo Hassan Bello(Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, lives in West Africa)
2. Raul Jorge Gourgel(Born in Luanda, Angola, lives in South Africa)
3. Joyce Joumaa (Born in Zgharta, Libanon, lives in Canada)
4. Nazira Karimi(Born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, lives a Vienna)
5. Rooy Charlie Lana(Born in Piazza Armerina, Enna, lives in Italy)
6. Shuai Peng(Nato Hunan, China, lives in Italy)
7. Sandra Poulson(Born in Lisbon, lives in London)
8. Agnes Questionmark(Born in Rome, lives in Italy and UK)
9. Salome Rojas Silva(Born in San Cristobal, Venezuela, lives in Colombia)
10. Omnia Sabry(Born in Abu Dhabi, UAE, lives in Egypt)
11. Sayantan Samanta(Born in Barijhatti, India, lives in India)
12. Ihsan Saad Ihsan Tahir(Born in Cambridge, UK, lives in Denmark)

The workshop, alternating individual and group sessions, will be coordinated by the Artistic Director of the Visual Arts Department, Adriano Pedrosa, together with tutors working directly with the participants on the development of the projects.

After the workshop, up to 4 of these artists will be selected to receive a grant of 25,000 euros for the realization of the final work. The artworks will be presented out of competition in the context of the 60^th International Art Exhibition, Stranieri Ovunque Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa.

Biennale College

Biennale College is the project by La Biennale di Venezia dedicated to training and supporting young artists in all the artistic fields and in the specific activities of La Biennales organizational structure. Already operating in the Architecture, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre Departments and the Historical Archive, Biennale College was conceived with the ambition to promote young talents, offering them the opportunity to work closely with international mentors to develop creations that will become part of the programmes of the artistic Departments.