Partner Dance International Festival serves as a platform for dancers to engaged in focused movement-research and explore the boundaries of improvised dancing within the framework of partner work in relation with contemporary dance forms.
Where: Barcelona, Spain
When: 17th – 23rd Aug 2026
Deadline for applications: The registration will be opened once this open call is published and until the 60 participants are selected.
A week of connection, movement, and shared discovery in the heart of Barcelona with Guy Nader, Maria Campos, Marko Fonseca Guido, Kiley Dolaway, Shifu Ash, Aric Master, & Sebastian Gracia Ferro.
Partner Dance International Festival arrives in Barcelona to establish itself as a global meeting point for artists, dancers, and movement researchers dedicated to the art of connection. Each year, dancers from around the world gather to explore the evolving languages of partner work through contemporary practices, contact improvisation, partnering techniques, and interdisciplinary movement research.
A space where students, professionals, and curious movers come together to exchange knowledge, challenge habits, and expand the possibilities of moving with another body. Here, learning happens through dialogue, experimentation, and the courage to unlearn.
More than a festival, it is a living laboratory where cultures meet, ideas collide, and new pathways in partner dance are discovered.
Above all, it is a celebration of connection: between bodies, between disciplines, and between people who believe movement can create new ways of understanding each other.
How to register: www.partnerdancefestival.com
Costs for participants: 400€ – 450€
Contact details:
Email: workshop.partnerdancefestival@gmail.com
Whatsapp: +91 8692939135
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