becoming [...]
Four countries. 50 artists. Countless perspectives on “becoming”
Becoming [ ] is a series of co-created, site-specific residencies exploring national identity, belonging, and migration through the voices of first-generation migrants. Taking place in the Czech Republic, Romania, Germany, and the UK, each iteration responded to its local context; its histories, languages, and tensions while sharing the commitment of centring migrant-led creative expression.
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In Becoming Czech, a 36-hour immersive gathering turned a theatre into a home-like space of rest, storytelling and reflection. Becoming Romanian brought together local migrants for a one-night exhibition and performance amplifying untold stories. In Berlin, Becoming Alman staged a two-day protest-performance on the power of the gaze, identity, and German bureaucracy. In the UK, Becoming British, evolved from an exhibition into a six-hour task-based durational performance installation challenging national identity.
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Together, these works question assumptions around the concepts of citizenship, integration, and the systems we’re asked to navigate.
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The Czech, Romanian and German versions of Becoming […] were supported by Perform Europe in 2022. The project reimagined touring as locally relevant, rooted, collaborative, and politically engaged and is now available to concept tour internationally. If you are interested in hosting a Becoming […] residency, please contact producer Claire Gilbert producer@lorakrasteva.com
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For more information about the UK Becoming British performance installation, click here.​​​​
Perform Europe is an EU-funded project aimed to rethink how performing arts works are presented across borders in a more inclusive, sustainable and balanced way by testing new touring and distribution practices and providing policy recommendations for a future EU support scheme. This 18-month journey includes a research phase, launching a digital platform, testing a support scheme, and designing policy recommendations.
Perform Europe is funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and co-managed by a Consortium of 5 organisations: IETM – International network for contemporary performing arts, the European Festivals Association (EFA), Circostrada, EDN – European Dancehouse Network, and IDEA Consult.