D.Arte: Choreography and Visual Arts
In 2024, we launched the D.Arte project in collaboration with Mart, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto to explore the dialogue between dance and visual arts. The initiative includes choreographic interventions in museum spaces, creating unprecedented connections between the body, architecture, and artworks.
New Call for Proposals 2025/2026
For the 2025/2026 biennium, we are launching an open call for the selection of two performers, choreographers, collectives, or companies interested in working in museum spaces to develop a performative project through two artistic residencies (2025 and 2026).
The call is open to artists, collectives, and companies from any geographical background, with any physical characteristic, working in the field of performing arts and focusing their research on the body and movement.
The theme of the call is the relationship between the body and the museum experience, understood in its complexity as an interaction with architecture, exhibited artworks, and, more specifically, the relationship between visitors and the museum environment.
Artists will be supported by a joint curatorial mentorship provided by Oriente Occidente and Mart throughout the different phases of the creative process. Additionally, visitor behavior data will be made available to support their research. During the residencies, artists will have access to our Studio and the museum.
Public Showings
Two public showings are planned: the first, a studio presentation, will take place at the end of the first residency phase on October 4, 2025, as part of the Giornata del Contemporaneo (Contemporary Art Day). The second, a final performance, will be held in 2026 at the end of the project.
Financial Support
Each selected project will receive €8,000.00 gross + VAT, covering transfer and accommodation costs. The compensation will be disbursed by Oriente Occidente in two installments: the first upon the studio presentation and the second upon the final performance. The organization will cover the basic technical equipment and any required SIAE fees.
Timeline
04/04/2025 – Open call launch
04/05/2025 – Application deadline
21/05/2025 – Announcement of selected artists
27/09/2025 – 03/10/2025 – 2025 residency
04/10/2025 – Studio presentation
2026 – Second residency (date to be determined)
2026 – Final performance presentation
The schedule is subject to change.
Application Submission
Applications must be submitted by 2:00 PM on 4 May 2025, by filling out the form available at this link. No other application methods will be accepted.
Selection Committee
The projects will be selected by a Committee composed of:
Lanfranco Cis – Artistic Director, Oriente Occidente
Cecilia Canziani – Curator and Professor, Rome
Linda Dipietro – Artistic Director, Base Milano
Denis Isaia – Deputy Director, Collections Office, Mart
The commission may conduct a pre-selection and online interviews before making the final selection.
Click here to read the full call.
For further information: lucrezia.stenico@orienteoccidente.it
