Partners

The annual Albania Dance Meeting-Festival is the only dance festival in Albania. The first edition was held in April 2006. It has grown to become one of the most important international festivals in Albania. It selects innovative and inspirational contemporary dance pieces. The Albania Dance Meeting-Festival is intended to familiarise Albanian audiences with dance companies and independent dance artists from abroad who have developed contemporary dance techniques and innovative forms of dance expression.

This event is an opportunity for its participants to exchange ideas and experiences of dance, and get acquainted with the development of contemporary dance in Albania and the region.

D.ID DANCE IDENTITY is a platform for choreographic research and the practice of contemporary dance and movement-based art in Burgenland, south east Austria. We facilitate the creation and production of pieces developed by young choreographers through our Residency Programme. We share and reflect on artistic practice with a broader spectrum of the community through performances and workshops. Our annual festival “Burgenländische Tanztage”, which takes place over the second weekend of May, presents the work of these artists and hosts international guest artists in a relaxed, rural atmosphere.

P.A.R.T.S. is a school for contemporary dance. It provides a thorough technical training for dancers and choreographers, and helps them develop into independent and creative artists.

But dance is not an isolated art form; it is involved in a constant dialogue with the other performing arts – music and theatre. Both disciplines figure prominently in the curriculum, as P.A.R.T.S. always works towards the actual performance, the moment when the artist engages in a dialogue with the audience – the dancer as a performer, but also as a thinking performer.

The school looks for students who are strong individuals yet possess a sense of group dynamics.

Derida Dance Centre (operated by ART LINK Foundation) has focused on the development and popularisation of contemporary dance in Bulgaria and participates in European-wide production projects and international networks for collaboration. Currently Derida Dance Centre’s main areas of work include: independent dance productions, international collaborations, an artistic residency programme, a training and educational programme in contemporary dance, and a variety of open classes in dance and sports serving the community. Derida Dance Centre has an audience space for 60-70 visitors and is located in the center of Sofia. If Atanas Maev is unable to attend an Aerowaves event, Jivko Jeliazkov is his representative.

Public institution for performing and visual arts. Numerous cultural, educational and entertainment programs are held throughout the year in the Centre, in the field of dance, drama, music, film, multimedia and visual arts. There is also a place for exhibitions – Kortil Gallery.

Dance House Lemesos' main functions are the promotion of dance art and performance on a local and international level as well as its involvement in the cultural life of Cyprus through its open and accessible structure. Dance House Lemesos is situated in Limassol, Cyprus and was founded in October 2007 by five Cyprus-based dance companies with a common vision to create a structure that would allow dance art to develop on the island and also act as a portal for international collaborations and exchange. Specifically, Dance House Lemesos serves artistic development and choreographic growth through residency programmes, participation in European programmes, workshops, laboratories and research programmes. Open House Festival is hosted each year to present local and international choreographic works.

Tanec Praha is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1991. We have two basic missions: in the first place, to organise high quality festivals (TANEC PRAHA and Czech Dance Platform), including additional programmes (seminars, workshops, conferences for academics and critics, etc.). Secondly, to manage venues (PONEC – the dance venue) for production, creation and realisation of new work, mostly dance performances, but also other forms of art, mutually supporting and advancing each other. Tanec Praha is also represented by Marketa Perroud.

Bora Bora - Dance and Visual Theatre is based in Aarhus, Denmark. A venue and production house for dance that presents, produces and co-produces national and international performances, organises festivals, conducts artistic experiments and initiates residencies and workshops.

Through exchanges with partners in different networks across Europe, Bora Bora presents the newest and freshest in visual performing art. Bora Bora is involved in the international networks Aerowaves, Keðja and IETM, among others. Bora Bora is supported by the Danish state and the Aarhus Municipality. The venue opened in July 2011.

Dansehallerne is a dynamic hub and national centre for the promotion of the art of dance. As well as supporting, developing and communicating dance as an art form, Dansehallerne contributes to ensure that dance remains at the forefront of the national cultural scene.

Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava (STL, Independent Dance Stage) is a dance performance and development center. STL's vision is to focus on contemporary dance art in its various forms of expression. In addition to performances, STL organises movement workshops, creative residencies, lectures, Dance Marathon, PREMIERE platform for emerging dance artists, artists' short forms evening Greenfield, the Baltic Dance Platform and many others.

Annantalo is an arts centre for children, young people and families in Helsinki. Annantalo is a venue for art education, exhibitions and performances, events and workshops. Annantalo is also a venue for seminars and training courses that promote children's culture.

