Organizer Information
The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) is a contemporary arts and cultural institution in Bangkok, Thailand. It supports artistic production, cultural exchange, and public engagement through exhibitions, performances, and multidisciplinary arts programming. Its annual Performative Art Project provides a platform for contemporary performance practices and encourages dialogue across artistic disciplines.
Title & Description
PAP 2027: Open Call for Performing Artists — Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
PAP 2027: Open Call invites professional performing artists and artistic collectives to submit original performance proposals for the 16th edition of the Performative Art Project, organized by BACC. The curatorial theme for 2027 is “Spiritual,” which applicants may interpret broadly through their own artistic perspectives and creative approaches.
The program encourages experimental and multidisciplinary projects that connect performing arts with fields such as visual art, literature, music, and cinema. Proposed works should demonstrate artistic quality, aesthetic merit, creative innovation, and the potential to generate new knowledge, inspire the performing arts community, or create positive social resonance.
Selected artists will receive a production grant, venue access, partial technical support, and promotional assistance to develop and present their work to the public in October 2027.
Categories
Performance and multidisciplinary arts, including:
- Theatre and spoken drama
- Musical theatre
- Dance and physical theatre
- Puppetry and shadow theatre
- Mime
- Interdisciplinary performance integrating visual arts, literature, music, cinema, and other creative practices
Eligibility
The open call welcomes individual performing artists and artistic collectives across disciplines, provided they meet the following requirements:
- Applicants must have at least four years of professional experience in the performing arts, either as key creative leads or performers.
- Projects must be contemporary, original, multidisciplinary works responding to the theme “Spiritual.”
- Proposed works must be new and must not have been previously staged or publicly presented.
- Applicants must be available to present their performances in October 2027 and attend an online interview on the scheduled dates.
- Each individual or group may submit only one project proposal.
Applications must include a completed official application form, a project proposal, and a recommendation letter from an established arts and culture professional or an accredited cultural organization.
Program Benefits & Awards
Selected projects will receive the following support package:
- Production grant: THB 70,000 per selected project.
- Venue access: 25 days, equivalent to approximately four weeks, at the Studio on the fourth floor of BACC. This period includes load-in, set construction, rehearsals, public performances, and load-out.
- Technical support: Partial assistance and access to equipment such as lighting systems, sound systems, and projectors.
- Promotion: Promotional support and professional performance photography coverage.
- Public engagement: An opportunity to present original work and engage audiences through post-show discussions or supplementary public activities.
Selected projects must present at least four performances and include post-show talks or other public activities, typically one or two sessions, proportionate to the performance schedule. A project evaluation report must be submitted after the performance run.
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Application submissions and all project-related enquiries must be directed to: bacc.multidisciplinaryarts@gmail.com
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 6 December 2026
- Online interviews: 19–20 December 2026
- Selection announcement: 26 December 2026, as stated in the call; applicants should verify the date with BACC because the published weekday and calendar date may be inconsistent.
- Performance period: October 2027. Applicants must be available for the required staging dates.
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Additional Details
Projects must include a concession-tiered ticket pricing structure for general admission, students aged 25 and under up to undergraduate level, senior citizens aged 60 and over, and audiences with disabilities.
BACC reserves the right to provide management guidance during production and preparation and to cancel a production if it is considered unready for public presentation. If a selected artist independently cancels or cannot deliver the performance, they may be liable for venue cancellation fees and required to reimburse the full grant provided.
Incomplete applications will be assessed based on the materials received. The selection panel's decision is final and non-negotiable. Results will be communicated by email and published through BACC's official website and Facebook page.