Live Comic Performances in Europe

The Comics Beyond project, funded by the European Commission via the Creative Europe programme, is calling for applications from European artists to develop comics on stage projects as duos and tour around Europe.

This call aims to support four live comics shows, projects combining comics and performing arts, with the aim of being presented internationally. The narration of each selected live comics show needs to be done with the fewest words possible or none at all, it has to be an indoor creation, and its set design needs to be easily able to tour as the shows will be shown twice.

Each selected live comics show has to be presented by a duo, for example a musician and a comic artist. Projects have to be about the comics medium, even if they do not involve a comic artist. They have to be original projects, never presented before.

Support provided

A 3,000 EUR fee
An artistic and technic follow-up of the project done by a partner for each duo
Have their show programmed twice, once as part of the partner's event and once in another event
Take part in the kick-off meeting at Napoli ComiCon in April 2025 (for the first live comics show representation)
Travel costs, accommodation costs and subsistence costs covered (to present the live comics shows as part of the project)

Comics Beyond project application guidelines

Deadline: 15 September 2024