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THE FUNDING AND NETWORK PROJECT OF THE MIGROS CULTURE PERCENTAGE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Is the structural transformation in the performing arts important to you? Migros Culture Percentage m2act connects you with like-minded people in the scene, to shape the future of the performing arts together: We are dedicated to helping implement fair practices and committed to creating sustainable structures. Key elements are the funding of cultural co-creation and support of accessible knowledge transfer.
Funding
We support co-creative projects that contribute to fair and sustainable practices in the performing arts – from small experimental set-ups to large projects with audiences. Details
Ideas and projects currently being funded:
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2024 PrA Culture Maker
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2024 Zirkusquartier Zurich
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2024 Theater Chur
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2024 TU – Théâtre de l’Usine
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2024 Experi_Betriebsbüro (E_BB)
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2024 Fair Practice Coordination Office
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2021 – 2025 reflector
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2022 – 2024 May I ask…?
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2023 – 2024 Tasty Future
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2022 – 2024 StuFF in Cycles
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2021 – 2024 Vert le Futur
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2023 A:Practice
Network
Our network events offer a platform for artists and other specialists to meet and exchange ideas. The focus of the events is on sharing knowledge and working together to create and try out forward-thinking ideas and approaches for the performing arts. Details
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22 November 2024
BielM2ACT<->FORUM TANZ
Forum Tanz and m2act are combining their network meetings this year. In collaboration with RESO – Dance Network Switzerland, Danse Suisse and Pro Helvetia, m2act invites you to a national network meeting for the performing arts.
Toolbox
The m2act toolbox offers practical tips and solutions developed through co-creative projects, which can be used to meet current challenges in the performing arts. We expand the toolbox continually with findings and insights from the networking events and projects that have received funding. The tools are available to everyone for unrestricted use and further development.
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self-assessment Les bonnes pratiques
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Action Matrix A:Practice
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Online course Disrupting Harm in Dance
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Calculator FemaleAct Calculator
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glossary Talking Diversity
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Calculator t. Standard wages and fees
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action platform Tatenbank
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Material catalogue StuFF
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Guide Green Guide for the Performing Arts
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Solidarity game Values of Solidarity
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guideline Impact Guide
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publication Supporting Relevance
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Codex FAIRSPEC Codex
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guideline g3 method
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glossary Cooperation in the performing arts sector
Dialogues
We regularly engage in dialogues regarding co-creative processes, fair practices and sustainable structures with experts from the performing arts and other areas.
Interview, November 2023: With Lucrezia Perrig and Noemi Grütter about Le Carnet rose
Dialogue #02, June 2021: With Björn Müller on transformation processes
Dialogue #01, February 2021: With Moritz von Rappard about co-creation
We have news for you!
From 2026 onwards, you will find us on our new Instagram channel!
Even better for you, there you will not only find all the news about our upcoming call, you can also discover all other funding opportunities by Migros Culture Percentage. Join us now @migros_culture_funding
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Ab 2026 findest du uns auf unserem neuen Instagram-Kanal!
Noch besser für dich: Dort findest du nicht nur alle Neuigkeiten zu unserer kommenden Ausschreibung, sondern kannst auch alle weiteren Förderangebote des Migros-Kulturprozent entdecken.
Folge uns jetzt unter @migros_culture_funding
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À partir de 2026, tu nous trouveras sur notre nouveau canal Instagram!
Encore mieux pour toi: tu y trouveras non seulement toutes les actualités concernant notre prochain Open Call, mais aussi toutes les autres opportunités de soutien offertes par le Pour-cent culturel Migros.
Rejoins-nous maintenant sur @migros_culture_funding
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Dal 2026 ci troverai sul nostro nuovo canale Instagram!
Ancora meglio per te: lì troverai non solo tutte le novità sul nostro prossimo bando, ma anche tutte le altre opportunità offerte dal Percento culturale Migros.
Seguici ora su @migros_culture_funding
🌟 What an inspiring 1,5days! 🌟
Here’s a look back at @m2act.ch x @helvetiarockt - Awareness, Agency & Accountability in music and performing arts– a space filled with empowerment, connection, exchange and transformation!
A huge thank you to all speakers and workshop leaders, everyone working behind the scenes, and everyone who showed up with curiosity, openness, and dedication. 💖
You all made this event what it was: a space for learning, exchange, and solidarity.
We carry forward what we experienced here – together! 💜✨
We are thrilled to announce that the 5 projects selected from our Call to Action 2025 initiative are now live on our website! Link in the Bio.
📷ZÜRICH TANZT: Team Wiki – sustainable knowledge management as the basis for flexibility & resilience in festival work.
