Open Call for Composers-in-Residence

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Open Call for Composers-in-Residence

The Hannover State Opera is looking for a composer-in-residence with pioneering ideas for musical theater.

The residency program will take place in Hannover between January - July 2023.

The Hannover State Opera offers networks, guidance, cooperation and support in the realization of music theater program ideas. The project is funded by the “360° - Fund for New City Cultures” of the Federal Cultural Foundation.

Applications from marginalized artists, especially BIPoC, people with a refugee or migration history, with different ethnic and cultural backgrounds are explicitly welcome.

Expectations and Eligibility

  • Artists with interdisciplinary, hybrid, performative approaches, cross-genre concepts (music, singing, drama, ballet, theater, visual arts) and experimental musical-artistic ideas will be preferred. The focus of artistic interest should be the human voice and human body. All genres of music are welcome.
  • The resident is expected to develop their own ideas with creativity, innovative strength and team spirit. This requires a great deal of curiosity, love of experimentation and the willingness to deal with different genres of music theater.
  • Applicants should be no more than 35 years old and already have made artistic work and gained project experience. Previous experience in opera is not required.
  • The artist should have transcultural experiences to be used for working with the different groups and actors of a diverse urban society, especially with migrant and post-migrant cultural communities and initiatives, and create spaces for artistic and aesthetic synergies.
  • A sound knowledge of German is required. Additional foreign language skills (English, Turkish, Arabic, Russian, French, Polish) would be an asset.
  • For the residency in Hanover, artists should have the main place of residence in the European Union or Great Britain.

What is offered

  • A six-month work stay (January 2023 to March 2023: sporadic presence; April to July 2023: permanent residence) at the Lower Saxony State Theater Hannover GmbH / State Opera Hanover for the professional realization of authentic artistic ideas with the aim of performing a project.
  • A total fee of EUR 12,000.
  • During the onboarding process, the artist will get to know the State Opera, its departments and artistic staff. Afterwards, mentors from the State Opera accompany them during the process, especially in the conception and realization of the ideas, and give support in the collaboration with the institution, with city networks and working environments. A presence (residence) in Hanover is necessary during the rehearsal stage.
  • The Hannover State Opera offers networks, production resources, cooperation and support in the conception and realization of music theater program ideas.

Application and selection process

A digital application should contain the following documents:

  • Letter of motivation: goals and ideas (in German), max. two pages and a CV (+ photo) with artistic career, max. two pages
  • Graduation certificates, job references, certificates (in German or English)
  • Two to three relevant work samples, max. 70 min, via cloud link (Google Drive or MS OneDrive)
  • optional: additional images and text material

Please send the complete application documents to [email protected] by 29 November 2021 at the latest as an assembled PDF with the keyword "360 ° – Composer-in-residence".

For more information, check their website and contact [email protected] in case of questions.

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