- Jan 18
Apply to showcase at inJazz (Jazzdag)
Apply now to showcase at inJazz (formerly known as Jazzdag), the biggest jazz networking event of the Netherlands. Deadline is 4 March 2016.
This is your chance to showcase your talent for programmers, record labels, managers, bookers, journalists and other significant persons from the jazz scene. An independent committee of experienced professionals will make a selection of the entries for the showcase programme.
Selected showcase artists will be promoted through NTR/NPO Soul & Jazz, Sublime FM, DJAZZ.tv, Jazzradio.nl and inJazz’s own promotion channels.
You can fill out the registration form here. Please note that the deadline for applications is extended. The new deadline is March 4, 2016 
January 12
Call for composers: Composition Contest B-Jazz 2016
On 21 January the six finalists for B-Jazz International Contest 2016 will be anounced. In the meantime the Composition Contest B-Jazz 2016 is launched: Sabam for Culture and B-Jazz organise this contest in search of new jazz themes.
January 06
For dance artists: Call for Application MA Choreography and Performance
Choreography and Performance is an international master’s degree designed and organised by the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies at Giessen University and the Department for Contemporary Dance at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HFMDK).
December 03
For artists: Call for performance and workshop submissions for ITI Congress
The ITI is launching a call for submissions from performing artists and theatre pracitioners across the world to take part in the 35th ITI World Congress which will take place in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, from 30 May to 4 June 2016.The congress theme is The Nature is our Stage and the deadline for submissions is January 30th.
November 30
For artists: Call for applications CINARS 2016
The CINARS Biennale (Montreal, Canada) is a not-to-be missed international networking event. More than 1500 performing arts professionals from 40 countries gather to present and promote the best productions in the field of performing arts across the globe.
November 25
For theatre producers and performers: residency in Frankfurt- theatre for a young audience
Starke Stücke is an international theatre festival aimed at young audiences, and in 2016 it is teaming up with the Mousonturm and the Theaterhaus Frankfurt to offer a multi-level international residency programme on the subject of theatre for a young audience.
November 16
Participants ISPA's Dutch Fellowship Programme announced
The International Society for the Performing Arts’ (ISPA) Dutch Fellowship Programme is providing three mid-career leaders from the Netherlands’ performing arts community access to ISPA’s extensive international network of arts professionals.
November 11
Circuit X expanded with Dutch productions
The selection of the Flemish Circuit X is being expanded with Dutch theatre productions. Circuit X is a quality label that yearly organises a tour for six creators, selected by a professional jury. The platform presents surprising performances of creators who are not yet as well known to the general public.
November 10
For music theatre artists and composers: call for residency WALPURGIS
To all singers, musicians, composers, actors and other artists who engage in experimental work in the music-theatre genre in all its forms and guises, WALPURGIS offers a 2 to 3-week residence between May and September 2016. The participants’ work will be shown to the public during the 2016 FENIKS FESTIVAL.
November 04
For artists: Application deadline for residencies PACT Zollverein 23 November 2015
From August to December 2016 PACT Zollverein is offering a residency programme for the development and realisation of projects and productions, which is open to professional artists from both Germany and abroad working in the fields of dance, performance, media art or sound art.
October 22
For dance artists: residency applications 2016
The Mediterranean Dance Center is inviting dance artists with fresh ideas for new projects to apply for a residential stay in Mediterranean Dance Center San Vincenti situated in the heart of Istria region of Croatia.
October 15
Dutch Umbrella Stand at Jazzahead 2016
In 2016 Jazzdag/Buma Cultuur and Dutch Performing Arts will facilitate a Dutch Umbrella stand at Jazzahead! You can now register for Jazzahead! with a discount as a co-exhibitor of this stand.
October 15
Call for interest for the 19th international contemporary dance festival Cyprus 2016
In 2016, the Ministry of Education and Culture in Cyprus will organise the European Dance Festival for the 19th time. The philosophy of the Festival is bringing people together through this form of art.
October 13
Apply now for the 20th International Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival
The 20th International Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival will take place from 17-20 March 2016 at Treffpunkt Rotebühlplatz in Stuttgart (Germany). Young dancers and contemporary choreographers can apply here with their latest productions. Deadline to apply is 11 November 2015.
October 13
For artists: send your project ideas on 'Living Traditions'
The Festival Belluard Bollwerk International and Migros Culture Percentage are looking for new or nascent artistic projects on the theme of 'Living Traditions'.
September 23
Looking back on South Korea
In September Dutch Performing Arts travelled to South Korea with a delegation of six creators and six programmers. A report in words and images.
September 08
New Brazil-programme by six cultural funds
Brazil is chosen by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as one of the priorities of the international cultural policy. Six cultural funds will implement this in 2015 and 2016 with a special programme that is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
September 07
Erik Kaiel / Arch8 selected to showcase at IPAY 2016
Erik Kaiel/Arch8 is one of the 17 selected companies to give a showcase at IPAY 2016.
September 02
Apply for ISPA's Dutch Fellowship Programme
The International Society for the Performing Arts’ (ISPA) Dutch Fellowship Programme will provide three mid-career leaders from the Netherlands’ performing arts community access to ISPA’s extensive international network of arts professionals.
August 31
Call for proposals for Classical:NEXT 2016 now open
Classical:NEXT is on the lookout for musicians, ensembles, speakers, entrepreneurs, experts, academics and anyone else involved with taking classical and art music to new heights to help them create next year's programme.
August 27
Call for entry: 34th International Fadjr Theater Festival
The Dramatic Arts Center of Iran organises the 34th International Fadjr Theater Festival, that will take place from 21 January till 1 February 2016 in Tehran. Theatre companies can send their proposals now.
