The Moving Balkans Showcase 2026 brought the region’s contemporary dance scene together in Novi Sad for four days of performances, encounters, ideas, and exchange.
Relive the highlights of the second edition in our official aftermovie – and share the movement!
13–16 May 2026
Novi Sad (RS)
The showcase featured 10 works selected through the international open call, offering a snapshot of some of the most compelling contemporary dance productions from across the Balkans today.
Performances:
Vlad Benescu & Alexandra Mihaela Dancs (Romania): Somatic Freaks – The Proprioceptors Revolution
Kosta Karakashyan (Bulgaria): INSERT COIN / PLAYER ONE
Ginevra Panzetti & Enrico Ticconi (Croatia): ALL’ARME
Adrijana Danchevska Rovchanin (North Macedonia): Mockumentary
Enya Belak & Kristýna Peldová (Slovenia): Unfolded Moments
Ilias Chatzigeorgiou (Greece): SCARED
Deyan Georgiev (Bulgaria): Last Orbit
Marta Rak (Croatia): Appropriations:territory
Ermira Goro (Greece): TELOS
Chara Kotsali (Greece): IT’S THE END OF THE AMUSEMENT PHASE
Alongside the performances, six Dance Scape pitches introduced choreographers and their artistic ideas in short formats created to spark exchange, connections, and future collaborations.
Dance Scape Pitches:
Mădălina Dan (Romania)
Neda Ruzheva, Trevoga (Bulgaria)
Sonja Stojanović (Serbia)
Kristina Aleksova, Via Negativa (Slovenia)
Canan Yücel Pekiçten (Turkey)
Alexandros Stavropoulos (Greece)
The programme also included five Moving Balkans Co-Productions, presented on 12 and 17 May, produced among the partners of the Moving Balkans consortium.
Moving Balkans Co-Productions:
Croatian Culture Centre Sušak (HR) & DAN.C.CE Unitiva (GR): ARTissue: Lineage
Art Link Foundation (BG) & The National Center for Dance Bucharest (RO): Duets Across Borders
SKCNS (RS), Kino Šiška (SI), Praktikabl (RS) & Nomad Dance Academy (SI): IMAGINE
HIPP (HR), Albania Dance Meeting (AL) & Interart Culture Center (MK): Ridges
En–Knap (SI) & DSPS (SI): Glorious Epic Wet (presented in VR)
Together with networking events, VR presentations, installations, and discussions, the programme created a space to meet, discover new work, exchange ideas, and imagine future collaborations across the region.
Thank you to all the artists, professionals, partners, and audiences who made this edition possible. Until the next movement (Skopje, 2028)!
The “Moving Balkans” project is co-funded under the “Creative Europe” program of the European Union and the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria.
Video: Igor Crnković
