All The Rivers TIMEWISE: Open Call for Group Residencies Dance 2026
What is it about?
ausland offers residencies for groups of 3 to 5 persons. You will receive rehearsal and production time, a grant of 2000 € per person and artistic and technical support to research and realise your project.
Who can apply?
We are focusing this year on artists over 40 and are looking forward to applications with non-linear CV´s and unorthodox pathways.
Why?
Whether we can pursue an artistic career without obstacles depends on background and resources, gender and life choices, relationships, family responsibilities, migration, or simply wide-ranging interests. Mid-way through your journey you may suddenly find yourself “too old” for many funding opportunities, even though your situation speaks more to systemic exclusion and barriers than personal achievement or artistic development.
The residencies are explicitly directed at all cultural workers involved in creating a performance including, for example, light, sound, and video designers, dramaturgs or integrated access collaborators.
Which projects are we looking for?
Your theme can be anything; however, we are looking in particular for projects who seek exchange, solidarity and mutual learning in the world: projects that answer back, that reach out to the community, and can explore their environment through a brave, aware and queerfeminist lens.
We prioritise projects that integrate accessibility into their work and planning as an essential part of the research and work process.
What do you get?
You will receive from us:
- technical support and advice
- support with questions on production matters
- “outside eye” content/artistic advice
- support with accessibility contacts and outreach
- support with photo and video documentation
- A one-month grant of €2000 per person.
The grant is divided into:
- 10 days of of research + preparation, documentation and evaluation
- 10 days of development and rehearsal time at ausland
- 10 days rehearsal time including public showing/sharing at ausland
You’ll find information about the space and our technical equipment in this link:
https://www.ausland.berlin/production
When?
Working periods at ausland:
Tue, 31 March – Thu, 9 April and Thu, 16 July – Sat, 25 July
Tue, 14 April – Thu, 23 April and Thu, 20 August – Sat, 29 August
Tue, 19 May – Thu, 28 May and Thu, 15 October – Sat, 24 October
Tue, 9 June – Thu, 18 June and Thu, 19 November – Sat, 28 November
How?
At this link you will find the application form: https://forms.gle/PhzHjQ6EGNGgeT14A
The application is a google-form in English and German. If the form application in the link is not accessible to you, you can send us a video application (DGS/ISL possible) or send us an application in an audio file to: alltherivers@ausland.berlinFor accessibility questions only, please write us an email to this address: alltherivers@ausland.berlin or call in this number: 0178 8896746
Your application should answer the following questions
- What is your project about, what is your motivation and goal?
- How do you plan to work on it? What methods will you use, how will you work as a group?
- Tell us about yourselves: We are not interested in fancy portfolios or academic exposès, but we want to hear what you want to share about yourselves.
- There is an optional field to add links: you are welcome to add them but the main consideration will be your project and goal(s).
- Access requirements/needs: Information about ausland accessibility you find at this link: ausland.berlin/accessibility . Please let us know how we can support you and your team in the space.
- Space/ production/ technical needs: tell us what you will need at ausland in terms of equipment and support: please check our technical rider, the space size etc. before filling this if you’ve never visited us before.
You will find information at this link: https://www.ausland.berlin/production,
- We would ask you to choose at least two time-frames optional for your residency.
What’s next?
The application ends on 15.2.2026. The jury results will be published by mid march and sent to you per email.
Important information:
This Open Call is subject to the provision of funds by the State of Berlin / Senate department for Culture and Social cohesion.
By Senate rules, any person is allowed to get multiple Senate scholarships up to a maximum of €24,000 per year.
Residencies at ausland - General
ausland offers residencies for performing arts and dance. We provide space and time to collect material, make technical and other experiments and develop a piece. Since 2010 nthere have over a 100 residencies taken place at ausland.
At the end of a residency artists share their (intermediate) results in front of a small audience at ausland. The format of this presentation is to be decided by the artist. We address all artists and cultural workers, Focusing on groups and individuals who have been and are still excluded from funding due to (multiple) discrimination. The focus of our residency is on an inclusive and diverse casting. We welcome projects that engage with the world in a courageous, awake, consistent, persistent and queerfeminist way.
We always offer the space, technical equipment, technical help and an outside eye. We apply for funding to support the artists financially during the residencies. In the case of funding we publish a residency open call, and summon a jury.
The ausland residency program has been funded by Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt, in the frame of Pilotprojekt Residenzförderung Tanz and in the frame of Spartenoffene Förderung.
