OPEN CALL PAB LOKAL
Performance Art Bergen celebrates it’s 10 years anniversary this fall and marks this celebration with two extra editions of PAB Lokal. In October we will again collaborate with Storetveit Church. The second one is in November at Kunsthall 3,14, who has been a collaborative partner for PAB since the start.
PAB calls for a total of 4 artists for two events:
Event 1 in Storetveit kirke, 16th of October (two artists/ performance works)
Event 2 in Kunsthall 3,14, 5th of November (two artists/ performance works)
Fee: A fee of NOK 5,000 is offered to participating artists/ artist group
Application deadline: September 20th
Apply with:
max 5 images of previous work
Short text about the performance/motivation. max 350 words
CV
Send it as one PDF document to:
anette@performanceartbergen.no
Label your application with:
Open Call PAB lokal – Storetveit Kirke
or
Open Call PAB lokal– Kunsthall 3,14
The event is for members of PAB and PAO- however artists who are not yet members of PAB can register to become one in order to participate.
Facebook-event:
Event 1, Saturday 16. October
Sted: STORETVEIT KIRKE
Curated by Rita Marhaug and Anette Friedrich Johannessen
ANNOUNCEMENTS
With the hymn of Mary, from the Gospel of Luke chapter 1 in the Bible, we invite artists to create a performance work in or outside Storetveit on October 16th. The artist(s) are free to interpret the text themselves.
We seek performances with a duration of 2-3 hours that must withstand the possibility of a certain interaction with the other artists and the audience.
The headline "ANNOUNCEMENTS" points forward to something that might come. This is closely linked to the church as a place for religious rituals and transcendent /altitude experiences.
In dialogue with the curators Anette Friedrich Johannessen and Rita Marhaug, the individual will develop a performance for either in or outside the church
Event 2, November 5th.
Location: KUNSTHALL 3,14
Curated by Kurt Johannessen and Karen Kipphoff
NATURE MADE - HUMAN MADE
PAB is 10 years old and the performance organization Bbeyond, Belfast is 20 years old in 2021.On the occasion of this double anniversary, we will collaborate on organizing two performances in Bergen and two performances in Belfast. The performances are split into two categories:
Nature Made: Untreated material / objects from nature.
Human Made: Objects/materials that are made by the artist or others.
The performance artists who will be selected in Belfast will work from the same starting points simultaneously in time and with the same materials.
PAB is looking for two artists who want to participate in Bergen, on 4th November.
The performances will begin the sessions synchronously in Bergen and in Belfast. The performances in Belfast will be streamed and projected life size alongside the Bergen performance and vice versa. The performance artist in Bergen will be able to see the performance artist in Belfast. Thereby opening potentials for interaction between the performances from both cities. The performance context will have the exact same chair and table in both locations, in Bergen and Belfast.
Performance duration: 20-30 minutes max.
In dialogue with the curators, the artist(s) will be assisted in developing the performance and with technical requires.
PAB LAUNCHES PAB OPEN 2022
Performance documentation from PAB OPEN 2019 - Artist: Nina Bang Larsen Photo: Jane Sverdrupsen
Performance Art Bergen are proud to present the news that our Performance Festival PAB OPEN will be held from March 31st to 3rd of April, in the historic Villa Terminus.
During the festival the artists will be able to interact with the unique site. The historically protected building previously housed a poorhouse, refugee center, elder home and student housing before the late baroque building opened as a hotel in 2016. In the main living rooms, kitchen, library, an exclusive garden and 18 hotel rooms, PAB Open aims to create a comprehensive performance experience that celebrates the moments.
The programme is diverse and contains everything from short actions to durational performances. By including artists with different backgrounds and experience levels, the festival showcases what goes on in the contemporary performance field in Norway and the World. Since 2013 the festival has been arranged biannually, with an unique programme where 50-100 artists perform simultaneously in different rooms at the same sites. Previous locations include Bergen Old Prison, Vaskerelven 8, and in the latest edition Grand Hotel Terminus.
Both experienced and novice, local, national and international artists will be invited through an Open Call. For next year's festival, the Open Call and registration will be launched at the end of August 2021. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook or our website to receive the latest news on PAB OPEN 2022.
Organizers of PAB open 2022:
Consists of the artists Tanja Silvestrini, Mari Norddahl, Anette Friedrich Johannessen, Mia Øquist and Masja Nødtvedt. The artists have broad and varied experience both as organizers of events and festivals, are active performance artists, and have positions as board members in Performance Art Bergen.
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Here you can find documentation & texts from pervious PAB OPEN festivals:
PAB OPEN FESTIVAL 2019 - Grand Hotel Terminus
PAB OPEN FESTIVAL 2017 - Vaskerelven 8
PAB OPEN FESTIVAL 2015 - Old prison of Bergen
PAB OPEN FESTIVAL 2013 - Old prison of Bergen