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THE FUNDING AND NETWORK PROJECT OF THE MIGROS CULTURE PERCENTAGE FOR FAIR PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES IN CULTURAL WORK
Do you care about structural change in the cultural landscape? Migros Culture Percentage m2act connects you with like-minded people and promotes your project for change in the culture scenes. Together with you, we endeavour to adopt fair practices and sustainable structures and foster open knowledge transfer with a view to creating future-oriented living and working realities in cultural work.
Funded projects
m2act supports co-creative projects that promote fairer and more sustainable practices in the fields of performing arts, film, games, music, visual/fine arts, literature, comics, and digital culture – ranging from tools and processes to activist initiatives.
Ideas and projects currently being funded:
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2026 The Collective & homegirl productions: Workshop programme on sustainable structural and artistic practice
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2026 Institute New Switzerland – INES: Co-creative Thesis and Question Laboratory for Participatory Survey Support
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2026 Flinn Works & Feminist Leadership in the Arts: Workshops on Feminist Leadership in the Cultural Sector
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2025-2028 FIT Festival Internazionale del Teatro e della scena contemporanea – Lugano: FIT for the Future
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2025-2027 EWA: EWA_Empowering Women in the Arts
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2021-2027 FAIRSPEC: Development of the Code & Review as part of the Faircheck event series
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2025-2026 auawirleben: Individual, team, organisation, environment – a compass for resilience in the performing arts
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2025-2026 Les Créatives: Residency Le Carnet Rose
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2021-2027 Vert le Futur: Action database and alliance building
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2021-2026 art+care: Networking & knowledge transfer
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2025-2026 ZÜRICH TANZT: Team Wiki – sustainable knowledge management as the basis for flexibility & resilience in festival work.
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2025-2026 Belluard Bollwerk: Intersectional guidelines for and voluntary commitment to cooperation based on a critical examination of power structures
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2025-2026 The Collective: An infrastructure project for greater visibility, access and change
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2025-2026 TOBS! theatre: Creating a Culture of Feedback
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2025-2026 Costumières & Cie: From thread to needle – building sustainable governance
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2025-2026 Arts_Sainement: For a healthy climate in the performing arts
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2024-2025 Fair Practice Coordination Office
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2024-2025 Zirkusquartier Zurich: Circ-Exchange
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2024-2026 TU – Théâtre de l’Usine: Implementation of an in-house whisper translation
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2024-2025 Heitere Fahne: Practical Training for Culture Makers
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2024-2025 Theater Chur: Making Peace – Domestic Peace and the Path to Democratic Participation at Theater Chur
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2024-2025 Experi_Betriebsbüro (E_BB): Reflections
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2023-2025 Dampfzentrale Bern: A salary scheme for Swiss cultural institutions
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2023-2025 Swiss Theatre Meeting: Supporting Programs
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2023-2024 Kleintheater Luzern: Inclusive cultural sector – more inclusion on, behind and in front of the stage
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2022 – 2023 Das Theaterkolleg: Towards an ‘Economy for the Common Good’ in the independent performing arts
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2021-2025 reflector: Green Guide & Consultation
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2023-2024 Tasty Future: For an eating culture looking forward to the future
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2022-2024 StuFF in Cycles: New material cycles for theatre
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2022-2024 Biografie.art: Biography & Stage. Questions about the ethical handling of personal stories
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2023 A:Practice: An ecological organizational development tool for cultural institutions
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2023 FemaleAct: Care costs Calculator
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2023 Group50:50: Residence for new forms of transcontinental collaboration
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2023-2024 Festival de la Cité Foundation: Team training for sustainability
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2023-2024 produktionsDOCK: Production guide
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2022-2025 far° fabrique et festival des arts vivants Nyon: PERMA-CULTURE
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2022-2023 Bühnen Bern: x-change
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2021-2023 t. Theaterschaffen Schweiz: Revision of «Indicative fees/wages for professions in the independent theatre scene»
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2021-2023 FemaleAct Checkliste – für Gleichstellung und Diversität in Schweizer Kulturbetrieben
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2022 KlimaKontor Schweiz
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2022 movo: Tanzworkshop.Kreation – Tanzvermittlung.KörperBildSinnSprache
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2020 – 2023 Blackbox
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2020 – 2022 KlimaKontor Basel
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2021 Disrupting Harm in Dance: How to Feel Safe, Connected, Empowered
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2021 MESHRUM
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2021 Schauspielhaus Zürich: Praxis der Fürsorge
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2021 Criptonite: ACCESS
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2020 Théâtre de l’Usine: Décentrer les pratiques et les postures: une recherche sur la blanchité à l’œuvre dans la création culturelle romande
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2020 PARASITE
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2020 Pintozor Productions: Kit de Survie en territoire masculiniste
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2020 home made climate conference
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2020 #BigDreams
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2020 Parlament der Dinge, Tiere, Pflanzen und Algorithmen
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2020 Schwar zenbach Kompl ex – eine andere Zukunft erinnern
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2020 This is not theatre, this is a f*** protest!
