’With the support of the Culture 2000 Programme of the European Union.’



2008 / 2009

JUNE 26-29, 2008
BUDAPEST SATELLITE - CI 36 (D#1)

location: SÍN ART CENTER
Kontakt Budapest International Improvisation Festival that has been organized since 2002 is open for people with all abilities. This summer our unique event is Budapest Satellite CI36 is a 4 day Contact Improvisation celebration offering intensive workshops, open classes, warm ups, jams with music and VJ, body works, discussions and sharing on the history and the present of CI!
Teachers: Alessio Castelacci (I), Kálmán Ferenc (H), Kéri Judit (H), Lipka Péter (H), Peter Pleyer (D), Sabine Parzer (A), Malcolm Manning (F), Mirva Makinen (F), Guy Aloni (IL/E), Bakó Tamás (H), Dombi Katalin (H), Gál Eszter (H), Györke Tímea (H), HArgitay Ákos (H/A), Nagy Zoltán (H). Artistic director: Eszter Gál.
Partner in organizing: Kontakt Budapest


25-29TH AUGUST 2008.
BUDAPEST SUMMERENDING CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKSHOP (D#1)

'FIGHTING MONKEY' JOZEF FRUCEK
'DISAPPEARANCE OF THE BODY' LINDA KAPETANEA
'DUO WORK' LINDA KAPETANEA & JOZEF FRUCEK
WORKSHOP VARGA GÁBOR
CONTACT - IMPROVISATION GÁL ESZTER
REPERTOIRE BAKÓ TAMÁS
Partner in organizing: New Performing Arts Foundation

October - December 2008.
Research into the Unknown (improvisational laboratory) / Autumn (D#1)

Trafo Studio (1094 Bp. Liliom u. 41. tel.: 456-2052)
MU Theatre (1117 Bp. Korösy József u. 17. tel.: 209 4014)
Improvisation in dance and other artforms, and its relation to awareness and perception of performer and audience organized by Michaela Pein/A (curator) and Workshop Foundation/H (coordinator) artistic coach: Eszter Gál/H
Residency program furthering co-operation of dance and other fields of art, organised by L1 Independent Dancers' Partnership and Workshop Foundation. Concept: Michaela Pein
December 22. premier - MU Theatre
choreographers: Vadas Zsófia Tamara and Téri Gáspár
Partner in organizing: Workshop Foundation


16-29 October 2008
Vicky Shick (USA) workshop (D#1)

Goli Dance Place (1036 Bp. Perc u. 2. tel.: 250-3046)
Partner in organizing: New Performing Arts Foundation


7-8th of November, 2008
Salva Sanchis (E/B): Objects in mirror are closer than they appear (D#3)
A performance about the location of identity, Salva Sanchis' newest choreography uses a contemporary dance perspective to look at connections between alien abductions, out of body experiences (OBE), classical impostor cases and the latest advances in cognitive neurology.
Organizer: Trafó

9th of November, 2008
Budapest Satellite CI36 (D#1)
Contact and Improvisation Celebration! Open day from Noon to 10 pm - Trafó
Kontakt Budapest is an annual International Improvisation Festival that has been organized since 2002 and it is open for people with all abilities.
This year we have a NEW series of events during 2008. After our successful summer celebration we have an open jam day at the Trafó. You are all welcome to join from noon to 10 pm. There will be led warm up, moderated discussion, short performances with foreign and hungarian guests from 5 pm, historical video showings, photo exhibition of previous festivals, free drinks and food and of course JAM!
Invited performers: Mirva Makinen (FIN), Maria Francesca Scaroni (I), Peter Pleyer (D), Bakó Tamás (H), Ladjánszki Márta (H), Nagy Zoltán (H), Lipka Péter (H), Dányi Viktória (H), Györke Tímea (H), Gál Eszter (H) and Samantha Kettle, Fülöp Tímea (H), Hasznos Dóra (H), Vislóczki Szabolcs (H) dancers of Company Bozsik Yvette, Tánceánia Együttes - dance; Palya Bea (H), Szokolay Dongó Balázs (H), Varga Zsolt (H), Sőrés Zsolt (H) - music.
Partner in organizing: Kontakt Budapest

17-28. November 2008.
Daniel Racek (SK) and László Mónika (H) workshop (D#1)
Goli Dance Place (1036 Bp. Perc u. 2. tel.: 250-3046)
Partner in organizing: New Performing Arts Foundation

April 2009. (D#1)
Peter Kadar - dancer of Bollwerk, company of Andrea Bool: contemporary dance workshop
MU Theatre (1117 Bp., Körösy J. u. 17. Tel: 466-4627)
Partner in organizing: MU Terminal


February-April 2009.
Research into the Unknown (improvisational laboratory) (D#1)
Trafó Studio (1094 Bp. Liliom u. 41. tel.: 456-2052)
MU Theatre (1117 Bp. Korösy József u. 17. tel.: 209 4014)
The residency program continues with two choreographers, one from Hungary and another from abroad. Premier - 30. April 20.00 - MU Theatre
Invited choreographers: Nagy Csilla (H) and Shimrit Golan (IL)
Partner in organizing: Workshop Foundation

March-April 2009
co-production programme: Eszter Salomon (D#3)

31. March - 1. April 2009.
Inspiration - Young Choreographers' Evening (D#3)
Trafo (1094 Bp. Liliom u. 41. tel.: 215-1600)
Workshop Foundation's program Inspiration - supporting new ideas and young talents - was first organised over a decade ago and have supported many emerging artists up to the present. In 2008 a retrospective anniversary programme will be presented with a new guest choreographer Eleonora Valere.
Partner in organizing: Workshop Foundation