Frankfurt Moves! is an initiative by KfW Stiftung to promote artistic exchange and intercultural dialogue. The residency programme in cooperation with Frankfurt LAB promotes international emerging artists in the performing arts. As a production space for rehearsing and performing experimental works in the fields of the performing arts and contemporary music, the Frankfurt LAB has offered residencies since 2014, in order to support artistic experimentation and to create sustainable synergies between the artists in residence and Frankfurt LABs partner institutions (Ensemble Modern, Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company, Hessische Theaterakademie, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main and Künstler:innenhaus Mousonturm).

The Frankfurt LAB in cooperation with the foundation KfW Stiftung are happy to annually invite four emerging artists from the performing arts sector (performance, dance, theatre, music), who were trained in Africa, Asia, Latin America or the MENA region to apply for a four-week stay in Frankfurt/Main, a metropolis in the heart of Europe.
The artists in residence will be able to use the professional rehearsal spaces of the Frankfurt LAB to work on a new project or to conduct research. The benefits include a fee, costs for documentation, expenses for travel and accommodation (for up to two persons) as well as networking opportunities. At the end of the residency, it will be possible to present the results publicly. The next residency will be from 21. July to 17. August 2025.

Artists in Residence 2024:
Catalina Corredor and Mariano Landa (Argentina)
Philiswa Lila and ivukuvuku (South Africa)
Idylla Silmarovi, David Maurity and Rafael Bacelar (remote) (Brazil)
Jana Bou Matar and Ali Al Samra (Lebanon)

Artists in Residence 2023:
Hana Abdelnabi & Hend Abu Hassanein (Palestine)
Mehdi Dahkan (Morocco)
Wezile Harmans (South Africa)
Omayra Martínez Garzón (Argentina/Colombia)
Trần Minh Hải (Vietnam)

Artists in Residence 2022:
Carla Tapparo (Argentina)
Stephanie Kayal &Abed Kobeissy (Lebanon)
Emmanuel Ndefo & Femi Adebajo (Nigeria)
Manjari Kaul, Savita Rani & Priiya (India)

Artists in Residence 2021 (This is not Lebanon):
Ghida Hachicho
Bassem Saad
Ali Eyal
Marwa Arsanios

"Frankfurt Moves!" is an initiative of the foundation KfW Stiftung aimed at promoting artistic exchange and intercultural dialogue. The residency programme in cooperation with the Frankfurt LAB supports international emerging artists in the performing arts.