FREISCHWIMMEN
Platform for performance and theatre
FREISCHWIMMEN is an international exchange and production platform for young groups and artists* from theatre and performance. It is supported by brut Wien, FFT Düsseldorf, Gessnerallee Zürich, HochX München, LOFFT – DAS THEATER Leipzig, Schwankhalle Bremen, Sophiensæle Berlin, and Theater Rampe Stuttgart.
FREISCHWIMMEN offers residencies, workshop shows and guest performances and labs, which can be combined in different ways according to the needs of the artists and capacities of the theatres.
The modules are intended to enable young artists* and groups to better network and establish themselves both locally and internationally. This is intended to create space for experiments, to liberate quickly produced pieces from the pressure of expectations, and to facilitate long-term development work on the part of the production houses.
The collaborating venues make individual decisions about the organisation of FREISCHWIMMEN festivals, curated by themselves, or the invitation of individual productions to already existing festivals and thematic focuses. A touring festival as in former years will not take place anymore.
Round 2022/23
Following an open call, the houses selected the following artists* from a total of 264 applications in a joint decision-making process:
Alex Franz Zehetbauer / brut Wien, Sterna | Pau / FFT Düsseldorf, Ceylan Öztrük / Gessnerallee Zürich, Lulu Obermayer / HochX München, Yolanda Morales / Schwankhalle Bremen, Göksu Kunak / SOPHIENSÆLE Berlin, Studio Urbanistan / LOFFT – DAS THEATER Leipzig, Donya Ahmadifar / Theater Rampe Stuttgart
Selection 2020 – 2022
CHICKS* performancekollektiv (Berlin), Gruppe CIS (Stuttgart), Die Soziale Fiktion (Bremen), Lau Lukkarila (Vienna), Nina Mühlemann & Edwin Ramirez (Zurich), Sandra Chatterjee (Munich), Saskia Rudat (Düsseldorf), Syndikat Gefährliche Liebschaften (Leipzig)
Selection 2018 – 2020
Caroline Creutzburg (Berlin/Frankfurt), Christians//Schwenk (Berlin), die apokalyptischen tänzer*innen (Stuttgart), Follow Us (Zurich), hannsjana (Berlin), Mobile Albania (Bremen), Rotterdam Presenta (Düsseldorf), and Sööt/Zeyringer (Vienna).
Freischwimmen is made possible within the framework of the program »Verbindungen fördern« of the German Association of Independent Performing Arts, which is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. Furthermore Freischwimmen is supported by Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council.
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FREISHWIMMEN in the brut programme
brut all over Vienna
brut nordwest
accessible
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern), U4 (Friedensbrücke), U6 (Dresdnerstraße) Tram: 5 (Nordwestbahnstraße) Bus: 5A (Wasnergasse)
brut at Metro Kinokulturhaus
accessible
Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Vienna
Subway: U3 (Stephansplatz), U4 (Stadtpark),Tram: 1, 2, 71, D, U2Z (Oper, Karlsplatz)
studio brut
not accessible
Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
Subway: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse)