ctm 2026 radio lab

The CTM 2026 Radio Lab will support the creation of one new work exploring the intersection of radio and live performance, while also responding to the 2026 festival theme, dissonate < > resonate. The call is open to artists worldwide and relevant to fields of experimental music, sound art, radio art, new radio drama, and performance. The Radio Lab call’s focus is on live performance formats rather than installations.

The commissioned work will premiere at CTM 2026 Festival in Berlin (23 January – 1 February 2026), and will be broadcast in Deutschlandfunk Kultur’s Klangkunst programme in Spring 2026 in the form of a 40–55 minute radio piece. The Österreichischer Rundfunk (Austrian Broadcasting Service) will also present the work via one or more of its platforms: the Ö1 Zeit-Ton or Ö1 Kunst zum Hören radio shows, and/or the ORF musikprotokoll im steirischen herbst festival in Graz (Autumn 2026).

Theme: dissonate < > resonate