48H Berlin&Potsdam Berlin and Potsdam, Germany, 31 May – 1 June 2023
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48H MISSION PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 31 may
11.00 – 12.00
Get-together – Coffee networking
12.30 – 13.30
14.00 – 15.30
Visit to Sophiensaele
Networking
45 minutes’ conversation about international curatorship in Germany.
45 minutes’ networking + Get-together with Catalan Food & Wines
16.00 – 17.30
Visit to DOCK11 or Tanzfabrik-UFA Studios
19.00 & 20.00 Shows at the Tanztage Festival. Potsdam
Thursday, 1 june
10.00 – 11.30
12.30 –13.30
Lunch break
15.00 – 16.30
Visit to Hau & Hau4
Visit to Radialsystem
Visit to Callie’s
Networking meeting at PAF (Performing Arts Festival Berlin)
17.00 – 19.00
20.00 – PAF shows
NETWORKING RECEPTION @Sophiensaele, Berlin A networking reception organized by Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies 31. May 13:30-15:00h
The Government of Catalonia, through the Catalan Institute of Cultural Companies (ICEC), and its internationalization brand, Catalan Arts, is organizing a 48H Dance mission to Berlin-Potsdam for the first time. A pilot mission in which a delegation of dance professionals from Catalonia will visit six benchmark creative and residency spaces in and around the German capital and two international festivals, among other activities on an intense two-day schedule.
The main objective of the mission is to discover and connect German and Catalan dance from a contemporary and sustainable point of view. We want to improve, increase and strengthen relations between
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Introduction
the two territories, providing a more sustainable form of relationship that generates a real and non-extractivist exchange of artistic knowledge, but based on cultural cooperation. Taking into account the two markets, the ways and methods of working and their values, we have designed a series of activities that, through networking and exchange, improve international relations between the two contexts bilaterally. In this first investment made from Catalonia, we also want to encourage interest in the Catalan scene from Germany, opening the way to future artistic and institutional relations to reactivate relations that, although very positive in the past, have declined in favour of other territories in recent years. In this respect, a series of networking activities are proposed to get to (re)know territories, artistic and
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conceptual interests, creating non-vulnerable spaces where everyone has a place. We are therefore interested in potential relationships not only vertical between programmers and artists, but above all, those that are diverse and include institutions, diverse and emerging artists, producers, managers, curators, etc., taking into account the entire employment fabric of the dance sector.
In Germany, dance is organized as Stadttheater Szene and Freie Szene (independent scene). The latter is the majority and the focus of the mission. The Berlin Freie Szene, in particular, is highly organized, especially by the associations of artists and performing arts professionals who act as regulators, interlocutors and consultants with the associations.
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An important point to understand when we talk about Freie Szene is that not only the artists are independent, but also the theatres and residency and creative spaces.
The main idea of the activities presented in the 48H mission is that the Catalan delegation of dance professionals can get to know the spaces, their curatorial lines and the main artistic interests of the area and that they can connect with people at these meetings who may prove interesting for their projects. That is why we propose a series of visits and networking activities that we have tried to adapt to the profiles of the participants.
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Data last updated on May 2023 Associació Creativa Flamenco Empírico Asociación TINA La petita malumaluga laSADCUM Cia. Laia Santanach / La Santa Sol Picó UNUM Project Imaginart Scenic Spaces Management
FLAMENCO, CONTEMPORARY, DANCE, AVANT-GARDE
His hallmark as a choreographer, dancer and pedagogue has earned him recognition as one of the current representatives of avantgarde flamenco. His last work: “La liturgia de las horas” (2021), is a 12 hours travelling work. Currently curator of the flamenco festival Tanzhaus NRW (Düsseldorf).
Contact
+34 655 178 868
Contact at 48H Berlin&Potsdam
Juan Carlos Lérida Director
+34 629 578 288
10 48H BERLIN&POTSDAM
Associació Creativa Flamenco Empírico
Asociación TINA
INTERNATIONALIZATION, MANAGEMENT, COLLABORATION
We are a collaborative team focused on the innovation, accompaniment and professional management of the performing arts. We work together with artists, cultural managers, organizations and institutions promoting and provoking a change in the paradigm by breaking the standard relationship of the Performing Arts Management.
Contact +34 695 796 534
Contact at 48H Berlin&Potsdam
Valeria Cosi
Co-fundadora
+34 695 79 65 34
Laia Montoya Barranco
Co-fundadora
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48H BERLIN&POTSDAM
MIXED ARTS, ACCESSIBILITY, MOVEMENT, MEDIATION
We’re a tour development office of performing arts focused on tour production and mediation between art, audience and organisators. Our work lines are arts of movement, arts for youth and street arts.
