We are at work
Performative Arts Residencies between Mobility, Practice and Community
06.02. – 07.02.2026
Residencies permit artists to work on the unexpected, they support process and initiate synergy and partnership. The Fonds Darstellende Künste (Performing Arts Fund) Residency Grant, in cooperation with the Alliance of International Production Houses, enabled 21 artists and collectives to attempt new concepts in practice. Now all participants have been invited to Düsseldorf for reflection and exchange. Work processes and perspectives will be discussed and reflected upon over two days at both FFT Düsseldorf and tanzhaus nrw – during workshops, talks, and an artistically framed dinner. Interested expert audiences are cordially invited. Please find information on registering online soon.
Location: FFT & tanzhaus nrw
Programme Friday
16:00 Welcome, Foyer, FFT Düsseldorf
17:00 Reception and Opening Working on the Unexpected. Artistic Work between Rehearsal and Artistic Research, Foyer, FFT Düsseldorf
19:00 Performance: EXPECT A TIGER of Tigers‘ Kitchen, Bühne I, FFT Düsseldorf
Programme Saturday
10:00 Welcome, Foyer, tanzhaus nrw
11:00 Inputs – Three International Perspectives on Artistic Residencies, Großer Saal, tanzhaus nrw
12:30 Sessions:
Agnieszka Habraschka – Crip Time, Studio 8, tanzhaus nrw
Martina Leeker, Konstanze Schütze – about Art and Research, Studio 6, tanzhaus nrw
14:00 Lunch Break
16:00 Lightningtalks & Feedbacksessions mit den Resident*innen, tanzhaus nrw, Kleiner Saal
18:00 Intermission
20:00 Presentations & Feedbacksessions mit den Resident*innen, tanzhaus nrw, Großer Saal
program
Working on the Unexpected
Artistic Work between Rehearsal and Artistic Research
Inputs
Three International Perspectives on Artistic Residencies
program
Lightningtalks & Feedback