Riksteatern and Aejlies are inviting worldwide Indigenous artists to apply for the Jårrh! residency program in Tärnaby, Sweden.

The residency is aimed at artists who work with choreography and movement.

It provides a paid opportunity, including workspace and accommodation, in the heart of the Sami cultural landscape.

The residency will take place in late summer or autumn of 2025.

Applications are open until January 26, 2025.

The project aims to create a space for Indigenous choreographers and dancers to develop their craft in a peaceful environment.

Jårrh! at Aejlies project manager, Marit-Shirin Carolasdotter, said the aim is to create a safe space for Indigenous artists to flourish.

"Our ambition is to create a safe Indigenous context where choreographers, dancers, and other artists using movement as their medium can develop their practices in peace and quiet," she said.

The program also aims to create meaningful interaction with the local Sami community and its cultural life.

In 2024, two artists participated: Baden Hitchcock, an artist with roots in Papua New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands, and Tanja Andersson, who has roots in Sápmi and Tornedalen.

In 2025, one or more artists will be selected for a two-to-four-week residency, including accommodation and workspaces next to the Sami School in Tärnaby.

By bringing together artists from different cultural backgrounds, the residency hopes to foster dialogue and exchange between participants and the local community.

Tina Eriksson-Fredriksson, development officer at Riksteatern's dance division is looking forward to the program.

"Together with Aejlies, we can create genuine and enriching encounters between people from different parts of the world," she said.

More information about the application process and criteria, is available via the Riksteatern website.

The Jårrh! residency is supported by Region Västerbotten, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee IASPIS, and the Swedish Arts Council.