AUDITIONS | La Faktoria

INFO LA FAKTORIA PROGRAM 2025-2026

Here you can check the dates and locations of the Auditions:

AUDITIONS FOR BOTH PROGRAMS:

MEXICO CITY- BLACK STUDIO- 15^TH OF FEBRUARY
Deadline inscription:12^th February 23:00h
PAMPLONA- LA FAKTORIA – 16^th OF MARCH 2025
Deadline inscription:14^th March 23:00h
BRUSSELS- STUDIOS ULTIMA VEZ COMPANY – 19^th OF APRIL 2025
Deadline inscription:18^th April 23:00h
FLORENCE- CENTRO NAZIONALE DI PRODUZIONE VIRGILIO SIENI – 26^th of April 2025
Deadline inscription: 24th April 23:00h
MADRID- STUDIOS ESPACIO TIEMPO – 4^th OF MAY 2025
Deadline inscription:1^st May 23:00h

(Registration fee to participate in the in-person auditions is 15 euro to be paid at the moment of the inscription)

VIDEO AUDITION FOR NON-EUROPEAN AND NON-EU SCHENGEN CANDIDATES
OPEN CALL FROM THE 2^nd OF MAY 2025 TILL THE 13^TH OF MAY 2025

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The 20^TH of May 2025 the candidate of the auditions will receive an email with the results. La Faktoria will let them know if they have a place in our Center and in which program. The direction will consider the candidate’s choice of Program but at the same time will take into account their capacities for it in order to offer them a place.

FEE OF THE PROGRAM 2024-2025

•€6000: Full payment within the registration deadline (includes €1000 registration fee).
•€6400: Two installments (€2700 each, plus €1000 registration fee).

La Faktoria does not offer scholarships. Participants are encouraged to seek regional, state, or private funding.

PAYMENT METHOD AND DEADLINES

•20^th May 2025: Candidates receive confirmation emails.
•2^nd June 2025: Deadline to pay the €1000 registration fee.

Participants may choose to pay the tuition fee:
1.One installment (€5000) by 21^st July 2025.
2.Two installments (€2700 each): First by 21^st July 2025, second by 1^st October 2025.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMS 2025-2026

THE PROGRAMS WILL HAVE A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 37 WEEKS:

They will start the 6^TH of October 2025 and will finish the 19^TH of June 2026

Holiday periods:

2´5 weeks Holiday in December 2025
1 week Holiday in February 2026
2 weeks Holiday in Spring 2026

La Faktoria offers 2 different programs:

TRAINING PROGRAM is aimed at students of 18 years and over who wish to dedicate themselves to become professional dancers. The Training program participants will build a strong technical base working with numerous International Teachers and at the same time will grow in their creative universe to allow all their capacities to reach a maximum level and get ready for a professional life as a dancer and mover.

TRAINING PROGRAM

THIS PROGRAM IS ORGANISED AS A COMBINATION OF 5 DIFFERENT STRUCTURES:

GUEST WEEKS
MONOGRAPHIC-LAB WEEKS
CONNECTED CREATIVE WEEKS
TEC. WEEKS
CREATION WEEKS

Classes, workshops, creative weeks, labs and creation weeks are running from Monday to Friday.

1.GUEST WEEKS
Combination of technique classes and workshops:

Morning classes from 9:30 to 11:00 of techniques such as:

– Ballet for Contemporary dancers
– Release technique
– Floor work
– Improvisation
– Yoga and Body Weather

(These techniques will be divided through the program in various combinations taking into consideration the physicality required from the Workshop):

After the technique classes:

Workshops with guest teachers from 11:15 to 17:15 with one hour of lunch break
Each guest teacher comes to LA FAKTORIA for a 3-week period or a 2-week period
Some of these workshops have an open showing at the end of the process in La Faktoria studios.

GUESTS WEEKS CHOREOGRAPHERS:
– LAURA ARIS (Play full body)
– MARTA CORONADO (Composition: Tools for a thinking body)
– LAIDA ALDAZ (Partnering and Site Specific)
– LOS INFORMALS (Research lab)
– MILAN HERICH (Flying Low, Passing Through and Improvisation)
– GERMAN JAUREGUI (Partnering and Floor Tec.)

MONOGRAPHIC LAB WEEKS

Choreographers Labs from 10:00 to 17:00 with one our lunch.

These weeks will be monographic. The Choreographer will organize the day with their own warm-up practice. The participants will have the opportunity to be immersed in the universe of the choreographer invited to the program.

Each choreographer comes to LA FAKTORIA for a 3-or 2-week period.

Some of these workshops have an open showing at the end of the process in La Faktoria studios.

CHOREOGRAPHERS OF THE MONOGRAPHIC LAB WEEKS:
– JOS BAKER (Research lab)
– THOMAS HAUERT (Improvisation tools)
– CARMEN LARRAZ (Electrical Body Improvisation)

3.CONNECTED CREATIVE WEEKS FOR PERSONAL WORK

Designed to provide the space and time for participants to create their personal work, take part in a collective creative process, or be directed by participants of the Creators Program.

There are two studios in La Faktoria and six additional studios located throughout Pamplona.

