performa-q: queer stories from europe's periphery

PERFORMA-Q is a transnational European platform dedicated to surfacing erased queer stories from Europe’s periphery. For Cycle 1 of its Residency Programme, it is selecting six artists or collectives from the fields of theatre, dance, performance art, and performative writing for residencies between October 2026 and April 2027 (2–4 weeks).

The programme operates across six partner countries and functions as a dramaturgical incubator: a transnational space where fragile, untold narratives receive resources, mentorship, and the infrastructure to travel across borders.

Residencies will be with the following partners:

• Slovakia: NOMANTINELS

• Bosnia & Herzegovina: SARTR

• Czech Republic: CO.LABS

• Austria: Wiener Wortstaetten

• Sweden: Swedish Performing Arts Coalition

• Ukraine: Mariupol Theatre in Exile (in alternative partner spaces)