Shifting Points incubation programme for performing artists 2025
Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting (BIPAM), Kyoto Experiment and the Japan Foundation (JF) are calling for applications from performing arts artists in Thailand, Japan, and Southeast Asia for the three-year incubation project ‘Shifting Points’.
The participating cohort will gather both online and onsite to expand their ways of thinking and practice by engaging with performing arts practitioners in Southeast Asia and their socio-cultural ecosystem. Thus, they will create a collective learning experience that will result in a performative outcome. The programme will be facilitated and advised by a facilitator and guest mentors.
2025 Timeline
- February: Online introductory sessions
- 10–17 March: Onsite research, exchange, and idea development in Bangkok and BIPAM2025 with programme mentors
- October: Onsite research, exchange, and idea development in Kyoto and Kyoto Experiment 2025 with programme mentors
The process may continue to phase 2 and 3 in Jan-March and October 2026 and March 2027. The application process will be renewed and participants will also be reselected to suit each phase of the programme.
Eligibility
Applications are open to artists, art practitioners who create works that are related to performing arts based in Thailand, Southeast Asia, and Japan. In the final selection, a total of 6 participants will be selected from Thailand (2), Southeast Asia (2), and Japan (2).
Support
For each on-site activity, selected participants will receive the following:
- Travel (domestic and international transportation)
- Accommodation
- Travel insurance
- Per diems (1,500 THB per day for Bangkok period)
Shifting Points application guidelines
Deadline: 13 January 2025