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OPENCALL 2026

PHYSICAL MOMENTUM

co-production with Fábrica Escena SC & VORTEX Fomento Arte y Cuktura AC in coordination with the Cultural and Academic Center Teatro Casa de La Paz (UAM),
calls dancers improvisers/movers to participate in 

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MATERIA BRUTA

CYCLE OF SOLO IMPROVISED PERFORMANCES

Description 

Material Bruta is a cycle of solo improvised performances built from diverse performative discourses and improvisation languages, as well as new dramaturgies and schools of thought for the performing arts. The cycle seeks to portray a plurality of scenic profiles in collaboration with musicians, visual artists and other related practices.

MB is an internal program of creation and documentation of the Physical Momentum company, conceived as a space of exchange and archive.

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OPENCALL

12 dancers/movers will be selected to present their solo pieces in 4 shows (3 dancers per show) in the Cultural and Academic Center Teatro Casa de La Paz (UAM).
Performance dates: July 25 and 26, 2026 / September 4 and 5, 2026

 

Proposal Requirements

  • Dancers/movers focused on improvisation.

  • Only one proposal per participant will be accepted.

  • The proposal must be a composition of improvisation premiered in a scenic platform/festival.

  • Duration of the improvisation: 15 minutes.

  • Send complete audiovisual recording without edition (full-length video of the improvisation) and photographic material in high definition.

  • Accommodation and transportation costs will be the responsibility of the applicant.

  • In the event of having collaborators (musicians, technicians, etc.) their incorporation and costs will run on behalf of the applicant.

  • The selection will be made based on the submitted material.

  • Issue a CFDI to receive the payment.

Provided resources

  • Season of four performances. (3 dancers per performance) at the Cultural and Academic Center Teatro Casa de La Paz (UAM).

  • Staging and rehearsals with minimal equipment.

  • Institutional promotion in collaboration with the selected creators. 

  • Fees: a payment of 3,000 Mexican pesos per participant in each performance (details will be confirmed during the resolution).

 

Selection Criteria

The Selection committee will value: 

  • Protect relevance within the Material Bruta program and its focus on improvisation.

  • Clarity and strength on the approach from structures, languages or scripts of the scenic improvisation.

  • Quality of the audiovisual material and delivered documentation.

  • The Selection Committee will be composed of scenic art creators.

 

Registration and Submission of the Proposal

  • The registration must be made exclusively through the online form.

  • Submission period: up to 23:00h (Mexico central time) of Friday 10 July 2026

  • Applications submitted through other means or after the indicated deadline will not be accepted.

 

Evaluation process 

  • Resolution phase: decision up to the Selection Committee composed of scenic art creators.

  • The decision of the committee shall be final and not subject to appeal.

  • The results will be published on Monday 13 July 2026 through Physical Momentum’s web and social media.

  • For further questions and to obtain the registration form, write to  produccion@physicalmomentum.com  

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REGISTRATION FORM

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To process your participation payment, we require the issuance of a CFDI for an artistic performance. (The economic activity must be related to the arts.)

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