How do I formulate my artistic practice, how do I describe a research project or a future piece? What does it mean to put choreographic thinking and practical (body) knowledge into words in order to apply for funding? The three-hour online workshop aims to help participants define simple outlines and find the right tone. It is aimed at dance professionals who, if possible, have already “written down” an artistic project and have some initial experience (positive or negative) with applications. There will be a special focus on the short description, which often forms the core of an application.
Important: The workshop will be based on the participants' application texts, which will be analyzed and discussed together. So please bring your application texts with you to the workshop.
Date: December 4, 2025, 10am - 1pm | online via Zoom
Elena Basteri is an independent dance curator and dramaturge who lives and works in Berlin. Basteri studied political science in Pisa and Granada and completed her master's degree in dance studies at the Free University of Berlin in 2013 with a thesis on the choreography of exhibitions. As a curator, her main interest lies in exploring formats that connect dance with other disciplines and fields of knowledge, as in the projects Rehearsing Collectivity Choreography Dance at the Tanzfabrik Ufestudios and Somatic Charting. The House is the Body at the Institute for Endotic Research and the Tanzhalle Wiesenburg in Berlin. As a dramaturge, she has worked with artists and choreographers such as Ligna, Ingrid Hora, and I Jung Lim. Since 2020, Basteri has been working regularly and continuously with Isabelle Schad. Together, they have published the choreographer's first monograph, entitled Isabelle Schad With. Between November 2020 and March 2021, Elena Basteri was part of the steering group for a Berlin dance education center, and since 2023 she has been the coordinator of the resulting organization “Access Point Tanz.”
Online via Zoom
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