Over two years, the Motion Fund will offer 20 mobility grants designed to support the networking and the mobility for dance artists and managers interested to visit and attend specific events (festivals, workshops, international seminars, network meetings, etc.) taking place in the targeted countries. These will be short trips aimed at exploring the contemporary dance scene in a specific country, making contacts and envisaging future projects and exchanges.

The grant will cover a portion of the international travel expenses, accommodation and/or per diem to the maximum limit of EUR 1.000.The selection of the grant recipients is made based on open call for proposals, in 2011 and 2012.

OPEN CALL: Mobility and Networking Grants May 2012 – April 2013

Would you like to check out the local contemporary dance festivals in Bucharest, Dublin, Istanbul or London? Do you want to attend a dance platform in Riga? Would you care to discover the evolving Cypriot dance scene? Do you need money to visit a partner/ artist to start up a new collaboration? Do you want to learn more about the E-motional Bodies & Cities project and participate in the final festival/forum in Romania?

APPLY NOW to the Motion Fund of the E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities programme! We have 14 mobility and networking grants available for you to travel between Romania – Ireland – Latvia – Cyprus – United Kingdom –Turkey.

Contemporary dance professionals (artists, managers, critics, academics, etc.) from the E-motional countries are welcome to apply for a mobility and networking grant in order to visit and attend specific events (festivals, workshops, international seminars, network meetings, etc.) taking place in the other project countries from May 2012 to April 2013. These visits are expected to be short trips with the purpose of exploring the contemporary dance scene in a specific country, making contacts and possibly planning future projects and exchanges. The duration of the visit shall be between 4-7 days according to each proposal submitted. The grant will cover a portion of the international travel expenses, accommodation and/or per diem to the maximum limit of EUR 1.000.

To apply, download the application form from below and send it to motionfund@e-motional.eu by February 29, 2012.
A guide of selected events from each destination country is also available below. 

DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM
DOWNLOAD EVENT LIST MAY 2012 – APRIL 2013

MORE INFO

FIRST CALL: selected participants – announced on August 10, 2011

FIRST CALL: launched on June 23, 2011 – deadline July 31, 2011