Art factory International – Professional Dance Platform 26/27

ART FACTORY INTERNATIONAL
professional dance platform 2026/2027
#dance #training #community #artistis #connections #experience #performance

𝐀.𝐅.𝐈. 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐄𝐐𝐅 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟔), 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚-𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑁𝑒𝑤 P𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑒

Art Factory International is a professional intensive training project created by BACH Art Centre dedicated to arts and culture in the city of Bologna – Italy.
The 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 on younger dancers eager to broaden and deepen their own technical and artistic training in fields such as dance, choreography and composition.
The 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 from October 2026 to May 2027 in a intensive months of training , involves daily training from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3:30 pm in classical and contemporary dance through a teaching plan led by artists and teachers, expert in the field and working towards technique strengthening, along with pursuing a higher level of awareness in regard to one’s physical strength and the creative movement. The 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 everyday of ballet, contemporary dance, floorwork, counter technique, capoeira, composition, repertoire, improvisation, hiphop and urban dance.
The 𝐀.𝐅.𝐈. 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 aims at creating a personal formation course where the participant contemplates on constructing and setting in motion the artistic and professional self.
Moreover, the platform is a host to monthly 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐬.
The classes will focus on exchange of virtuous practices by drawing from different professionals with the intention of shaping the participant’s personality and competences, as well as broadening the artist’s new training horizons.
The A.F.I. Platform created a 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 within its spaces “CRUDO project”, designed to host projects, previews and work-in-progress by international artists in residency at BACH art centre, in addition to accommodating ‘open door’ performances enacted by AFI participants.

𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒
The platform is a host to monthly workshops featuring Internationally renowned choreographers and artists with focus on widening the attendees’ knowledge and enriching the workshop participants’ experiences, visions and professional competences.

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐒
•⁠ ⁠𝐉𝐢𝐫̌𝐢́ 𝐏𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐲́ Kidd Pivot improvisation tools& Crystal Pite R.
•⁠ ⁠𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞 from Wayne McGregor
•⁠ ⁠𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐭 performer from Peeping Tom Company
•⁠ 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐚 Forsythe repertory workshop
•⁠ ⁠𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢 Gaga Movement Language Dancers Workshop
•⁠ ⁠⁠𝐑𝐚𝐮𝐟 𝐘𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐭 (RubberLegz) movement and physical research

The program will also host 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔
with final performances open to the public at BACH Art Centre:

𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐚 — 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐳 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐀𝐲𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐞́ 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨̀ — 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲
𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢 — 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲
𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐬𝐡 — 𝐋𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 / 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐮
The platform’s goal is to form 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 on tecnical-creative level, specialists capable of setting their own career path, proficient in creating a personal artistic identity able to accrue additional skills, as well as to grow and work in different performative settings.

FEE FOR PARTECIPANTS : audition free costs

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒:
Art Factory International
to BACH Art Centre
Via Francesco Zanardi 230/2
Bologna 40131 Italy
[email protected]
www.artfactory-international.com

Where:

BACH Art Centre
Via Francesco Zanardi 230/2
Bologna 40131 Italy

When:

Bruxelles 10th May 2026
Bologna 24th May 2026
Berlin 7th June 2026
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS VIDEO
6th June 2026

How to Apply:

Admission is subject to invitation. The audition will consist of a
classical and contemporary dance lesson, a choreographic class and an
individual interview with the staff.
To attend the audition please send to [email protected]
– registration form, your
– CV and
– 2 photos (medium close-up and full length),
– motivational letter