Culture
Perform Europe
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22.59 Irish time (23.59 CEST)
This call is now closed
Perform Europe funds performing arts collaborations and partnership projects in Creative Europe countries which reinvent the way projects tour across countries. After a highly successful pilot project (2020-2022), Perform Europe will continue to put emphasis on exploring how cross-border touring can be made fairer, greener, and more inclusive.
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- This is a call to the sector to create partnerships and propose impactful ideas that can generate real change. Applications should focus on at least one or both of the Perform Europe priorities:
- Inclusion and diversity
- Fight against climate change
- In addition to addressing one or both of these priorities, all Perform Europe proposals should aim for quality and innovation, and be built on fair principles.
- Any organisation and professional working in the performing arts, and legally based in one of the Creative Europe countries.
- Applications are submitted by partnerships. Each partnership must consist of a minimum ofthree partners from a minimum of three Creative Europe countries.
- Each application must include at least one performing arts work (excluding live music) to be presented in a minimum of three different Creative Europe countries.
- Performing arts: under this call, as stipulated by the European Union, performing arts include the following sub-sectors - theatre, dance, performance, circus, outdoor arts, and puppetry. Please note that live music is excluded from this call.
- Important to note: Perform Europe will not cover production costs for new creations: proposals are supposed to include a finished artistic work (finished production or an artistic concept ready to be applied and presented in different contexts).
- Looking for partners? Use the matchmaking tool on the Perform Europe website after you register on their portal.
- The Perform Europe Open Call 2023-2026 seeks proposals from partnerships which have innovative ideas and courageous visions on how to change the way in which we tour and present performing arts across borders. The call has two priorities. Partnership proposals can focus on one or both of these priorities:
- diversity and inclusion
- the fight against climate change
- Perform Europe operates in a highly diverse and unequal context; 40 countries with various economic resources, cultural policy priorities, and geographic situations. Every performing arts organisation and individual professional has their own challenges and opportunities in terms of access to arts education, professional development, infrastructure, green mobility, financial resources for artistic development, creation and – ultimately – presentation and public visibility.
- Applications are encouraged from partnerships from and with areas and communities that are currently under-represented within the performing arts landscape. These communities include, but are not limited to: people based in rural areas, those who identify as:
- LGBTQIA+, women, those having disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds,
- underrepresented racial backgrounds, ethnic backgrounds and gender identities, migrants, those with disabilities and any other people that identify as members of an underrepresented group within the performing arts landscape.
- Perform Europe´s 2021 research revealed several disparities between countries and communities which are part of Creative Europe, their access to funding, knowledge, networks and collaboration opportunities. Perform Europe aims to move towards rectifying these disparities
- Perform Europe will grant €2.1 million to at least 35 partnerships.
- Applicants can apply for grants in three categories:
• €12,000 Small partnership projects
• €32,000 Medium partnership projects
• €60,000 Large partnership projects. - The maximum granted amount will be €60 000, a requirement set by the funder, the European Union.
- Of the total funding, 5% will be allocated to projects which involve a partnership with Ukrainian partners or support initiatives for the Ukrainian performing arts sector.
- Download Perform Europe Open Call Guidelines
- Applications will be processed by Perform Europe - create an account to start your application.
- Perform Europe Toolkit for building partnerships and designing your proposal
- PDF of Perform Europe digital application form
- Perform Europe Budget form
- FAQ for all your questions
- Resources for inspiration and research
- The Matchmaking platform for finding partners - create a Perform Europe account to access.
- The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Creative Europe Desk Ireland and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. You can read our full Disclaimer here.
- 1st December 2023: Launch of open call
- 31st March 2024 23:59 CEST: Deadline for submitting applications
- 3rd June 2024: Announcement of selected partnerships
- 1st July 2024: Start of partnership projects
- 30th November 2025: end of partnership projects
- From 1st December 2023 until 31 March 2024: Perform Europe with the networks behind it, will organise several information, promotion and knowledge-sharing events regarding the open call.
