Oulu Dance Hack (ODH) is looking for participants for their 2024 edition, to take place from 27 to 31 May 2024 in central Oulu, Northern Finland.
ODH is a unique opportunity to meet like-minded artists and technology specialists who are interested in creative risk-taking and collaborate in an exciting and supportive atmosphere. Participants will work together to explore the provided technology within a performance context, guided by experienced mentors. The programme will include a matchmaking event on 30 May and ends with an informal sharing of ideas on the final day, with a small invited audience.
Applications are welcome from artists, coders, designers, musicians, dancers, etc., who can demonstrate a commitment to collaboration with a focus on integrating the moving body into their practice.
The idea of the Dance Hack transdisciplinary concept is to work collectively on new ideas, rather than preparing things beforehand. The technological theme of this Hack is yet to be confirmed, so anything could happen. The focus is on the relationship between dance and technology, and the process of integrating the two.
ODH24 is part of a larger project realised in partnership with Central Europe Dance Theatre (Hungary) and Developing Art (Romania) and co-funded by the European Union and Oulu Culture Foundation Oulu2026. Oulu Dance Hack 2024 is followed by Dance Hacks in Budapest in November 2024 and Bucharest in April 2025.
As an event providing equal opportunity and accessibility, they welcome applicants with special needs or care responsibilities, and can negotiate resources to support their attendance. The venue for ODH24 is a ground-floor studio that is wheelchair accessible.
Participants will be paid a fee and per diem (also covering time spent travelling) and accommodation is provided. ODH is committed to environmental sustainability; they will cover the cost of the participants’ slow travel and cannot accept participants who use air travel.
