Call for Applications: K3 Residency Programme 2024/2025

It includes a scholarship, the use of the k3 studios, a production budget, as well as dramaturgical, technical, and production related support. It moreover links the projects proposed by the choreographers in residence closely to the various other on-going programs of K3.

The goal of the residency is to develop and strengthen the connections between choreographic practice, research, artistic production, and qualification. The length of eight months should provide sufficient time and space for overcoming conventional rhythms of production and open up space for exchange with other artists and interested parties in order to receive new impulses and contacts. Over the course of the residency the three choreographers can each develop a full-length piece that is presented at the end of the residency on three evenings on the stages of Kampnagel.

The residency programme covers:

• a monthly scholarship for living expenses and accommodation in Hamburg (exact amount to be confirmed, in the season 22/23 this was 2000,- Euro per month)
• one-time travel expenses from and to place of residence
• support in obtaining necessary papers/visa and related costs
• a moderate production budget for the performances at the end of the residency which allows for a small team over the last few weeks of the residency
• use of the K3 studios
• an accompanying support from the K3 team in the fields of dramaturgy, organisation, technical assistance, and public relations
• active participation in the K3 outreach programme
• K3 is part of the EU-funded project Dance Well that wants to engage people living with Parkinson’s or other movement disorders with dance. There is the possibility to work with non-professional dancers from the Dance-Well-project within the residency and to include them in the final presentation. If you wish to do so, you can state it in the online application from.
• After consulting with K3, accessibility costs for the residency can be covered in most cases.

Application Requirements

• The applicant is at the beginning of their career and should have already implemented some projects of their own (outside of an educational context).
• The applicant has experience in producing their own work and can provide up to 4 video links to choreographies of their own.
• The applicant is available for the entire duration of the residency from August 2024 until April 2025 to stay in Hamburg.
• The applicant is willing to participate in K3’s outreach programme and other events at K3.
• The applicant is interested both in engaging in exchange with other artists as well as with an interested audience.
• The applicant already has some experience in/is interested in dealing with choreography on a discursive level, reflecting their own work, as well as working in a self-organised manner.
• Only applications by individuals can be accepted. Applications by teams or ensembles cannot be taken into consideration.
• They accept applications in all choreographic fields (e.g. dance for young audience, public space, film).
• They welcome applications from all countries. Applicants do not require a formal dance education. Applicants with disabilities and from marginalised communities are encouraged to apply.

For more information, visit K3 Residency Programme.