Since 2005, the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival has been a much anticipated event on the cultural calendar, dedicated to presenting bold, dynamic and thought-provoking live performances from Singapore and international artists. Our focus has been—and remains—on works that challenge oft-held perspectives and incite candid dialogues on important social issues of the day.

In previous Fringes, we've seen artists tackle issues in their communities from the personal to the political—the climate crisis, war and strife, racism, the plight of migrant workers, LGBTQ+ issues, the precarity of gig work, changing dynamics of familial relationships, and much more.

We want to hear what artists are concerned with in the world today, and how your artistic response is a call to arms, a healing process, or a road map to a different, better future.

We focus on presenting work fuelled by socially engaged practice. We are looking for robust artistic processes and accessible presentations that are centred on responding to gaps in communities, collaborative, and tackling current issues of the day.

✅ Your work should be a contemporary, cutting edge and socially engaged piece that can be presented as a live or digital performance, or a participatory event.

✅ We welcome proposals that use alternative models of presentations to include the disabled and immuno-compromised, to encourage environmental sustainability, and/or to reduce air travel.