Aarhus Festival
The Democratic Set
An experimental residency model for working with communities
THE DEMOCRATIC SET is a residency model for creating short films and performances, to explore the belief that all people are, in principle, equal and should enjoy social, political and economic rights and opportunities. THE DEMOCRATIC SET uses a custom-made film set, a neutral room with two opposing doors.
Disturbingly obvious and tantalisingly strange, THE DEMOCRATIC SET is a rapid series of short live performances and screen-based video portraits created in collaboration communities.
THE DEMOCRATIC SET is a cavalcade of portrait, soap box and drama.
Back to Back develops experimental residency models. The models create space for the intuition of collaborating artists and community participants. Once developed, a residency model is often deployed iteratively, in different communities, over several years, allowing for approaches from one incarnation to seep into the next, and for collaborators’ working practices to deepen and flourish. The structure proposes artistic directions with a focus on collaboration, not facilitation.
THE DEMOCRATIC SET is a residency model for 2009 and beyond.
For more information about THE DEMOCRATIC SET, please contact Back to Back’s Executive Producer, Alice Nash
+613 5221 2029
email Alice Nash