Residencies: creators and opera makers

21/01/2018

From the organisers:

We offer an opportunity for an artist to be part of an artistic institution for a varying length of time and develop an ongoing and fruitful relationship with it.
This special environment means the artist is immersed in an institution, discovering how it works and its different activities, taking inspiration from its artistic programme and taking part in outreach projects for the benefit of the public.
It is also a great chance for the artist to meet and talk with the institution’s singers, musicians and creators and to learn from them. The young artists benefit from a period spent in a creative environment. Over the course of the residency, one mentor from the institution will lead the artist through regular exchanges and meeting.
In return, the artist can contribute his/her outlook, imagination or creativity to the host institution.

The artist will also be expected to produce a paper out of his/her experience at the end of the Residency

➡ WHAT WE EXPECT / SELECTION OF THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

In order to make this residency as tailor made as possible to the artist’s needs, the artist is expected to submit a proposal for a residency in a specific enoa institution.
Therefore the cover letter must include :
• name, surname
• profession
• nationality
• home town
• a description of the artist’s currents projects
• a description of his/her professional needs
• the project and shape of the residency and the corresponding enoa hosting institution
• the expected outputs of this residency for the artist-in-residence and for the institution (ex: Beyond the observation part of the residency, what could you bring to the Institution?)
• the ideal period for the residency
• if the artist had already activities with one of the 13 enoa institutions, it is highly recommended to indicate them

CV and cover letter (2 pages max / in English) should be sent to [email protected]
You can also include your portfolio.
➡ CRITERIA & CONDITIONS
• Applications are mainly open for creators and conductors highly interested in the development of new operatic and theatre musical forms, and in the role of the creation for the renewal of the opera going audience
• The Residency should involve contacts with the local audience
• A grant between 1000€ and 3000€ will be given to the selected artists (depending on the length, the shape and the place of the residency, covering basically travels and accommodation on the basis of 1000€/month)
• Language: English
Do not hesitate to have a look on the past enoa residencies.

The deadline to apply is 30 January. More details here.