This year the program will be limited to 15 participants to create a safer study environment as we navigate the pandemic situation. There are 2 dedicated free spaces for black and indigenous people of color (BIPOC) and/or people with refugee status BIPOC registrants. To know more about the application for a free place click on the button below.

ROAR invites international participants from different fields who are motivated to commit to an immersive period of study, reflection, physical practice, collective exchange and exposure to a wide variety of performance-making tools and approaches. All teachers come from a multidisciplinary background, with a firm background in contemporary dance and somatic movement exploration.
If you are a person that identifies as a black and/or indigenous or are a refugee and wanting to apply for a FREE PLACE, please go HERE to apply. Because of ROAR's structure, we cannot retroactively provide free places or reimburse funds.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW:

• Previous dance education: to apply you do not need a previous formal dance education. However, it is essential that you have familiarity with a personal practice of movement exploration and that you are ready to embark in an intensive period of physical work and collective experimentation. The workshops are based on the idea of inclusivity and valorization of each person's skills. However, the 2 months can be a challenging period of learning, so it will support your process if you are already familiar to some degree with improvising, dancing and exchanging verbal feedbacks in a group setting.

• Spoken language: all activities are held in English. It is important that you are comfortable in articulating your stream of thoughts in English, specially during the classes which are more based on verbal exchange.

• Inclusivity: ROAR Berlin believes that everyone benefits from a diverse and inclusive creative environment. We welcome all genders, sexual orientations, racial, economic and cultural backgrounds. Understanding that participation requires taking risks and being vulnerable, we aim to create the best space to grow and learn together. Creative and personal transformation is an imperfect process and should conflict arise we will address issues in a nonviolent and assertive way. Racist, sexist, and offensive language and behavior is not welcome. Facilitators are committed to mediating and finding solutions if and when necessary.

• Space to develop own work: the program is not intended for applicants who are looking for space/time/facilities to develop their own choreographic work. The work happens mostly in a group setting, and although many of the teachers' proposals involve individual exploration, the overall focus is still on developing a community culture during the 2 months.

• Scholarships: at this moment we are not able to offer any scholarship position (besides the 2 free places for BIPOC artists); as a non-funded program our activities rely entirely on the financial contribution of the participants. However, if you plan to apply for a grant to a third institution, we can provide you with a support letter if required.

• Food and accommodation during the program: the fee is not inclusive of food nor accommodation. Please consider that costs of living in Berlin have been increasing in the last years, you should expect the average cost of your accommodation (i.e. single room) to be around 350€/month.

TO APPLY YOU WILL NEED:

• 2-min non-edited video of you improvising alone

• 1-min non-edited video of you introducing yourself

• portrait picture

• short bio + a letter of motivation

FEE:
The fee is 1400€ when paid in one sum by May 25, 2021 or 1500€ when paid in three installments within the following deadlines:
 

• 1st installment (600€) by May 25, 2021

• 2nd installment (450€) by June 25, 2021

• 3rd installment (450€) by July 25, 2021

NOTE ON OUR PRICING POLICY: ROAR BERLIN is an independent project that exists in the Berlin art scene without the support of any public/private funding besides the tuition fees paid by the participants. The prices for the 2-month program are the lowest we can currently offer. All teachers and management staff are paid with low wages to keep the fees contained, and there is a huge amount of love, care and dedication that goes in the making of the program. Signing the contract is binding and the payment cannot be refunded in case of non-participation in the program.

THE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

Photography: Robyn Jordan