Call for projects for joint funding agreements for 2021-2023

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The troupes will benefit from a guaranteed flow of financial resources throughout this period, thereby enabling them to pursue their activities without needing to request occasional financial support from one year to the next. This combination of security and freedom will enable them to adopt a long-term vision while fostering an approach founded on research and experimentation. The troupes will also have the possibility of creating or consolidating an administrative and artistic support team.

Eligibility conditions

The call for projects is open to professional troupes which have been active for a minimum of 5 years, with at least 3 of these spent in Geneva.

Application evaluation criteria

• the professional background of the troupe; the originality of the artistic approach;
• institutional recognition (hosting, joint-productions); the impact of these productions on the public and the media;
• the creation of at least two works during the past three years;
• the tours completed within Switzerland and abroad over the past three years; the artistic project for the coming three years and the institutional partners involved;
• the number and destinations of the tours scheduled for the coming three years in Switzerland and abroad which satisfy the criteria determined by Pro Helvetia, i.e. at least fourteen performances a year in at least seven locations;
• job creation and the work conditions established within the framework of the artistic project for the coming three years;
• the ability to conduct the financial management of projects and to diversify the sources of income.

Content of the application

• a cover letter;
• a summary of the activities carried out during the past three years;
• the audited accounts for 2018 and the accounts as is for 2019;
• a description of the planned activities – productions and dissemination strategy – for the period in question, including an estimated budget;
• the articles of association of the troupe and the list of members of the Committee or Board; the CVs of the members of the troupe; 
• the certificate of affiliation to a provident institution.

Procedure

Applications will be examined by a jury consisting of representatives of the City and the Canton of Geneva together with a number of external experts. The jury’s shortlist will then be submitted to Pro Helvetia. The troupes selected to be presented to Pro Helvetia will be notified in writing in April 2020. The troupes whose applications are not selected by Pro Helvetia will not be awarded a funding agreement with the City or the Canton of Geneva. Incomplete applications will be deemed inadmissible and will not be examined.

Deadline

A single copy of applications must be submitted no later than 10 March 2020 to the Cultural Service of the Department of Culture and Sport – 17 route de Malagnou – CP 6178 – 1211 Genève 6.

A PDF version of the application must also be submitted by the same date to the following addresses: subventions.sec(at)ville-ge.ch and diffusion.occs(at)etat.ge.ch with the subject line: “Joint funding agreement application”.