Deadline: 2 June 2024
Submissions are now open for the Moving Balkans for Artists to elevate contemporary dance in the region and position it competitively within Europe.
Moving Balkans is a contemporary dance platform that offers different opportunities for dancers, choreographers and cultural workers in the extended Balkan region. The second edition of the Moving Balkans Showcase Festival will be held in Novi Sad in May 2026. The second open call will be announced in April 2025.
Their aim is to improve and support contemporary dance by raising awareness, producing dance works and organizing educational activities for dance professionals from the Balkans. They collaborate to support artistic mobility, co creation and empowerment through capacity building, mentoring and fruitful synergies.
The 1st edition of the Moving Balkans – Contemporary Dance Showcase will be held in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Rijeka (Croatia) and Zagreb (Croatia) between 10–13 of May 2025.
The selected performances will be shown amongst the three cities to the general public as well as to international professionals in the field of contemporary dance. Furthermore, the works will also benefit from the network touring scheme.
What Moving Balkans offers to the selected artists?
- 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
Eligibility Criteria
- The submitted work must be a contemporary dance performance of at least 20 minutes.
- The submitted work must have been premiered in professional conditions and contexts to the general public no more than two years prior to the deadline of this open call. Works in progress will not be accepted.
- The authors must have at least two years of prior professional experience as choreographers (proof of two works created in professional context).
- Each choreographer can submit only one work per year. Applications that were not successful in the Moving Balkans call cannot be resubmitted again the following year.
- Executive producers of the submitted work must be based and reside in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Türkiye.
- The applicants must own the rights to perform the submitted work (music, script, etc.).
- Applicants must provide all the information as required in the application form. Please upload your full-lenght video recording on Vimeo or YouTube providing them with the link and the password if necessary.
- Successful applicants must be available to travel and present their work between 10–13 May 2025.
Selection Criteria
- Quality of choreography and performance
- Innovative and well-structured works
- Works addressing contemporary social, artistic, environmental issues
- Good presentation of works with limited technical conditions that can be easily toured.
For more information, visit Moving Balkans.