Open call to Hands on! workshop in Norway

 

In 2024, Agder Teaterlaboratorium is dedicated to the hands and manual practices. It is an invitation to delve into the primatial condition, and relearn how to become a Primate. The artistic investigation is led by theatre maker and professor Pauliina Hulkko, and forms part of her ongoing artistic research at Tampere University.

 

We invite artists to experiment together on the means and meanings offered by hands: How we utilize them, connect and interact through them, create with them – and how hands use us. We will be examining hands and manual labour in relation to artistic, everyday, and communal practices posing questions, such as: How do we use hands in our artistic and daily practices? What kinds of manual work and activities do we like to exercise, and what is their significance for us? How do we connect with others by

 

means of hands? What is the role of hands in relating to the material world, and especially to the more-than-human environment? Where can we find, and how could we enhance, the beauty and delight that resides in the hands and hand-related tactile experiences?

 

 

 

The lab targets artists who live and work in the Nordic region, and the working language will primarily be English.

 

Food, accommodation and production costs are covered by the laboratory, and we can contribute with travel support up to 175 €.

 

 

Application form:

Deadline: 19th of April 2024.

Answers on the application will be given by

the beginning of May.

 

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact us on:

teaterlab (a) agdernyeteater.no OR

pauliina.hulkko (a) tuni.fi
 

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