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2021 Swampy Rituals
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2021 Ticino is Burning: TIB meets FIT
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2020 WALLMAPU EX SITU
Network
m2act network events bring together cultural professionals and experts from various disciplines and sectors of society. The events focus on facilitating knowledge exchange and the joint development and testing of new ideas in order to promote a fairer and more sustainable future of the Swiss cultural sector.
CURRENT EVENTS BY M2ACT AND PARTNER-EVENTS
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February – August 2026
Various regionsm2act x regional Migros cooperatives
Toolbox
The m2act toolbox offers practical tips and solutions developed through co-creative projects, which can be used to meet current challenges across all disciplines. We expand the toolbox continually with findings and insights from the networking events and projects that have received funding. The tools are available to everyone for unrestricted use and further development.
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Peer-to-peer exchange Open art+care Zooms: Online format for discussion and thematic input (DE/EN/FR)
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Annex to contract Working conditions for the costume industry
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Video From thread to needle – building sustainable governance
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action platform Diversity Finder – The Platform for Lived Diversity
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Documentary Documentary film on the transcontinental collaboration of GROUP50:50
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Newsletter art+care Newsletter – Visibility of current topics and activities of the community
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concept SPARK THE FLAME! – art+care Meet-up format to adopt
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Guide Artists Take Action
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Documentary Perma-curatorial seeds: A series of workshops by the far° festival and factory of living arts
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guideline Migros Pioneer Fund: From 0 to 100
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Salary model Dampfzentrale Bern: Salary scheme for fair wages at cultural institutions in Switzerland
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Annual Report FIT FOR THE FUTURE: 2025 Annual Report
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Solidarity game Kleintheater Luzern: «All Inclusive» – A Box for More
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Calculator Sustainable Impact Tool
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guideline More Impact with Culture
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guideline Biography.art: Questions About the Ethical Handling of Personal Stories
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publication PERMA-CULTURE, for more sustainable performing arts
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Position paper m2act × Burning Issues: towards a just, diverse & inclusive culture – Position paper
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Documentary «Alle inklusive – ein Kleintheater will mehr»
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self-assessment Les bonnes pratiques
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Guide produktionsDOCK: Guide – Producing in the Swiss independent performing art scene
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Action Matrix A:Practice
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Online course Disrupting Harm in Dance
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Calculator FemaleAct Calculator
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Guide Green Rider
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glossary Talking Diversity
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Calculator t. Standard wages and fees
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action platform Tatenbank
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Material catalogue StuFF
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Guide Green Guide for cultural organisations
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Solidarity game Values of Solidarity
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guideline Impact Guide
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Codex FAIRSPEC Codex
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publication Supporting Relevance
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guideline g3 method
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glossary Cooperation in the performing arts sector
Dialogues
We regularly engage in dialogues regarding co-creative processes, fair practices and sustainable structures with experts from the arts, culture, and other areas.
- Article AOI: m2act x Helvetiarockt 2025: A networking event against silence
- Listen to the Radio X broadcast: m2act x Helvetiarockt 2025: keynote by Agota Lavoyer and panel dialogues featuring, among others, Naomi Chinasa Bögli (Federal Office of Culture), Noemi Grütter, Mattia Iacobelli, Agota Lavoyer, Agathe Raboud, Themis (Trust Center against Sexual Harassment and Violence), and Andrea Zimmermann.
- Article Ensemble Magazin 2025: biografie.art: Auch heikle Situationen in Rollenspielen
- Article Ensemble Magazine 2025: produktionsDOCK: Endlich ein Profi-Leitfaden für Bühnenprojekte!
