Applications
Applications can be submitted as a text, audio or video file. A hybrid form is also possible. Text submissions should be combined into a single PDF document. If you are submitting a large audio or video file, please send us a link to access your files.
Please send your application to:
kulturamt.schwindelfrei(at)mannheim.de
Deadline: 14.12.2025
Your application should include:
- a brief description of your team (max. 10 lines / max. 2 min.)
- a description of your planned project (max. 1 page / max. 5 min.)
What would you like to research or develop? How does your project relate to the festival’s theme? How do you want to work? What do you want to achieve in this process? - a list of all team members: name, function, place of residence / work
- links to websites and / or other materials, if available (max. 3 pages)
- performance dates for your group (by January), if known
- information about accessibility requirements, or access riders, if relevant
- contact details for the group’s contact person
Unfortunately, incomplete submissions cannot be considered.
Selection Criteria
- artistic quality and clarity of the project
- relevance to the festival theme
- urgency
- whether the residency could make a significant contribution to the artist’s own development
- reflective, anti-discriminatory work methods
- socially and environmentally sustainable work methods
- organization feasibility within the framework of the festival
The curators will make their selections by the end of January 2026.
Festival and Schedule
- consultation about the Open Call with the festival curators: November 2025
- application deadline: December 14, 2025
- announcement of application results: by the end of January 2026
- residency periods: June 22 – July 8, or July 2 – 8, 2026
- festival dates: July 9 – 12, 2026