Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography 2025

Applicants apply with a self-selected cooperating partner whose artistic work they are interested in or with whom they would like to work. The fellowship aims at enabling further artistic and personal development of the applicants.

The 2025 fellowships must take place between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026. Artists can apply for a full-time fellowship (21 hours or more per week) or a part-time format (20 hours or less per week). Each fellowship format is designed entirely by the applicants and their cooperating partners. The duration depends on the individually designed format, but should not be less than three months.

All artists from the field of dance and choreography with at least 2 years of professional experience and/or with a formal degree can apply.

The monthly allowance is 2,500 EUR for a full-time fellowship or 1,000 EUR for part-time fellowships. The participants themselves must calculate travel costs and state in advance within the application form. These travel expenses should cover travel to and from the fellowship location, and one visit to the German region of North Rhine-Westphalia for the final week.