OPEN CALL: TREGUA 2019/20 - A traveling circus of Europe

Deadline: 30/04/2019

City: Europe  |  MilesKm

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MilesKm calls for talents to join Tregua, a traveling circus of Europe, devised as an attempt to consolidate and/or juxtapose contemporary definitions of democracy and national & European identity through art-making, performance and collective action.

Tregua, which means truce in Spanish, will be both a spectacle of Europe and a place of inquiry, action and self-learning. Through deconstructing the narratives of European national identities, Tregua will take a shot in challenging binaries (polarisation), empowerment and repairing communities. Can we facilitate a framework of co-existence within dissensus? Can it be performed?

TREGUA will be self-organised, functioning on collaboration and exchange. Each participant will be asked to propose a talent and an event. Tregua will tour from one participant’s event to the next, putting on spectacles showcasing all the talents from the group. Once TREGUA is formed, the project will involve three stages. Firstly, the group will discuss and decide its core definitions and manifesto as well as its own structure and timeline. Secondly, the group will work on all the logistical aspects for the realisation of the circus, from finances to promotion, etc. Lastly, the group will carry out the circus.

We estimate that the first and second stage will take place online during 2019 and the actual circus will tour in 2020. The exact dates are to be agreed by TREGUA. The circus can be in a tent, a field, in a church, in a supermarket, in a bowling alley, in a bank. Its appearance and touring means will be decided by TREGUA.

TREGUA will be chosen by a selection committee formed by Holly Willats [Artlicks], Russell Martin [Artquest], Demelza Watts [MilesKm alumni], Sofia Montenegro [MilesKm co-founder], Warren Andrews [MilesKm retired director] and Nora Silva and Daphne Politi [MilesKm current directors].

Goals

  • To explore alternative structures within the arts
  • To confuse the frameworks in which we work, collaborate and show.
  • Research by attempting, making, going. We don’t wait.
  • To put ourselves through the process and theorize by doing.
  • To challenge our practice and redefine democracy.
  • The execution of a peripatetic learning space.
  • To propose a fluent definition of Europe.
  • To perform Europe


Application process

Each applicant should submit two distinct proposals:

  1. A talent: what do you understand by a talent? How will you perform Europe? We encourage critical, absurd and paradoxical undertakings as well as sensible and down to earth proposals.

  2. An event: you should propose a location for an event you will be able to host at a European location (not limited to the European Union but all the 51 countries). The event format is for you to envision, however, you should be able to facilitate a platform for TREGUA to be performed. We will potentially have further open calls for local participants to join the circus punctually. The event you propose does not necessarily have to have a confirmed venue or finalised logistics at the time of the application, however, you should be able to organise it in case of becoming a TREGUA member. What does TREGUA circus look like at your event?

Contact the curator
Who is eligible for this opportunity?
We can only accept applications from people that are 18 years of age and over. All individuals that are able to organise and host an event in one of the 44 European countries are eligible to apply.
When is the deadline?
30 April 2019
How much does it cost?
We do not have a clear idea of the costs of the project, due to its nomadic nature. A plan for the costs of TREGUA will be put together by the participants, once selected. Once TREGUA is formed we are aiming to work as a group on funding applications in order to support all participants financially.
Are there payments to artists?
MileKm is an artist-run collective so we do not have the possibility to pay participants. Once TREGUA is formed we are aiming to work as a group on funding applications in order to support all participants financially.
What publicity will be provided as part of the opportunity?
The promotion and publicity plan of TREGUA will be decided by its participants. Nevertheless, MilesKm has a steady following, having facilitated projects in many countries of Europe for the past 8 years.
What level of commitment is expected of me?
You will need to attend a number of online meetings to write TREGUA's manifesto and plan logistical aspects, such as funding applications and the circus' itinerary and promotion. We are estimating that this will take place in 2019. After that, you will be expected to attend all participants events as part of the traveling circus. We are planning to accept up to 8-10 participants.
How do you decide on proposals?
There is a selection committee formed by: Holly Willats [Artlicks], Russell Martin [Artquest], Juan Gomez Aleman [Lajuan Gallery], Demelza Watts [MilesKm alumni], Sofia Montenegro [MilesKm co-founder], Warren Andrews [MilesKm retired director] and Nora Silva and Daphne Politi [MilesKm current directors].

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