The National Choreographic Development Centre (CDCN) of Val-de-Marne has over 30 years of experience promoting creation and performance, and cultivating audience access, participation and appreciation. Its biennial festival, organised in partnership with 25 regional venues, attracts over 12,000 people.

In March 2013, the CDCN relocated to La Briqueterie, a purpose-built dance venue in Vitry-sur-Seine, on the outskirts of Paris. The venue features three rehearsal studios, a fully-equipped theatre, a courtyard with tiered seating and a landscaped garden. The organisation’s activities have increased to include artist residencies, an expanded educational programme and a regular performance season.

La Place de la Danse is the dance house in Toulouse, where artists and professional dancers (within its intensive professional dance programme called Extensions), audiences, and amateurs alike are invited to perform, watch, think and re-think dance. Previously known as CDC (Centre de Développement Chorégraphique) Toulouse, La Place de la Danse supports the artistic development of artists and companies; through hosting creation and research residencies, producing and co-producing works, and disseminating their performances as part of its season and annual festival. 

In 2014 Staatstheater Darmstadt and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden (who had cooperated since 1975), decided to take joint responsibility of a dance company and the Hessisches Staatsballett was founded in August that year. The ensemble of 28 dancers produce a variety of pieces every season, ranging from contemporary narrative ballet to experimental and abstract dance. The Hessisches Staatsballett also makes it their mission to invite a number of prestigious national and international guest productions each year, and invests in promising choreographers and their companies by providing residencies. Equally, an extended outreach and educational programme, and participatory dance projects for amateurs of all ages are an integral part of every season.

Situated in a former Düsseldorf tram depot, tanzhaus nrw turned into a centre for international dance with its eight dance and rehearsal studios and two stages. It acts as a staging and production venue and also as an academy with more than 4,000 weekly visitors, on 4,000 square metres. Arising from the “Werkstatt”, founded in 1978, and having been under Bettina Masuch’s direction since 2014, the house has become a highly acclaimed international cultural institution.
Non-professional and professional dancers, choreographers and artists from other genres represent the house’s core: The communal experience of dance under the roof of one single institution. The divisions between highbrow culture, subculture and socio-culture have been overcome at tanzhaus nrw. Creatively dealing with the human body and its role in societies in our present age lies at the heart of it all.

DAN.C.CE Unitiva and Arc For Dance festival began its journey in 2008 and has made a considerable impact on both the public and press by presenting short productions from Greece and abroad. The festival aims to become a meeting point for interesting dance stories from Greece and abroad, but also to bring the public of the city into substantial contact with different versions of contemporary choreographic thinking.

Every year, Arc For Dance explores a different area or a theme, directly or indirectly related to dance. This gives a means of trading ideas and exchanging information, which is necessary to the Greek scene.

The Workshop Foundation in Budapest, Hungary was founded in 1992 with the aim to provide support for independent artists, to encourage their artistic development and the development of the whole field of contemporary dance in Hungary.

They support almost all Hungarian artists involved in contemporary dance and theatre in one way or another. The Foundation offers support through education, production and professional help; providing the necessary role of intermediary between artists and Hungarian state institutions.

If Gergely Tallo is unable to attend an Aerowaves event, Zsóka Nej will attend instead.

Comune di Bassano is a public body in the North East of Italy. The Centro per la Scena Contemporanea is a dynamic dance house dedicated to the development of the culture of contemporary dance and the Operaestate Festival involves 40 cities and presents multidisciplinary events in theatres, castles, parks, villas and museums.

Comune di Bassano is devoted to artistic development, community projects, productions, and promotion of artistic mobility. It has been involved in international projects exploring the research and presentation of dance. It offers more than 24 residencies to Italian and international artists every year. It is committed to developing new and enhanced ways of engaging participants and audiences while continuing to focus strongly on building a sustainable future for dance as one of the leading Italian supporters of dance artists.

Fondazione Romaeuropa is one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in Europe, actively involved in promoting and disseminating theatre, dance and contemporary music. Established in 1986, the Foundation represents a veritable crossroads of international cultural exchange and participates actively in many EU networks.

The Foundation’s main annual event is the Romaeuropa Festival, which will celebrate its 30th edition in 2015, while the most vibrant and innovative part of the Festival is DNA, a specific project focusing on young and emerging choreographers across Europe. Founded in 2010 as a focus dedicated to promoting emerging Italian dance, in 2013 DNA began to include choreographers from across Europe.

RDF is an international centre for choreographic practices in Iceland - seeking to curate an all year round conversation with its audiences – through the artists they present, support and produce.
Founded in 2002, RDF's central activity has always been its international festival which now takes place in November. Since 2014 however, RDF has extended its activities – to include national and international initiatives throughout the year in the form of mini-festival formats, workshops, and residencies. Brogan Davison and Pétur Ármannsson are the current co-directors.

