Systems in Question Live Art Residency - Open Call

Systems in Question is a live art residency offering time, space, and resources to artists working in live performance and hybrid practices.

The residency invites proposals that use performative action to question the systems, norms, and imposed boundaries that shape how life is organised and experienced - from public space and social behaviour to the more personal and bodily limits these structures create.

We are particularly interested in practices that explore how power operates through rules, permissions, visibility, movement, and access. This may include work that examines social protocols, institutional structures, public space, surveillance, or the ways bodies are regulated, controlled, or made visible in different contexts.

At the same time, the residency welcomes proposals that approach these questions from a more intimate or personal perspective, exploring how larger social and political systems are felt, negotiated, or resisted through the body, behaviour, relationships, and everyday experience.

We invite one London-based live art artist or collective to develop a work-in-progress through studio time at Brixton House, mentoring and advisory support, and a public sharing in Theatre 2.

• Residency period: Mon 1 Jun - Fri 26 Jun 2026

• Public Sharing: Sat 4 Jul 2026 

• Artist fee: £1,000 (flat fee)

• Production support: up to £800

Technical parameters: low-to-medium requirements (basic PA/house lighting/handheld mic available). Proposals requiring large-scale set builds, heavy rigging, or complex AV are unlikely to be feasible.

To apply, you will need: 

• a 300–500-word proposal

• a short bio (max 150 words)

• up to three links to previous work

• a draft budget (up to £800), 

• a one-page technical outline, and (optionally) an access rider.

Deadline: 15/04/2026

Shortlist conversations: last week of April 2026

Decision announced: first week of May 2026