Open Call The Saison Foundation Online Research Residency 2021/22

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The Saison Foundation

Open Call The Saison Foundation Online Research Residency 2021/22

Morishita Studio in Tokyo offers opportunities to research and spend time building links with the other participating artists.

The Saison Foundation is a private grant-making foundation established by Seiji Tsutsumi in July 1987. The foundation supports projects and activities related to contemporary Japanese theater and dance. In order to increase the visibility of contemporary Japanese performing arts on a worldwide level, The Saison Foundation awards grants and priority use of its rehearsal/workshop and residence facilities at Morishita Studio in Tokyo.

Online Research Residency Program supports creative research for international dance/performance/interdisciplinary artists who are expected to play an important role in the international performing arts scene, with aims to build an international network for contemporary performing arts and to enhance mutual understanding.

The program is open to individual artists working in the field of contemporary dance,
performance art, or interdisciplinary live art

  • who are able to communicate in English
  • who are able to carry out creative research from 10 November 2021, until 10 February 2022
  • who are able to attend all of our programs including online group sessions and workshops
    • Five international artists will be selected for this online research residency
    • Groups of artists are not eligible to apply.

The Saison Foundation will offer a 350,000-yen (JPY) grant and provide support and advice for the research to the participants.

Participating artists are expected to

  • carry out creative research
  • share the process of the creative research with the other participating artists in the online group sessions on November 10, 11, December 16, 2021 and January 13, 2022
  • hold an online workshop to share their original dance practice, method or training with choreographers and dancers on January 8, 15 or 22, 2022
  • attend the final group session on February 9 and 10, 2022 to share the outcome of the research with the online audience
  • submit a report on the research after the online research residency
  • demonstrate the outcome of the research within one year after its conclusion, e.g. performing events, workshops, talk events or publications written in any language

Applicants are expected to read the application guide carefully before requesting an application form no later than 26 August 2021. The application deadline is 2 September 2021, and the results to be communicated by mid-October.

 

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