Festivals of the independent performing arts are regarded as motors of innovation for artistic positions and aesthetic practices. But they also offer important potential for networking, for getting to know new places and regions, stages and protagonists – outside of one’s own local or regional work environment.
With the format &FRIENDS VISIT, together with the FESTIVALFRIENDS network we invite artists to our festival. The invited artists get to know the programme and the festival team - accompanied by a networking programme specifically tailored to this format. Over five days (including the arrival and departure days), visitors will be able to attend the varied program, and we also want to give them the opportunity to exchange ideas with the regional scene.

APPLICATION:
● TARGET GROUP: All freelance artists and cultural workers in the performing arts based in Germany are addressed.
● TIME PERIOD: 5. bis 9. Juni 2024
● LOCATION: Hamburg
● LANGUAGE: The programme items of the networking format are offered in German
and English.
● CONTENT: We ask for a short biography (max. 1 page) and an explanation (up to 1.500 characters) of why participation in the &FRIENDS BESUCH format is important for your own work. If you have already participated in one of our formats, please include a short note in your application. Applications can be submitted in German or English.
● CONTACT/DEADLINE: You can submit your application as a collected PDF by e-mail to koordination@hauptsachefrei.de by 03.05.2024.
● TRAVEL EXPENSES/ALLOWANCE: FESTIVALFRIENDS will cover the travel and accommodation costs of all invited artists. An expense allowance of 450,00 EUR per person will be paid.

FESTIVALFRIENDS is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media through the program Verbindungen fördern of the Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste e. V. (Federal Association of Independent Performing Arts).