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Rawabet 2025 Artist Residency for Performing Artists from the Arab Region Based in Europe (Sweden)

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Rawabet is calling for applications from performing artists (theatre, dance, new circus, and other forms) originally from the Arab region (regardless of ethnicity), who arrived to European territories after 2015, to develop and create works in collaboration with European and non-European counterparts and audiences, in order to create a more diverse cultural scene and combat stereotypes and discrimination.

The residency, from 18 to 28 June 2025, will select five artists based in Sweden, five artists based in Norway, and five artists based in other Creative Europe countries to prepare a project to be showcased locally or shown at Masahat Festival 2025 in Oslo.

The group of 15 performing artists (solo or in a group) to develop, rehearse, and showcase small-scale individual artistic projects in a 10-day period. The projects may be multidisciplinary with an anchoring in performance arts, particularly in dance, theatre, spoken word, puppetry, new circus arts, or interdisciplinary formats.

Artists originally from the Arab region, of all ethnicities, and who have moved to Europe since 2015, are eligible to apply, with priority given to artists who moved from Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, and Libya. Applicants who moved to Europe prior to 2015 will also be considered on individual cases.

The programme provides the following:

  • A stipend of 2,500 EUR (incl. all taxes and social costs)
  • Up to 2,000 EUR in production costs support
  • Travel, accommodation, working space in downtown Malmö
  • Networking opportunities with actors from the Swedish theatre industry
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