Recidencies 2027

Call

CALL FOR RESIDENCIES LA CALDERA 2027 + EXTRAORDINARY GRANT BARCELONA CREA CREATION FACTORIES 2026

LA CALDERA DANCE CREATION CENTER

Call

La Caldera opens the Ordinary Call of the residency programme for the period from January to December 2027 + Extraordinary Call Barcelona Crea Creation Factories Grant 2026

This call includes three modalities:

  1. Research and creation residency 2027
  2. Technical residency 2027
  3. Extraordinary Barcelona Crea Creation Factories Grant 2026 / Racialized artists: Afro-descendants, Arabs, Asian-descendants, Roma, Indigenous and other racialized communities

A total of 13 projects are expected to be hosted: 10 research and creation residencies, 2 technical residencies and 1 Extraordinary Barcelona Crea Grant.

 

RESEARCH AND CREATION RESIDENCY + TECHNICAL RESIDENCY / 2027

Aimed at creators, collectives and researchers linked to the performing arts, with trajectories from any artistic field, who consider the body, dance and/or movement as material, tool or central question in their project. Their origin may be local, national or international.

The residency call for the year 2027 has a budget of €35,000 allocated directly to payments to artists and companies (in addition to the budget allocated to cover production costs by La Caldera) as follows:

  • Fees for the development of the residency in the Research and Creation modality, distributed among the selected projects depending on the artistic team, timing, duration and other associated expenses (with a minimum of €2,000.00 and maximum of €3,500.00 gross per project).
     
  • Fees for the development of the technical residency, in the Technical modality, with a fixed amount of €1,000.00 gross per project, plus the costs associated with La Caldera’s technical staff for assembly and dismantling.

La Caldera will cover national and international travel expenses (up to a maximum to be negotiated), as well as the management and coordination of accommodation.

La Caldera may cover other production expenses — acquisition of materials necessary for the development of research and creation — to be negotiated in each case and from a specific economic fund separate from the previous ones, allocated to these residencies.

La Caldera is a project sensitive to the reconciliation between care time and working time, and offers the flexibility and necessary conditions (economic and production) to host artists in processes of maternity/paternity, or care of other dependent persons.

La Caldera has hold an online information session on Wednesday June 3, 2026 at 11:00am. You can watch the recording of the session here. 

You can consult the selected projects in previous calls here.

MODALITIES

Research and creation residencies

Aimed at hosting 10 projects in their entirety or in a specific phase of the creation process. The objective is to offer time and space to deepen working processes and materials in a specialized context that allows the maturation and evolution of the proposals presented. The proposals may propose different processes, devices and supports for creation, including expanded expressions of the stage.

We offer:

  • Financial contribution in fees (minimum €2,000.00 gross, and up to €3,500.00 gross depending on the artistic team, timing, duration and associated production costs).
  • Free rehearsal space. Timing (intensity, duration, calendar...) will be studied and agreed trying to adjust as much as possible to the needs and rhythms of each project, considering availability with respect to other activities at La Caldera.
  • La Caldera has three studios with different dimensions, configurations, equipment and possibilities, which define the type of work they can host. As well as other work spaces for study and table work. It is recommended to visit this link to adjust the proposal to its characteristics.
  • Travel expenses and accommodation options.
  • Possibility of artistic accompaniment and follow-up during the working process in dialogue with the La Caldera team.
  • Opportunity to generate appropriate contexts to share the creation process and open it to external views with different levels of exposure within the framework of the Raw Creation Capsules.
  • Free registration to the programme of activities of La Caldera (Except for CAMPAR CAMPO Master Degree).
  • Option to participate in different activities, exchange projects and local, national and international collaborations generated by La Caldera and in collaboration with other institutions (Institut Ramón Lllull, Oficina de Difusión de la Danza among others).
  • Participation in advisory and mentoring devices and projects for mobility and internationalisation promoted by La Caldera, as well as in contexts of visibility and connection with national and international creation and exhibition contexts.
  • One free session of consultancy with Elclimamola.
  • Access to the spaces and common services of the centre.
  • Visibility and dissemination through the various communication channels of the centre.

Documentation to be submitted for the creation modality:

Full form. Fill it in here.