- Input#1: Rohit Jain, m2act x forum dance 2024: Allianz, Kollaboration, Teilhabe? Praktische und theoretische Denkanstösse für eine Kunst der Solidarität
- Interview, November 2023: Conversation with Lucrezia Perrig and Noemi Grütter about Das Rosa Heft.
- Listen to the Radio RaBe broadcast: m2act x burning issues 2023: the reporters Soya the Cow and Maja Brönnimann reported in a live broadcast on Radio RaBe.
- Listen to the Radio RaBe: m2act x burning issues 2023: Burning topics in the performing arts
- Interview, 2022: In conversation: The magazine Theater heute with Matthias Baumgartner.
- Dialogue #02, 2021: Discussion with Björn Müller about transformation processes.
- Dialogue #01, 2021: Exchange with Moritz von Rappard about co-creation.
Jetzt bewerben für unsere Ausschreibung «disability & leadership». disframe fördert Projekte aus allen Sparten. Brauchst du Unterstützung bei der Gesuchseingabe? Wir bieten finanzielle Unterstützung für persönliche oder technische Assistenz. Die Ausschreibung läuft noch bis zum 4.Mai. Mehr Infos dazu via Link in Bio
Pose ta candidature dès maintenant pour notre appel à projets «disability & leadership». disframe soutient des projets dans tous les disciplines d’arts. As-tu besoin de soutien pour formuler ta demande? Nous offrons un soutien financier pour une assistance personnelle ou technique. L’appel à projets est ouvert jusqu’au 4 mai. Plus d’infos via le lien dans la bio.
Candidati ora al nostro bando «disability & leadership». disframe sostiene progetti in tutti gli discipline artistiche. Hai bisogno di supporto per l’inoltro della domanda? Offriamo un sostegno finanziario per assistenza personale o tecnica. Il bando è aperto fino al 4 maggio. Maggiori informazioni tramite il link in bio.
Apply now for our call for projects «disability & leadership». disframe supports projects from all artistic disciplines. Do you need support with your application? We offer financial support for personal or technical assistance. The call for applications is open until 4 May. More information via the link in bio.
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Video: Linus Küng
Ob Erich auf dem Papageienberg landet, wird sich zeigen. Jonathan Jäggi und Tobias Kubli arbeiten in der Zwischenzeit dank dem Migros-Kulturprozent Story Lab weiter an ihrem Projekt.
Unsere Förderung hat ihnen ermöglicht, ihre Recherche zu vertiefen und ihr Projekt weiter voranzutreiben. Hast du auch eine Idee, die du realisieren möchtest? Alle Infos findest du via Link in der Bio!
Si Erich arrivera sur la montagne aux perroquets, cela reste à voir. Pendant ce temps, Jonathan Jäggi et Tobias Kubli continuent de travailler sur leur projet grâce au soutien du Pour-cent culturel Migros Story Lab.
Notre soutien leur a permis d’approfondir leurs recherches et de faire avancer leur projet. Tu as aussi une idée que tu souhaites à réaliser? Toutes les informations sont disponibles via le lien dans la bio!
Se Erich arriverà sulla montagna dei pappagalli, lo scopriremo. Nel frattempo, Jonathan Jäggi e Tobias Kubli continuano a lavorare al loro progetto grazie al sostegno del Percento culturale Migros Story Lab.
Il nostro sostegno ha permesso loro di approfondire la ricerca e di portare avanti il progetto. Hai anche tu un’idea che vorresti realizzare? Tutte le informazioni sono disponibili tramite il link nella bio!
Whether Erich will make it to Parrot Mountain remains to be seen. In the meantime, Jonathan Jäggi and Tobias Kubli continue working on their project thanks to the support of the Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab.
Our funding has enabled them to deepen their research and advance their project. Do you also have an idea you’d like to bring to life? You can find all the information via the link in the bio!
#MigrosCulturePercentage#CultureFunding#culture#film
Video: Linus Küng
Netzwerktreffen für regionale professionelle Kulturschaffende. Migros-Kulturprozent m2act bietet inspirierende Einblicke zu zentralen Themen wie Nachhaltigkeit, Inklusion oder Zusammenarbeit. Melde dich jetzt für das Netzwerktreffen in deiner Region an:
🟣23.4.26 Sion
🟣3.6.26 Bellinzona
🟣10.6.26 Langenthal
🟣20.8.26 Ostschweiz tbd
🟣27.8.26 Romandie tbd
Rencontre de réseau pour les acteur·rice·s professionnel·le·s régionaux des arts et de la culture.