Located in Cork City, Ireland, DANCE CORK FIRKIN CRANE provides an inclusive and welcoming space for dance work to be developed and viewed through a year-round programme of residencies, workshops, studio rentals, community programmes, dance performances and special events.

Their programme is mission driven, aiming to identify, nurture, and support local and regional artists while simultaneously introducing artists and audiences to national and international choreographers.

Artist residencies supporting the research, development, and production of new work are a central aspect of DCFC's programme. In addition, a series of professional presentations, with a lens towards audience engagement, take place throughout the year.
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Dance Limerick is a support and development organisation. Through a combination of performance platforms, residency opportunities, master classes, talks and lectures, Dance Limerick advocates for artistic dialogue and exchange. In collaboration with dance artists across a range of practices, Dance Limerick promotes the creation of new and innovative work and devises programmes of access, engagement and participation for the wider public.

Latvian Dance Information Center (LDIC) is a non-governmental organization, established in 2017. It aims to promote the development of professional dance in Latvia through enhancing the interest of the society, facilitating international exchanges, and raising analytic discussions about dance processes. In cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, LDIC organizes the Latvian Dance Award that unites ballet, contemporary dance, stage folk dance, urban, jazz, and other styles.

Lithuanian Dance Information Centre (LDIC) is a non-governmental organisation established in 1995 thanks to a private initiative. LDIC is a unique institution in Lithuania entirely dedicated to dance. The main task of LDIC is to promote dance in Lithuania and to share information about Lithuanian dance abroad.

In addition to this, LDIC focuses on advocacy and lobbying, working with and on behalf of the dance world to increase the profile of dance and ultimately to increase investment in all sectors of the dance field.

TROIS C-L was founded in 1994 and is Luxembourg's first Ministry of Culture-supported centre for dance creation, export and training. It is operated with Luxembourg-based dancers and choreographers in mind and in cooperation with an extensive network of national and international partners.

TROIS C-L primarily supports choreographers throughout their creative process. However, its activities also focus extensively on raising awareness about contemporary dance among the general public. In addition to its creative mandate the centre’s key objective is the setting up of an ambitious international distribution platform for dance.

Dansens Hus Oslo is Norway’s national stage for dance. It is a programming venue for contemporary dance, offering a wide rage of productions from small scale, emerging work to big, international productions.

Dansens Hus is situated in a converted factory building in a former industrial district beside the Akerselva river, that opened in 2004. From 30 to 40 productions are presented every year. The theatre consists of two stages and is among the most modern theatre houses in Oslo.

Birgit Berndt, director of CODA, is a joint partner for Norway.

CODA International Dance Festival is an annual dance festival held in Oslo and its surrounding areas. The festival celebrates contemporary dance and attracts both national and international dance companies, artists, and performers. The festival offers a diverse program with performances, workshops, and seminars, serving as a platform to promote the art of dance while creating opportunities for collaboration and networking among professionals in the dance field. CODA aims to engage a broad audience and inspire dialogue about dance art.

Art Stations Foundation / Stary Browar Nowy Taniec runs in Stary Browar, Poznań, Poland since October 2004. Its mission is to popularise, promote, and present the art of contemporary choreography to local audiences.

Its main goal – following the motto “Art doesn't need support, artists do!” – is to intensively support the development of Polish dance makers and their search for individual language by establishing the first Polish regular dance space and choreographic development centre. Art Stations Foundation is a meeting point for local and international dance communities and a platform of artistic dialogue, research, creation, and choreographic reflection.

Centre for Culture in Lublin is an institution with an open and dynamic approach in reaching new audience groups. The same can be said about our ability to prepare an interesting programming offer. Our mission is one of multicultural, open artistic and educational activity as well as popularising and disseminating culture through a variety of different projects.

Centre for Culture programmes events such as: exhibitions, movie contests and overviews, concerts and music overviews, dance and theatre performances and festivals, meetings, seminars and symposia, as well as workshops and training sessions of all kinds in dance, music and literature.

If Anna Kalita is unable to attend an Aerowaves event, Ryszard Kalinowski will attend instead.

The Vila Flor Cultural Centre (CCVF) is a respected and distinguished establishment in the Portuguese national cultural scene. Located in the city centre of one of Portugal’s UNESCO World Heritage cities (Guimarães), CCVF is a true mark of excellence in a place where culture is lived out fully and where it is on offer to a broad range of audiences. CCVF was conceived to give greater shape and life to cultural initiatives sponsored by the city, and also as a driving force behind the decentralization of culture, putting Guimarães on the map of “destinations for culture” in Portugal with the relevant fact of being awarded European Capital of Culture in 2012. Its cultural mission encompasses all arts and instigates artistic creation.

