SUBSCENA | Otvoreni poziv / open call 2026

About the Open Call

SubScena for theatrical, performance and hybrid art is a non-profit partner project by Autonomous Cultural Center Attack and Cirkorama Association, realized at AKC Medika (Pierottijeva 11, Zagreb, Croatia), aiming to affirm and interconnect avant garde and experimental Croatian/regional/international artists regardless of their art’s genres, styles or periods. SubScena incites any artistically meaningful – both radical or subtle performance creation process, while developing and promoting experimental public development strategies and the establishment of a contemporary artistic discourse. SubScena for theater, performance and hybrid art is dedicated to supporting original performance, dance, circus and theatrical styles. SubScena connects and develops diverse practices of avant-garde artists and art collectives, via introducing and developing independent, original and stimulating art in the project’s alternative framework. SubScena’s year round programme is based on local, regional and international art productions and coproductions, guest performances & residencies. We welcome any and all experimental theatrical practices – disobedient and intimist; nonprofit and sustainable; subversive and independent. SubScena is specifically oriented towards supporting creative endeavours of emerging performance groups and artists aiming to overcome geographical, national, religious, gender and ethnic qualifications in their national or international collaborations and productions. By providing a safe production, collaboration and presentation space for residents and visiting artists – the program aims to empower the independent DIY and underground performance scene in Croatia and beyond, and to support artistic research and the creation of new performance modes and open discussions enabling an active public insight. This residency and/or performance opportunity is open to performance artists innovating their work via avant garde and experimental practices, creating a theater which is both disobedient and personal, experimental and stimulating, non-profit but sustainable, subversive and independent. Following the applications period, the selected artists/groups will be informed on the selection by the end of November 2025., resulting in the productions plan application to cultural funding for programmes to be realized in 2026. (via which the program funds are acquired and distributed).

What is Offered

accommodation within AKC Medika – accommodation for guest performers – travel expenses up to 200 € per artist and up to 500 € per group – light designer and technician – sound designer and technician – stage manager – test public / critique during new productions – public presentation – rehearsal and performances venues – technical education – video and photographs of the performance – promotion through social media, mailing lists, posters and online portals

Requirements

Open to performance artists innovating their work via avant garde and experimental practices, creating a theater which is both disobedient and personal, experimental and stimulating, non-profit but sustainable, subversive and independent.

How to Apply

Aplication form for performances: https://forms.gle/xeooLUFBTW7v2TP96 Aplication form for residencies: https://forms.gle/v9m9Np3sY93qYZA48