FACT FICTION — Interdisciplinary Research and Development Programme

RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2026

for Composers, performers, scholars, educators, makers, artists, producers, curators, and emerging practitioners. 
 

FORMAT:

• Weekly sessions on Saturdays via Zoom [May 2026 - December 2026]
• In-Person session week in Bled, Slovenia (EU), June 22–26, 2026; June 14-25, 2027 — Bled Contemporary Music Week

PROGRAMME PATHWAYS:

• Introduction to Research — for students and professionals entering formal research practice, including those seeking a structured framework without prior academic qualifications. 
• Young Researchers — for students and professionals preparing for advanced research, including original portfolios, research proposals, clearly defined questions, and doctoral applications.
• Advanced Research Group — for PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and independent artist-researchers with established research portfolios seeking high-level dialogue and sustained peer review.

FACT FICTION is designed to formulate, prototype, test, refine, and mobilise original research through artistic practice, analytical inquiry, and critical reflection within a sustained international research community.

Research projects evolve through structured presentations, critical dialogue, peer review, and iterative refinement. The programme operates as a dynamic research ecosystem—supporting long-term project development while creating clear conditions for the articulation, application, and dissemination of research outcomes, including substantive contributions to artistic and scholarly knowledge.

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MENTOR: Dr. Alastair White 

WEBSITE: FACT FICTION

FESTIVAL: Bled Contemporary Music Week

APPLICATIONS are open year roun. Apply before May 14, 2026 to join the program in May and join festival in June.

New Music Research Institue Amsterdam (NL)  in collaboration with .abeceda Institute (SI) 

Email: info@abeceda.io