O Espaço do Tempo is a Cultural Association located in Montemor-o-Novo, Alentejo, Portugal. Founded by choreographer Rui Horta in 2000 and currently directed by the artist Pedro Barreiro, O Espaço do Tempo has become the most prominent centre of artistic residencies in Portugal. Welcoming hundreds of national and international artists over the years, O Espaço do Tempo is a place of reference for artistic research, creation and reflection.

O Espaço do Tempo is, first of all, a transdisciplinary centre for performing arts, where dancers, actors, musicians, composers, writers, directors, among others can develop their artistic works. One of the main characteristics of our role is to support young emerging artists and follow their careers, not only at national level, but also internationally.

The National Centre for Dance in Bucharest (CNDB) is a public institution whose purpose is to sustain, develop and promote contemporary dance. It is conceived as an open space for independent artists and as an active part of the international choreographic context.

CNDB’s programs and projects encourage critical perspectives, the research and the experiment in the field of contemporary arts’ practice and theory. It promotes dialog, reflection and debate.

CNDB focuses on national and international partnerships for:

• Dance production

• Education - for both professionals and non professionals, including residency and curatorial programs

• Research

SKCNS is an important institution in the cultural life of young people in Novi Sad. Its work encompasses literary, theatrical, musical and visual arts. SKCNS insists on artistic value, and in so doing plays an educational role for young people. It especially works to promote young talent.

SKCNS literary activity is focuses on renowned and emerging writers, organising thematic literary discussions, and promoting books and literary magazines in which young writers publish their first works. In the field of visual arts, it organises exhibitions by students of the Academy of Arts, as well as other artistic projects. It promotes new musical talent, hosting classical concerts, as well as rock and punk gigs featuring well-known and unsigned bands; and presents work by touring professional and amateur theatre companies.

Bratislava in Movement Association is a non-profit organisation that supports the development of contemporary dance in Slovakia. The main mission is to organise the international festival of contemporary dance Bratislava in Movement.

BMA also organises seminars, creative workshops for professional dancers and the general public, and presents Slovak contemporary dance in Slovakia and abroad. The organisation actively participates in international projects in order to enhance co-operation between the Slovak dance sector and international colleagues.

EN-KNAP Productions, established in 1994 by Iztok Kovač, has introduced and established its trademark aesthetics on the European scene, attracting an array of acclaimed international co-producers.

Since 2009, EN-KNAP administers Španski Borci Cultural Centre, the largest venue dedicated to dance in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana. The centre also houses the only professional ensemble for contemporary dance in Slovenia, EnKnapGroup, established in 2007.

In 2011, EN-KNAP was the co-organiser of the inaugural Aerowaves Spring Forward Festival, and later established the year-round Plesna Vesna Festival, which in collaboration with Aerowaves continuously brings young European dance to Španski Borci.

If Iztok Kovač is unable to attend an Aerowaves event, Meta Lavrič will attend instead.

The Mercat de les Flors is both a driving force and hub for the promotion of movement arts. It plays a key role in ensuring the establishment of first-rate companies and audiences for dance and similar arts. To achieve this, the dance house joins forces with other key players and Catalan, Spanish and international institutions, both in public and private spheres, in the fields of contemporary thought and culture.

It can be defined by its values: a conscious innovator and transverse co-operator, vocationally international, rigorously sustainable, socially committed and organisationally flexible.

Laura Kumin, a founding member of Aerowaves, trained as a dancer and teacher in the U.S and is based in Spain. She was dance officer for the Comunidad de Madrid from 1989-95 and programmed dance at the Teatro Pradillo from 1997-2011.

She directs the Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid, a major platform for new work in contemporary dance since 1987. Through Paso a 2, a creative catalyst that supports the work of emerging dance artists, she has participated in the EU projects ChoreoRoam Europe and Performing Gender. She is active as a writer, teacher and mentor.

Rum för Dans presents contemporary dance to audiences in the Halland Region (Sweden), contributing to the development of the field and creating opportunities for artists. Since 2011, Region Halland, Kungsbacka Municipality and Falkenberg Municipality have invested in this mobile institution for dance.

Since its inception, Rum för Dans has presented a wide range of guest performances with national and international companies and worked with both established and emerging choreographers. The organisation includes Kungsbacka Teater and Falkhallen, two modern and fully equipped stages especially suitable for contemporary dance. It supports productions through offering companies and choreographers rehearsal space and residencies, and is also one of the partners of Dansnät Sverige, a Swedish touring dance network.

