23 – 25 March 2018
Sofia, Bulgaria
Spring Forward festival took place on 23–25 March 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria, hosted by our Partner Derida Dance Centre.
The 2019 edition will take place at La Briqueterie and other venues in Val-de-Marne (Paris' region) from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th April. More info coming soon!
About Spring Forward ↓Aerowaves Spring Forward provides a platform for the most vibrant and promising choreographers to show their work to performing arts professionals and local audiences. The festival is Live Streamed to reach dance fans across the world.
The festival began in 2011 as an experiment. It took shape in response to the uncertain economic climate and the realities facing emerging dance artists as they begin their careers. Spring Forward provides a context for young choreographers to present their work within a different cultural setting and to new audiences. The platform supports artists as they seek new collaborators for their work and fosters a friendly atmosphere within an intensive weekend festival.
As with all Aerowaves initiatives, Spring Forward has grown from a place of generosity and a desire to make connections. The first festival in 2011 was held in partnership with En Knap at Španski Borci in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In 2012, Operaestate Festival Veneto dedicated its entire B-Motion strand to showcasing Aerowaves' work for the second Spring Forward festival.
Armed with confidence in our new venture, we took the festival to Switzerland in 2013 to join the inaugural programme of Zürich tanzt. Umeå, the European Capital of Culture in 2014, hosted the fourth Spring Forward at Norrlandsoperan, and in 2015 we were welcomed by the Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona.
The programme is usually formed of at least ten of the current year's Aerowaves Twenty artists, plus some previous Aerowaves Twenty artists who are brought back to the festival by popular demand – this is the Aerowaves Encore strand. Depending on the city we visit each year, some local artists may also be presented. All artists stay for the whole weekend, so that conversations with programmers can evolve naturally.
Local audiences have the chance to discover a great variety of brand new dance artists, most of whom are performing in their city for the first time. Since 2014, we have Live Streamed Spring Forward so that dance fans across Europe and beyond can watch and engage with the festival.
Indicated timings are Central Europe Time (UTC/GMT+1 hours) and subject to minor change, please check @AerowavesEurope for live updates
| 9:15-9:30pm | Spring Forward TVMeet Spring Forward TV hosts Sarah Blanc and Andreas Constantinou to get a flavour of this year's edition in Aarhus |
| 9:30–10:10pm | Altrove - Alessandro Schiatarella followed by Bolero - Jesus Rubio Gamo |
| 11:00-11:30am | Ohne Nix - Luke Baio & Dominik Grünbühel |
| 1:00–1:30pm | Kids - Kuan-Hsiang Liu & Ching-Ying Chien |
| 3:30–4:10pm | Displacement - Mithkal Alzghair |
| 4:45–5:00pm | Spring Forward TV explores Aarhus 2017 |
| 5:00-5:40pm | Death. Exercises and variations - Renata Piotrowska-Auffret |
| 6:00–6:30pm | Alien Express - Žigan Krajnčan & Gašper Kunšek |
| 6:30-7:30pm | Classical Beauty - Taneli Torma |
| 7:30–7:40pm | Spring Forward TV |
| 9:15–9:30pm | Spring Forward TV |
| 9:30–10:10pm | The Rest is silence - Hege Haagenrud |
| 11:00-11:35am | Monumental - Martin Hansen |
| 12:00–12:30pm | Reck - Far from the Norm / Botis Seva |
| 1:00–1:30pm | Woman - Himherandit Productions |
