In the framework of
M.I.R. - Mayor in Residence
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTISTIC PROJECT
conceived and directed by
Giuseppe L. Bonifati (IT)
with the inclusive participation of local schools,
associations, cultural & artistic institutions
Municipality of Holstebro/Region of Midtylland (DK)
with the support of
Holstebro Kommune
DOO performing arts group /
NTL Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium
present
KUNSTPARTIET
Education Session
7 - 15
February 2016 (including arrival and departure)
A one week workshop at Odin Teatret, in the organization
of Divano occidentale Orientale performing arts group, led by
Giuseppe L. Bonifati & Linda Sugataghy, consisting of physical
training, theatre interference & urban actions in
town.
GIUSEPPE L. BONIFATI and LINDA
SUGATAGHY are two artists from Italy and Hungary who
intend to live as candidates for Mayor, under the names of
JEPPE AND FIRST LADY, between January 2016 and
June 2017 in the city of Holstebro. The purpose is an artistic and
esthetic interaction between the citizens and Mayor Jeppe and First
Lady. Each month the two artists will concentrate on a specific
theme, for example economy, education, health, environment, public
works or housing. The project will culminate and end during the
Holstebro Festuge in June 2017. The Spanish performer
ALBERTO M. GUINALDO is a permanent collaborator
and he will participate in these monthly events.

The name of the "Mayor Jeppe's" party is
KUNSTPARTIET. The aim of Kunst Partiet is
THE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY THROUGH ART.
Kunstpartiet is an artistic project and wants to show the
hidden side of politics and expose the transformative power of
imagination when realized through an audacious artistic policy.
Kunstpartiet's candidate for Mayor is JEPPE. Together with his
First Lady, JEPPE will live in a invented reality which combines
the artistic (the superfluous which illuminates
daily life) and the social (the worries of daily
life). JEPPE and Linda will make visible their life as a couple
and, at the same time, will interact with the town's citizens
according to the conventions of art and fantasy.
The activities will end during Holstebro Festuge, long before the
real election campaign of 2017 starts in Holstebro.
APPLICATIONS
The deadline for applications is the 30 of January
2016
To apply, please send the filled application form below to the
email address kunstpartiet@gmail.com
FEE
1875,00 DKK (about 200 Euro) for the workshop,
including lodging in the Odin guest house, free access to services
(kitchen, laundry and internet), use of working venues and stage
equipment. The application fee is to be paid once you have
received confirmation of selection. Participants will be
requested to help with practical tasks inside the theatre,
including daily cleaning.
NEXT SESSIONS
20-30 June 2016 | Job Politics | with Alberto M. Guinaldo (SP)
& Giuseppe L. Bonifati (IT)
3-15 September 2016 | Art & Int. relations | with Ashai
Lombardo Arop & Giuseppe Bonifati (IT)
THE WORKSHOP TEAM
Giuseppe L. Bonifati
Born in 1985. He's an actor, playwright, poet and theatre
director. He's based now in Denmark.
He attended the acting courses at "Paolo Grassi" Civic School of
Dramatic Art, then furthered his studies at the National Academy of
Dramatic Arts "Silvio D'Amico" and at the International Theatre
Workshops by Venice Biennale. He's Artist and Director in residence
at Odin Teatret - Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium (Holstebro, Denmark),
with which collaborates since 2008. He participated in other
residency programs in Europe and America. As actor, he took part in
plays directed by Eugenio Barba, Julia Varley, Motus, Renato
Carpentieri, Remondi &Caporossi, Ruggero Cappuccio, Andrée Ruth
Shammah, Roberto Cavosi, Emanuela Giordano, Giuseppe Maradei. He
was awarded with the Crystal Microphone "Umberto Benedetto, 2006,
RAI, New voices for radio. In 2011 he won the National Dramaturgy
Award "Alessandro Fersen" and he has been chosen among the Young
National Talents by Ministry of Youth - Italy. He has been granted
in 2015 with DE.MO./MOVIN'UP, by MIBACT Italian Culture
Ministry/GAI.
He is the artistic director of the performing arts group DOO -
Divano Occidentale Orientale with which he has traveled to Italy,
Denmark, Costa Rica, Poland, Hungary, Bosnia, Venezuela, Bulgaria,
Slovenia, Iran, Croatia, France, Brazil etc… For the poetry he
published Ritratto all'Ombra (2004) and 21:31 (mi sento morire),
2014 by Lietocolle Publisher. The text "Pepe El Bastardo Impaziente
e Innamorato" appeared in the theatrical series Percorsi by
Editoria&Spettacolo.
Linda Sugataghy
She joined DOO in 2013, and participated since the beginning in
the project THE JUDGEMENT. She was present in Holstebro Festuge
2014 as coordinator of the Tri Suari Music Group from Bali
(Indonesia) and as performer in the performance "Er Jeg Maren?"
with Giuseppe L. Bonifati. In 2015, she assisted the project "Above
the Skin" in France, Hungary and Brazil. In 2016 she takes part in
the multidisciplinary artistic project Mayor in Residence.
+INFO
http://www.kunstpartiet.com
http://www.divanoccidentaleorientale.com