+34 675 655 724
12 48H BERLIN&POTSDAM
Imaginart Scenic Spaces Management
Contact
Jaume
Manager
producer +34
Contact
at 48H Berlin&Potsdam
Nieto
and tour
675 655 724
La petita malumaluga
CREATIVE PROJECTS, NON-CHILDISH LANGUAGES, CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTIONS
La petita malumaluga is an internationallyacclaimed company of world-class dancers and musicians from Barcelona that have created a unique approach to performing arts through interacting with the most incredible audience: babies, toddlers and their families.
Contact +34 644 083 836
Contact at 48H Berlin&Potsdam
Quim Ríos Garriga
Responsable Distribució +34 689 911 074
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48H BERLIN&POTSDAM
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in the learning
and development of
sexualities. LaSADCUM FOUND FOOTAGE, COLLAGE, ORGANIC VIRTUALITY, GEN Z Contact +34 662
Contact at 48H Berlin&Potsdam Guillem Jiménez Sánchez Director +34 662 228 894 48H BERLIN&POTSDAM
NAVAJA is a ballet musical of murderous folk twinks and lolitas, that talks about the repercussion of technology and internet on bodies
phase
their
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE, LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC, TRADITIONS, CELEBRATION
Laia Santanach is a choreographer, dancer and pedagogue from Barcelona. She currently directs her own dance company cia.Laia Santanach. Since 2018, she investigates tradition and ritual in her works because of her interest in collective practices.
Contact Contact at 48H Berlin&Potsdam
Caroline Giffard
Management and production
+34 659 822 400
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Cia. Laia Santanach / La Santa
48H BERLIN&POTSDAM
Cia. Sol Picó
CANIMAL STRENGTH AND TENDERNESS, THE DROP AND THE TORNADO, SINCERE AND VULNERABLE, FEMININE FROM THE ENTRAILS
Sol Picó is a professional contemporary dance company founded in 1994 by the dancer and choreographer Sol Pico. From the beginning, her work is part of a line of mixing different genres, where they interact. Her mature technique allied strength, accuracy and dynamics, supporting the organic treatment of their creations. Constantly energized by the humor, their works have their own style without concessions or instruction manual.
Contact +34 679 983 524
Contact at 48H Berlin&Potsdam
Pia Mazuela, Manager
Sol Pico, Choreographer
+34 649 884 638
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48H BERLIN&POTSDAM
UNUM Project
SELF-REFLECTION, FUSION RESEARCH, TRADITION WITH CONTEMPORARY, LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC, TAP DANCE
Dance company launched in 2015 under the direction of the international dancer Estefanía Porqueras, was born with the aim of working on the liberation and expressiveness of the body within the artistic discipline and its rhythmic patterns, and leading the result towards a more organic aesthetic of contemporary inspirations.
Contact +34 679 983 524
Contact at 48H Berlin&Potsdam
Ayesha Zangaro Producer
+55 129 97 78 93 73
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Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies - Catalan ArtsGovernment of Catalonia
The Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC) is a public institution of the Government of Catalonia’s Ministry of Culture that looks after the development and the consolidation of the Catalan creative sectors as an uplift for its professionalization.
ICEC advises and accompanies Catalan companies in their development process in several sectors such as: music, performing arts, visual arts, audiovisual, books and digital culture. Catalan Arts is the brand used by ICEC for the international promotion of Catalan companies.
Via ICEC’s offices network (Barcelona,
Berlin, Brussels,
London and Paris) we work on a variety of lines of action:
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INSTITUTIONS
connecting, mentoring and supporting creative companies in their international journey. To this end, Catalan Arts strengthens the presence of Catalan companies and creative works at international fairs and key professional events and offers all kinds of useful materials and resources to professionals.
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INSTITUTIONS Contact +34
Contact at 48H Berlin&Potsdam Neus Mèlich Director
Belén
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production
933 162 787
Berlin Office
Lucas
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Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC)
ICEC Barcelona +34 933 162 770 internacional.icec@ gencat.cat
ICEC Berlin +49 30 551 95 40 berlin.icec@gencat.cat
ICEC Brussel / Bruxelles +32 2 230 72 21 brussels.icec@gencat.cat
ICEC London +44 207 842 0853 london.icec@gencat.cat
ICEC Paris +33 1 43 250 435 paris.icec@gencat.cat catalanarts.cat
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