Welcome to Trans-Contact 2010
TRANS-CONTACT
5th International Contact Improvisation Festival,
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
July 31 - August 8, 2010 - Registration OPEN! Apply now.

TRANS-CONTACT – 5th International Contact Improvisation Festival (Cluj-Napoca) brings together professional movers (dancers, actors, choreographers) as well as non-professional dancers to explore Contact Improvisation in an intensive week of workshops, research, discussions and jams led by internationally acclaimed coaches. It is a unique form to continue exploring Contact Improvisation introduced recently to the Romanian dance and theatre community. It aims to develop in the participants an awareness of the importance of this movement technique in the creative process of performing arts.
Support

TRANS-CONTACT – 5th International Contact Improvisation Festival is kindly supported by the follwing organisations:
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism
The National Centre of Dance - Bucharest
National Cultural Fund of Hungary
Communitas Foundation

Program

5th edition of TRANS-CONTACT will take place between July 31 - August 8 2010 at Fabrica de Pensule, new independent contemporary Arts Space in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Teaching language is ENGLISH.
The Program of TRANS-CONTACT includes seven days of Contact Improvisation workshops as follows:
Intensives (5 day long intensive morning workshops)
Classes (2 day afternoon workshops)
Courses language: English
First Contact Project
This project is a unique opportunity to whose movers who had never been teaching at a contact festival and would like to try out their skills. One afternoon of 3 simultaneous sessions (3 hours each) is reserved for them to share their knowledge and experience. Special fees, free accommodation, and teaching certificate will be provided by organisers. See more details here. If you would like to take part, contact us at office [at] groundfloor [dot] ro.
Further events
- Warm up (every morning)
- Jam (every night)
- “NATURE DAY”: one day of the festival is spent outside the city, in a place 60 kilometres far from Cluj. Courses are held in open-air, day closes with a party, including campfire and dinner. Transportation, accommodation and dinner are included in fee.
- Performance
Participants
The workshops and events of TRANS-CONTACT – 5th International Contact Improvisation Festival (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) are open to movers from Romania and abroad. Apply online here.
Fees

Full fee includes an intensive workshop at choice, afternoon workshops during the week, jams, warm ups, nature day (with transport, accommodation and dinner) and performance participation. If paid in advance, it also includes accommodation in hostel type shared rooms. The fee should be paid by bank transfer before July 15, 2010.
- International participants
Full fee by bank transfer: 250 EURO
Full fee at arrival: 270 EURO
Full fee by bank transfer: 500 RON
Full fee at arrival: 550 RON
Full fee by bank transfer: 120 EURO
Full fee at arrival: 150 EURO
- Afternoon classes and jams: 350 RON
* Obs. Hungarian and Romanian participants have lower fee thanks to the generosity of our funding partners.
Work Exchange
There are a few work exchange places for international participants. Please contact Kinga for further details.
Practical information

Accomodation
Accommodation is free of charge if you pay full fee in advance!
Please note, that we can secure a place for you (bed in shared room) only if you pay your fee by bank transfer before July 15. There is also the possibility to have more privacy in a single/double bed room in two pensions nearby, for 25 euro/night. Please, add the cost of the accommodation to the fee if you want this.
Food
There will be possibility to have two hot meals daily at the location of the festival. It is not included in the fee and will cost around 13 RON/meal (3 Euro). Please mark in the form if you would like to have it, also if you are vegetarian.
Travel to Cluj
Check the "how to get here" section for information. Double checking with us before booking might save you money.
Contact

GroundFloor Group, Str. Henri Barbusse nr. 59-61, 400616 Cluj-Napoca, Romania, e-mail: office [at] groundfloor [dot] ro.
Sinkó Ferenc - Tel: +40-744-652279, Kelemen Kinga - Tel: +40-748-144322
Bank transfer details

Name of account holder: Asociatia GroundFloor Group
Address of account holder: str. Henri Barbusse nr. 59-61, 400616 Cluj-Napoca
Bank name: BANCA TRANSILVANIA
Bank address: str. Gh. Baritiu n. 8, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
IBAN code: RO88 BTRL 0130 1205 9752 89XX (RON)
RO37 BTRL 0130 4205 9752 89XX (EURO)
Swift code: BTRLRO22
Mention your name and TRANS – CONTACT as transfer info.
Note

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