Overview

Performing Arts Japan Program for Europe (PAJ Europe) was started by the Japan Foundation in 2006 to revitalize and facilitate the exchange between leading artists in Europe and Japan. The main feature of this scheme is that this grant will be made available to those organizers based in Europe who are planning to organize Japan related performing arts projects. The applications will be screened by an annually appointed panel of advisors who are specialists in the area of performing arts in Europe. Successful applicants will receive grants as part of the cost of implementing their project.

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2011-2012 PAJ Europe Guidelines	(PDF file / 65KB) (Word file / 290KB)
2011-2012 PAJ Europe Application Form	(PDF file / 83KB) (Word file / 258KB)

Application Schedule

Deadline for applications is November 20, 2010. The applications must be received by mail November 20, 2010 at the Japan Foundation office assigned to your country as stated below.

U.K. (Applications from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the U.K.)
The Japan Foundation, London
Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square
London WC1B 5EH
United Kingdom
TEL: 44-20-7436-6695
FAX: 44-20-7323-4888
Email:

France (Andorra, Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Monaco)
Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris (The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris (The Japan Foundation)) 101 bis, quai Branly
75740 Paris Cedex 15, France
TEL: 33-1-44-37-95-00
FAX: 33-1-44-37-95-15
Email:

Italy (Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, San Marino and Vatican City)
Istituto Giapponese di Cultura (The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome (The Japan Foundation)) Via Antonio Gramsci 74
00197 Roma, Italia (Italy)
TEL: 39-06-322-4754 / 39-06-322-4794
FAX: 39-06-322-2165
Email:

Germany (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands and Switzerland)
Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne (The Japan Foundation))
Universitätsstraße 98, 50674 Köln
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany)
TEL: 49-221-9405580
FAX: 49-221-9405589
Email:

Hungary (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia)
The Japan Foundation, Budapest
Aradi u. 8-10, Budapest 1026, Hungary
TEL: 36-1-214-0775 / 36-1-214-40776
FAX: 36-1-214-0778
Email:

Spain (Portugal and Spain)
The Japan Foundation, Madrid
Calle Almagro 5, 4ª planta, 28010 Madrid Spain
TEL: 34-91-310-1538
FAX: 34-91-308-7314
Email:

The Japan Foundation PAJ Europe Advisory Committee will review applications in January 2011. Based on the recommendations of the Committee by screening, the final selection of awardees is made by the Foundation's Headquarters. Written notification of awards will be mailed at the end of March 2011.

Awards
To date, PAJ Europe has funded 57 projects (including 25 touring and 19 collaborative projects) of Japanese performing arts in both traditional and contemporary art forms. In the 2010-2011 year, 11 projects (8 touring and 3 collaboration/co-production) were selected under the program, for a total amount of 174,937euros. PAJ Europe is advised by an annually appointed panel composed of approximately ten performing arts specialists from throughout Europe.

For more information about eligibilities, assessment criteria and etc, please read the guideline attached above. List of grant awardees of PAJ Europe 2010-2011 and wide range of information about performing arts in Japan are available online at: http://www.performingarts.jp/