Bavaria-UK Live Art Residency

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Developed in partnership by Goethe-Institut London, the Office of the Free State of Bavaria in the United Kingdom, Live Art Development Agency (LADA), and HochX Theater und Live Art in Munich, the residency provides a space for artists from Bavaria to engage with the UK’s vibrant Live Art ecology and fosters long-term cultural exchange between Bavaria and the United Kingdom.

About the Residency

Rooted in dialogue with past, present and future Live Art practice, the residency places an artist in London for a two- to three-month research period, embedded within LADA and its internationally renowned Live Art Research Collection of more than 8,000 publications, recordings and archival materials. The programme particularly values artistic research, critical reflection, public engagement, and the development of new professional networks. Artists are encouraged to explore, question, and contribute to evolving conversations around their artistic practice. The residency forms part of a wider commitment to strengthening artistic connections between Bavaria and the UK, supporting independent artists, and creating opportunities for knowledge exchange across different artistic and institutional contexts.

The residency forms part of a wider commitment to strengthening artistic connections between Bavaria and the UK, supporting independent artists, and creating opportunities for knowledge exchange across different artistic and institutional contexts.

This residency is supported by the Office of the Free State of Bavaria in the United Kingdom and developed in partnership with Live Art Development Agency (LADA), London and HochX Theater und Live Art, Munich.

Our Residency Artists

Bavaria-UK Live Art Residency 2026

Cana Bilir-Meier

For our inaugural residency, we are thrilled to welcome Cana Bilir-Meier to London for her research entitled ‘Narrating Possible Futures’
 

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