Taking place May 15-30 in Athens, Greece, this festival, is now accepting proposals for performances based upon pre-existing art works or performances. These can be re-enactments, recreations, comments or even projects inspired/influenced by work made by others. Additionally, researchers, scholars and artists are invited to submit short papers around the topic of RE-THINK/RE-USE/RE-MAKE.
complete press release below…
SECOND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ON PERFORMANCE ART
OPA 0.2 (on performance art)
15-30th OF MAY 2009- BIOS, ATHENS, GREECE
OPEN CALL FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES & PAPERS
RE-THINK/RE-USE/RE-MAKE: Proposals and Propositions on Performance Art
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS FEBRUARY 5th, 2009.
ABOUT:
OPA 0.2 is a fifteen-day festival featuring an intense program of live performances, films, screenings, lectures, talks and open discussions.
RE-THINK/ RE-USE/RE-MAKE: Proposals and Propositions of Performance Art
RE-THINK/ RE-USE/RE-MAKE invites artists to submit proposals for performances based upon pre-existing art works or performances. These can be re-enactments, recreations, comments or even projects inspired/influenced by work made by others.
Key site of investigation in this year’s festival is the critical approach developed by the French curator and art critique Nicolas Bourriaud in his book ‘Post-production’.
‘Since the early nineties, an even increasing number of artworks have been created on the basis of preexisting works; more and more artists interpret, reproduce, re-exhibit, or use works made by others or available cultural products. The material they manipulate is no longer primary. It is no longer a matter of elaborating a form on the basis of a raw material but working
with objects that are already in circulation on the cultural market, which is to say, objects already informed by other objects. Notions of originality
and even of creation are slowly blurred in this new cultural landscape’
(Bourriaud, 2005:7).
CALL FOR PERFORMANCES:
Artists are invited to create a performance based upon pre-existing art works or performances.
In order to participate in the OPA 0.2 Performance Festival, you have to submit an application containing the following:
1. Short description (no longer than 700 words) of the proposed performance, including the duration of the performance, materials, equipment and space
required for the project.
2. Short CV and contact details.
3. Video material with the documentation of previous performances
4. Photographs documenting previous performances are welcomed.
Selected performances will be incorporated in the Festival’s Live Performances.
Selected video submissions will be screened during the Festival.
Artists invited to the Festival will have their expenses partially covered.
Proposals should be submitted via email opa@bios.gr
Or via post
BIOS, 84 Piraeus Str, Athens 104 35, Greece
CALL FOR PAPERS:
For the 2009 Festival, Bios invites researchers, scholars and artists to submit short papers around the topic of RE-THINK/RE-USE/RE-MAKE.
Applicants should submit:
1. An abstract of approximately 300 words including title.
2. A short CV including contact information
Submissions should be in Microsoft Word and should be submitted via e-mail
to opa@bios.gr:
Selected papers will be included in this year’s publication.
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