SEPT-OCT 25 seeking performers/dancers for a dance piece showing in an international performance festival hosted in Paris.
The dance performance will be directed by performance artist Sofia Kouloukouri
The piece involves rapid and violent movement

Where: Paris, France

When: rehearsals 15-19/9, 13-15/10, 23/10 – show 24/10

Deadline for applications: 28 August, 2025

Mandatory:
-only Paris (and IDF) based performers
-performers having “been socialized as a woman” AFAB performers (inclusive of NB, trans NB, trans men, cis women…)  
-great physical stamina needed
-no taller than 1.70cm
-well versed in vocal practice

available on the 2nd of September for audition 10am

A dance performance exploring how women come together and become visible as a collective body. It is an indescribable experience of female anger and its impact. A device placed on their hands transforms their kinetic energy into electricity, making the performers visible. The intensity and repetition propel the collective body into a “trance” of fury. The theme of the work is female anger and how it can be harnessed.

Looking for performers:
I am looking for 5 female dancers (cis and afab) with great physical endurance and ideally quite flexible, capable of performing explosive movements, with a very good sense of musicality, rhythm and strong vocal cords.
-acrobatics training a strong plus

Expenses & practical information

Lunch
The festival will cover 2meals per day during the 2days of the festival (preparation on the 23rd, performance on the 24th).

Cost to employer/invoice: $250 per dancer.
(= approximately one $120 net fee for intermittent work)

– Eight 5-hour rehearsals (five in September, three in October)

Dates September 15-19
Hours 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 1-hour lunch break, then 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Dates October 13, 14, and 15

– Dress rehearsal on October 23
(Volunteer)
– Two performances (20 minutes each) on October 24
(Paid)

BIO
Sofia Kouloukouri is a visual artist, performer, and art historian. In her own feminist ecology, Kouloukouri explores what it means to be strong as a girl and a woman today.  Her academic research focuses on art and sex as fields of exceptionality where gender, idealism, recognition, and exploitation collide. Her first book, Artistes Femmes et Travail du Sexe, was published by Éditions L’Harmattan in March 2025. Kouloukouri’s work has been presented at Roman Road London, Théâtre du Grütli Geneva, MACBA Buenos Aires, MCBA Lausanne, MIR festival, Kunsthal Charlottenborg Copenhagen, Phenomenon Studios Reykjavik, ArtAthina, Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigaction de Altamira, among others.

How to apply:
NB. Please note that you must be able to work in darkness only with strobe lights.

We need:
-1 video (at least 2min) of an improvisation in movement, showing your ability to move  with explosive energy +++, with strong physical commitment
-movement quality: stacato, rhythmic, discharge, short and powerful movements
-within the videos progression feel free to enhance the movement with your breath or voice

and your CV/PHOTOS

Contact details:
Please send to both adresses since we will be going through the applications together:

emy.each88@gmail.com
sofiakouloukouri@gmail.com

For further information, please visit https://www.sofiakouloukouri.com/works

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