Aerowaves is a Europe-wide project started in 1997, which brings together dance specialists from 30 countries to look at the work of young choreographers.
Since its inception, this has resulted in ten performance opportunities at The Place as part of the Resolution! festival. Since 2009 there are also additional performances in other European centres: Moscow, Olso, Talinn, Vilnius, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Prague, Poznan, Zurich, Lausanne, Luxembourg, Bassano del Grappa, Rome, Porto, and Limassol.
Application is open to any artists in geographical Europe (including the UK), although performances will not be offered in their country of residence.
Who is it for?
It's for emerging choreographers and companies who have not yet done much touring abroad.
How does it work?
You complete an application form (available at www.aerowaves.org) and send it to London with two identical DVDs of the work you wish to present. The Aerowaves partners meet to watch the DVDs in late October and help chose work for each festival. The performance opportunities above are confirmed; however, each year other informal opportunities arise and work has been presented through Aerowaves in the majority of the countries represented at the meeting.
The deadline for applications to Aerowaves 2012 is Monday 19 September 2011.
Applications for Aerowaves 2012 is now open
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Image from La Macana's production Ven, seen at The Place in 2010 as part of Aerowaves.