Call for Projects – Festival Errances 4th Edition
ERRANCES – LE DÉAMBULATOIRE D’ARTS VIVANTS
VAUDREUIL-DORION – 4TH EDITION
(Please fill out only the google form and not the cultive.ca form – these applications will not be analyzed).
The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion’s Errances initiative is back for a fourth year! This time, Errances will take the form of an itinerary of in situ performances.
Context: Vaudreuil-Dorion is located on the shores of Lake of Two Mountains, in the Montérégie-Ouest region, between highways 40, 30 and 20. A bustling crossroads with a growing population, the town offers surprising landscapes and a wide variety of heritage buildings.
FORMAT
The walkabout will take place on Saturday afternoon, August 23, 2025 (around 3 p.m.). The itinerary will be made up of 5 to 7 projects, each lasting a maximum of 15 to 20 minutes (maximum duration of the déambulatoire estimated at 2 h). The call is open to theater, dance, music, poetry, puppetry, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and experimental projects. There are two categories for which artists can apply:
1- Short-length projects – 5 to 10 minutes
2- Medium-length projects – 15 to 20 minutes
Works must be non-technical (a loudspeaker can be provided). These works will be presented once in situ, on the route that begins at Parc de la Maison-Valois and ends at Parc Le 405, where the Festival Artefact will be taking place (https://festivalartefact.com).
We’re looking for living arts projects that are openly critical, rigorous in thought and simple in execution. Artists must consider that the presentation context demands a certain flexibility, and that the works will be presented to audiences of all ages, including families, who are as much amateurs and novices as they are art enthusiasts. These elements must be taken into consideration when submitting your project. We’re not looking for animation projects, but living artworks.
The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion offers :
– A fee of $1200 for a 15-20 minute project, $850 for a 5-10 minute project.
– Overall support for the presentation of the project (coordination support, communications and publicity surrounding the presentation of the project, hospitality on the evening of the event, lodge with snacks, etc.).
*The City cannot provide reimbursement for travel and accommodation. Photo and video archiving are not included.
The call aims to reach out to all communities, and is mandated to apply a representativeness of aesthetics, languages, thoughts and cultural horizons.
To take part in Errances, simply fill in the form provided: https://forms.gle/8zbfwyZUFqmCLkS16
(Please only fill in the google form and not the cultive.ca form – these applications will not be analyzed).
You have until midnight on April 20, 2025 to submit a project. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.
Selected projects will receive a response by the end of May 2024. After this date, if you have not received a response, you will be invited to write to us for information on the decision (potential reasons and comments surrounding the project). Feedback is important to us, and we are keen to engage in dialogue about unsuccessful proposals. We know the impact this can have on an artist’s career. That said, given the number of projects received, comments may be succinct.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Thomas Duret
Curator of Errances 2025 (ambulatory version)
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Photo credit: Christian Gonzalez / Projet Collectif FRGMNT
