Application round opened: PUSH+ Failure

We are delighted to announce that the second round of applications for the EU project PUSH+ is now open! Would you like to participate in an eight-day artist lab with the theme "Failure " in Belgium together with performing artists from Scotland, Ireland, Belgium and Denmark?

Scenekunstbruket is a partner in the EU project PUSH+, together with partners from Belgium, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark and Thailand. Through this EU project, we will "push" and develop thoughts, ideas and art within performing arts and dance for the young audience.

Other artist labs: FAILURE

The Krokus Festival is hosting the second lab which takes place in Hasselt, Belgium from September 13-22, 2019, and the participating performing artists live and work together for 8 days. There are three places for performing artists based in Norway, participating together with performing artists from Belgium, Ireland, Denmark and Scotland.

Some of the things to be investigated are:

The Lab will investigate how failure is related to success as a positive norm in society. What is failure compared to success, who decides on that, what does failure mean on a personal and social level? What if failure turns out to be as positive as success? Then we might need real Institutes of Failures as an antidote to our society imposed fear for failures. After all, Stephen Frears is (maybe) right: 'To be successful at anything, you need the right to fail, not just occasionally.'

The Lab will equally investigate how that applies to and effects children, parents and artists: how many failures are they allowed to make in the arts industry? And how do we, presenters and festival directors, deal with that? Do we keep supporting those failing artists or do we also turn our back in search of more successful productions? In that sense, this Lab will be partly a self-reflective dialogue (even and definitely between presenters and artists).

Read more about the theme here

Application deadline: May 29, 2019

Applications must be sent to push(a)scenekunstbruket.no by Monday, May 29. Here you will find the application form to be used:

The application must be written in English. English is also the working language in the artist lab.

More information about the lab and the application process can be found in this document:

Remember to read the guidelines carefully before you apply. Do you have any questions? Send an email to gabrielle@scenekunstbruket.no.

Scenekunstbruket will select the participating artists and provide feedback to all applicants by June 5.