We would like to bring the archive to life on the day of its hundredth anniversary. Therefore, we invite everyone to find a form of dialogue with one or more archival objects. This could involve objects already part of the collection, but also objects—material or virtual—that you would like to see as part of a/the theatre collection. We invite researchers, theater makers, dramaturgs, collectors as well as professionals from the broader cultural field (museums, archives, etc.) to submit proposals for one or more contributions. The primary language is Dutch, but English contributions are also welcome. 

We are exploring possibilities to provide appropriate compensation for freelancers. 

Possible Formats: individual, as duo or group 

• lecture performance (10 minuten) 
• battle (10 minuten) 
• artistic intervention (10 minuten) 
• pitch (5 minuten) 
• manifesto (5 minuten) 
• provocation (5 minuten) 
• lecture (5 minuten) 
• Pecha Kucha 
• ‘unboxing’ 

Possible Topics 

• archiving in theatre practice 
• the collection as a time machine 
• the archive-effect 
• the enthusiast's archive 
• gaps and erasures 
• how to preserve embodied knowledge 
• the collection as a resource 
• archives for use/archives as heritage 
• overhauling archives 
• tears in the archive 
• unknown archive 
• 'archival imagination' 
• reconstruction, construction, deconstruction

Send your proposal for a contribution by October 31, 2024 to 100jaartheatercollectie@gmail.com. The proposal should not exceed 300 words. Please indicate any (technical) requirements or support you need and briefly introduce yourself (maximum 100 words). If you know people who might also be interested in this open call, please forward it to them. Looking for inspiration (or just curious)? Search the theater collection yourself or visit the circus museum.