Rum för Dans is engaged in audience development; it hosts talks,  workshops, open rehearsals and other activities that can broaden the experience and knowledge of dance. 

Founded in 1995 by the choreographer Philippe Saire, the Théâtre Sévelin 36 has become a centre for the development and promotion of contemporary dance in Lausanne and in Switzerland.

Firstly through its festival, Les Printemps de Sévelin, which, each year, unites the emergent international and local dance scene, and then thanks to the support it provides to the region’s choreographers (residencies, co-productions and other shared projects). Finally, it engages the public, with its original programming and events.

Tanzhaus Zürich was founded in 1996 and is mainly funded by the city of Zürich. It is one of the most important centres for contemporary dance practice in Switzerland. As a place of artistic production and research, of specialised qualification and further training, of information and guidance, of discourse and as a networking hub, of education, promotion and presentation Tanzhaus Zürich fulfills a central role for choreography, dance and performance.

Residencies provide local, national and international artists with time for research and development as well as the possibility to provide insights into different creative processes in an informal and relaxed atmosphere – from open rehearsals to finished productions. Tanzhaus Zürich acts as a co-production partner for local artists according to their technical and dramaturgical needs and enables them to build networks throughout Europe.

Further, Tanzhaus Zürich works in close collaboration with the ZÜRICH TANZT festival and the festival for contemporary dance: zürich moves!

Suzy Blok (Dutch/Argentine, born in Colombia) was head of ICK Artist Space from 2021 until 2024, which fulfilled the function of Amsterdam dance production house as part of ICK Amsterdam. From 2013 until 2020 she was artistic & general director of the production house Dansmakers Amsterdam. In 2021 Dansmakers merged into ICK. Before she worked for many years as choreographer, film-maker, curator, dramaturg, dancer and artistic director.
She's co-founder and board-member of the Moving Futures Festival, a yearly festival for emerging choreographic talent: Movingfutures.nl as well as chairman of the board of Summerdance Forever Festival, board-member of European Dancehouse network and partner of Aerowaves network.

Dansateliers is an independent house for the development of contemporary dance and a home for dance artists, who each develop their very own artistic form, language and signature. Next to that, Dansateliers initiates projects and research possibilities to develop knowledge and unfold undiscovered potential for a dance artists’ practice in the world of today in order to broaden work opportunities.

Our goal is to create versatile grounds for a professional and multilayered artistic practice, which can manifest itself in a local, national and international context and connect with the public.

Istanbul Fringe Festival is an international performing arts festival bringing together emerging artists and independent dance and theatre productions from Turkey and abroad since 2019. The festival is the only international multi-genre performing arts event in Turkey where international artists meet the public and local dance and theatre makers, as well as interacting and working together in public spaces.

The objective of the Istanbul Fringe is to open the city’s multi-layered urban dynamic to the global arts scene, showcasing the work of emerging artists to the world, offering support and international visibility, investing in peer-to-peer learning and connecting with the city by creating an experience of community.The festival reinvents the concept of 'fringe' in Istanbul's particular urban context, in order to produce a meaningful interaction among participants. Workshops, panel discussions, artist talks, speed dates and parties are held alongside the festival’s showcase making it a complete experience of immersive art.

Each year in the third week of September, the festival takes over the city engaging over 20 venues of different scales and formats and inviting its audiences to rethink the city through performing arts and audience engagement

Based in London, The Place has been leading the way in dance training, creation and performance for over 45 years. It is one of Europe’s most exciting, innovative dance spaces, where artists from all over the world come to push creative boundaries, to experiment and to perform outstanding new work for audiences who expect to be surprised, inspired and delighted.

The Place is home to London Contemporary Dance School, Richard Alston Dance Company, the Robin Howard Dance Theatre, an extensive range of classes, courses and participatory opportunities for adults and young people and professional development programmes for artists.

If Eddie Nixon is unable to attend an Aerowaves event, Ellie Beedham will attend instead.

Dancer, choreographer, performer, teacher, Anton Ovchinnikov is the artistic director and founder of the annual international Zelyonka Contemporary Dance Festival in Kyiv established in 2010 with his company Black O!Range Dance Company. Ovchinnikov co-founded UA Association Contemporary Dance Platform ( danceplatform.org.ua) in 2015. The main objectives of this platform is to support young Ukrainian choreographers, integrate contemporary dance into the modern cultural life of Ukraine and establish a national center for contemporary dance.