  • Description of the project to be carried out, including a brief synthesis of the idea, starting point or motivation, general lines, methodology, interests and objectives of the work to be developed during the residency. [max. 9,000 characters] / Mandatory
  • Artistic, production and technical team with CVs of participants and accompanying persons during the residency at La Caldera: most relevant aspects in training and professional experience. [max. 3,000 characters] / Mandatory
  • Work schedule of the project and possible periodisation of the residency at La Caldera / Mandatory
  • Images (JPEG) or video excerpts of previous works or of the proposal submitted, if already in development / Optional
  • 1 video of up to 5 minutes (link without password) presenting the project in first person by the applicants / Optional
  • Portrait photo of the artist or applying collective / Optional
  • Dossier and other relevant materials for evaluation with complementary information: related materials or content, background or references, trajectory and previous works / Mandatory
  • Specify if the proposal has the support of other centres or spaces, co-production or public funding / Optional

Technical residencies

La Caldera has a black box room with technical equipment, suitable for working on staging and carrying out public showings (maximum capacity 100 people), ideal for hosting technical residencies of small or medium format proposals in their final phase or requiring a technically equipped space due to the nature of the research.

We offer:

  • Fees for the residency with a fixed amount of €1,000.00 gross.
  • Use of the space for a maximum of 5 consecutive days (technical work) and one prior week of study and work in the space (without technical service) to facilitate the implementation of the proposal.
  • The calendar and period will be agreed with the creators according to the needs of each project and the availability of the centre.
  • Technical equipment: lighting, sound, video projector.
  • Free technical services and assistance for assembly and dismantling.
  • If the project requires other technical materials not provided by La Caldera, the possibility of extension or rental will be studied, agreeing in advance on the conditions.
  • National and international travel expenses and possible accommodation will be covered.
  • Possibility of artistic and scenotechnical accompaniment and follow-up during the working process.
  • Opportunity to share the creation process with different levels of exposure through the Raw Creation Capsules.
  • Free registration to La Caldera activities (except for CAMPAR CAMPO Master Degree)
  • Option to participate in different activities, exchange projects and local, national and international collaborations generated by La Caldera and in collaboration with other institutions ((Institut Ramón Lllull, Oficina de Difusión de la Danza among others).
  • Participation in advisory and mentoring devices and projects for mobility and internationalisation promoted by La Caldera, as well as in contexts of visibility and connection with national and international creation and exhibition contexts.
  • One free session of consultancy with Elclimamola.
  • Access to the spaces and common services of the centre.
  • Visibility and dissemination through the various communication channels of the centre.

Documentation to be submitted for the technical residency modality

Full form. Fill it in here.

  • Description of the project to be carried out with a brief synthesis of the idea, starting point or motivation, general lines, methodology, interests and objectives of the work to be developed during the residency. [maximum 9,000 characters] / Mandatory
  • Artistic, production and technical team with CVs of participants and accompanying persons during the residency at La Caldera: most relevant aspects at training and professional level. Important: all projects submitted in this modality must have their own technician during the days of the residency. [maximum 3,000 characters] / Mandatory
  • Forecast of space needs, technical equipment and personnel, as well as the duration and most appropriate approximate period for the residency. [maximum 3,000 characters] / Mandatory
  • Work schedule of the project and possible periodisation of the residency at La Caldera / Mandatory
  • Images (JPEG) or video excerpts of previous works or of the proposal submitted, if already in process / Optional
  • 1 video of up to 5 minutes in length (link without password) presenting the project in first person by the applicants / Optional
  • Portrait photo of the artist or applying collective / Optional
  • Dossier and other relevant materials for evaluation with complementary information: related materials or content, background or references, trajectory and previous works / Mandatory
  • Specify if the proposal is supported by other centres or spaces and if it has any co-production or public support / Optional

 

EXTRAORDINARY GRANT FOR ARTISTIC RESEARCH BARCELONA CREA CREATION FACTORIES 2026 / RACIALIZED ARTISTS

The "Barcelona Crea – Creation Factories Grants 2026" are an initiative of the Network of Creation Factories with the support of the Institute of Culture, to support the processes prior to production that accompany the creation of artistic proposals: conceptualization, gestation, research, experimentation, documentation and rehearsal.

These grants aim to contribute to maintaining the cultural and scientific momentum of the city, offering resources to develop processes of research and artistic innovation.