Pour-cent culturel Migros m2act propose des regards inspirants sur des thèmes centraux tels que la durabilité, l’inclusion ou la collaboration.
Inscris-toi dès maintenant à la rencontre de réseau dans ta région:
🟣23.04.26 Sion
🟣03.06.26 Bellinzona
🟣10.06.26 Langenthal
🟣20.08.26 Suisse de l’est tbd
🟣27.08.26 Romandie tbd
Incontro di networking per aottri/trici professionisti regionali.
Il Percento culturale Migros m2act offre spunti ispiratori su temi centrali quali sostenibilità, inclusione o collaborazione.
Iscriviti ora all’incontro di networking nella tua regione:
🟣23.04.26 Sion
🟣03.06.26 Bellinzona
🟣10.06.26 Langenthal
🟣20.08.26 Svizzera orientale tbd
🟣27.08.26 Romandie tbd
Networking event for regional professional cultural practitioners.
Migros Culture Percentage m2act offers inspiring insights into key topics such as sustainability, inclusion or collaboration.
Sign up now for the networking event in your region:
🟣23.04.26 Sion
🟣03.06.26 Bellinzona
🟣10.06.26 Langenthal
🟣20.08.26 Eastern Switzerland tbd
🟣27.08.26 Romandie tbd
#MigrosCulturePercentage#culture#funding#culturefunding
COLLABORATION, CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT!
NEXT STEPS bietet die Chance, dein choreografisches Schaffen weiterzuentwickeln. Während zwei Jahren hast du die Möglichkeit, im Rahmen unserer Förderinitiative mit den Compagnien unserer Partner*innen zusammenzuarbeiten und ihre Ressourcen zu nutzen.
Die Ausschreibung ist bis zum 15.Mai 2026 offen, mehr Infos via Link in Bio.
NEXT STEPS t’offre la possibilité de développer ton travail chorégraphique. Pendant deux ans, tu as l’occasion de collaborer avec les compagnies des partenaires et de profiter de leurs ressources.
L’appel à candidatures est ouvert jusqu’au 15 mai 2026, plus d’infos via le lien dans la bio.
NEXT STEPS ti offre l’opportunità di sviluppare ulteriormente il tuo lavoro coreografico. Per due anni hai la possibilità, di collaborare con le compagnie delle/dei partner e di utilizzare le loro risorse.
Il bando è aperto fino al 15 maggio 2026, maggiori informazioni tramite il link in bio.
NEXT STEPS gives you the opportunity to further develop your choreographic work. Over the course of two years, you have the chance, within this funding initiative, to collaborate with the partner companies and make use of their resources.
The call for applications is open until 15 May 2026, more info via the link in bio.
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@balletjuniorgeneve
@buehnenbern
@stgallendancecompany
@stepsfestival
#migrosculturepercentage#nextsteps#culturefunding#dance
Migros-Kulturprozent Sparx hilft dir, den Überblick über alle wichtigen Fristen zu behalten! Erhalte monatlich Tipps und Erinnerungen direkt in deine Mailbox! Noch heute anmelden für den friendly reminder via Link in Bio.
Pour-cent culturel Migros Sparx t’aide à garder une vue d’ensemble sur toutes les deadlines importantes! Reçois chaque mois des conseils et des rappels directement dans ta boîte mail! Ne manque pas l’occasion et inscris-toi dès aujourd’hui au friendly reminder via le lien dans la bio.
Percento culturale Migros Sparx ti aiuta a tenere sotto controllo tutte le scadenze importanti! Ricevi ogni mese consigli e promemoria direttamente nella tua casella di posta! Non perdere l’occasione: iscriviti oggi stesso al friendly reminder tramite il link nella bio.
Migros Culture Percentage Sparx helps you keep track of all important deadlines! Receive monthly tips and reminders directly in your inbox! Don’t miss out: sign up for the friendly reminder today via the link in the bio.
#MigrosCulturePercentage#culture#funding#culturefunding#professionalartfriendlyreminder
Bewirb dich jetzt für NEXT STEPS! Über einen Zeitraum von zwei Jahren erhalten ausgewählte Künstler*innen die einzigartige Möglichkeit, mit den Compagnien der Partner*innen zusammenzuarbeiten und dabei Unterstützung und konkrete Begleitung in der Entwicklung ihrer choreografischen Karriere zu erhalten.
