Festival ’26 Open Call – Handmade Music
Handmade Music at Accidental Theatre returns to Sonorities Festival Belfast in April 2026 with a special extended edition programmed primarily through this open call.
Deadline for this open call has passed.
A big element of Handmade Music is about community and space for experimental and improvised music to exist, and seeing what comes out the other side. The night is a place for trying out new collaborations, and embracing the feeling of not knowing what will happen next. Sets are short (20min or less), there is time to chat and space to move around the building.
*It is the responsibility of submitting artists to ensure that the link provided is operational until the end of the open call review period (i.e. end of September 2025). Streaming platforms with unlisted and other privacy options such as YouTube and Vimeo are recommended. Avoid using platforms such as WeTransfer that require downloading of files and have links that expire.
All artists selected through this open call will receive a fee (£100 per local artist, £250 per artist traveling to Belfast to offset travel expenses). Up to three nights’ accommodation can be provided upon request. Sonorities can also provide a letter of support to assist with funding applications to cover additional costs.
This open call is supported by the SSHRC funded partnership grant Improvising Futures.