Performing Arts

The contemporary dance group Tanssiartesaani is seeking 2 young dance artists, aged 18-30, to participate in a 1 month residency project (28 January – 28 February 2024) in the small town of Loviisa, in the south of Finland. Applicants must be resident in one of the 40 Creative Europe countries, except Finland.

The International Choreographic Festival of Blois (Blois Danse) will take place in Blois, France, from 5-7 July 2024. The festival is looking for six dance companies (max. 4 dancers per company) to present their work at the festival.

ETC - European Theatre Convention are looking for emerging theatre artists (particularly stage directors and dramaturgs) to join them in the sixth edition of the ETC Artist Residency Programme, offering placements of 4 to 8 weeks at ETC Member Theatres. Various residencies will take place throughout the first half of 2024.

In 2023, the Ministry of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate will for the first time award the Carl Zuckmayer Scholarship to promote contemporary European drama and the memory of the political German playwright Carl Zuckmayer. The scholarship is addressed to playwrights living in Europe who have already written at least one theatre play that has been staged already.

With offices in Berlin, ETC are looking for a Project & Network Manager for a 12 month employment contract to start by 8 January 2024.

With offices in Berlin, ETC are looking for a Project & Network Manager on a full-time unlimited employment contract to start by 8 January 2024.

GuestRoomMaribor invites artists and cultural professionals to apply for a research-based residency project in Maribor, Slovenia in summer 2024. Applicants must be legal residents of one of the Creative Europe countries beyond Slovenia.

Motion Chapel, a circus training and creation space in County Roscommon, Ireland has announced an open call for the four-week contemporary circus residency ‘chrúthu’, open to European Residents wishing to spend a month in residency in Ireland from 1-31 July 2024. Motion Chapel are looking to facilitate two groups of 2-3 emerging contemporary circus artists each seeking to collaborate on a common creation or research project.

Lugar Futuro – First Works is a showcase of choreographic works by young choreographers who are starting a career in the professional world of dance. The organisers are calling for applicants for the next edition, which will take place from 21-24 March 2024. Applicants should be between 18-30 years old, and have a completed piece between 10-25 minutes in length with max. 5 performers.

European Shakespeare Festivals Network has announced a call for a small-scale production which will be invited to the member festivals during 2024. Submitted productions can be reworkings of a Shakespeare text or pieces derived from Shakespeare’s plays.

Zodiak – Centre for New Dance in Helsinki is calling for applications for co-productions to premiere in 2025. Zodiak are looking for proposals that incorporate an essential relationship to dance and bodily performance, as well as an idea of how to form an audience relationship.