The Krakow Dance Theatre invites you to the second Krakow edition of the Dance Communication Lab! 

DCL – Dance Communication Lab – is a space for the exchange of experiences between participants. The main purpose of the meeting is for six dancers to get to know each other through improvisation which is the most expressive and characteristic creative process in contemporary dance. The main theme of the DCL will be SPACE. 

The DCL is based on the democratisation of the creative process, on the cooperation of all participants on equal terms. The DCL organised in Krakow envisages inviting a local artist – the idea supervisor for this year’s DCL will be Jakub Mędrzycki. 

The main goal of the Dance Communication Lab is to facilitate networking between dance artists from different countries and provide them with relevant experience that will help them develop their careers in the international dance scene.

Jakub Mędrzycki 

Dancer and choreographer. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree at CODARTS – University of the Arts in Rotterdam in 2015.From 2015 to 2019 a member of the Swedish dance theater Norrdans. He has worked with such choreographers and directors as: Jan Martens, Club Guy and Roni, Shahar Binyamini, Jo Stromgren, Fernando Melo, Shumpei Namoto, Yossi Berg & Odded Graf, Mari Carassco, Peter Svensson, Lenka Vagnerova, Mariusz Treliński. He has performed in over thirty countries around the world. Jakub is the author of several dance creations performed in Poland, the Netherlands and Sweden. The show “One hundred falls” was in the finals of the “Best off” competition for the best independent productions. He also cooperated with the La Monnaie Theater in Brussels, Bobbiloproduktion in Malmo, the Grand Theater in Warsaw and the Rampa Theater. In 2020 together with other artists he created the United Limbs collective, bringing together various artistic communities. Currently Jakub collaborates with the Norwegian group Jo Stromgren Kompani. 

The DCL will close with a public performance as part of the ROLLERCOASTER dance presentation programme on the stage of the Cricoteka – Centre for the Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor in Krakow.

 

Who is the DCL for? 

The DCL is aimed at dance professionals, dancers, choreographers and practitioners of movement activities. The workshop will be a creative meeting of independent artists who will share their experiences, ways of acting and creative tools. 

We invite artists from Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania and Sweden to apply. 

 

Time and place 

17th Sep 2024 – arrival in Krakow 

18th-19th Sep 2024 – creative process 

20th Sep 2024 – open show for the public 

21st Sep 2024 – departure 

Place: Cricoteka – the Centre for the Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor, Krakow, Poland 

 

What do we provide? 

Krakow Dance Theatre provides: 

• accommodation for four nights (17-21 Sept 2024);
• catering during the stay.

 

The Beyond Front@ project partner from your country will cover: 

• travel costs
• fees (EUR 150 gross)

 

How to apply?  

You can apply via Google Form by completing the following information: 

• educational background (completed studies, courses and workshops);
• professional experience; 
• video material that best represents your work; please provide a link to the material on disk/YouTube/vimeo.

 

Please submit your application by 9th June. 

We will announce the results of the open call by 30th June. 

 

Any questions? 

Write to the Krakow Dance Theatre – Beyond Front@ project: krakowdancetheatre.bf@gmail.com