OPEN CALLS

Open call for dancers in Portugal, 10 days art residency at AgitLab Lab, that offers dance workshops and rehearsals in building performance combined with body-painting and visual arts. The fee and accommodation is included. Where: AgitLab, Águeda, Portugal When: June 25 till July 6 2026 Deadline for applications: May 18th 2026 Águeda positions itself as a promoter of culture, having long supported initiatives that foster and encourage the creation and dissemination of culture

Contest for contemporary dance (Erfurt/Germany): Looking for applications. Where: Theater Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany When: 14.11.2026 Deadline for applications: 15.09.2026 The contemporary dance contest contact.energy ’26 takes place at November 14, 2026. We invite all dancers and coreographers to apply with an unique and meaningful contribution to the competition contact.energy ’26. After the success of the first contest during the 2. International Tanztheaterfestival in 2010 w

Open Call: Pavilion Dance South West Associate Artist with socially-engaged practice sought for 2026-28. Where: Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK When: 2026-28 Deadline for applications: 30 April 2026, 6pm Are you a choreographer with a socially-engaged practice and in search of an organisation that supports and champions your work in a holistic way? Would you benefit from some fresh sea air and a supportive, friendly team? Are you up for the challenge of working with

Karma Dance (Mental Health & Trauma) CIC is inviting applications from a white male dance artist and a Deaf male dance artist to join the company’s research and development (R&D) for Boot Polish — a new dance theatre work exploring power, identity, race, Deaf experience, and lived experience. Selected applicants will be invited to an online interview. Where: Leeds, UK When: 7 May 2026 – 23 May 2026 Deadline for applications: White Male Dancer: 10 April 2026Deaf Male Dancer:

Applications to 9th Nice Dance Film Festival are open! Where: Nice Dance Film, Nice, France When: October 2nd to 9th, 2026 Deadline for applications: May 16th, 2026 As part of the European Short Film Festival “Un Festival c’est trop court !”, the 9th edition of Nice Dance Film will take place in Nice, France, between October 2nd and 9th, 2026. At the heart of a flagship event of the film Season on the French Riviera, the intertwining of dance and cinema will be brought to

Theater a/d Rijn (Arnhem, NL) and Dance Company Theater Osnabrück (DE) invite emerging choreographers to apply for the 2026 edition of VIERxVIER. VIERxVIER is an adventurous showcase and touring project. Four makers, each with a distinct choreographic signature and physical style, will create a new short work (±15 minutes). Together, these pieces form a full-length evening program that will tour across black box venues in both the Netherlands and Germany. Where: Theater Osna

The Cannes – Côte d’Azur Dance Festival launches an International Dance Film Competition MOV’IN Cannes. Where: Cineum, Cannes, France When: 2026 November 26th Deadline for applications: 2026 April 15th CANNES: DANCE MEETS CINEMA! Cannes, famous for its prestigious Film Festival, combines Dance and Cinema for the Cannes Côte d’Azur France Dance Festival, the unmissable event of dance enthusiasts from all over the world, and now for film lovers too!With the creation of MOV’I