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

[Institute for Research in Art, Critical Thought and Philosophy]

Deadline

Participation fee

Participation Fees

Individual applicants:
– 400 EUR [early application – applications submitted before September 20, 2026]
– 500 EUR [students]
– 600 EUR [standard application]
– 700 EUR [payment plan in 2 instalments]

Collective application:
– 400 EUR per collective member

Auditors:
– 150 EUR

Details

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praelocutio.exordium.prolusio II.
 
RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR EXPERIMENTALISTS, SOUND ARTISTS, MAKERS, and TECHNOLOGISTS

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.
 
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FORMAT

Stage I. 
- 2 online seminars
- Individual participants and collectives present their practices and initiate the development of works for public presentation
- Q&A

Stage II. 
- 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 14-25, 2027
- Realization, testing, and public presentation of new works and prototypes at the seventh Bled Contemporary Music Week in Bled, Slovenia
 
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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.
 
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APPLY by October 15, 2026 
More information: https://www.praelocutio-exordium-prolusio.com/

Deadline

Participation fee

Participation Fees

Individual applicants:
– 400 EUR [early application – applications submitted before September 20, 2026]
– 500 EUR [students]
– 600 EUR [standard application]
– 700 EUR [payment plan in 2 instalments]

Collective application:
– 400 EUR per collective member

Auditors:
– 150 EUR

Details

praelocutio-exordium-prolusio.com