We are very proud to have been part of initiating a gathering we call RØSK – Reflections on the new Ecological Performing Arts – and as part of this to have written this wonderful vision together with some inspirering artists. Please dig in and read it here
PERIOD: 25/9 – 8/10 2023 Laboratorium for new ecological performing arts around the Baltic Sea DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 6/6-23 BIRCA BALTIC SEA is for 6 performing artists placed around the Baltic Sea (Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) with a joint residency of 2 weeks taking place 25/9-8/10. The residency seeks to expand your current practice […]
We received 99 applications for the BIRCA Women call. It was truly invigorating for us to witness the richness and depth which were so clearly featured in all the applications. The reviewing and selection process were both inspiring but also challenging. The review was done by Moira Finucane and Susanne Danig. In the process we […]
We received 99 applications for the BIRCA Women call. It was truly invigorating for us to witness the richness and depth which were so clearly featured in all the applications. The reviewing and selection process were both inspiring but also challenging. The review was done by Moira Finucane and Susanne Danig. In the process we […]
We received 80 applications for the BIRCA Queer call. It was truly invigorating for us to witness the richness and depth which were so clearly featured in all the applications. The reviewing and selection process were both inspiring but also challenging. The process has raised many nuanced questions about queerness, artistic practice and curation. We […]
Now we are ready to launch our 3 calls for residencies in 23 – BIRCA Kids, BIRCA Women and the new one BIRCA Queer. For all deadline for applications is 31/1-23. Read more about BIRCA Kids – only for Danish-based performing arts families and text is in Danish Read more about BIRCA Women – for […]
2022 has again been a busy year for BIRCA. The place has unfolded in many ways with exciting projects and artists who have used the place. We have received support from the Danish Arts Foundation for this year’s residencies under the title Radical Women of a total of 200,000 DKK for Island Connect, BIRCA Women […]
2021 has been a super busy year for BIRCA. The place has unfolded in many ways with many exciting projects, record number of residencies and artists using the place. We have been awarded a grant for 4 projects in total DKK 300.000 by the Danish Arts Foundation: Island Connect, BIRCA Women, BIRCA Kids and The […]
ISLAND CONNECT BIRCA WOMEN BIRCA KIDS – three residency initiatives with a focus on island identity, gender and nature are supported by the Statens Kunstfond. Island Connect also supported by Creative Europe DEADLINE ON APPLICATIONS FOR ALL RESIDENCES IS 20 / 12-22 Notification will be given no later than 1 / 2-22 ISLAND CONNECT 2-15/5 […]
2020 was our fourth year and it was unrolled in the shadow of the Corona epidemic. The activities have consisted of: residences, both organized by participants and under the auspices of Island Connect and finally a long row of free Corona residencies, we lay out in the spring – most of the projects ended with […]