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Ovation Series – Inaugural Session for Dancers and Vocalists

Inaugural session date: August 23, 2025

Tanz Company Gervasi is Looking for 2 Male Dancers for Upcoming Production

Deadline for applications: Thursday 31st July 2025

Centre Chorégraphique de Provins (CCDP) Professional Dance Program

auditions dates: July 11-12 & August 22-23, 2025

Deltebre Dansa 2025

Deltebre Dansa 2025’s date: 7-20 July 2025

The Art of Ballet Summer Intensive in Amsterdam

Intensive date: 21 July – 2 August, 2025

ADDA Summer Intensive 2025 | Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jiří Kylián’s Repertoire

Summer Intensive date: June 30th to July 11th 2025

Anorexia and Dance. Looking for the perfect body in dance!

As dancers we are constantly judging ourselves: spending hours day after day in tight-fitting clothing in front of a mirror and scrutinising how we look. Dancers are expected to have slim and toned bodies. It is seen as particularly important for females to be of a slight stature for the ease of pas de deux and partnering work. But what is the impact?

The green monster: Dealing with the Ego in Professional Dance

The life of a professional dancer is as much a psychological and emotional struggle as much as it is physical. We have all at one point or another experienced those ugly emotions we know we shouldn’t feel, but somehow, in some way, something in dance brings them out from the deepest and darkest places; “why did she get that part?” “How come he got that job?” “Why didn’t they hire me?” Understanding the Ego and how to utilise it best in day-to-day life can be mighty helpful in the ongoing development of a dancer’s career.

Holding on my feminist values in the dance industry. A personal view from a dancer

Conflating ideas on sexuality and dance is an important, albeit conflicting, issue for any female/professional dancer nowadays; especially in today’s social and political climate and, amidst a profession spent glorifying and often essentialising the human body. As a female and as a dancer, the ever-present reality of displaying sexuality is a constant phenomenon, either in the direction or expectations of others, or the image we believe we are expected to portray.

How Not to End Up in My Trash Folder, or Gentle Suggestions of What NOT to do When Applying for an Audition

With audition season upon us, I am receiving more and more emails every single day from dancers looking to promote their talents and catch my eye. And trust me, many of you do, but unfortunately, not always through positive means. I would like to help you (and me) out. The following is a list of suggestions to make sure that someone like me does not roll his or her eyes at your careless mistakes, and immediately send your application to the Trash folder…

Save their souls: The importance of dance and the arts for young people

In short, we need dance. We need dance to reach young people. Otherwise what will we be left with? Dance and the arts cannot be allowed to fade into the background. It is simply not in its nature; it needs the spotlight.

Daniel Mariblanca: A transgender voice in dance

I am 36 years old and I have lived 34 of those years as a woman who identified as a lesbian. Those are very solid pillars in me which I have defended with strong emphasis. Then five years ago, I started to get in contact with a lot of Trans people in Barcelona who inspired me deeply. That was when I started questioning the pillars of my live. In some way it was like getting to understand the relation between pieces that weren’t yet connected. We could maybe say that being a woman and being a lesbian was a massive cover up under which I felt encouraged and secure. By then being Trans was an inaccessible idea to me, something difficult to understand.

In the in-between…how to survive between dance contracts

We’ve all been there, those times when you’ve finished an awesome dance contract; you’re enjoying the rest and looking forward to jumping right back into the next one. Except the next one is taking a bit longer to come along than you would like. With each negative audition outcome comes a reassuring voice in our head, ‘too tall’, ‘not the right build’, ‘they wanted more classical dancers’ etc.

Being (il)legal #2: A Dancer’s Run-in With the Authorities

If anyone can attest to the throws of bureaucracy in Europe, it is she. Holding a New Zealand passport proved fruitful for Tessa’s arrival in Europe eight years ago, but has since been the bane of her artistic career as a contemporary dance theater artist. She has been through just about every legal scenario to stay in Brussels and pursue her art – only once escaping deportation by a mere 20 days.

Plain speaking; a conversation with Choreographer Jamaal Burkmar

Emergent choreographer Jamaal Burkmar talks without reservations. No pleasing answers to fit into mainstream opinions; no bullshit. His speech is raw and fresh, like a reviving slap of fresh air. Talking with him is a break from bland politeness; he is slightly impertinent and incredibly honest.

Being (il)legal #1: A Personal Account of an American Dancer in Europe

Being a foreign freelance artist is difficult in Europe. As a dance artist, I want to base myself in Brussels. More than Berlin and London, this is where I feel most accepted, most inspired, most intrigued, most challenged, most supported. And for what?–– For my art, my research and practice.
I have spent the last three months expending countless hours of energy trying to navigate the Belgian bureaucratic system…

Being (il)legal: Preface | A multi-part series looking at foreigner’s pushing the legal limits to pursue their art in Europe

Being (il)legal is a multi-part series where I look at the different lengths artists are willing to go in order to pursue their art. The main focus is on non-Europeans in Europe and why Europe is such a “mecca” for the Western (and sometimes Eastern) art world.
From stories about bouncing around from country to country or staying put and hiding from the authorities, this is Being (il)legal.

Another Summer of Dance – 10 “Must Try” Summer Dance Intensives for any Experience-Hungry Dancer! (2019)

Another Summer of Dance – below are the most popular and interesting contemporary dance intensive of 2019. Some of them happening very soon or almost selling out. So, have a read and hurry up before it’s too late.

PROJECT | CONNECT – ‘Uniting the conversation between what has happened, what is happening and what is going to happen in dance.’

Summer 2019 will see the launch of PROJECT | CONNECT an unprecedented dance festival taking place in the magnificent city of London. What began as a reunion of ex-colleagues and friends orchestrated by Robert Dungey, has bloomed into a three week summer intensive which brings together the international crème de la crème of dance.

Robert Dungey has gathered an exclusive faculty of artists from Netherlands Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey, Compañía Nacional de Danza, National Ballet of Canada, Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Staatsballett Berlin and Batsheva Dance Company amongst many others, to come together and help the new generation of dance artists dive into the profession. To accomplish this goal, PROJECT | CONNECT has programmed an intensive schedule of master classes, which range from traditional ballet to Ohad Naharin’s unique Gaga style, repertoire workshops exploring the works of renowned choreographers such asGlen Tetley, Hans van Manen, Maurice Béjart, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek and Nacho Duato, choreographic residencies and career advice.