The International Solo Dance Contest at Gdansk Dance Festival is open to dancers of contemporary dance who have a documented artistic activity and/or are professional dancers with a diploma in dance studies. Participation in the contest is permitted for solos which either premiered between 1 January 2022 and 13 May 2023 or have been prepared especially for the Contest. The solo should not be shorter than 5 minutes and no longer than 20 minutes. One dancer can submit maximum two solos.
Solo pieces will be judged by an international jury for their artistic value, technical level and originality, awareness of the performance space and dramaturgy of the choreography. In the Contest there are to be 3 prizes and an Audience Award – 6000 Euro total.
The organisers provide all participants of the Competition with accommodation in hostel rooms and cover travel expenses of up to 150 Euro for international participants.
