OPEN CALL – AUDITION
CRI(S)... (working tittle)
Premiere 2026 - Benjamin Kahn
The Benjamin Kahn company is looking for 4 performers for CRI(S)... (working title), a stage project combining dance, voice and performance that will premiere on May 29, 2026 in Plovdiv (Bulgaria).
ABOUT CRI(S)...
CRI(S)... is a creation for 5 performers that explores the relationship between body, voice and ritual as a means of resistance and transformation.
The scream becomes a physical and vibrant material, crossing breath and gesture to express pain, joy and protest.
It takes root in the intimate and rises as a chorus, opening up a space of resonance and sensitive tension.
AUDITION
Dates : June 27 and 28 juin 2025 (possibility to be called from June 23 to 26)
Place : Studio Thor, Rue Saint-Josse 49, 1210 Brussels
PROFILES
Artists with singular and varied backgrounds, with a sensitivity to performance art and a confirmed curiosity for hybrid forms.
Criteria
> Artists of all backgrounds and ages - come as you are!
> Significant professional experience in the performing arts
> Dance formation: contemporary, urban, classical or other...
> Strong vocal practice: singing (lyrical, urban, experimental, etc.), voice work, ease with spoken or performed text
> Specific skills appreciated: traditional dance, beatbox, grounding, etc.
> Marked interest in collective work, debate, experimentation and the committed dimension of the project.
> Audition open to artists residing in Europe, with priority given to those living in Belgium, Paris or Marseille.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send the following elements by May 20th, 2025 to: production.kahn@gmail.com
> An updated CV
> A movement video (2-3 minutes, free format)
> A voice video (song, text, vocal improvisation...)
> A short presentation of your background (written or video)
We encourage you to share what drives you as an artist, what's going through you right now.
Simple formats accepted (smartphone, unmounted) - authenticity takes precedence over technical quality.
ADDITIONAL INFOS
This audition is unpaid.
Travel, accommodation and meal expenses are not covered by the production.
CONDITIONS OF ENGAGEMENT
BLUE/NOISES (Brussels) will be responsible for employment contracts in accordance with Belgian legislation (commission paritaire 304)). Remuneration will be in line with legal scales, to be defined according to experience and final budget (possibility of average depending on profiles - to be specified according to legal framework).
REHEARSAL PERIODS (to be confirmed according to final budget)
September 8 > 21, 2025 (5 to 6 days) – TBC
October 27 > 31, 2025 – Carreau du Temple, Paris – confirmed
November 17 > 21, 2025 (5 to 6 days)– TBC
December 8 > 19, 2025 (10 to 12 days) – TBC
January 5 > 15, 2026 – Charleroi danse, Brussels – confirmed (open studio on January 15th)
April 23 > May 7, 2026 – Les Brigittines, Brussels – confirmed
May 11 > 23, 2026 – TBC
May 25 > 28, 2026 – One Dance Festival, Plovdiv (Bulgaria) – confirmed
SHOWS
May 29, 2026 – One Dance Festival, Plovdiv (Premiere)
June 3 > 4, 2026 (set up June 2) – Carreau du Temple, Paris (Festival June Events)
November 18 > 21, 2026 (set up 17 novembre, possibility to work from November 12 TBC) – Les Brigittines, Brussels
> Other performances are being negotiated for June, July, October and December 2026.