Der Call ist offen bis 15. Mai 2026. Weitere Informationen findest du über den Link in der Bio.
Postule maintenant pour NEXT STEPS! Sur une période de deux ans, les artistes sélectionné·e·s auront l’opportunité unique de collaborer avec les compagnies des partenaires, bénéficiant d’un accompagnement et de ressources pour développer davantage leur carrière chorégraphique. L’appel est ouvert jusqu’au 15 mai 2026. Découvre-en plus via le lien dans la bio.
Candidati ora per NEXT STEPS! Nel corso di due anni, le artiste e gli artisti selezionate e selezionati avranno l’opportunità unica di collaborare con le compagnie dei partner, ricevendo supporto e risorse per sviluppare ulteriormente le loro carriere coreografiche. La call è aperta fino al 15 maggio 2026. Scopri di più tramite il link nella bio.
Apply now for NEXT STEPS! Over a period of two years, selected artists will have the unique opportunity to collaborate with the companies of the partners, receiving guidance and resources to further develop their choreographic careers. The call is open until May 15, 2026. Check out more via Link in Bio!
#MigrosCulturePercentage#culture#funding#nextsteps
Im Auftrag von Migros Kulturprozent Sparx hat das Studienangebot Kulturmanagement der Universität Basel 1000 Kulturschaffende zu ihrer Berufsrealität befragt. Der dabei entstandene Bericht stellt fest: Es gibt Lücken bei administrativen-organisatorischen Fähigkeiten. Sparx vermittelt genau diese Kompetenzen mit dem niederschwelligen Angebot «friendly reminder» Du kannst dich direkt für den friendly reminder via link in der bio anmelden.
Sur mandat de Pour-cent culturel Migros Sparx, le programme d’études en gestion culturelle de l’Université de Bâle a interrogé 1000 artistes et acteur·rice·s culturel·le·s sur leur réalité professionnelle. Le rapport constate des lacunes dans les compétences administratives et organisationnelles. Sparx comble ces lacunes grâce à son offre accessible «friendly reminder». Vous pouvez vous inscrire directement au friendly reminder via le lien dans la bio.
Su incarico di Percento culturale Migros Sparx, il programma di studi in gestione culturale dell’Università di Basilea ha intervistato 1000 artiste/i e operatrici/ori culturali sulla loro realtà professionale. Il rapporto risultante evidenzia lacune nelle competenze amministrative e organizzative. Sparx colma queste lacune con l’offerta accessibile «friendly reminder». Puoi registrarti direttamente al friendly reminder tramite il link nella bio.
On behalf of Migros Culture Percentage Sparx, the Cultural Management program at the University of Basel surveyed 1,000 artists and cultural practitioners about their professional reality. The resulting report identifies gaps in administrative and organizational skills. Sparx addresses these gaps with its accessible offer, „friendly reminder.“ You can sign up directly for the friendly reminder via the link in the bio.
#MigrosCulturePercentage#culture#funding#culturefunding#professionalart
Möchtest du dein Theaterschaffen weiterentwickeln? Hast du ein Theaterprojekt, welches den nächsten Schritt gehen soll?
Bewirb dich jetzt bei DoubleTheater für ein einjähriges Coaching bei Barbara Giongo, Dimitri de Perrot oder movo. Mehr Infos via Link in der Bio.
Tu veux développer ton travail théâtral? As-tu un projet de théâtre qui mérite de passer à l’étape suivante?
Postule dès maintenant chez DoubleThéâtre pour un coaching d’un an avec Barbara Giongo, Dimitri de Perrot ou movo. Plus d’informations sur le coaching via le lien dans la bio.
Vuoi sviluppare ulteriormente il tuo lavoro teatrale? Hai un progetto teatrale che dovrebbe fare il prossimo passo?
Candidati ora presso DoubleTeatro per un coaching di un anno con Barbara Giongo, Dimitri de Perrot o movo. Maggiori informazioni sul coaching tramite il link nella bio.
Do you want to further develop your theatre work? Do you have a theatre project ready to take the next step?
Apply now at DoubleTheatre for a one-year coaching program with Barbara Giongo, Dimitri de Perrot, or movo. More information about the coaching via the link in the bio.
#MigrosCulturePercentage#culture#theatre#acting
Foto Barbara Giongo: Dorothee Thebert
Foto Dimitri de Perrot: Anne Morgenstern
Foto movo: Charlotte Krieger