The 13th edition of LIVE WORKS, the Free School of Performance of Centrale Fies in Dro, Italy, is dedicated to the practical and theoretical exploration of the boundaries of performing arts.
Created in 2013 by Centrale Fies in collaboration with Viafarini, LIVE WORKS is a platform dedicated to contemporary live practices that contribute to the deepening and expansion of the concept of performance, following the current shift in the performative and its elements.
The call is open to a wide range of performative actions, also including sound and new media arts, text-based performances, lecture performances, multimedia storytelling, choreographic practices, relational and workshop-based projects, and other projects questioning the idea of performativity beyond the body. Artists and professionals from any geographic location and with no age limits can enter, as individuals or in groups, with a single project. The open call only accepts unpublished or long-term projects that need to be developed and/or concluded, for which participation would represent an evolution of the project or its final chapter.
The production of the performance projects during the residency will be supported by diverse types of curatorship, from theoretical to technical development, throughout a Free School of Performance consisting of studio visit, critical session and reading group.
During the residency phases, Centrale Fies will provide a production and curatorial staff to assist the artists as they develop the selected projects.
The selected projects will be 6, and each project will have access to:
- an annual fellowship of 3,000 EUR
- Kick Off Seminar 18–20 July 2025, during Live Works Summit 2025
- a 15-day individual residency at Centrale Fies
- a collective residency together with all the selected artists, at Centrale Fies, in the summer 2026 in the frame of Live Works Summit 2026
For the two residencies, travel costs to reach the venue, as well as food and accommodation during both residency periods, are covered.