TEC. WEEKS

During Tec. Weeks, there will be Tec. classes from 9:30 to 17:00 in different combinations, depending on the schedule.

These weeks are designed to enhance the physical and technical capacity of the participants.

During the Guest Weeks, Monographic Lab Weeks, and Tec. Weeks, participants can continue creating their personal work after the daily schedule. Studio availability is from 17:30 to 21:00 in La Faktoria studios.

Faculty for Technique Classes:
•Laida Aldaz (Floor Work, Improvisation)
•Marta Coronado (Release Technique)
•Beniamin Boar (Body Weather)
•Laura Armendariz (Ballet)
•Kate Mawby (Yoga)
•Ioseba Hierro (Improvisation)
•Stefano Matiello (Release Technique)

CREATIVE TRIMESTER WITH CHOREOGRAPHERS:

During the last trimester of the program, participants will engage in a creative process.

The choreographer leading this creative process will be Daniel Abreu, an internationally renowned Spanish artist.
The goal of the last trimester is to give participants the experience of working under the direction of a choreographer, creating a piece, and developing the professional tools needed in today’s dance companies.

The piece will have a five-week creation process, with the final result performed in a theater.
The choreographer will organize the daily schedule based on the specific needs of their creation.

CREATORS PROGRAM is aimed at participants aged 18 and over who are interested in becoming movers and dance makers. This program provides the space and infrastructure needed to develop diverse choreographic profiles. It also encourages participants to refine their artistic language and creative paths through reflection, questioning, and guided research.

CREATORS PROGRAM

THIS PROGRAM IS ORGANIZED AS A COMBINATION OF FOUR DIFFERENT STRUCTURES:

GUEST WEEKS
RESEARCH-LAB WEEKS
CREATIVE WEEKS
TEC AND THEORY WEEKS

Classes, workshops, creative weeks, labs, and creation weeks run from Monday to Friday.

1.GUEST WEEKS;

A combination of technique classes and workshops.
Morning classes are held from 9:30 to 11:00 and include techniques such as:
• Release Technique
• Floor Work
• Ballet
• Improvisation
• Yoga and Body Weather

(These techniques are offered in various combinations, taking into account the physical demands of each workshop.)

After the technique classes, workshops with guest teachers run from 11:15 to 17:15, with a one-hour lunch break.
Each guest teacher works with participants for a two-week period.
Some workshops include an open showing at the end of the process in La Faktoria studios.

Guest Week Choreographers:
• Laura Aris (Play Full Body and Courage to Create)
• Marta Coronado (Composition: Tools for a Thinking Body)
• Laida Aldaz (Partnering and Site-Specific)
• Martin Nachbar (Contact and Research Process)
• Manuel Pelmus (Research Process)
• Bertha Bermudez (Creative Process, Coaching)

RESEARCH LAB WEEKS:

Choreographers’ labs are held from 10:00 to 17:00, with a one-hour lunch break.

The choreographer organizes the day, including their own warm-up practices. Participants immerse themselves in a research lab guided by the invited choreographer.

Each choreographer works with participants for a two-week period.
Choreographers of the Research Lab Weeks:
•Los Informals (Research Lab)
•Vera Mantero (The Thinking Body: Composition and Interpretation)

TEC. AND THEORY WEEKS

These weeks include different combinations of Tec. and Theory classes, held from 9:30 to 17:00.

The focus is on improving participants’ physical and technical capacity. Theory classes, such as management, dossier structures, and audiovisual techniques, are also included.

4.CREATIVE WEEKS FOR PERSONAL WORK

Designed to provide participants with space and time to create.

The directors of La Faktoria and Bertha Bermudez oversee artistic coaching and studio organization.

Each participant can create two pieces during the year:
• Small Format: A solo or duo creation
• Big Format: A group piece created collectively or directed by one or more participants.

The final creations will be presented in June 2024.

During the Guest Weeks, Research Lab Weeks, and Tec. and Theory Weeks, participants can continue creating personal work after the daily schedule. Studios are available from 17:30 to 21:00. Training program dancers are free to participate in the processes directed by creators during these hours.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

HOUSING IN PAMPLONA

Participants are requested to find and pay for their own housing the entire duration of the program.
Some participants share apartments together. Once the candidates have been chosen in the auditions and their registration has been confirmed, la Faktoria facilitates their contact among each other to find their own housing.
Participants must arrange and pay for their housing. Shared apartment rents range from €350–€400/month.

EVALUATION MEETINGS

The program has an evaluation period in February/March 2025
If the evaluation is positive and the participants show strong artistic interest to stay in our center, they can stay at La Faktoria a maximum of 3 consecutive programs.
Participants of the Training program can stay another year to follow the Creators program.
Participants of the Training program can stay a second year in the training program and a third year in the Creators program.
Participants of Creators program can stay a second year in the program.

ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE

At the end of the programs the participants will obtain an Attendance Certificate signed by La Faktoria direction. The Choreographer and the teacher names plus the titles of their workshops will be certified in this document.

LANGUAGE

All classes and workshops are in English.
Candidates to participate in the program should be fluent in English to be able to understand the work and be able to express their ideas about it. The English level suggested corresponds to the B1 Official Language system.

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