Discover the fusion of theatre and contemporary dance!
The world is a stage - a vibrant mosaic of cultures, stories, and artistic expressions. Come along on an odyssey through the realm of performing arts curated by a selection of European theatre and contemporary dance festivals. Uncover the heartbeats and motion of diverse cultures, rejoicing in the common language of the performing arts. Challenge traditional limits, explore novel structures, genres, and techniques that redefine the very essence of storytelling and performance. Here are some highlights from FestivalFinder.eu:
International Arts Festival PLARTFORMA
12 Sept - 28 Oct 2023 | Klaipėda, Lithuania
The mission of the international arts festival "Plartforma" is to unite the artistic experience of different countries and the creative potential of artists in a common creative event. The festival presents contemporary dance and theatre, new circus, music, performance and visual art creators and their groups. This is the only interdisciplinary festival in Klaipėda and Western Lithuania, which, in addition to the cultural, also performs an educational function – it introduces and invites the audience to understand and appreciate contemporary artistic expression.
The main concept of the festival is related to the geographical and metaphysical interpretations of boundary zones, which are embodied in the character of the festival itself: different genres, forms of expression and ideas intervene here, paying no attention to the borders of traditional arts. Such art synthesis is identical to a search for new limit points, which is presented during the festival.
Picture credits: Plartfoma Facebook Page
contraDANÇA - Festival de Dança e Movimento Contemporâneo
26 Sept - 04 Nov 2023 | Covilhã, Seia, Guarda, Gouveia, Fundão, Portugal
contraDANÇA is holding its 14th edition this year. It is a festival with a solid artistic base, a common space where the keyword is contemporary movement, where dance, performance, theatre, contemporary circus, media arts and music combine and conjugate.
The festival aims to promote and develop various forms of contemporary artistic expression in the region. It is a space that brings together established and emerging creators, where new artists find visibility and an opportunity for dissemination of their work. Since the festival's first edition (2006), we have continued to pave the way for contemporary creation in the countryside.
This year, shows will take place in Fundão, Seia, Fornos de Algodres, Gouveia, and Covilhã, contributing to the democratization of arts.
Picture credits: contraDANÇA Facebook Page
Culturescapes 2023 Sahara
01 Oct - 30 Nov 2023 | Basel, Switzerland
Culturescapes is a multidisciplinary biennial arts festival celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023. Since its inception, the festival has focused on the cultural landscapes of countries and regions, aspiring to promote cross-border dialogue, mutual learning between cultures, cooperation and networking. Its founders believe cultural relations and understanding are a gateway to more inclusive, open, and fair societies.
The focus for this edition of Culturescapes will be on the Sahara. By connecting the seas and oceans on the opposite sides of the continent, the Sahara used to be a network of pathways and travel routes, carrying and connecting peoples and cultures. Together with artists and curators from within and around the Sahara, Culturescapes wants to talk about the Sahara today.
You can find the programme here.
Picture credits: Culturescapes Facebook Page
4 + 4 Days in Motion
06 Oct - 14 Oct 2023 | Prague, Czech Republic
The 28th autumn edition of 4+4 Days in Motion runs until 14 October. 7 Czech premiere productions and projects and 7 foreign premieres from 7 countries will take place at 7 traditional and non-traditional venues in Prague – Divadlo Archa, Divadlo Ponec, Divadlo X10, Studio Alta and surroundings, the confluence of Berounky and Vltavy, Vila Klikovka in Klamovce and public space in Prague.
Since 1996, the festival has presented contemporary innovative theatre projects enlivening objects of Prague architecture through theatre and international projects co-produced by Four Days. The festival includes all contemporary art genres - theatre, dance, music, visual art, film, and video art.
Picture credits: 4 + 4 Days in Motion's Facebook Page
ARTONOV Festival
07 Oct - 15 Oct 2023 | Brussels, Belgium
The ARTONOV Festival is inspired by the international Art Nouveau movement, both for its philosophy and its implementation, but also by the Japanese sensorial and multidisciplinary art. Its goal is to generate a convergence between the performing arts - music, dance, theatre - and fashion and visual arts, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and creation in Art Nouveau and Art Deco houses and other venues of remarkable architecture in Brussels.
The festival presents a dozen original and innovative artistic performances featuring young people and professionals. It aims to offer artists, primarily emerging artists, the opportunity to develop their artistic projects in a spirit of collaboration between generations, nationalities and artistic disciplines. The festival's ambition is to reconnect with the concept of ‘total art’, as Henry van de Velde understood it: to unify music, visual arts, architecture, dance, design, theatre and video and to offer our young Europeans a workspace that fosters their creativity, curiosity and professional emancipation.
Picture credits: ARTONOV Facebook Page