Within this framework, La Caldera dance creation centre launches the call for one (1) extraordinary grant aimed at artists and collectives of racialized, Afro-descendant, Arab, Asian-descendant, Roma, Indigenous and other racialized communities. Who work around the body, movement and choreographic language, and who contribute to deepening research in dance and contemporary practices of the body and movement.

A singular focus that delves into La Caldera’s desire to approach artists, communities and practices underrepresented in public cultural and arts institutions, under values of accessibility, equity, redistribution and reparation of structural inequalities that traditionally hinder the development of their professional careers.

Procedure

This extraordinary research grant is linked to the programme lines of La Caldera dance creation centre, in dialogue with the artistic approach of the curatorial project, as well as with the artists and situations developed by the centre.

And aims to bring resources to different ways of approaching research in dance, favouring experimentation in ways of reflecting, questioning and generating knowledge through the body in movement from those bodies and creators who are racialized, Afro-descendant, Arab, Asian-descendant, Roma, Indigenous and other racialized communities.

Grant modality

This extraordinary grant contemplates a single general modality of research and creation.

Dates and duration

The period of connection with the facility will be approximately 6 months, not necessarily consecutive, to be developed within the year 2026 and until March 2027.

The time and work spaces will be adjusted to the needs of each project and will be agreed between the selected artists and the La Caldera team, considering the availability of spaces, residencies and the centre’s own activities. In any case, dialogue with the facility will begin before space is required in rehearsal rooms, table or common areas, with the aim of detecting the needs of the project and being able to accompany the research from the beginning. 

Requirements

  • The grants are aimed at racialized, Afro-descendant, Arab, Asian-descendant, Roma, Indigenous and other racialized communities Barcelona-based artists with trajectories from any artistic field who consider the body and/or movement as material, tool or central question in their research and creation projects.
  • The proposals submitted must be related to the city of Barcelona or its metropolitan area. The relationship is understood to be accredited when at least one of the following assumptions is met:
  • That the object of the proposal is related to the city of Barcelona or its metropolitan area.
  • That the candidate person or entity has their residence in the city of Barcelona or its metropolitan area.
  • That the candidate person or entity is linked to the cultural fabric of Barcelona or its metropolitan area and that this is evident from the content of the documentation.
     
  • The proposals must be new creations:
    • The proposal must be in a phase of ideation, research, prototyping, rehearsal, pre-production, that is, in an initial phase of research.
    • The proposal must not have been previously presented in public, whether by the person or entity participating in the call or by other persons or entities.

Commitments of La Caldera

With these grants, La Caldera aims to make available to projects the material and immaterial resources necessary to deepen research and working processes, in a context that allows the optimal evolution and maturation of the proposals presented. To this end, we offer:

  • Financial contribution of €6,000 gross.
  • Workspace in studio, table and common areas. Working time and calendar to be agreed with the centre.
  • Accompaniment of the working process by the team of the structures and dialogue with other allied spaces and artists of the centre.
  • Opportunity to generate appropriate contexts to share research processes and open them to external views with different levels of exposure.
  • Option to participate in some of the different exhibition, training and community activities, exchange projects and collaborations generated by La Caldera.
  • Access to the common spaces of the centre and to the internet via Wifi.
  • Visibility and dissemination through the different communication channels of the centre.

To register for the call, it will be necessary to select one of the 3 grant modalities offered and fill in the form, in which the following documentation is required:

Personal data of the applicant: full name, address, telephone number and email.

  • Description of the project, including the following sections (maximum length 6000 characters):
  • Brief synthesis of the idea or starting point of the research
  • Objectives
  • Methodology
  • Calendar and work plan
  • Artistic team with which it is intended to work, if applicable.
  • Curriculum vitae detailing previous projects of the applicant or collective (maximum length 1500 characters).
  • A maximum of 3 images of the project.
  • A maximum of 3 videos of the project or previous works related to the artistic line to be developed.

Applications may be submitted in Catalan, Spanish or English.

To submit your application, you must fill in the following FORM:

Extraordinary Grant Barcelona Crea Creation Factories 2026: Fill it in here.

Dissemination and communication

Beneficiaries must include in the dissemination and publicity materials of the proposal the following mentions:

“With the support of ICUB-Barcelona City Council” and of the creation factory where the grant is developed.

