11th Festival-Edition: 12 - 23 | 05 | 2027

For the biennial festival tanz nrw, we are looking for a diverse range of choreographic works from North Rhine-Westphalia.

The festival reflects the diversity of the regional dance scene on several levels: it invites artistic works from the fields of dance, performance and choreography, and encompasses genres such as contemporary and urban dance, performance and contemporary circus, digital live formats, as well as intergenerational and inclusive works – from emerging artists as well as experienced artists.

Proposals for the artistic programme can be submitted until 15 July 2026.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

• Applications are open exclusively to dance and performance artists, as well as collectives and companies, who live and work in North Rhine-Westphalia.
• A maximum of two productions per company may be submitted, which must belong to the independent scene in the fields of contemporary dance, urban dance and performance art, and contemporary circus, as well as digital live formats, intergenerational and inclusive dance and performance projects.
• The submitted productions must have been created from the 2024/25 season onwards and must have premiered by 1 October 2026.

For all submissions, a video of the complete piece and a tech rider must be submitted by 10 October.

Open Call

Apllication Form

The biennial festival tanz nrw presents a wide range of choreographic positions from North Rhine-Westphalia and reflects the diversity of the regional dance scene on several levels: it invites artistic works from the fields of dance / performance / choreography and includes the genres of contemporary and urban dance art, performance and contemporary circus, digital live formats as well as intergenerational and inclusive works - from up-and-coming artists to experienced choreographers. What all forms of dance have in common is the contemporary approach in terms of the political, social and aesthetic relevance of the artistic dialogue. An important concern of the festival is a resource-friendly use of production material and to continuously work on improving the accessibility of the festival programme.

The festival creates cross-connections - between cities, formats and discourses. The resulting spaces become places of exchange and mediation - between the artists, the organisers and the audience.

Welcome to the tanz nrw 25 festival!

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