Dates
03.11. – 07.11.25: Rehearsals in Bremen
07.11.25: Dress rehearsal at Schaulust (Bremen)
08. and 09.11.25: Performances at Schaulust (Bremen)

Framework Conditions
Rehearsal fee: €800 gross
Performance fee: €360 gross per performance

Application
Application deadline: March 1, 2025 (11:59 PM).

The "Independent Performing Arts Prize" is awarded by the members of LAFDK Bremen to recognize artistic achievements in the field of independent performing arts in the state of Bremen. The focus is on promoting creative forms of expression and highlighting outstanding projects, such as those in the fields of dance, theater, performance, contemporary circus, or puppetry, that have cultural relevance and open societal discourse.

The award ceremony on February 13, 2025, will honor the diversity and quality of artistic works in the independent performing arts in Bremen. Productions or production outcomes such as stage designs, lighting designs, and creative processes that contribute to discourse in the independent scene will be recognized. The selected award winners will receive prize money of €1,500 (1st prize), €1,000 (2nd prize), and €500 (3rd prize).

Dear members, friends, supporters, and colleagues of the State Association of Independent Performing Arts Bremen,

It is with great joy that we invite you to the celebration marking the 10th anniversary of LAFDK. For a decade, we have been working together to represent the interests of independent performing arts, promoting exchange and professionalization. We want to use this special anniversary to reflect on our successes, recognize the many achievements, and give a glimpse into the future, all within a relaxed yet dignified setting.

Let us celebrate this special event together and usher in the next ten years full of dedication and unity, as our work remains more important than ever in the current political context!

The Boards of LAFDK, Alex Gesch, Alexander Hauer, Frederieke Behrens, Gero John, Karolin Oesker & Rebecca Junghans

Nomination
Period: November 6 – November 24, 2024
Artistic Quality
• Originality and expressiveness of the work.
• Technical skills and artistic execution.
Diversity/Inclusion
• Consideration of various perspectives, themes, and styles.
• Integration of interdisciplinary approaches.
• Inclusion of aspects such as diversity in performers, thematic diversity, accessibility, and cultural sensitivity.
Relevance
• Social, cultural, or political relevance of the work.
• Effectiveness and impact on the audience or community.
• Influence of the work on the local cultural scene and community life.
• Contribution to identity formation in a cultural context.
• Relevance of the work compared to national trends and developments.
Sustainability and Innovation
• Artistic work that has already sustainably existed on the market and/or has a high degree of innovation.
• Potential for future development.
• Sustainable production/production outcome created with minimal resources.
• Use of new or unconventional media/formats.

During a one-week production period, established and emerging dance artists work together in 5 duos on an artistic project. In this experimental field, the meeting of different backgrounds of experience takes place, culminating in a form that takes shape on stage as a solo or duet. Ten-minute compositions emerge, as diverse as the Bremen dance scene itself.

With:
Leila Bakhtali + Elisabeth Bonk
Paulina Będkowska + Hanna Mencz
Fenia Chatzakou + Antonio Papazis
Neus Ledesma Vidal + Mali Leonida Gabrielli
Jennifer Schecker + Malin Gebken

Tickets are available now through rausgegangen. Remaining tickets at the box office.
Solidarity pricing system: €7 / €10 / €15

A project of the AG Tanzinitiative in the State Association of Independent Performing Arts, funded by: The Senator for Culture of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

In collaboration with ID_Tanzhaus Frankfurt Rhein-Main, LAFDK Bremen/tanz_netzwerk_bremen, and Tanznetz Freiburg, and in cooperation with the venues TENZA, ZENTRALWERK, and STUDIO 56, TanzNetzDresden presents the program of this year's POP UP exchange, which will take place on October 26, 2024, in Dresden.
The jury of POP UP exchange consisted of two coordinators and dance artists from the mentioned partner networks, who decided on the final participants.

PROGRAM & SCHEDULE POP UP EXCHANGE (October 26, 2024)
3:00 PM – POP UP Performance by Camilla Fiumara (Frankfurt am Main) & Anna Till (Dresden) at TENZA, Pfotenhauerstraße 59 HH, 01307 Dresden Johannstadt
3:30 PM – Joint tour to ZENTRALWERK, Riesaer Straße 32, 01127 Dresden Pieschen
4:00 PM – Performance by Gabriella Lemma (Dresden) & Kirill Berezovski (Freiburg) at ZENTRALWERK
5:00 PM – Joint tour to STUDIO 56, Bischofsweg 56, 01099 Dresden Neustadt
5:30 PM – POP UP Performance by Malin Gebken (Bremen) & Jack Bannerman (Dresden) at STUDIO 56
6:00 PM – Closing at STUDIO 56

INFORMATION
What? POP UP exchange 2024
When? October 26, 2024; from 3:00 PM
Where? TENZA, Pfotenhauerstraße 59 HH, 01307 Dresden Johannstadt; ZENTRALWERK, Riesaer Straße 32, 01127 Dresden Pieschen & STUDIO 56, Bischofsweg 56, 01099 Dresden Neustadt
Who? Malin Gebken (Bremen) & Jack Bannerman (Dresden); Gabriella Lemma (Dresden) & Kirill Berezovski (Freiburg) and Camilla Fiumara (Frankfurt am Main) & Anna Till (Dresden)
Admission is free. All interested individuals are warmly invited.

For more information about POP UP exchange, visit:
https://tanznetzdresden.de/pop-up-exchange

A project by TanzNetzDresden. Funded by the Office for Culture and Monument Preservation. Supported by the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony. This measure is co-financed with tax funds based on the budget approved by the Saxon Parliament.
Supported by the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK Impulse Funding for Dance & Theater, funded by the Commissioner of the Federal Government for Culture and Media, as well as the cultural and arts ministries of the federal states.

Read the full statement on the BFDK website

Solo self-employed and hybrid workers from the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are now invited to take part in an online survey on their economic situation and social security. The survey is the centerpiece of a study conducted by Prognos AG together with the Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste e. V. (BFDK) on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM). The aim of the study is to use the data obtained to obtain a valid picture of the economic and social situation of solo self-employed and hybrid workers for the first time and to be able to propose concrete measures for improvement on this basis. 
"We know that a lot of people in the cultural and creative industries work as solo freelancers or hybrid workers, i.e. both self-employed and employed. And we also know, not least since the coronavirus pandemic, that many of them earn little and have inadequate social security. However, we do not have reliable data for the whole population. We don't know what differences there are between the various sub-sectors. We don't know who can make a good living from their work and where improvements are absolutely necessary. And we can only improve the framework conditions with valid data," explains Dr. Olaf Arndt, Prognos. 

"The image of the "poor artist" is unfortunately not at all outdated. Fees are often so tight that there is hardly anything left for reserves and pensions. Children, chronic illnesses or relatives in need of care can mean the end of a career. If we as a society care about the creative professions, then we need to take countermeasures here!" emphasizes Anna Steinkamp, Managing Director of the BFDK.  

The cultural and creative industries include the architecture market, the book market, the performing arts, the design industry, the film industry, the art market, the music industry, the press market, the broadcasting industry, the software/games market and the advertising market. Solo self-employed and hybrid workers from all of these sectors are invited to take part in the survey and thus make an active contribution to shaping a more tailored social security system. 
 
Link to the survey
 
The survey runs until March 8, 2024 and takes about half an hour to complete. 
Further information on the study here