August 13
Venues and festivals: apply now for a grant for Dutch presentations abroad
Are you planning to programme a Dutch company, ensemble or performer? Then maybe you're interested in the possibility to apply for a grant for Dutch Presentations Abroad from the Performing Arts Fund NL.
July 22
Save the date: international visitors' programme at Pop Art Festival 2016
From 14-16 April 2016 there's an international visitors' programme at the Pop Arts Festival.
July 21
For artists: open call for Babel Med Music 2016
Babel Med Music 2016 takes place from 17-19 March in Marseille, France.
July 14
For musicians and bands: apply now to showcase at SXSW Music 2016
Are you a performing artist who has proven you have the talent, experience and drive to make it in the music world? Perhaps you are in search of the chance to make that next step on your path to success.
July 13
Line-up Moving Meetings Dance 2015 announced
Discover exciting, new and bookable dance from The Netherlands.
July 09
Send an artistic proposal or rent a booth for Tanzmesse 2016
Tanzmesse 2016 is now accepting proposals for their Performance Programme. Deadline is 30 September 2015.
June 23
Platform-Scenography wins Best Curatorial Concept Award at PQ 15
Platform-Scenography (P-S) was awarded the Golden medal for Best Curatorial Concept at the Prague Quadrennial – the world exhibition for Scenography, Space and Performance Design. Dutch Performing Arts supported the project and we congratulate Platform-Scenography and the Curatorial team of Between Realities with their prize!
June 09
Open call for choreographers - Apply to Aerowaves now
Aerowaves is now accepting applications from early-career choreographers who wish to become one of the Aerowaves Twenty artists for 2016.
June 04
For composers: Call for applications International Music Theatre Competition Darmstadt
The Staatstheater Darmstadt is looking for composers who are explicitly interested in music theatre.
June 03
Dancers and choreographers can apply now for the Pina Bausch Fellowship 2016
“It is not about art, also not about pure technique. It is about life, and therefore it is about finding a language for life.“ Pina Bausch, about the reason for dancing.
May 26
Symphony of a Thousand – Classical:NEXT embraced by all sectors
The fourth edition of Classical:NEXT has drawn to a close in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with the presentation of the inaugural Classical:NEXT Innovation Award marking the conclusion of four rewarding days of expo, showcases and conference. More than 1,000 professionals from the classical and art music world came together to exchange with their peers and discover new opportunities and pathways within art music.
May 11
For artists: Call for performances 19th ASSITEJ World Congress
ASSITEJ South Africa announces the call for performances to be presented during the 19th ASSITEJ World Congress of the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People. It takes place from 17-27 May 2017 in Cape Town, under the over-arching theme “Cradle of Creativity”.
May 04
Save the date: October 1-4 - Moving Meetings Dance
Discover the latest developments in Dutch contemporary and conceptual dance, get a broad overview, be part of a rich panel of international programmers and artists, and share your insights about dance.
May 04
For makers: Open call Music Theatre Now 2015
The third edition of Music Theatre NOW is starting. The Music Theatre Committee in International Theatre Institute invites makers of operas of all shapes and sizes, which were professionally produced in the past three years, to submit their works. 18 works will be chosen for lecture/presentations at the Rotterdam Opera Days in 2016. Additional prizes of invitations for live performances from various parts of the world will be announced soon. Closing Date: June 30th, 2015
April 30
For artists: Application deadline for residencies PACT Zollverein 8 June 2015
From January to July 2016 PACT Zollverein is offering a residency programme for the development and realisation of projects and productions, which is open to professional artists from both Germany and abroad working in the fields of dance, performance, media art or sound art.
April 20
Dutch jazz at Jazzahead 2015
Jazzahead is an annual exhibition and the leading meeting point for the international jazz scene hosted in Bremen, Germany. Jazzahead is one of the most important international networking spots for jazz musicians. Together with Jazzdag/Buma Cultuur Dutch Performing Arts presents the Dutch Jazz scene in Bremen.
April 15
For artists: Open Call for Moving Meetings Dance 2015
Dutch Performing Arts and The Dutch Dance Festival present Moving Meetings Dance: a showcase programme for international professionals.
April 09
Apply for IETM Campus
Between 6 and 12 June IETM (International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts) organises, for the first time, IETMCampus in Almagro (Spain).
April 09
IETM Staff Exchange Programme
IETM's Staff Exchange Programme offers IETM members a unique opportunity to gain a short but valuable international experience by joining the team of another member organisation and hosting a professional from abroad. The duration of an exchange programme may vary from 1 week to 3 months or more.
April 08
For artists: Application Residency Program The Watermill Center now open
Watermill invites artists to submit ambitious proposals for the creation of work that critically investigates, challenges, and extends the existing norms of performance practice. The Residency Program gives artists the opportunity to utilize The Watermill Center as a home and a workshop to create and develop their own work.
April 02
Open call for artists: AltoFest Napoli
AltoFest is looking for performers, researchers, art and thought practitioners, single or collective artists for AltoFest 2015. AltoFest is an international festival of performing arts and trans-disciplinary interventions. It's fifth edition will run July 8-12, 2015 in Naples.
March 23
International visitors programme Tweetakt/Kaap - the Netherlands
Tweetakt/Kaap is an adventurous art festival for all ages with an international programme of theatre and dance performances, music, cabaret, games and (interactive) visual art installations.
March 03
Culture at a glance 2014
Culture at a Glance (Cultuur in Beeld) is published annually by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.