Workshop Foundation
Workshop Foundation was founded in 1992 with the aim of providing support for independent artists, encouraging their artistic development in order to facilitate the development of the Hungarian contemporary dance scene as a whole. Its main strategic objective is the encouragement of border-crossing – both geographically and among artistic disciplines. The Foundation works with nearly 200 Hungarian and foreign artists yearly and runs 4 studios in two highly important independent art institutions in Budapest, a 120m2 studio in Trafó House of Contemporary Arts and, since January 2014, 3 studios (880m2 in total) in Jurányi Incubator House.
The social and professional environment, the facilitation and maintenance of partnerships and collaborations and long-term thinking are crucial in our work.
The activity of the Foundation revolves around the artists with whom it is in partnership. We aim to become not merely their supporters but their partners, getting involved with their work at the right moment in their career, building strong collaborations and following their artistic path on the long term; being more interested in the process than the finished production. Feedback and requirements received from the artists and the existing international examples have served as a base for our activities and programmes.
TooFarEast
Founded in 2018, TooFarEast is a company based in Athens, which specializes in production and distribution of contemporary dance, theatre and performance. Lately, they have been on fire, working on unique ways to empower the contemporary performing arts. They are a team of four, looking for and channelling ideas around the world, by working on international projects, establishing long lasting relationships and touring great art. They believe that through art we can broaden our minds and expand our horizons. We are happy to support artists in internationalising their projects and practices. They believe that through art we can advocate equality and the well-being of marginalised social groups. We are proud to have staged “Medea in Drag”, the first drag show ever presented on an archaeological site in Greece. They believe that through art we can achieve social inclusion, shape our identity and our vision for the future. Together with Eleusis 2023, the local communities and international artists, such as Olivier Grossetete or Julie Desprairies, we are reimagining the city’s routes, history, present and future.
Nedelcu&Hauser production
Nedelcu&Hauser production office is a structure dedicated to the management of artistic production in the field of performing arts. They are building a solidary environment for artistic initiatives and interdisciplinary exchange to unfold while being dedicated to the ongoing inquiry of the potential of art and culture for everyday life. With a focus on social, political and sustainable art, they collaborate with artists, public and private organisations or funding bodies from their region as well on international level. They are co-founders of the professional collective Kompliz:innen.space.
For the last few years, the office managed some of the main festivals in the region dedicated to contemporary dance: the internationale tanzmesse nrw and Tanz NRW Festival. They are in charge with the Dance Research NRW programme of NRWKultursekretariat, fostering mobility and artistic research.