Entries open for 40th International Theatrical Festival VALISE

Donor Name: UNIMA

Reference URL:https://www.unima.org/en/call-for-applications-40th-international-theatrical-festival-valise-lomza/

The 40th International Theatrical Festival VALISE invites theatre companies to submit performances for a competition exploring theatre as a meeting point across languages and cultures.

The festival aims to review performances staged by small-cast theatres from Poland and other countries, present new trends in theatre, create a platform for exchanging ideas and experiences between creators and audiences, encourage competition between Polish and foreign theatrical forms, promote Polish and international theatrical creations through media, advertising and the participation of international guests, and build a structure based on partnership, cooperation, openness, tolerance and mutual understanding.

Selected participants will receive hotel accommodation throughout the festival, beginning one day before its commencement, along with breakfast, lunch and dinner during their stay in Łomża. The organisers will provide a payment of PLN 12,000 net for each performance, technical support and the necessary facilities for staging, as well as promotional materials. The organisers will also arrange transfers from Warsaw Chopin Airport or Warsaw Modlin Airport to the festival venue and back. However, the cost of travel will be the responsibility of the participating performers.

The total time allocated for set installation and rehearsals must not exceed eight hours. Productions must be technically adaptable to different stages and feature portable set designs. The performance must also be related to a theatrical form. The festival is organised as a competition, with a jury appointed by the Festival Director responsible for reviewing the performances and selecting the winners. The total prize value amounts to PLN 25,000 net.

The festival is open to professional institutional and non-institutional theatres and students of drama schools. Performances may incorporate various styles and techniques of theatrical expression, provided they meet the festival’s participation requirements. Preference will be given to small-cast performances, although productions featuring up to eight performers may also be invited. Each participating ensemble must not exceed 12 members, and performances must have a maximum duration of 90 minutes.

The awards include the Grand Prix for the best performance, Best Director, Best Scenography, Best Music, three equal Best Actor Awards and a Special Award. Upon qualification, participants are required to present their submitted performance for competition review, with each production being staged only once. Participants must also agree to the recording of performance excerpts by the organisers and/or television, as well as the free publication of information materials in the press and festival releases.

For more information, visit UNIMA.

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