OPEN CALL FOR MULTILINGUAL PERFORMERS IN BERLIN

As part of the International Festival, the artist collective Mestizx and the cultural organization Sources de Spoires e.V. present the open call MEHR SPRACH ICH. We are seeking artists who work with words as a medium and can deliver a performance in their native language. Our focus is on underrepresented languages spoken in our city. The performance can be in different mediums such as spoken words, poetry slam, short stories, rap, or storytelling. The International Festival will be held on October 8, 2023, in Berlin Pankow.

We look forward to receiving your application and witnessing the diversity of languages and artistic expressions in our community. If you have any further questions or need clarification, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Remuneration will be provided based on the LAFT fee suggestion.

Requirements

  • The performance should not exceed a duration of 30 minutes. (The reason for this is that there are many artists in the festival programme.)
  • We welcome both professional artists and amateurs who are passionate about their language
  • There are no age limits for participation
  • For your performance, we will facilitate a collaboration between you and a musician/ sound artist.
  • Performances with discriminatory content will not be accepted.

How to apply ?

  1. Send your application by email to parkourinpankow@gmail.com by no later than September 25, 2023, at 11:59 PM.
    In the title of the email write: OPEN CALL multilingual artists event 08.10.23
  2. Please add the following information to your email:
    • Your full name
    • Your mother tongue (the language in which you will perform)
    • A 30-second video showcasing the work you would like to present. This video will give us a glimpse of your performance style and creativity. (A professional video is not necessary.)
    • If you have a written text that accompanies your performance, please attach a PDF of the text. If the text is not available, provide a brief description of it.
    • If you have any relevant links to previous works or performances, please include them in your email. This will allow us to explore your artistic portfolio further.

Selection Criteria

– The curators for this open call are the Mestizx collective and Sources de Spoires e.V.

– Selections will be made with the aim of showcasing a wide range of languages. Curators will consider creativity, originality, and alignment with the theme of the festival when selecting performers.

– Selected applicants will be contacted for interviews. We cannot guarantee individual feedback to all applicants.

About the Intercultural Festival and Open Call

The International Festival, organized by Sources-d’Espoir e.V. in Rahmen des Projekts Generation-Afro, is now in its second year and aims to empower and highlight the diverse communities residing in our city. As part of this initiative, the MESTIZX collective seeks to promote artistic expressions and storytelling in urban spaces, showcasing the richness of the various native languages spoken in our city. A significant aspect of this open call is to prioritize languages that have faced structural discrimination, colonization, and oppression. We encourage all individuals who have faced such systemic discrimination to apply.

The open call MEHR SPRACH ICH is a collaboration between the artist collective Mestizx and Sources-d’Espoir e.V.

The project is part of the initiative DRAUSSENSTADT, funded by the Berlin Project Fund Urban Practice and the Senate Department for Culture and Europe.

Note: Event details are subject to change. Stay connected through our website and social media channels for updates.

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