i-Portunus

i-Portunus is a project, selected and funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. It supports short-term mobility of artists and culture professionals.

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i-Portunus is a short-term pilot project, selected and funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, to trial a mobility scheme for artists and culture professionals. It is managed by a consortium headed by the Goethe-Institut with Institut français, Izolyatsia and Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts.

Between April and September 2019, i-Portunus issued three Calls for Applications, providing support for international mobilities of artists active in the fields of the performing or visual arts and residing in a Creative Europe country. All Calls are now closed.

The pilot scheme i-Portunus is the first initiative by the European Commission in organising mobility for artists and culture professionals. In 2020 there will be a second initiative with other consortia. The results of all projects will be taken into account by the European Commission in developing a permanent action under the Creative Europe Programme 2021-2017 dedicated to supporting the mobility of artists and cultural professionals.

i-Portunus Stories

With a lot of excitement, I can say that my objectives went beyond expected. In terms of research I managed to try some new ideas and engage with new notions. This resulted in opening up my practice within the field of choreo-scenographies which will find its place in the near future along with my explorations on the relation of body and space through strategy of zones of (dis)comfort.

Nemanja Čađo

The knowhow from the workshops will be very beneficial in developing the Trigger platform and it generated a great amount of insight and ideas on how to work with this locally.

Barbara Poček

The residence Gabriela Tudor took place according to the initial plan. The two Romanian artists Cristina Lilienfeld (choreographer) and Razvan Tupa (poet) developed an artistic research “Capilar”, a new dance project at the intersection of dance and poetry. The new project will be finished and premiered in Spring 2021 in Bucharest. Orsolya Balint, who was one of the participants to the Dans-Wanderer workshop wrote shortly after her return to Romania: “It was a multidimensional drift for me, carrying me to some wonderful unknown places – from noisy streets, through placid beaches, and down to the depths of my Self. I extended my awareness of nature and my own body, due to new ways of connecting and binding with them. Dancing in public spaces, dissolved some barriers in my attitude towards shyness in front of strangers. It was a nicely organized retreat, fusing work with recreation – flavored with emotional flights. Thank you for this enriching experience”.

Cosmin Manolescu

Some key data from the third i-Portunus call