Audition Workshop | Open Call

For her next production, choreographer Smadar Goshen is looking for 5 female-identifying professional dancers & performers (30+), based in Germany. We are looking for performers who sense a strong affiliation and curiosity towards the theme (read below). Beyond physical abilities, performers should be experienced and feel comfortable working with text, both as raw material for research and creative process in the studio, and on stage.

 

About the project

The dance piece engages with Greek tragedies and the question of truth today. It observes the art of role-playing as borrowing identity and the act of translation as reclaiming authorship. What happens when an event or encounter is translated from one medium to another? How do power relations shift between language, storytelling, narrative framing—and the physical actions unfolding in real time? What is real, and what is fabricated?

The creation process draws inspiration from characters and texts from the canon of Greek tragedy, with a particular focus on The Iliad. In addition, we will work with writings by the French philosopher Simone Weil, who repeatedly turns to Greek classics while dismantling the notion of “power” (force) and tracing its consequences—for those who wield it and for those drawn into its field.

We are looking for..

For the coming production we are looking for 5 female-identifying professional dancers & performers who sense a strong affiliation and curiosity towards the theme. Beyond physical abilities, performers should be experienced and feel comfortable working with text, both as raw material for research and creative process in the studio, and on stage.

• Professional performers aged 30+
• Minimum 5 years of professional performing experience
• Minimum 2 free-scene productions in your CV
• High-level performance skills
• Substantial experience with guided improvisation as a tool for physical research and material development
• Willingness to take an active, integral part in the creation process
• Openness to share curiosity, interests, and personal input with the team
• Interest in expanding your physical expressive range, and a passion for detailed, specific work
• Legal permission to work in Germany, valid at least until 31 December 2026
• Available for all rehearsal and performance periods listed below
• Performers of all colors, body types, origins, and biographies are welcome

We offer..

• Fair payment based on the recommendations of BFDK
• Travel and accommodation for the rehearsals and performances
• Warm-up Gaga, Gyrokinesis and improvisation classes led by Smadar Goshen

How to apply

Please send the following information via email to choreoproduction@gmail.com :

• CV (max. 2 pages)
• Showreel (must include performance footage AND studio-improvisation footage)
• short video (max. 3 minutes) presenting yourself and your personal interest in the project

Deadlines

• Application deadline: 18^th January 2026 at midnight
• Invited applicants will get a notice by 26^th January 2026

Important

• The audition is by invitation only.
• Please only apply if you have a minimum of 5 years professional performing experience and you are available during the rehearsals and performances period mentioned above.

We are available for questions on – ask@smadargoshen.com