Intellectual property and use of image

Participating natural and legal persons assume authorship of their works or proposals and undertake not to submit audiovisual, phonographic, musical and image materials over which they do not have duly accredited usage rights.

La Caldera dance creation centre is not responsible for the improper use of intellectual property rights by candidate persons and entities.

By participating in the grant call, participants authorize La Caldera to reproduce or disseminate the proposals if they are beneficiaries of the grants, provided that this dissemination is for promotional purposes and does not have a commercial objective.

Compatibility of the Grants

The “Barcelona Crea–Creation Factories” grants are compatible with any other aid, subsidy or grant granted by other administrations, public or private entities for the same proposal, except in the following cases:

Projects that in 2026 have received other subsidies or aid from Barcelona City Council prior to the date of submission of the application to the extraordinary Barcelona Crea–Creation Factories 2026 call of La Caldera will not be eligible. If the grant is awarded, the beneficiary must choose one of the grants awarded and renounce the others.

A person, group of persons or organization may not receive more than one “Barcelona Crea” grant in 2026, regardless of the institution awarding it and the modality of the grant. This criterion applies whether the grants awarded are for the same project or for different projects. If more than one grant is awarded, the beneficiary must choose one and renounce the others.

Under no circumstances may persons, groups of persons or organizations that have received a “Barcelona Crea–Creation Factories” grant from La Caldera in 2025 apply. However, they may apply for “Barcelona Crea” grants from the Institute of Culture of Barcelona, other Creation Factories or associated facilities, whether for funding a different phase of the same project or a different project.

If a “Barcelona Crea–Creation Factories” grant from La Caldera was received in 2024 or in previous years, the beneficiary may apply again, provided that it is to fund a different phase of the same project or a different project.

 

Selection of projects (Residencies 2027 and Extraordinary grant barcelona crea creation factories 2026)

Evaluation criteria

The main criterion will be the quality of the artistic proposal and its interest within the context of dance and contemporary performing arts creation. Below, we outline other criteria or interests, for guidance, which coincide with the lines of work currently developed by La Caldera:

  • Clarity in the presentation of the proposal, methodology, planning and coherence of the project.
  • New visions and ways of approaching creation, open to risk and experimentation with languages, methodologies and formats
  • Capacity to generate a context of reflection and critical thinking around the proposal.
  • Willingness and interest in establishing a dialogue with the centre to define possible mechanisms to collect and share knowledge resulting from practices and creation processes.
  • We are particularly interested in supporting emerging creation, as well as sustaining the work of senior artists and accommodating dissident practices in the field of dance and contemporary practices of body and movement.
  • Connection with other artistic disciplines and fields of knowledge.
  • Projects capable of developing mediation and participation actions connected to the artistic interests of the proposal.

Selection committee

The selection committee will be composed of professionals from dance and performing arts from various disciplines and profiles, external and linked to La Caldera. Once the selection process is completed, the committee will be made public.

Rules

This call is addressed to natural persons and legal entities.

To participate, it is necessary to fill in the form specifying which modality is applied for and attach all the documentation required according to the modality.

For any inquiries write to: residencies@lacaldera.info

Project submission period, selection process and resolutions

The deadline for submission of projects runs from Monday 18 May to Sunday 14 June 2026 at 23:59h.

The selection process will follow the following steps and deadlines:

  • From 15 to 21 June: internal pre-selection phase by the La Caldera team.
  • From 22 June to 26 July: selection phase with the external committee.
  • Between 27 and 30 July: final meeting of the committee.

The resolution of this call will be published on Friday 31 July 2026.

Throughout the selection process, and if it is necessary to collect more information, the members of the selection committee may contact the artists submitted to the call both in writing and by telephone.

Once the resolution has been published, and between 7 and 11 September, non-selected projects may request personalized feedback through a telephone conversation with the artistic direction of La Caldera. The requested feedback will be scheduled throughout the months of September and October. This action is part of the policies of care and support for artists and the sector, within the framework of our good practices in the design and publication of public calls.

La Caldera reserves the possibility of inviting other artists and projects outside this public call, as well as proposing some of the submitted projects to other lines of support.

La Caldera does not collaborate in projects supported or produced totally or partially by public institutions and private cultural structures funded by the State of Israel.