FAQs for the 2019 Berlin - Diagonal Show Camp
How do I register?
A registration can only be made using the PDF application form. Please complete the form and send it to the following email address: berlin-diagonale(at)performingarts-festival.de.
Who can register?
Artists, artist groups and collectives who work professionally and whose work is based in Berlin that would like to present themselves and their work to an audience of industry professionals and their Berlin colleagues can register to participate.
What work do I apply with?
At Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp, tourable productions as well as finished work, planned work and work currently in production can be presented during an open table format or in the form of a live presentation. Based on prior experience, we recommend presenting tourable productions.
Where does the presentation take place?
There are two different presentation formats:
1.) All artists, artist groups and collective can present themselves at a booth with videos, stage designs, trailers or filmed excerpts of work or with promotional materials, props, et cetera.
2.) In 2019, the option of a live presentation will be offered for the first time, in order to offer insights into the performance practice using the artistic work the Berlin Diagonale - Show Camp participants. The live presentations must be able to be realized within the existing stage situation without additional technical requirements. Depending upon the number of registration, the Berlin Performing Arts Festival reserves the right to convene a jury and make a selection.
What preparations are there for the presentation?
Alongside their individual preparations, all participants are asked to take part in an information event that includes a networking meeting where the schedule of the Show Camp can be jointly discussed and coordinated. A dress rehearsal will take place approximately one week before Berlin Diagonale - Show Camp. The information event will take place in March 2019.
Can I register for Berlin Diagonale- Show Camp and still participate in the other formats of the festival (open submissions, newcomer’s platform)?
Yes. It is possible to register/apply for all three formats. The participation in Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp can be combined with your participation in the newcomer’s platform or in the open submissions.
When will I know if I can take part in Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp?
A response regarding participation will be sent by the end of February 2019.
What Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp offer?
Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp gives the participants the opportunity to present themselves to an audience of industry professionals during the festival. In addition, the format also sees itself as a platform for networking and exchanging with other artists, performance venues, dramaturgs and industry professionals.
The goal of Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp is to further develop the networking of members of Berlin's independent performing arts community and to raise awareness of work produced in Berlin.
Which expenses are covered?
No expenses beyond the offer of the presentation itself, the coordination of the registrations and the promotion of the event can be covered.
Who organizes Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp?
Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp is an event created and realized by the Berlin Performing Arts Festival. The Berlin Performing Arts Festival is an event shared between all independent performance venues, groups and artists working in Berlin, the independent performing arts community. The community is responsible for the festival artistically and organizationally.
The festival is presented by LAFT Berlin in cooperation with the performance venues Ballhaus Ost, HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Sophiensæle and Theaterdiscounter. The festival coordination team works for LAFT Berlin. It centrally promotes the festival and the participating productions, both in Berlin as well as internationally, and provides comprehensive support to the independent performing arts community for the realization of the festival.
Contact
If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact the Performing Arts Festival team.
Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp: Thomas Fabian Eder
thomas.eder(at)performingarts-festival.de
Telefon: +49 (0)30 / 30 34 66 2