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HTA Postgraduate Grants for Artistic Research

The HTA Postgraduate Grant for Artistic Research exclusively funds graduates of degree programs in theatre, dance, and performance art, which are part of the Hessian Theater Academy. On the one hand, the goal is to ensure that the state of Hesse remains an attractive location for HTA alumni to conduct research and to develop and produce artistic work; and, on the other hand, to generate creative impulses for the degree programs, for local theatres, and for artists in the regional independent scene. With its focus on “artistic research,” the programme is explicitly aimed at forward-looking projects and working methods that are difficult to carry out within existing theatre structures.

Five scholarships are awarded annually for the development of projects that can be defined as artistic research and thus also reflect the forms and formats of their research, presentation, and documentation. The basis for the jury’s selection is the submission of a project proposal that formulates a research question serving as the foundation for the respective project.

A Frankfurt LAB promotion programme for graduates of the Hessische Theaterakademie, made possible by the Hessische Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur.

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