Deadline: ASAP
Open to: children 6-15 years old belonging to artistic group
Venue: June/July 2014, Poland
Description
The organizer is looking for groups of young artists, which want to take part in Brave Kids in June/July 2014 contest in Poland together with kids from all over the world. In the focus are talented kids who regularly gather in their local environment to practice their traditions and any kind of performing arts and are open to share their skills with the peers from different part of the world during three-week workshops in 6 cities in Poland.
Each of the city will host 4 or 5 groups for two weeks in June/ July 2014. From each group 6 children will come with one leader, who is also the legal guardian of children during Brave Kids contest. In total they plan to host 150 kids in 5th edition from 30 different groups from all over the world. It is important to notice that the organizer tries to cooperate with each organization at least for two years. It means that during every edition, 1/3 of the groups have the previous experience in cooperation with them. The organizer plans to invite groups from China, Israel, Greenland, Georgia, Czech Republic, Romania, India, Brazil, Thailand, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and few European groups.
Eligibility
- Children at the of age 6-15 and one leader. Exceptionally they welcome teenagers among them (max. 16 years old), however they cannot be the majority of the group;
- The children need to have particular skills in the art they perform and be ready to teach their skills and traditions other participants of Brave Kids;
- Children belong to artistic groups. It can be a grass-roots organization started by children or NGO (or other kind of organization) that works with children using performing arts for social change.
Costs
Children stay with Polish, local families in tandems. Host families provide them with accommodation and food, as well as organize free time. The host families are important part of the project to give a practical lesson of intercultural dialogue and learning.
For groups from developing countries Brave Kids program covers the costs of flights and Schengen visas, however they do not pay for issuing passports and costs related to issuing visas. They expect from all groups to take an active role in finding the funding for covering some of their expenses.
Application
There is no application form. What they need from you is the short description, photos and videos of your work.
If you are a group of kids (up to 16) cultivating your traditions or developing unique artistic skills and would like to share your skills and knowledge as well as learn from others for more details, please contact Iwona Stankova – bravekids@bravefestival.pl.
For more information visit the official website HERE.
