Performing Arts

Gulbenkian Exhibitions Fund aims to strengthen the visibility of contemporary arts from Portugal and Portuguese-speaking African countries in the UK cultural landscape. Eligible countries are Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe.

Perform Europe’s experiences – from ambitions and challenges to practical solutions – are now brought together in a new publication ‘Reimagine International Touring’, divided into volumes that address different stakeholders.

The Perform Europe Toolbox is a collection of practical resources designed to support performing arts practitioners, networks and policymakers looking to rethink international touring in their own context.

The findings of this report shed light on the significant administrative burdens faced by the sector when organising cross-border activities, and call for urgent simplifications to unlock the full potential of the European live performance sector.

Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste e. V. (Federal Association for the Independent Performing Arts) is offering a practical contribution to the environmentally and socially sustainable development of the independent performing arts and independent music ensembles in the form of the ‘Sustainable Production’ toolkit.

The LIEVITO residencies opportunity aimed at Italian and international artists and curators under 36 working in the fields of visual, performative, choreographic, and audio-visual arts, with a focus on BODIES, IMAGES, and narratives in MOTION. The first residency cycle is July 2026 – January 2027 and it takes place in Sinalunga, Tuscany, Italy.

Kunstfort Vijfhuizen and Czech Centre Brussels have announced the second edition of Zoöp Connections, a four-week residency for artists, researchers, and creative practitioners with a connection to Czechia, taking place mid-September to mid-October 2026 at a UNESCO world heritage site in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands.

Pim Spazio Scenico cultural association, based at PimOff Theatre in Milan, launches the 12th edition of the open call Citofonare PimOff, its residency programme in support of national and international choreographic research.

The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) and Civis Foundation have partnered to launch The Democracy Cycle, a commissioning programme designed to support new works that illuminate the promise, practice, imperfection, and opportunity of democracy.

Henrik Igityan National Centre for Aesthetics (NCA) invites Iranian, Georgian, Italian, French, German and Japanese independent artists and art organisation representatives to submit project proposals for ‘NCA Cultural Crossroads: Artist Residency Program – Open Call for Artists from Georgia, Iran, Italy, France, Germany and Japan’ programme.

Tilal Utique welcomes artists from across the Global Majority to participate in its multidisciplinary residency programme in northern Tunisia.