praelocutio.exordium.prolusio I. [OPEN CALL] for EXPERIMENTALISTS, SOUND ARTISTS, MAKERS, and TECHNOLOGISTS.

praelocutio.exordium.prolusio I.

[OPEN CALL] for EXPERIMENTALISTS, SOUND ARTISTS, MAKERS, and TECHNOLOGISTS.

RESIDENCY PROGRAM [September 2026 - June 2027]

An international residency for individuals and collectives to develop, test, perform, present, and critically reflect on new works and ideas that extend beyond established musical paradigms.

FORMAT: 

Stage I. | September 2026

- 2 online seminars

- Individual participants and collectives present their practices and initiate the development of works for public presentation

- Q&A

Stage II. | November-December 2026

- 2 online seminars

- Development, analysis, and pre-production of new works and ideas

- Preparation for the subsequent one-week residency at the festival

- Q&A

Stage III. | June 2027

- Realization, testing, and public presentation of new works and prototypes at the seventh Bled Contemporary Music Week in Bled, Slovenia

The prelocutio.exordium.prolusio residency supports a collaborative process in which individuals and collectives develop new works for public presentation at the seventh Bled Contemporary Music Week in Bled, Slovenia, EU. Projects may include performances, installations, laboratories, exhibitions, technological interventions, and other experimental formats.

Welcoming works at different stages, the residency enables participants to initiate projects, expand existing practices, and explore interdisciplinary approaches. Through temporary ensembles and working groups, they exchange methods, test ideas, refine artistic strategies, and support one another across experimentation, research, production, and presentation.

The program provides a focused context for collaborative inquiry, practical experimentation, and critical exchange, encouraging new relationships among sound, performance, technology, material practice, and presentation while fostering international connections across artistic, disciplinary, and technological contexts.

APPLY by September 15, 2026 

Early application by August 24. 

More information: https://www.praelocutio-exordium-prolusio.co