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Join us - the call is open for artists!

  • Writer: Jelena Ristic
    Jelena Ristic
  • Aug 7
  • 2 min read

We invite 10 young artists —with or without prior experience in the performing arts—who use the body as their primary artistic instrument. The residency will centre on women’s empowerment, togetherness and movement as a language of connection.

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Why pARTy?

We’re re-imagining the idea of a “party”—once just music and socialising, now a space for women’s empowerment, support, and connection, especially in rural areas.Together we will explore:

  • How did parties look in the past—and how do they look today?

  • What differs between urban and rural celebrations?

  • Can we transform this social format into an artistic performance where movement becomes a shared language?

Using dance and theatre tools, participants will:

  • develop personal movement vocabularies,

  • collaborate with local women through tea-time workshops,

  • co-create an immersive, community-driven performance.


Where & When?

  • Location: Magnet Association, Veliki Gaj, Serbia

  • Residency dates: 22 – 29 August 2025

  • Public outcome: immersive performance “pARTy – Art as Party” with the local community (repeat showing on 25 October 2025 with guests from across Serbia).

  • A further guest performance at one of our partner organisations in Serbia is possible (to be arranged).


Residency Facilitators

  • Sonja Stojanović-Aufriter – contemporary dancer & choreographer (creator of ASSIMILATE, CONTROLLER?, and Magnet’s 2024 piece Women’s Stories).

  • Katarina Marković – performer, author, and educator in physical & participatory theatre (trained at arthaus.berlin; works with REACH, SKC Belgrade, Teatar Levo, etc.).


What’s in it for you?

  • Intensive mentoring & practical labs with experienced artists.

  • Creation & performance of a new work in a real rural context.

  • 1–2 additional guest performances in rural cultural centres.

  • Fee: €120 for each subsequent performance.

  • Travel, accommodation, and meals covered during the residency.

  • Networking with Serbia’s independent art scene & contributing to rural cultural life.


How to apply

  1. Send a video (max 2 minutes)—introduce yourself freely and tell us why this residency interests you.

  2. Include links to previous work (if any). 


📧 Submit to: office@magnet.house

📅 Deadline: Until places are filled, no later than 18 August (responses within 24 hours).


The residency is part of “PIROUETTE – Phase 2: Young People Empower Their Communities Through Performing Arts (From Global to Local)”, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission and of the “ORUK” project financed by the Ministry of Tourism and Youth of the Republic of Serbia.

 
 
 
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