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EXPAND — OPEN CALL FOR EMERGING ARTISTS & PRODUCERS IN PERFORMING ARTS

This open call is open from February 20, 2026 to March 20, 2026

Are you an emerging artistic team in the performing arts? Are you curious to understand—and test—the creative potential of XR (extended reality) and AI (artificial intelligence) in live performance contexts? Do you want to explore new approaches to dramaturgy, production, and audience experience—while joining a European peer network?

We are looking for 6 creative duos, each composed of:

- one emerging performing arts artist (director, choreographer, playwright, etc.)

- one producer (see definition in the terms and conditions)

Selected duos will join a 12-month capacity-building programme combining hands-on labs, expert-led training, peer learning, and mentoring—focused on how XR and AI tools can reshape writing, dramaturgy, acting, design, production workflows, and touring models in performing arts.

EXPAND (Empowering the Performing Arts with XR and AI Technologies) is a European cooperation project supported by the Creative Europe programme, led by Dark Euphoria (FR) with & Espoo Theatre (FI) and “Marin Sorescu” National Theatre (RO).

→ More information about EXPAND

→ Please read the complete Terms and Conditions of the open-call

Applicant - Artist

Artist's First Name

Artist's Last Name

Artist's country of residence

The following list includes the eligible countries to our open call. You do not need to have the nationality, but to be a resident in one of the following countries (cf. our Terms and Conditions).

Artist's Contact

Artist's CV

Accepts .pdf files

Artist's portfolio

Please detail no more than 3 works

Accepts .pdf files

Link to your website / main social media account

Link to another website or account, if relevant

Please add here another link to an account if you want to highlight it.

Applicant - Producer

Producer's First Name

Producer's Last Name

Producer's Contact

Producer's country of residence

The following list includes the eligible countries to our open call. You do not need to have the nationality, but to be a resident in one of the following countries (cf. our Terms and Conditions).

Producer's CV

Accepts .pdf files

Link to your website / main social media account

Link to another website or account, if relevant

Please add here another link to an account if you want to highlight it.

Motivation

Cover letter

Please explain your motivations to apply as a duo, introduce your shared artistic vision or your project in common, and what you hope to achieve through the programme.

Maximal length : 2 pages (any extra page will not be considered for the evaluation)

Accepts .pdf, .doc, .docx files

Before submitting

By submitting this form, we (artist and producer) acknowledge that the personal data and submission information provided will be processed by EXPAND and shared with its consortium members and external partners for evaluation, dissemination, and project-related purposes. Data will be retained for the duration of the project and handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For any questions regarding your data or to exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, or objection), please contact: contact@dark-euphoria.com

We acknowledge that we submit to an open call dedicated to emerging artists, and that the artist of the duo respect one of the criteria of an "emerging artist" as described in our Terms & Conditions (link in the header of this page)