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Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency

Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency
Deadline 2023.04.30
Results Available Date By the end of August 2023
Website Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency Website 1
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Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay invites artists, curators, programmers, writers, researchers and practitioners across all disciplines in the performing arts to apply for the Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency, taking place in Singapore between April and June 2024. In its second cycle, the Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency is an artistic research development programme by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, supported by the National Arts Council, Singapore.

The fully-funded residency aims to support creative research in contemporary performing arts by providing its residents the time and space for artistic inquiry, experimentation, development, research activities and opportunities for interdisciplinary and transcultural dialogues. The residency welcomes various manners and methodologies of enquiry, embracing a pluralistic approach towards research that unfolds not only through the written word, but also includes forms of experimentation with the body, performed moments, and other non-traditional systems of knowledge.


There will be biennial open calls held for applications to the residency and each cycle will revolve around a thematic focus conceived to respond to current critical issues in our society. In 2024, the residency presents the thematic focus Decentring Access.

Read More: https://www.esplanade.com/get-involved/artist-development-platforms/contemporary-performing-arts-research-residency
Duration April and June 2024
Fields and Media Performance Art
Funding Residents will receive a stipend.
Provided by Host Residents will access to a shared-working space, studios when required, as well as accommodation and international travel to or from Singapore, if from abroad.
How to Apply Please apply online: https://customervoice.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DAhPbLCHKk-WzDOBpGTq_cEnpAZ1l15AqL6Fwsh2tz9UMVYwTkhRMVRPUjhXNkhROTkwMlMxODY2RC4u
Selection Procedure Residents are chosen through a Selection Panel comprising leading international curators, programmers, academics, artists, and managers.
Expected Outcome Residents will be asked to present at least one public programme of their choosing, developed in conversation with the Esplanade Team.
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