Open Call FAQ
We are searching for projects that use digital elements to combine dance, 2D mediums and 3D spaces. The presentation form the projects can take is open to installations using VR, AR, AI, Projection, 360° Camera, and performances that involve VR, AR, AI, Projection, 360° Camera, Film. Other, new forms of presentations/expreiences for the audience that may not fit into the two previously mentioned forms will also be considered. We are curious to see your new ideas about the integration of digital mediums with dance presentation, and are open to your creative insight and concepts!
Dance stream is a digital form of performance where dance and camera combine to create a new perspective of the body for the audience.
Artists choose a location or venue to hold their performance and create dance in collaboration with the camera, using the lens intentionally to lead the eye of the audience to specific aspects of the performers or location.
The audience experiences the performance live through the cinema screen, as the performance is filmed and the signal is sent live to the audience to be broadcasted.
Your project should secure a venue in a location that fits the concept of the piece. In the venue, you and your tech team will set up cameras and the space. As the performance begins, the technicians will broadcast the live camera signal to Zoom, Youtube or Vimeo, where it will be simultaneously screened in Hamburg.
Your project will be expected to hold at least two rehearsals with the festival technical director in order to check and clarify all technical needs for the live stream.
Yes. We are not looking exclusively for finished productions, but are also very curious to see how your concept will develop in the frame of our open call and festival curation.
Live Performance
The projects in the live performance category must combine dance with digital elements in order to be considered. The main point of interest for the open call is the transformation from 3D objects/bodies to 2D images or further digital dimensions. The perception of what dance can be and represent should be challenged through the project’s perspectives. Otherwise, the form and subject matter of the projects are not limited. Installations, projection, AI, AR, VR, but also other mediums are all acceptable.
Dance Stream
Projects in the dance stream category should provide the audience with a new perspective to understand and experience the dancers and their surroundings that could not be created in a traditional theater setting. It is an opportunity for the audience and performers to side-step geographic boundaries, as the artists transport the audience into their worlds through the live stream medium.
Criteria such as the use of different camera perspectives, the choice of an intentional environment, and the interaction of the body or other dancing elements with the environment and camera will be used to select projects in this category.
Dance Film
The festival is not searching for specific themes or content from dance films during the open call. The curators will build a program that centers itself around the themes and topics the artists choose to present to the festival with their work.
The dance films must be between 3 and 30 minutes and must have been created in 2019 or later.
A tech rider is a document that is created for a production that specifies all technical and organizational needs of a production. This is where you list the devices you will need, your set-up times, expected crew, and all your needs from the venue.
It is important for the technical team at our festival to know what your project requires. We will have to evaluate if it will be possible in the venue.
Live Performance
The number of performance projects selected is dependent on the types of projects we receive, the effort needed to set-up the projects, and how much space each project needs.
Dance Stream
The number of dance stream projects selected is also dependent on length and project needs. All dance stream and performance applications will be selected through a pre-selection interview process. After the meetings, the curation team will make a final decision.
Dance Film
Generally, 25 – 30 short dance films are selected each year.
We expect your live performance to run between 45 to 90 minutes.Â
Dance stream performances are expected to be 45 – 60 minutes in length.
| What kind of projects are considered for the live performance call?
We are searching for projects that use digital elements to combine dance, 2D mediums and 3D spaces. The presentation form the projects can take is open to installations using VR, AR, AI, Projection, 360° Camera, and performances that involve VR, AR, AI, Projection, 360° Camera, Film. Other, new forms of presentations/expreiences for the audience that may not fit into the two previously mentioned forms will also be considered. We are curious to see your new ideas about the integration of digital mediums with dance presentation, and are open to your creative insight and concepts!
| What is dance stream?
Dance stream is a digital form of performance where dance and camera combine to create a new perspective of the body for the audience.
Artists choose a location or venue to hold their performance and create dance in collaboration with the camera, using the lens intentionally to lead the eye of the audience to specific aspects of the performers or location.
The audience experiences the performance live through the cinema screen, as the performance is filmed and the signal is sent live to the audience to be broadcasted.
| How will the dance stream process work?
Your project should secure a venue in a location that fits the concept of the piece. In the venue, you and your tech team will set up cameras and the space. As the performance begins, the technicians will broadcast the live camera signal to Zoom, Youtube or Vimeo, where it will be simultaneously screened in Hamburg.
Your project will be expected to hold at least two rehearsals with the festival technical director in order to check and clarify all technical needs for the live stream.
| If my project is not yet finished, or has not yet had a premier, can I still apply?
Yes. We are not looking exclusively for finished productions, but are also very curious to see how your concept will develop in the frame of our open call and festival curation.
| What criteria is the curation of the festival looking for in each application category?
Live Performance
The projects in the live performance category must combine dance with digital elements in order to be considered. The main point of interest for the open call is the transformation from 3D objects/bodies to 2D images or further digital dimensions. The perception of what dance can be and represent should be challenged through the project’s perspectives. Otherwise, the form and subject matter of the projects are not limited. Installations, projection, AI, AR, VR, but also other mediums are all acceptable.
Dance Stream
Projects in the dance stream category should provide the audience with a new perspective to understand and experience the dancers and their surroundings that could not be created in a traditional theater setting. It is an opportunity for the audience and performers to side-step geographic boundaries, as the artists transport the audience into their worlds through the live stream medium.
Criteria such as the use of different camera perspectives, the choice of an intentional environment, and the interaction of the body or other dancing elements with the environment and camera will be used to select projects in this category.
Dance Film
The festival is not searching for specific themes or content from dance films during the open call. The curators will build a program that centers itself around the themes and topics the artists choose to present to the festival with their work.
The dance films must be between 3 and 30 minutes and must have been created in 2019 or later.
| What is a tech rider?
A tech rider is a document that is created for a production that specifies all technical and organizational needs of a production. This is where you list the devices you will need, your set-up times, expected crew, and all your needs from the venue.
It is important for the technical team at our festival to know what your project requires. We will have to evaluate if it will be possible in the venue.
| How many projects will be selected for the TANZAHOi program in 2023
Live Performance
The number of performance projects selected is dependent on the types of projects we receive, the effort needed to set-up the projects, and how much space each project needs.
Dance Stream
The number of dance stream projects selected is also dependent on length and project needs. All dance stream and performance applications will be selected through a pre-selection interview process. After the meetings, the curation team will make a final decision.
Dance Film
Generally, 25 – 30 short dance films are selected each year.
| How long should the presentation of my project be?
We expect your live performance to run between 45 to 90 minutes.Â
Dance stream performances are expected to be 45 – 60 minutes in length.
| Why do I need to write a budget for my performance application, and what should the budget cover?
It is important for the festival to know how you plan to use the money that we are offering to realize your project, so that we can accurately and on a needs basis allocate the available money to the chosen projects.
For digital dance projects, the budget should be a MAXIMUM of €6,000 (six thousand euros), and should include the costs of realizing the physical set-up and production at LICHTHOF Theater in September, i.e. technical device costs, technical personnel, performer fees, transport costs, etc.
For dance streams, the budget should be a maximum of €4,000 (four thousand euros) and should include the costs of the technical realization of the live stream, i.e. technical device costs, technical personnel, performer fees, etc.
