Join us to learn about the open call and application process for Queer Practice: Open Call – an opportunity which primary focus is on supporting artistic practice through a research & development framework created by Warehouse9 and HIMHERANDIT Productions, and their festivals, which includes a residency period in Aarhus in collaboration with Åbne Scene Godsbanen.
There will be time to ask questions related to the application. We’ll break down what the residency opportunity is, who it’s for, and how to submit an application. This info session will take place online.
Register by writing to: [email protected]
All curious about the call are welcome. Following your email we will send you a link to the meeting.
You can read the full application call here: https://shorturl.at/YmFnJ
Access Info:
Where? Online
Language: We will mainly be conducting the info session in English. We are able to answer questions that are asked in Danish.
Duration: 1 hour
Jasmin has a master’s degree in English and cultural communications from the University of Copenhagen and has worked with several fields within the cultural sphere. She has worked with executing and communicating films, festivals, art fairs, and literature, and has now embarked upon queer performance art at Warehouse9.
Emma (they/she) has been a core member since 2012 and a leading effort in driving organisational development. They have helped shape WH9’s artistic profile, initiated national and international collaborations and consolidated WH9 through fundraising strategies, and insisting on production methods centering care and accessiblility.
In addition, Emma works as an independent curator, e.g. through the curatorial duo osborn&møller, where they have acted as guest curator at the Wellcome Collection (UK) and curated part of City of Women’s 25 year anniversary festival in 2019 (SL). Emma has experience as a freelance producer in the UK, where they worked with artists such as Poppy Jackson, Manuel Vason and SPILL Festival. Emma holds a MA in Theater and Performance from Queen Mary, University of London and a BA (Hons) in Drama, Applied Theatre & Education from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Jørgen Callesen (They/He) is co-founder and co-director of Warehouse9.
For the past 17 years, they have been an integral part of developing Warehouse9 to become a leading organisation for cross-aesthetic queer art, including international festivals and socially engaged projects. He holds a Ph.D. in information & media science from Aarhus University (2005) and has an artistic practice with the performance figure “miss fish”. They have presented solo work in Denmark and internationally since 2002 and work in collaboration with numerous queer artists as well as in lager scale productions.