Reimagining Artist Development & Public Experiment
Agora now is a growing international artist-led movement that reimagines artistic development and public experiment in the performing arts – exploring alternative ways of creating, working and exchanging.
We’re the catalysts for a global network of hubs and spaces that inspire fresh connections between performing artists, local citizens and public action. These city spaces and their surrounding neighbourhoods are home to our unique three-month ‘slow’ artist residencies and interactive public programmes.
The agora now artist network gathers regularly online to share ideas, knowledge and to empower each other to have more control over our economic and production environment.
Today, we are 300 artists representing 49 nations. Tomorrow, together, we will be more.

Spaces & Residencies
Global slow residencies for artists and citizens.

Network & People
agora is a movement of like-minded members. Join us today.

Liquid Becomings
Liquid Becomings is The European Pavilion 2024.

Support agora
How you can help agora’s work across the world.
NEWS

Invisible intentions: in the departure lies the dream
Photo by Witaj HugoThere is a strong poetic in ‘departures’. Departures link with...

Confluence | Water meets water, merges, flows on…
Ever since I got involved with Espaço Agora Now and its European Pavilion project...

Observe and Explore – Symbolic Exchange and Sensitive Territoriality in Idio Chichava’s Dance Maps. Reflections on the Buenos Aires residency by Vesna Brzovic
"My dance is my dance, what I share are the energies.” Idio Chichava (1) Planta Inclán...

Liquid Becomings – the story so far
We caught up with Naomi Russell – co-founder of agora now – to hear the latest news...

Rotterdam residency artists discuss their work and influences
Rotterdam is home to agora’s pilot hub which began in November 2023. A key part of the...

Personal reflections on agora’s first south-south residency, by Naomi Russell
This is a personal post about an important milestone for espaço agora now. Idio Chichava...
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