Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Platform is a new dynamic collaboration of dance professionals from across the Balkans. The mission of the platform is to elevate contemporary dance in the region and position it competitively within Europe. Through a regional partnership network, showcases, artist mobility initiatives, workshops, co-creations, and capacity-building activities, the platform empowers dance professionals and raises awareness of the vibrant dance scene in the Balkans.
From this open call 10 contemporary dance works will be selected to be presented on the first edition of the Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Showcase which will be held in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Rijeka (Croatia) and Zagreb (Croatia) between 10 and 13 May 2025.
The festival will showcase productions from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Türkiye and offer opportunities to meet, exchange ideas, interact with the audience and dance professionals, and be part of a new artistic network.
The submitted work must be a contemporary dance performance of at least 20 minutes and it must have been premiered in professional conditions and contexts to the general public no more than two years prior to the deadline of the open call. The authors must have at least two years of prior professional experience as choreographers (proof of two works created in professional context).
Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Showcase provides:
- Venue and technical support
- Promotion and visibility of the selected works
- Contribution fee to the artistic team
- Accommodation and meals
- Travel from and to the country of residence
- Free access to the shows of the festival
