International Short Performance Competition
Deadline
November 1, 2025
3 days left
Application Fee
FREE
Rewards
Multiple Rewards
Interest
High
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About This Opportunity
Now in its 11th edition, The International Competition in the framework of Teatri Riflessi is a contest for short performances, live works no longer than 15 minutes. Since its first edition in 2009, the competition has been promoting and encouraging a discussion on dramaturgy and contemporary performing languages connecting the stage to the representation of the territory and the territory to the contemporary scene.
Through an open call, 12 short performances of a maximum duration of 15 minutes will be selected.
The semi-finalists will perform on the evenings of Thursday 16 and Friday 17 July 2026 in Zafferana Etnea.
Each selected short performance will receive a fee ranging from €500 to €1,100 (VAT included), depending on the number of performers on stage, as well as a possible contribution towards travel expenses. In addition to the competition prizes, the panel members and partners of the Teatri Riflessi Network will also have the opportunity to award special prizes in the form of artist residencies and touring opportunities within their festivals and programmes.
What You'll Get
Types: CASHPRIZE, TRAVEL
Each selected short performance will receive a cachet between €500 and €1,100 (VAT included) and an additional reimbursement of up to €250 (depending on the funds available for 2026, the Country of origin of the company, the number of participants involved, and the absence of travel subsidies). The majority of prizes are monetary. The cachet, reimbursement, and potential prizes will be transferred after the festival if participants comply with all the articles and deadlines in the call. **Prize Summary:** * Best Short Performance – € 1,200 * Best Dramaturgy – € 500 * Best Direction – € 500 * Best Performer – € 500 * Critic’s Award – € 500 * ‘Valentina Nicosia’ Fund – Budget of € 500 * Fund for the Research ‘Sandra Bressan’ – Budget of € 1,500
Application Requirements
- APPLICATION_FORMS
- ARTWORK_PORTFOLIO
- PROJECT_DESCRIPTION
- PRODUCTION_SCHEDULE_TIMETABLE
- The following materials need to be uploaded in the Participation Form: * **Copy of the script** or dramaturgical research of the short performance * **Link to the video recording of the performance**. The recording should capture the work in its entirety. A read-through will only be accepted if it reflects the enactment devised for Teatri Riflessi as best as possible, detailing all choices of setting up in the director’s notes. The quality of the recording will not be evaluated, but teasers or excerpts will not be taken into consideration. * **Technical rider** of the performance * **Copy of the identity document** of the author/s of the performance (playwright, dramaturg, or choreographer) + Copy of the identity document of the representative.
Eligibility
Other Requirements
As you will be rehearsing either on the 14th or on the 15th of July, **you need to be in Zafferana from the day we schedule your rehearsals until the end of the evening on Sunday, 19 July.**
Teatri Riflessi
Zafferana Etnea, IT
Verified Organization
Active since 2020
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Don't miss out on this opportunity. Applications close on November 1, 2025.