Italy

La Biennale di Venezia has announced the Italian and International Calls for two original choreographic creations, to premiere as part of Biennale Danza 2027 in Venice (Italy), the 21st International Festival of Contemporary Dance (15–31 July 2027), directed by Wayne McGregor.

The selected artist will work in dialogue with researchers, policymakers and experts connected to the Digital Health Unit and the EU Policy Lab.

Co-funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme, the European Media Art Platform continues its residency programme for artists, artist duos, collectives, and other artistic collaborations working across digital, media, robotic, and bio art.

Teatri Riflessi Festival has opened its 2027 call for short performances: live works no longer than 15 minutes of contemporary dance, theatre, circus or multidisciplinary performance, to take place at Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy, from 13 to 18 July 2027.

Who Walks Here is a 28-day residency in May 2027, hosted at OvestLab, Amigdala’s civic centre in the Artisan Village, Modena, Italy. The open call invites three artists to explore the neighbourhood’s ongoing transformation through a transfeminist urban lens, in dialogue with local communities.

Scuola Piccola Zattere welcomes applications from artists and cultural practitioners, including curators, researchers, architects, choreographers, performers and writers, for the selection of two participants to the thematic-based fellowship programme, which will take place during the third season of activity, titled Living Document.

Nutrimenti_Habitat Creativo is a residency promoted by Associazione Demetra APS within the framework of C.U.R.A. – Centro Umbro di Residenze Artistiche, in Terni, Umbria (Italy), from 16 to 30 November 2026, and up to three artists or collectives will be selected.

For its 10th edition, taking place in May 2027, and as part of the programme of Culture Moves Europe, POLIS Teatro Festival launches an open call for performing artists from Creative Europe countries for an artistic residency dedicated to the figure of Teodorico, the Ostrogothic king who made Ravenna the capital of his kingdom, to celebrate also the 1500th anniversary of his death.

IDRA Teatro has launched a call for artists: ‘Residences of Change – Harnessing the Transformative Power of the Creative Practice’. This is a 31-day international residency supported by the Culture Moves Europe programme and hosted in Brescia, Northern Italy, across January and February 2027.