Present times are marked by uncertainty. Political instability, economic challenges, and the rapidly developing digital world make the familiar appear fragile and enhance the feeling that we live in a time of change and face an unpredictable future. All of this makes the ability to cope with uncertainty an essential creative resource. In this sense, the independent performing arts stand out for their willingness to experiment, to embrace diverse perspectives, and to explore complex social topics. The performing arts bring people together and present reality as fluid and subject to our design. The ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS thus finds it appropriate to continue its scholarship program for the performing arts in 2025 and to encourage and foster projects, conceptual work, artistic research, and investigations which creatively address the topic of ‘uncertainty’ and which develop new aesthetic forms of expression in a dialogue with the unknown. How can artistic practices not only reflect uncertainties but also open up new perspectives? What narrative styles, stage forms, and experiments result from a confrontation with the uncertain? The scholarships aim to stimulate reflection, artistic exploration, and courageous visions of the future.
Seven scholarships of € 10,000 will be awarded. The scholarships are geared toward professional artists in all disciplines who live and work in Hamburg or Northern Germany (Bremen, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern); artist collectives are also eligible. The scholarships aim to enable in-depth explorations, intensive artistic examinations, transdisciplinary and transcultural exchange, and novel collaborative approaches. The scholarships can be used for preparatory and investigatory efforts as well for the continuation or finalization of an existing project.
Scholarship recipients will be selected by an expert jury.
Information on the current 2025 application process is available here in German and in English.
APPLY HERE. Application deadline: April 20, 2025
Contact Person:
Natalya Stupka, Junior Project Manager, Art & Culture, stupka@zeit-stiftung.de