| 3:00–3:30pm | Kudoku - Daniele Ninarello & Dan Kinzelman |
| 3:30–4:00pm | Hope Hunt - Oona Doherty (on video) |
| 5:30-6:10pm | Me too - Kristin Ryg Helgebostad |
| 7:00-7:20pm | Spring Forward TV |
| 7:20-7:50pm | Company Furinkaï / Origami |
| 7:50-8:30pm | Vocazione all’Asimmetria - Francesca Foscarini |
| 8:30-8:50pm | ShapeShifting - Inside Out - Linda Hayford |
| 8:50-9:30pm | Sync - Anastasia Valsamaki |
| 9:30-10:10pm | Your Mother at my door - Timothy and the Things |
Indicated timings are Central Europe Time (UTC/GMT+1 hours) and subject to minor change, please check @AerowavesEurope for live updates
| 5—6pm |
Spring Forward Opening ReceptionSpring Forward / Youth Theatre 'Nikolay Binev' |
| 6—6:50pm |
‘Scarabeo, angles and the void’ - Associazione Culturale VAN, Andrea Costanzo Martini, ItalySpring Forward / Youth Theatre 'Nikolay Binev' |
| 7:15—7:55pm |
‘Volitant’ - Góbi Dance Company, HungarySpring Forward / RKIC |
| 8:30—9pm |
‘Rehearsal on Love’ - Raekallio Corp, FinlandSpring Forward / Théatro |
| 9—9:20pm |
‘Dans, for Satan’ - Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold, DenmarkSpring Forward / Théatro |
| 9:45—12pm |
‘NASS (Les gens)’ - Company MASSALA, Fouad Boussouf, FranceSpring Forward / Youth Theatre 'Nikolay Binev' |
| 10:30—11:30pm |
Dinner |
| 11:15—11:40am |
‘Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus’ - Oona Doherty, UKSpring Forward / Lumiere |
| 12—12:40pm |
‘Wreck - List of extinct species’ - INSIEMI IRREALI, Pietro Marullo, BelgiumSpring Forward / Azaryan Theatre |
| 1—1:30pm |
‘touching.just’ - Aris Papadopoulos & Martha Pasakopoulou, GreeceSpring Forward / RKIC |
| 1:45—2:15pm |
‘Kokoro’ - Luna Cenere, ItalySpring Forward / Youth Theatre 'Nikolay Binev' |
| 2:15—3:15pm |
LunchSpring Forward / Youth Theatre 'Nikolay Binev' |
| 5—5:25pm |
‘Dédale’ - Jordan Deschamps, Austria/FranceSpring Forward / Théatro |
| 6—6:40pm |
“Grrr, I’m dancing” Universe of a dancing bear - Mathis Kleinschnittger, GermanySpring Forward / Youth Theatre 'Nikolay Binev' |
| 7:30—8pm |
‘Homo Furens’ - PLAN-K, Filipe Lourenço, FranceSpring Forward / Lumiere |
| 8:15—8:55pm |
‘Brother’ - Marco da Silva Ferreira, PortugalSpring Forward / Azaryan Theatre |
| 9:15—10:30pm |
Closing Dinner |
Spring Forward festival took place on 23–25 March 2018 in Sofia (Bulgaria) hosted by our Partner Derida Dance Centre. The festival took place in the framework of Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the Calendar of Cultural Events of Sofia Municipality for 2018.
FIND THE MAP OF THE FESTIVAL HERE
Spring Forward 2018 was supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and the Municipality of Sofia.
Sofia (SOF) airport is served by Bulgaria Air and many low cost airlines including Ryanair, WizzAir and AirBerlin. Sofia is also linked by train to most capitals in Europe.
Thinking of attending Spring Forward? Why not extend your stay and take advantage of more opportunities to see exciting new dance?
Bulgarian Contemporary Dance will be featured in a showcase organised by Derida Dance Center from 21 to 23 March and ten companies will will appear from 26 to 28 March during Spotlight: USA in nearby Plovdiv.
Picture: Sofia in Details
Since 2014, Aerowaves has provided mentorship to emerging dance writers during Spring Forward. Springback Academy is a fast-paced introduction to the art of dance criticism within the context of an intensive festival.
The shows' reviews by the Springback writers and their mentors will be online for you to enjoy throughout the weekend whether you are in Aarhus with us or watched the performances online.