Derida Dance Fest is Derida Dance Center’s international contemporary dance festival. Every autumn Derida Stage brings together artists and companies from Europe and the world, presents new names and different choreographic languages and gives audiences in Sofia access to the leading trends in contemporary dance.
The programme includes productions from the international platforms Aerowaves and Moving Balkans, award-winning works from festivals and competitions, and performances connected to Derida Dance Center’s international residency program.
The fifth edition, Derida Dance Fest 2026, runs from 7 to 29 November at Derida Stage: 14 choreographic works in 11 festival evenings, with artists and companies from Romania, South Korea, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Taiwan, Italy, France, Gabon, French Guiana, Croatia, Finland and Spain.
Programme 2026:
The 2025 edition presented:
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In the period 2020-2023, the activities of Art Link Foundation (Derida Stage, Derida Dance Center) became possible thanks to the financial support under the structural anti-COVID-19 programs of the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria: One-year program to support private professional organizations in Arts / Pilot Session 2020, One-Year Grant Program 21, One-Year Grant Program 22, and Recovery and Development of Private Cultural Organizations Program ’22. We thank the National Culture Fund for the support and trust!
