The Czech performing arts collective tYhle and Kultur Aktiv e.V. Dresden are looking for a dramaturge for the project “Atlas Cargo Bike Tour”, which will take place from July 20 to August 5 in the Czech foothills of the Ore Mountains and end in Dresden.
The project is a bicycle tour by the clown activist Atlas from the Czech city of Most to Dresden. It focuses on the transition from the lignite industry to local organizations developing cultural and community activities.
Atlas is a multi-day intervention in public space consisting of encounters with Atlas the clown: open consultation hours, guided walks and a concluding performative ritual that bears traces of all previous encounters. The duration of the interventions is always flexible and adapts to the respective space and context.
Further information on the project can be found on the tYhle website.
For the Atlas Cargo Bike Tour, we are looking for someone to work on the adaptation of the show and provide dramaturgical and technical support for the performance on site.
Your Tasks:
- Content and formal co-design of the performative actions of Atlas before and during the tour.
- Work on texts in Czech and German with the performer and director Florent Golfier-Brechmann. Florent speaks Czech, English and German.
- Discussing the content and topics of the discussion format led by Florent with local experts in Czech, German and English.
- Assistance with unpacking, preparing and packing the props.
- Traveling with Florent as Clown Atlas on an electric bike most of the time (there will be the possibility to take some days off and occasionally use the train)
- Assist with repairing props and bikes when needed.
Time frame :
- an online meeting in June
- Self-study of the existing texts for the project in June and July
- Rehearsals in Prague together with the previous dramaturge on July 20 and 21, followed by a joint journey to Janov/Litvinov by train
- Bicycle tour from July 22 to August 5. (from Janov/Litvínov to Dresden, via Ústí-nad-Labem, Děčín and Bad Schandau)
What we expect:
- Good knowledge of written and spoken German and English Knowledge of Czech is an advantage
- Experience in theater, performing arts and/or activism.
- Sense of humor and the motivation to look at reality through the eyes of a clown
In addition, but not essential:
- Basic skills to help fix props with gaffa tape, glue gun and/or sewing thread
- Basic knowledge of fixing bicycles would also be a great help
- Photographic skills (for documentation purposes)
What we offer:
- Working with an international, experienced and friendly team
- Opportunity to travel in a great region and deal with a very challenging topic
- Collaboration with the former dramaturgy team of the Atlas project (Laura Brechmann and Ondřej Holba) to share the knowledge acquired during the project.
- Fee between €1,400 and €1,900, depending on the funding results we will receive in early July
To be considered:
- Thanks to the project partners, accommodation will be partly in normal beds and rooms, but some days we will spend in tents that we will carry on our bicycles.
- Food will also be partly provided and partly prepared by ourselves.
How to apply:
Send your letter of motivation and short biography to florent@tyhle.cz until May 26, 2025. We will then get in touch with you within a week.
We look forward to getting to know you!
tYhle & Kultur Aktiv e.V.