The call for proposals is open to individual artists, professionals, and companies. The submitted project may be developed during the residency phase (minimum 14 days), encompassing different expressive practices (e.g. dance, choreography, performance, sound walks, soundscape composition, sound sculptures, field recording, collective listening, musical composition and performance, participatory workshop, new technologies, motion-capture, site-specific design).

A single project may be submitted per referent. Only projects that did not make their debut by the end of the residency period, where the residency can contribute substantially to the realisation of the project, are admitted to the call for proposals. All groups, companies, collectives, and individual artists from all over the national and international territory who have at least 3 years of productive activity demonstrated by curriculum vitae may participate in the award.

Participation in the competition is free of charge and is completed by registering via the on-line form and accepting these regulations in full. The application form must be completed and signed on the website www.crossproject.it (section "AWARD_APPLICATION"), specifying the following information and including the following documents:

• Project title;
• In the appropriate sections, enter personal details of the project contact person and of the other group/collective/company members who will take part in the project and residence (specify the role played by the group members); 

• Contact details of the contact person (home address, telephone number, e-mail); 

• Curriculum vitae of the individual participant or the promoting company to be included in the same document/file as the portfolio. It is important to indicate any national or international awards;
• Portfolio with a selection of the works realised by the artist/company. Insert links to any audiovisual material in the appropriate section of the online form. Videos must be contained on an external server (vimeo, youtube and other channels) and any platform access credentials must be indicated. The file must not exceed 10 MB in size; 

• Description of the project (including the project concept, working methods planned or hypothesised, timeframe of the research and/or project, method of restitution if envisaged), possibly integrated with images, sketches and other material considered important for the full understanding of the work presented (6000 characters - excluding spacing). A hypothetical budget and production plan are welcome, although not mandatory. Languages allowed: Italian and English. The pdf file shall not exceed 10 MB in size;
• Please indicate the budget range for which you are applying, based on the needs assessment of the submitted project (up to €2000.00 - projects at the intial research stage; up to €4000.00 - projects at an advanced stage; up to €6000.00 - projects with new technologies or large groups).

Applications must be submitted by 11.59 p.m. on Wednesday 18 January 2023. Applications arriving after this deadline will not be accepted. The assessment of the feasibility of the performance project within the constraints (economic and logistical) expressed in this call is the responsibility of the artist/company.