Alongside the performances, the programme will feature six Dance Scape project pitches, offering artists the opportunity to present their work to an international network of curators, producers and festival representatives. Dance Scape encourages dialogue, strengthens collaborations and opens up new touring opportunities. The 10 productions were selected from a total of 214 applications by the Moving Balkans artistic committee, together with two international dance experts—Ingrida Gerbutavičiūtė, Director of tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf, and Samme Raeymaekers, former Director of Dansens Hus Oslo—at a curatorial meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria. The selected works represent a wide range of perspectives and choreographic languages shaping the diverse and vibrant contemporary dance landscape of the Balkans.
Moving Balkans announces the artists selected for its second showcase in Novi Sad
The Moving Balkans contemporary dance platform is pleased to announce the selection of 10 contemporary dance productions for the second edition of the Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Showcase, taking place from 13 to 16 May 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia.
The 10 selected artists and collectives and their works (in alphabetical order)
- Enya Belak & Kristýna Peldová: Unfolded Moments (Slovenia)
- Ilias Chatzigeorgiou: SCARED (Greece)
- Alexandra Mihaela Dancs & Vlad Benescu: Somatic Freaks – The Proprioceptors Revolution (Romania)
- Adrijana Danchevska Rovchanin (Skopje Dance Theater): Mockumentary (North Macedonia)
- Deyan Georgiev: Last Orbit (Bulgaria)
- Ermira Goro: TELOS (Greece)
- Kosta Karakashyan (Karakashyan & Artists): INSERT COIN / PLAYER ONE (Bulgaria)
- Chara Kotsali: It’s the End of the Amusement Phase (Greece)
- Ginevra Panzetti & Enrico Ticconi (Studio Contemporary Dance Company): ALL’ARME (Croatia)
- Marta Rak: Appropriations (Croatia)
The six artists selected for Dance Scape (in alphabetical order)
- Kristina Aleksova (Via Negativa), Slovenia
- Mădălina Dan, Romania
- Canan Yucel Pekicten, Türkiye
- Neda Ruzheva (Trevoga), Bulgaria
- Alexandros Stavropoulos, Greece
- Sonja Stojanović-Aufreiter, Serbia
The 2026 Showcase will offer artists a unique opportunity to present their work to a wide range of international dance professionals, cultural organisations and the general public. Alongside performances and project pitches, the programme will include networking events, creating space for exchanging ideas, building connections and strengthening the artistic network.
Founded in 2024 and co-funded by the European Union, the Moving Balkans contemporary dance platform works to increase the visibility and competitiveness of contemporary dance from the Balkans internationally. Through showcases, Dance Scape pitches and other initiatives, the platform supports artistic talent and strengthens the regional dance ecosystem.
Following the successful first edition of the Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Showcase, held from 10 to 13 May 2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Rijeka and Zagreb, Croatia, the second edition will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 13 to 16 May 2026.
For more information about the Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Showcase, the selected artists and upcoming events, visit www.movingbalkans.eu or contact us at info@movingbalkans.eu.
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The project is also supported by: Bulgaria’s National Culture Fund, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the City of Ljubljana, the Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, the City of Zagreb, the Ministry of Culture of Romania and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of North Macedonia.