For Culturebot’s international readership, here’s a call for participants for an international meeting of contemporary dance makers of the mediterranean….

From February 12th until February 18th 2007, La Mekanica (Barcelona) will organize an international meeting of professional contemporary dance makers of the Mediterranean Arab and European countries on the framework of Festival Complicitats 2007, a new international and intercultural contemporary dance festival that will take place in Barcelona from January 20th until February 18th. For this international meeting La Mekanica will invite 8 professional young contemporary choreographers and dancers, to come to Barcelona and work together with other guest participants in training, research and creation workshops, in an artistic and cultural exchange context.
On the end of the meeting there will be a final debate and showing of the works developed during the meeting.

The organization of the festival will assume all the travel and accomodation (lodging + per diems) expenses for all guest participants.

When?
From February 12th until February 18th 2007

Where?
Barcelona, La Mekanica’s Festival Complicitats

Who?
Professional contemporary choreographers and dancers

Eligible countries: Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Lybia, Malta, Morocco, Syria, Portugal, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey

Language:
English and French

Please send by e-mail your letter of motivation and C.V to: lamekanica@lamekanica.com

All participants must be available for the whole period.

Applications should be made no later than friday, December 8th 2006.

Selected candidates will receive an invitation to attend the international meeting.