Tanec Praha, Lublin Dance Theatre, Lithuanian Dance Information Centre and The National Center for Dance Bucharest are looking for 10 Ukrainian dance artists to take part in Visiting Artists Programme.

The programme invites artists to visit partner festivals, stimulating artistic development, creative exchange and valuable networking. Selected artists will have the opportunity to visit one of the diverse dance festivals across Europe, meet local artists, attend performances and gain inspiration and expertise as they progress in their work. It will also offer artists the chance to engage with presenters and promoters, providing essential networking opportunities.

The festivals you can visit are:

Bratislava in Movement (Slovakia) - October 2025

CODA (Norway) - October 2025

Dance Umbrella (United Kingdom) - October 2025

Lublin International Dance Theatre Festival (Poland) - November 2025

Zodiak - Side Step Festival (Finland) - February 2026

DDD - Festival Dias da Dança (Portugal) - April 2026

Festival Sismògraf (Catalonia - Spain) - April 2026

Dance Fest Skopje (North Macedonia) - April 2026

STHLM DANS (Sweden) - May 2026

Torinodanza Festival (Italy) - Sep/Oct 2026

Iridescent Festival (Romania) - Oct/Nov 2026

Albania Dance Meeting (Albania) - Nov 2026

December Dance (Belgium) - Dec 2026

We are looking for artists who have created and shared their own work— those who are no longer at the very beginning of their journey but aren’t yet fully established. They should be based in Ukraine or one of the Creative Europe countries (EU countries, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, Kosovo).

Your travel expenses, accommodation and daily fee will be covered by the programme. The length of the visit will be 3 - 5 days depending on the festival.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the application form by April 11, 2025.

We will contact successful applicants on May 16, 2025.