Moving Identities

ongoing

Moving Identities (MI) is a 3-year residency exchange for performing artists in Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Estonia, Norway and Latvia. The focus is European identity today. The consortium of residency venues and advisory partners invites artists from across Europe who are underrepresented in the performing arts and/or investigate the theme identity. The aim is to achieve greater diversity of identity represented in the performing arts across Europe and to strengthen underrepresented artists’ international networks and visibility through international residencies. MI also enables the sharing of best practice amongst the partners, ensuring they develop tools to support diverse artists and themes. Each year, a group of artists is selected in each country. Each cohort receives 3 residencies across the year: 1 in their country of residence, 2 internationally within the consortium. It’ll give them the opportunity to develop their creative practice and research projects or productions. The artists also meet online to network and receive mentoring. At the end of the 3 years, the consortium hosts a symposium in Copenhagen on the theme of identity. MI’s environmental impact is monitored by an Eco Manager and a report on Identity, Diversity and Inclusion maps the knowledge and action points gained from the project.