We’re thrilled to announce five paid artist residencies for the next Newport Live Act Fringe Festival — a celebration of bold ideas and boundary-pushing performance.

If your work lives anywhere in the world of performance—Theatre, Dance, Circus, Puppetry, Physical Theatre, Clown, Comedy, Performative Installation, Immersive or Site-Specific work, or any hybrid you’ve invented yourself—we want to hear from you.  If you consider what you do to be performance, this call-out is for you.

For two weeks, each artist, company, or collaboration will take over a space in the heart of Newport. These spaces are as varied as the artists we hope to welcome: museums, libraries, pub theatres, shop units, outdoor corners of the city, and unexpected places waiting to be transformed. Windows can become stages, lobbies can become landscapes—traditional or experimental, the city is yours to play with.