One of the project’s key goals is also to improve skills of artists, which we would like to achieve by organising 3 courses, activities, for them and their development.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
PAST ACTIVITIES
PITCH COURSE FOR ARTISTS: INSPIRE WITH WHAT YOU DO!
PITCH is a two-month intensive course for artists organized by Studio ALTA and PerformCzech / Institute of Arts – Theatre Institute with the aim to deepen communication and presentation skills of artists, to get acquainted with the principles of the PITCH format, to engage and inspire with your project. Participating artists can use the acquired knowledge and skills to actively contact producers, dramaturgs, or promoters.
Pitching is a method of presenting a project to the public so that it uses its full potential to inspire, generate interest and attention. It is used globally in independent and commercial fields, in cultural and other areas.
Lecturers: Laia Montoya and Valeria Cosi – www.tinaagency.org
The selection of participants was made by open call. Applications were reviewed by: Studio ALTA, PerformCzech Dramaturgical Council as an advisory body of IDU and the course lecturers.
Selected artists:
Becka McFadden
Tobiáš Nevřiva
Michaela Bartoňová
Natálie Podešvová
Adéla Fejková & Jolanta Lipková
Michaela Dašková
Carolina Arandia & Johanna Šilarová
Jakub Krejčí
Johana Panenková
Alžběta Bačíková
Natálie Matysková & Natálie Vacková
Program:
26-27 January 2023: kick-off meeting of selected participants in Prague, introductions, personal meeting with lecturers, basics of theory and working procedures and demonstration of good practice examples.
February-March 2023: individual work on presentations and four individual one-hour online consultations with lecturers for each selected project.
21-22 March 2023: final meeting in Prague, individual consultation and preparation with lecturers, completion of collective work on presentations, additional tips and tricks.
23 March 2023: final public presentation at the Bazaar Festival in Prague.
The course is part of the project „Cooperation of Cultural Houses: Studio ALTA, Baerum Kulturhus, Black Box Teater“ that is supported from the EHP and Norway Grants 2014–2021, and the project PerformCzech SKILLS organized by Institute of Arts – Theatre Institute.
Kick-off meeting in Prague. Photo: Lucie Fabišiková
Final public presentation at the Bazaar Festival in Prague. Photo: Lucie Fabišiková
28.5. 2022 | 15:00-18:00 | ARTISTS versus VENUES: Analysis of Needs | TEH Conference, Studio ALTA
Moderated meetings between a group of artists and representatives of European venues with a goal to create an environment for sharing of what artists need/expect from cultural venues and, conversely, what cultural venues need/expect from artists. These conversations will help increase understanding between artists and cultural organisations.
13.-17.3. 2022 | FOLLOWERS GROUP | International Festival Oslo
An international group of artists who participate on independent artistic scene in the Czech Republic and Norway together observed and reflected on the programme of the International Festival Oslo. From 13 to 17 March 2022, a temporary platform called FOLLOWERS GROUP, led by Czech art curator Petr Dlouhý, shared experiences from local and international environments and created a space for both a critical discussion about the festival’s program system from a perspective of artists and organisers and a reflection on presented art projects. The goal of this artistic exchange was to strengthen an understanding and ability of artists to carry critical reflection, and examine the process of artistic programming and reflection on work of artists in a broader international context.
Followers Group. Photo: Anežka Medová
24.9. 2023 14:00 – 17:00 | Artists and Venues
Moderated meetings between a group of artists and representatives of European venues with a goal to create an environment for sharing of what artists need/expect from cultural venues and, conversely, what cultural venues need/expect from artists. These conversations will help increase understanding between artists and cultural organisations.
Photo: Simona Rybová
Project „Cooperation of Cultural Houses: Studio ALTA, Baerum Kulturhus, Black Box Teater“ is supported from the EHP and Norway Grants 2014–2021.
