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Mittelyoung is an event by and for young people under 30, a window for a generation immersed in the 21st century, yet to be invented and written. The festival is based on an open call for projects from Italy, Central-Europe and the Balkans, examined by a group of under-30 curators (curatores) appointed by Mittelfest in cooperation with some institutions and training bodies in Friuli Venezia Giulia region and SNG Nova Gorica (Slovenia).
Among the applications submitted, under the coordination of Mittelfest artistic direction, the group of curatores will select 9 projects (2 theatre, 2 music, 2 dance, 2 circus and one project that may belong to one of the above categories) to be showcased and from 15 to 18 May 2025 in Cividale del Friuli.
Afterwards, among those 9 projects scheduled, the same group of curatores together with the artistic direction will select up to 3 shows to be re-scheduled during Mittelfest "Tabù" from 18 to 27 July 2025.
The call is open to:
Ensembles/companies must be based in one of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine.
All members of the artistic staff must be aged between 18 and 30 at the time of submitting the application. Any technical staff is not subject to age limits. Individual artists under-30 must be nationals of or permanent residents in one of the abovementioned countries.
The works submitted must be unreleased in Friuli Venezia Giulia, and the ones unreleased in Italy will be taken in special consideration. The projects must be in line with the theme "Tabù" of Mittelfest 2025 edition. (more info in the PDF file below)
The projects submitted must be relatively quick to set up and dismantle in order to allow the programming of several shows in one day as is customary in a festival. The timing, schedules and spaces of the performance will be defined by Mittelfest. Ensembles/companies will be asked to adapt to the designated performance venues.
Associazione Mittelfest will grant to each selected project (stage 1) an economic support (co-production contribution or cachet) up to EUR 4,000.00, which will be calculated on the basis of the number of people involved and the type of performance, including all social security and tax charges by law, as well as return travel and accommodation expenses.
The estimated costs proposed by the artist or the company will be subject to evaluation by Associazione Mittelfest (and possible negotiations).
Applications must be submitted by 12 February 2025 at 3pm to the following e-mail address: mittelyoung@mittelfest.org. The application form can be downloaded from the website www.mittelfest.org or from the PDF file below.
It must be accompanied by:
For further information about the selection process, download the PDF file below, see the FAQs on www.mittelfest.org, or write to mittelyoung@mittelfest.org.