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Perform Europe is a funding scheme offering EUR 1.4 million for performing arts collaborations across all 41 Creative Europe countries. Perform Europe supports partnership proposals which reinvent the way we tour across borders.

After two highly successful editions (2020-2022 / 2023-2026), Perform Europe will continue to put emphasis on exploring, with the performing arts sector, how cross-border touring can be made fairer, greener, and more inclusive.

Keywords: performing arts, theatre, dance, performance, circus, outdoor arts, puppetry, interdisciplinary, change-makers, inclusion, diversity, fight against climate change, sustainability, fairness, cross-border mobility, innovation.

Proposals are submitted by partnerships. Each partnership must consist of a minimum of three partners from a minimum of three Creative Europe countries. Each proposal must include at least one performing arts work (excluding live music and opera) to be presented in a minimum of three different Creative Europe countries.

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 Platform on the Perform Europe website!

Find partners, reimagine touring & apply for our Open Call

We are thrilled to announce that the third Perform Europe Open Call is now out with a deadline of 22 October 2026!

During the four months of the open call, performing arts professionals and organisations from all Creative Europe countries are invited to use our online Matchmaking Platform to find partners, and co-create innovative touring project proposals.

Perform Europe will grant €1.4 million to at least 25 successful partnerships to implement their projects from 1 March 2027 until 31 January 2028. Are you ready for the ride?

As a follow-up to Dud Muurmand’s workshop, we invite you to a work-in-progress presentation and artist talk with Dud Muurmand and Marko Hautamäki, the artistic team behind the FENRIS performance. FENRIS is a cross-aesthetic interpretation of the myth of the Fenris Wolf—a symbol of the struggle between chaos and order, which we see unfolding in our present day with the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in both art and the workplace.

FENRIS was developed at Qlab—Warehouse9’s workshop for artistic development—and now Dud and Marko are inviting us into their workspace for a preview and subsequent artist talk, before the performance premieres at Uma Obscura in Umeå, Sweden, later this year.

Culture Moves Europe is Creative Europe’s travel and exchange initiative. This is the only fund open to applications from individuals.

The program provides grants for professional travel to another European country. To be eligible for funding, you must have a partner organisation in the destination country.

Culture Moves Europe also has a program for residencies. See it here

Next Application Deadline

Application Deadline: The last day of the month through April 30, 2027

Artists, musicians, performers, and other professionals in the music and performing arts industry can apply for grants for, among other things, marketing, mentorship, and the development of concerts and performances. The application deadline is November 1 at 12:00 p.m.

PERFORMING ARTS PLATFORM SØGER NYE BESTYRELSESMEDLEMMER - ER DET NOGET FOR DIG ELLER EN DU KENDER?

Performing Arts Platform i Aarhus arbejder som paraplyorganisation for at styrke og udvikle scenekunsten i alle dens mange facetter. I den kommende periode ønsker Performing Arts Platform (PAP) at styrke sin position som samlingssted for scenekunsten i Aarhus, i både regionale, nationale og internationale sammenhænge. Platformen er i en spændende udvikling, og som bestyrelsesmedlem får du mulighed for at være med til at forme den nye strategi og sætte retningen for PAPs videre ambitioner og indsatsområder.

Bestyrelsesmedlemmer vælges for fire år ad gangen og der gennemføres open call hvert andet år, som del af bestyrelsens løbende fornyelse. Nuværende medlemmer, der ønsker en ny periode, søger på lige fod med andre kandidater.

Do you need advice as a self-producing performing artist, company, or producer? Then come by at UP's Open Advisory on the first Wednesday of every month.

Vær med, når UP og Dansk Scenekunst præsenterer de nye aftaleværktøjer til co-produktioner på et åbent webinar. 

Værktøjerne består af to kontraktskabeloner, som skal sikre tydelige og bæredygtige aftaler, samt en tjekliste, som skal gøre det lettere for teatre og frie scenekunstnere at forventningsafstemme samarbejdet – til gavn for både kunstnere, teatre og de produktioner, som de skaber sammen.

De nye aftaleværktøjer præsenteres af Anne Dalby og Marianne Thorsen fra Dansk Scenekunst sammen med UP's leder Erik Pold. 

Webinaret er tiltænkt frie scenekunstnere og relaterede organisationer, som arbejder med co-produktioner i scenekunstbranchen. 

Efter en præsentation af de nye værktøjer vil der de sidste 15 minutter være mulighed for spørgsmål.

Det er gratis og alle er velkomne.

Hvornår?
10. november kl. 9.15-10.15

Tilmelding senest 9. november kl. 14.00

Tilmeld dig webinaret og få link tilsendt.

Date and Time

• November 11, 2026, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
• Online via Teams

About the Webinar

Applications are once again being accepted for travel grants through Creative Europe’s exchange program, Culture Moves Europe. The program supports artistic and professional exchanges for artists and cultural professionals and provides grants for travel and stays in other European countries.

In this webinar, you’ll learn more about the opportunities and guidelines so you can tailor your project—and increase your chances of receiving funding.

Malgorzata Szlendak from the European Commission (DG EAC) will present the program, and there will be ample opportunity to ask questions throughout the session.

