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Performance Summer Laboratory

10th – 24th August 2025 in Eltville, Germany

Performance Summer Laboratory 2025 invites performers aged 18 to 30 who reside in either Hesse (Germany) or Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France) for a 14-day residency, cultural exchange and performative research. It offers a unique space for learning, research in improvisation and performance work, and personal growth.

Participants will have the chance to exchange and collaborate with other passionate peers while living together in an immersive environment. Unlike many other ‘intensive’ programs, participation costs —including accommodation,  meals and travels— are largely covered by the project funding (HMWK, DFJW). 

It takes place from August 10th to 24th at Kultur- und Tagungshaus Rauenthal in Eltville, Germany. Situated in a rural village surrounded by forests and vineyards, it offers easy access to nature, alongside a fully equipped studio.

The program welcomes young artists from Germany and France in the field of dance, performance, theater, music and the like. Young professionals, performing arts students as well as passionate individuals from other backgrounds with dedicated interest can apply.

The project provides accommodation, meals, and workshops for the entire duration of 14 days – with the registration fee of 200€ per person. Travel expenses of the French participants will be supported by the project – up to 190€ per person.

Performance Summer Laboratory is a cultural exchange initiative centered around performance research and exploration. It is part of the partnership program between Hesse and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, organised by interdisciplinary theater initiative T-LAP (Frankfurt, Germany) and supported by the Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts (HMWK) and the Franco-German Youth Office (DFJW/OFAJ).

When: August 2025 from the 10th evening till the 24th morning. The dates include travel days. We welcome only those who would take part through the entire project period.

Where: The project takes place at Kultur- und Tagungshaus Rauenthal, located in Rauenthal/Eltville, Germany. The venue meets all essential needs, including accommodation, quality meals, and a fully equipped studio.

Required Language Skill: English 
as well as either French or German

Facilitation:

Ferenc Kréti (T-LAP: Tanz | Theater | Laboratory | Cross-over Productions) www.t-lap.org

Jungyeon Kim (T-LAP: Tanz | Theater | Laboratory | Cross-over Productions) www.jungyeonkim.com

written documentary 2019 https://performancetransposition.wordpress.com/blog-2/


In our artistic laboratory we explore a distinctive approach that brings one's own personality as performer into a dialogue with the chosen theme. Through this process, individual perspectives and forms of expression emerge as creative material, evolving in an intensive personal journey within the ensemble. This material then serves as both inspiration and concrete content for the collective work, culminating in an instant composition — a performance shaped entirely through improvisation in the moment of meeting the audience.

Over the course of two weeks, we navigate this journey together, piece by piece, as a developing ensemble. To this end, we live as a community, engage with Franco-German culture and language, and learn about ourselves and each other on the basis of respect, heterogeneity and artistic creativity. In this way, our approach to performance art permeates and connects all areas of life, opening the door to authentic creation and expression.

Artistic Theme for 2025: "Je suis venue!von irgendwo 2.0"

We have all come from somewhere and, at some point, had to go somewhere. Perhaps it was just to the next bigger city, perhaps to another region of our country, or maybe it took us across borders, confronting us with a new language and an unfamiliar culture. Maybe the journey was by choice, or maybe it was out of necessity...
When does the feeling of being foreign truly end? What defines a cultural identity? How do time, experience, language, profession, appearance, skin color, and other factors shape our sense of belonging?
The performance project Je suis venue!von irgendwo 2.0 explores stories of both brief and lifelong journeys — of departures and arrivals, of discovering the new and recognizing the familiar, of overcoming obstacles and encountering failure. Perhaps it is also about setting off once more in order to arrive somewhere else...

The project is shaped by the Franco-German perspectives of its participants, drawing inspiration from their personal narratives. These are articulated in the development process, controversially negotiated and aesthetically expressed through language, body and music. The resulting performance invites both performers and audiences to challenge and deepen the understanding of origin, identity, transition, and belonging.

Apply Now – HERE'S HOW

Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis until all ten seats are filled. Upon submission, applicants will receive a confirmation and may be invited to an online interview.

Please send us your application as a single PDF file containing the following information:
– Full name, age, city of residence, phone number, and email address
– CV
– Letter of motivation (approximately one to two pages)

to: applicationsummerlab(at)gmail(dot)com (Ferenc Kréti and Jungyeon Kim)

If you are interested in this project, but cannot apply this year, you can leave a message to Jungyeon kmjykmjy(at)gmail(dot)com and get informed for the project in 2026.

Photos of this page: Ferenc Kréti