📷TOBS! theatre: Creating a Culture of Feedback
📷Belluard Bollwerk: Intersectional guidelines for and voluntary commitment to cooperation based on a critical examination of power structures
📷Costumières & Cie: From thread to needle – building sustainable governance
📷The Collective: An infrastructure project for greater visibility, access and change
@costumieres.et.cie @belluardbollwerk @tobs.ch @zurich_tanzt
#callforaction #callforproposals #opencall #ausschreibung #appelàprojets #bando #migroskulturprozent #migrospourcentculturel #migrospercentoculturale #migrosengagement #fairpractice #performingarts #toolsforchange #coaching #changeprocess
🌟 Recap: m2act Internal Network Meeting 2025 🌟
On May 16, 2025, all m2act-funded projects (since 2023) come together at the Progr in Bern – an inspiring day full of exchange and fresh ideas!
✨ The day’s program:
✏️In the workshop with the Büro für Wagemut, the Impact Guide „More Impact with Culture“ is introduced and directly applied to the participants‘ projects.
☕️During the World Café, participants join the m2act team to discuss current challenges, best practices, and future visions for a fair and sustainable cultural scene.
Under the motto „Good on you“, inspired by the hosting theater festival @auawirleben the focus was on cultural impact.
👉Starting today, you can find the impact guide «More Impact with Culture» in the toolbox of the website of m2act. Link in bio.
A big thank you goes out to everyone who participated and made the day so enriching!🧡🙏
#m2act #moreimpactwithculture #PerformingArts #Sustainability #fairpractice
Biografie.art:
Wie arbeiten wir in der Kunst mit persönlichen Geschichten? Biografie.art zeigt, wie dokumentarisches und biografisches Material genutzt wird. Es geht um Hierarchien, ethische Verantwortung und den Umgang mit den Geschichten anderer.
Mehr Infos zu diesem spannenden Tool findest du auf der Webseite @m2act.ch . 👉 Link in Bio!
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Biografie.art:
How can we work with personal stories in art? Biografie.art explores the use of documentary and biographical material. It’s all about hierarchies, ethical responsibility, and handling other people’s stories.
Find out more about this exciting tool @m2act.ch website. 👉 Link in bio!
m2act Contributo alla realizzazione: @m2act.ch presenta un nuovo progetto! @fitfestlugano lancia un progetto di transizione unico. Obiettivo: un programma di formazione triennale per coltivare talenti curatoriali e garantire una transizione fluida nel panorama artistico.
Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili sul sito web di m2act 👉link in bio
#Arte #Innovazione #Futuro
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@m2act.ch presents a new project from the category „m2act implementation support“: @fitfestlugano launches a unique transition project! Goal: A three-year training program to nurture curatorial talents for a seamless transition in the art scene.
More info can be found on the m2act website 👉link in bio
#Art #Innovation #Future
transformativen Prozessen zwischen Forschung, Kunst, Kulturpolitik, Antidiskriminierung und Aktivismus hat Sozialanthropologe @rohit.hyperjain im @nebiatheatre in Biel das Netzwerktreffen m2act x forum tanz vom 22.11.2024 miteröffnet.
Die verschriftlichte Fassung seines Inputs nun auf der Webseite von @m2act.ch & @resodansesuisse 👉 Hit bio!
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Lors de l’ouverture du rencontre de mise en réseau du m2act x forum danse @nebiatheatre, 22.11.2024, l’anthropologue social @rohit.hyperjain s’est basé sur ses propres expériences des processus transformatifs, situés à mi-chemin entre la recherche, l’art, la politique culturelle, l’anti-discrimination et l’activisme.
Tu trouves la transcription de son intervention maitenant en Allemend et en Français sur le site web @m2act.ch & @resodansesuisse 👉 Hit bio!
🌿 Comment rendre les arts vivants plus durables ?
Écologique, humain, social et artistique : découvrez comment, lors d’une journée avec l’équipe du @farnyon et ses complices, Leila Chakroun (chercheuse en sciences de l’environnement – UNIL) et Gregory Stauffer (chorégraphe). Depuis 2022, iel.s explorent la permaculture pour inspirer leur recherche expérimentale et collective.
📅 Tarifs : 10 / 20 / 30.- (repas de midi inclus)
👥 En petit groupe (12 participantexs max)
🔗 Infos pratiques et inscriptions : Lien dans la bio
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🌿 How can we make the performing arts more sustainable?
Ecological, human, social, and artistic: discover how during a day with the @farnyon team and their collaborators, Leila Chakroun (environmental science researcher – UNIL) and Gregory Stauffer (choreographer). Since 2022, they have been exploring permaculture to inspire their experimental and collective research.
📅 Prices: 10 / 20 / 30.- (lunch included)
👥 Small group (max 12 participants)
🔗 Practical info and registration: [Link in bio]
The Migros Culture Percentage supports cultural and social initiatives and unlocks a wide range of opportunities for a broad section of the population. Alongside traditional programmes it specifically highlights visionary social ventures. The Migros Culture Percentage also includes the Migros Club School, the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art, the four «im Grünen» parks and the Monte Generoso rack railway. In all, the Migros Culture Percentage invests over 140 million francs each year.