Malgorzata Szlendak’s presentation will be in English.

READ MORE: Get information about the program and learn how to apply

[The networking event will be held in Danish, but with the option to converse in English throughout]

Last November, professional, self-producing performing artists from Aarhus and the Central Jutland region gathered for a networking event to get to know one another better. Now we’re doing it again!

A steering committee (comprising representatives from Hakkehuset, Teater Fluks, NTL, and Performing Arts Platform) is currently developing a theme and program for the day, which will once again offer ample opportunity to meet, exchange experiences, and share ideas with other artists in the region.

So mark your calendars!

Registration will open in August/September.

Application round from October 21 to November 25, 2026:   
- Open call for CPH STAGE SELECTED. This application round is for all productions that believe they meet the festival’s criteria. Smaller productions may only apply for 2027 (festival dates: June 3–12); larger productions (minimum of 5 performers on stage and a budget exceeding 350,000 DKK) may also apply for 2028 (festival dates: June 1–10). Remember to invite our programming committee if you plan to apply.  

CPH STAGE SELECTED features, among other things, approximately five selected Danish productions per year, which are intended to strengthen the festival’s audience program with a selection of inspiring productions that the audience can relate to.

An 18-day fellowship in Berlin for emerging theatre and performance artists, with travel, accommodation, and program participation costs covered.

The Theatertreffen 2027 fellowship invites approximately 30 emerging theatre and performance artists from around the world to Berlin for an 18-day program of artistic exchange, workshops, performances, and collaborative research. Organized by Berliner Festspiele as part of the International Forum of Theatertreffen, the program takes place May 6–23, 2027. The fellowship covers participation costs, with travel, accommodation, meals or a daily allowance, local transportation, insurance, and visa fees provided under the conditions outlined in the call. Artists working in directing, performance, choreography, dramaturgy, design, writing, and other performing arts disciplines are eligible to apply.

Culture Moves Europe: Travel Grants for Individuals

Culture Moves Europe is Creative Europe’s travel and exchange initiative. This is the only fund open to applications from individuals.

The program provides grants for professional travel to another European country. To be eligible for funding, you must have a partner organisation in the destination country.

Culture Moves Europe also has a program for residencies. See it here

Next Application Deadline

Application Deadline: The last day of the month through April 30, 2027

Ole Staxen Fonden har nu åbent for ansøgninger til ophold på Refugiet Rævehaugen i perioden maj – oktober 2027. Deadline for at ansøge er 1.december 2026.

Fonden lægger vægt på kunstnerisk erfaring og bidrag til kunst- og kulturscenen, men også på idérigdom, engagement og originalitet. Fonden opfordrer derfor både etablerede og nyuddannede kunstnere til at ansøge om et ophold. Fonden støtter kunstnere, der arbejder inden for alle medier, og refugieopholdet kan søges af kunstnere bosiddende både i Danmark og i udlandet.

Do you need advice as a self-producing performing artist, company, or producer? Then come by at UP's Open Advisory on the first Wednesday of every month.

Celebration of Odin Teatret’s 60th Anniversary in Denmark, December 8–9, 2026.

Seminar: Theater Hall, Langelandsgade 139, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C

Demonstration, dialogue, film, workshops, and mini-laboratory, December 8–9, 2026.

UP's legendary Christmas party for the independent community is back!

Mark your calendars—more info to come.

Culture Moves Europe is Creative Europe’s travel and exchange initiative. This is the only fund open to applications from individuals.

The program provides grants for professional travel to another European country. To be eligible for funding, you must have a partner organisation in the destination country.

Culture Moves Europe also has a program for residencies. See it here

Next Application Deadline

Application Deadline: The last day of the month through April 30, 2027

Culture Moves Europe is Creative Europe’s travel and exchange initiative. This is the only fund open to applications from individuals.

The program provides grants for professional travel to another European country. To be eligible for funding, you must have a partner organisation in the destination country.

Culture Moves Europe also has a program for residencies. See it here

Next Application Deadline

Application Deadline: The last day of the month through April 30, 2027

Culture Moves Europe is Creative Europe’s travel and exchange initiative. This is the only fund open to applications from individuals.

The program provides grants for professional travel to another European country. To be eligible for funding, you must have a partner organisation in the destination country.

Culture Moves Europe also has a program for residencies. See it here

Next Application Deadline

Application Deadline: The last day of the month through April 30, 2027

Culture Moves Europe is Creative Europe’s travel and exchange initiative. This is the only fund open to applications from individuals.

The program provides grants for professional travel to another European country. To be eligible for funding, you must have a partner organisation in the destination country.

Culture Moves Europe also has a program for residencies. See it here

Next Application Deadline

Application Deadline: The last day of the month through April 30, 2027

Culture Moves Europe is Creative Europe’s travel and exchange initiative. This is the only fund open to applications from individuals.

The program provides grants for professional travel to another European country. To be eligible for funding, you must have a partner organisation in the destination country.

Culture Moves Europe also has a program for residencies. See it here

Next Application Deadline

Application Deadline: The last day of the month through April 30, 2027