06/04 2023
OPEN APPLICATIONS | Rave of the Ritualesque: Speculative Design Workshop
Metamedia Association in collaboration with The Design of Visual Communications Department (Arts Academy in Split) is organizing a Speculative Design workshop under the title Rave of the Ritualesque. The workshop will take place from 22 to 27 May 2023 in the space of Studentska udruga Pula (SUP) in Pula, Croatia, and will be led by the Post Workers Theatre team: Demitrios Kargotis, Dash Macdonald & Nicholas Mortimer.
// Workshop Context
“Raves are about our future. They inspire us to become aware of ourselves, our surroundings and our humanity. They are about how we will come together as a species and how we will treat each other. We only need to remember that raves are NOT a way of life. They are a ritual.”
－Graham St John, 2009
Based on Metamedia’s origins as a dance festival, Post Workers Theatre will host a week-long workshop and free party to examine the political potential and creative collectivism of rave culture. We will look at the radical history of rave(ing) as part of the struggle for rights and freedoms outside of the increased privatisation and individualization of society.
The workshop will reimagine the collaborative making processes that embodied the politics behind the partying. Exploring listening activism, field work, public engagement and multimedia based methods that will incorporate soundscape, theatre design and performance to explore how rave can become an enactment of a common struggle.
We will work towards the staging of a rave as a social document that reflects Pula’s current issues and concerns, drawing from the city’s socio-economic history and its transformation in becoming a service based economy supported by precarious seasonal employment.
// General information
The call is addressing a diverse range of participants, from students to young professionals in the fields of design, sound (digital/instrumental), sound engineering, media, performance, fashion, art and sociology, ages 18-35.
The working language of the workshop is English, fair fluency in spoken English is thus expected. Participation in the workshop is free of charge. Accommodation expenses are fully covered for all accepted participants by the organizers. Food and travel expenses are not covered and are at the expense of the participants themselves. Refreshments will be provided during the workshop.
// Mentors
Post Workers Theatre (Dash Macdonald, Demitrios Kargotis & Nicholas Mortimer) is an artist collective that investigates the future of politically engaged performance by reimagining historic forms of creative resistance in order to address inequalities in contemporary labour practices. postworkerstheatre.com
Post Workers Theatre (Dash Macdonald, Demitrios Kargotis & Nicholas Mortimer) is an artist collective that investigate the future of politically engaged performance by reimagining historic forms of creative resistance to address inequalities in contemporary labour practices www.postworkerstheatre.com
// Applications
To participate in the workshop, please fill out the application form.
For more information, contact us at kontakt.radionice@gmail.com.
Final date for application is April 30, 2023. The number of participants is limited. All applicants will receive notification of a selection decision by email on May 4, 2023. Once selected and notified, the participants will be expected to respond to all communications by the organizers duly.
// Design
Oleg Šuran
