A draft for a community agreement for teams who are starting to work together on a new project. It is useful to take some time at the beginning of the process...
checklist
Shadow Notes
Notes and suggestions to minimize the scenarios of emergency and work that is easily forgotten in the rush of the process. Includes notes for the following...
b.creative
International Connection Base
A community of around 2500 creative entrepreneurs, incubators, hubs, networks and associations throughout the world, representing 22 cultural and creative fields in 116 countries.
IETM
International Connection Base
International network for contemporary performing arts is one of the oldest and largest international cultural networks, representing the voice of over 500 performing arts organisations and individual professionals working in the contemporary performing arts worldwide.
INTHEGA
National Connection Base
A recognized professional association of theaters in Germany without their own ensemble, they connect organizers and ensembles. Not for newcommers. The ensembles need to have at least 5 performers. It has a database for spaces, guest productions, etc.
flausen+netzwerk
National Connection Base
A recognized professional association of theaters in Germany without their own ensemble, they connect organizers and ensembles. Not for newcommers. The ensembles need to have at least 5 performers. It has a database for spaces, guest productions, etc.
Kanzlei Laaser
National Connection Base
The lawyer Sonia Laaser and her law office are rockstars in matters of contracts, KSK, GEMA, taxes, and the whole legal world that surround our artistic work. She provides compact information about several topics on her website, and in case needed, personal consultation. Her fees are on the website.
Dancers Connect
International Connection Base
Dancersconnect is a neutral and informal platform aimed at professional dancers in permanent ensembles as well as the independent dance scene in Germany, but open to all. They engage in concrete actons to improve the working condition of dancers. A great contact person if you are having legal problems related to your work as a dancer.
CulturBase Network
Regional Connection Base
An online portal and network that supports artists with matters of marketing, distriburtion and communication of their work to the audience. It is linked to NRW Kulturserver, a blog and calender of events of different art disciplines in NRW.
NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste
Regional Connection Base
Become a member! Their newsletter has helpful and comprehensive information about a variety of topics, networking, funding, qualification. It is a great organization to be constantly in contact with. Subscribe to their newsletter, it is very informative!
Extra Tip: Check out regularly their “Freie Markt” Site
She was like Bämm!
Local Connection Base
The KulturNetzKöln is a cross-sectoral cultural-political interest group and action platform for independent artists and cultural workers as well as their groups, ensembles, associations, initiatives and venues.
You can become a member by writing to…
Current speakers for dance: Barbara Fuchs, Sonia Franken
Kulturnetz Köln
Local Connection Base
The KulturNetzKöln is a cross-sectoral cultural-political interest group and action platform for independent artists and cultural workers as well as their groups, ensembles, associations, initiatives and venues.
You can become a member by writing to…
Current speakers for dance: Barbara Fuchs, Sonia Franken
Vereines für die Darstellenden Künste Köln e.V.
Local Connection Base
The KulturNetzKöln is a cross-sectoral cultural-political interest group and action platform for independent artists and cultural workers as well as their groups, ensembles, associations, initiatives and venues.
You can become a member by writing to…
Current speakers for dance: Barbara Fuchs, Sonia Franken
Jour Fixe Köln
Local Connection Base
The Jour Fixe Tanz Köln brings together the independent, professional, contemporary dance scene of Cologne for an exchange on dance policy and is the political representation in the city. Their newsletter provides information about meetings, press releases and information of the Kulturamt in Cologne.
You can become a member by…
Attend the meetings, be part of the communication flow on a political level with the Kulturamt Köln.
The current speakers are Lena Peters & Stefanie Schwimmbeck
Write them an email to receive their newsletter tanz.sprecher.koeln(at)gmail.com
NRW Landesbüro Tanz
Local + Regional Connection Base
A MUST! They are a regional organization, but their office is in Cologne, so you can go visit them.
A contact point for the professional dance scene in NRW. It initiates projects, cooperations and discourses in the field of professional contemporary dance and supports the work of dance professionals in NRW, offering collegial advice and organizing formats for exchange and qualification. They have a regional calender where you can publish your upcoming events.
Extra Tip: They send an reminder per e-mail to send your up-coming dates to be published on their printed and online Tanzkalender free of charge. Contact the team from PR to receive this reminders.
Profitraining Köln e.V.
Local Connection Base
The local profitraining at the Tanzfaktur, every day from 10 to 11:30. Great space to connect and to keep on dancing! It is an association (Verein), so it needs members to keep on going, it is not taken for granted that there is a daily profitraining in the city. It is all because of this people working for it. So go to class & join the association.
Cheers for Fears
Regional Connection Base
A contact spot for art students and young artists in NRW since 2015. Directed by Jascha Sommer and Sina-Marie Schneller, CfF organizes different exchange interdisciplinary formats.
Oral Site | The Dancer as Agent Collection
A collection of texts as a consequence of the Dancer as Agent Conference 2013 in DOCH Stockholm.
Kulturentwicklungsplan Köln
websites
The cultural life of the city is a collaboration between many people from different sectors. Artists, politicians, administration, audience, planners, marketing experts, etc. Here you can find a overview of the topics that are on the table on the topic of culture, including the performing arts. It is good way to know this topic from a different perspective.
On-The-Move
Access to news and information about cultural mobility, the section for performing arts.
Dancing Opportunities
website
A portal gathering auditions, open calls, workshops, etc. It might get overwhelming how many “opportunities” are there, but with the right filters, you might find something interesting for you.
Touring Artists
website
Information Portal for international mobile Artists and Creatives, with databases & information about funding, residencies, legal matters, taxes, etc. They have also checklists and working material.
Call for Kunst
website
A portal gathering current open calls for funding, scholarships, festivals, residencies, and other programs/formats in Germany. It is organized by time deadline and artistic discipline. For all the artistic disciplines. Includes tips, texts, and thoughts about application processes.
Perform your art
Website
A brilliant database of spaces, festivals, residencies in form of a map, specialized in spaces for dance and circus.
Teaching for people who prefer not to teach
(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech. A compass for ecologically sustainable production in the cultural sector,...
Working Conditions
A list of questions to make sure you have thought about and communicated important aspects of the working conditions before starting a project. Includes questions about: Time, Space, Payment, Creative Process, Collaboration with spaces
The path of the artist
(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech. A compass for ecologically sustainable production in the cultural sector,...