Biennale Danza allocates resources for the creations of the new generations, with two calls that invite Italian and foreign artists and dance companies to present original choreographic projects.

Where: La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy

When: 2025/2026

Deadline for applications: 20 October 2025, The outcome of the selection will be announced by the end of November 2025.

Biennale Danza allocates resources for the creations of the new generations, with two calls that invite Italian and foreign artists and dance companies to present original choreographic projects. With total freedom as to form – from solos to compositions for ensemble – the projects submitted on or before 20 October 2025, as required by the calls, will be selected by Wayne McGregor, the artistic Director of the Dance Department. The selected projects will premiere at the 20th International Festival of Contemporary Dance (17 July > 1 August) and will be supported by La Biennale di Venezia with a production grant of up to a maximum of 30,000 euro, which may be used autonomously or in collaboration with other production partners to contribute to the production of the new choreography. In addition to the production grant, La Biennale di Venezia will cover all the costs for staging the work’s premiere in Venice – from the artists’ fees to travel and lodging expenses and production specifications.

How to apply:
In order to participate in the selection, it is necessary to propose an original choreographic project (which has never premiered either in studio or full form).
The documentation to participate in the selection – which must be submitted no later than 20 October 2025 via an online application form – consists of:

description of the artistic project in English (max. 1 A4 page, front only), specifying any partners and their contribution to the coproduction
link to video of 5-10 minutes max (which may include, by way of example, short dance clips, choreographic draft, discursive/explanatory part in English: anything that can best express the concept of the project).
Incomplete applications will be automatically excluded.

Contact details:
bando-danza@labiennale.org

For further information, please visit https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/national-and-international-calls-two-new-choreographic-works-0

For more OPEN CALLS, please visit https://dancingopportunities.com/category/open-calls/