Excavate and deepen your artistic practice through a 3-month residency at an intercultural theatre conservatory
Apply for the 2026 Residency at ITI!
ITI invites residency applications from Singapore-based independent artists seeking to conduct practice research at ITI between May to July (period 1), or August to October 2026 (period 2).
Applicants may submit for one or both residency periods during the open call.
One artist or artist group will be selected for each residency period.
Apply by: 25 March
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The Residency at ITI seeks to facilitate independent practice research and experimental performance-making within the community. The programme offers space and time for artists to develop their practice through dialogue and experimentation, focusing on cultivating a process-based approach.
In keeping with ITI’s culture and philosophy, the Residency is an initiative to nurture technical competence, critical awareness, social engagement and artistic autonomy in theatre artists – demonstrating their capacity to contribute significantly to the theatre-making processes and cultures of their communities.
Artists-In-Residence will have opportunities for meaningful exchange with the international student body at ITI, and our esteemed faculty and arts managers, through participation in ITI events like conferences, forums, workshops, open classes, and presentations
Towards the end of their residency, Artists-in-Residence will be asked to offer opportunities for observations by, conversations with, and/or participation from ITI students and the public. The format is open-ended, to be suggested by the artist/s. Past examples include a sharing session, work-in-progress presentation, and workshop. View them here.
Supported activities may include:
- Work development and creation
- Process-based devising
- Interdisciplinary collaborations and experiments
- Community-oriented activities: training, jams, open sessions, script reads etc.
Support includes:
- Use of ITI Studio 5 after school hours: 7pm–11pm onwards on weekdays and 2pm–11pm on weekends during term. Staying overnight is not allowed
- Use of ITI Studio 5, 9am–11pm during term and semester breaks
- Up to 20 hrs per week, subject to availability
- Invitations to ITI productions
- Access to ITI library
- Option to observe rehearsals, classes (by request)
- No stipend will be provided
Residency Requirements:
- Care and respect for space, properties, and people of ITI
- Documentation and journaling
- Observations of ITI training and attending ITI events
- Community sharing. Format is open-ended, to be suggested by the artist/s.
Who can apply?
- Independent artists, facilitators, experimental performance makers
- No visas or work passes will be provided
- No stipend is available
We welcome your ideas. If you have any questions, please contact community@iti.edu.sg
