We happily share the news that Central Europe Dance Theatre (CEDT) is looking for participants for DCL – Dance Communication Lab in Budapest from Beyond Front@: Bridging Periphery partner countries: Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, Romania and Sweden. The DCL will take place in Budapest from 13 to 16 November 2025.

Dance Communication Lab in Budapest, 2023. Photo by Milán Kovács.

What is a DCL in general? DCL – Dance communication Lab is a short-term exchange formula between dancers, where the main aim is that 6 professional dancers coming from the abovementioned partner countries get to know each other through improvisation, which is the most distinctive process of creation in contemporary dance. The 2 day long research project will take place under the mentorship of Márta Ladjánszki.

DCL CEDT-Budapest will take place 13th -16th November 2025 as part of the annual Sissi Autumn Dance Week (SŐT7) at the Bethlen Square Theater. The demonstration might take any format or location (e.g. indoor, outdoor, walking), length is usually between 15-40 min and has public audience.

With Dance Communication Lab our aim is to bridge the gap between dance artists from different countries and provide them with significant experience to help them move their careers in the international dance scene.

When?

• Arrival: 13 November (if not based in Budapest)

• Studio days: 14-15 November

• Demonstration: 15 November

• Departure: 16 November (if not based in Budapest)

Where? At one of the festival’s site-specific spaces.

Participation criteria:  

• only dance artists who send their detailed professional CV can apply

• CEDT is primarily – but not exclusively – looking for dance artists with college or university graduates and/or who have stage experience.

The number of participants is limited to 6! The Dance Communication Lab, involving the six partner countries, will select one dancer from each country.

What do we offer?

CEDT provides:

• Per diem (75 EUR in total)

• Accomodation for 3 nights (if not based in Budapest)

• Tickets for the festival

The Beyond Front@: Bridging Periphery project national partner from your country of residence will cover:

• artistic fee in the amount of 150 EUR

• travel costs

What you need for the application:

• CV – educational background (completed studies, courses and workshops)

• A 100-word introduction about yourself and why would you like to join the DCL CEDT?

• Video material – the more the better – best represents your work

• Please provide the link to your videos, but please be sure to make them available to us. If it is password protected, include it in your CV.

How to apply?
Apply to DCL via this Google Form.

Application deadline:  30 June 2025

All dancers will be notified by e-mail within 2 weeks after the deadline.

The Dance Communication Lab is organized within the framework of Beyond Front@: Bridging Periphery, a Creative Europe project (2023–2026) created by Central Europe Dance Theatre – CEDT (Hungary), Bunker (Slovenia), Hrvatski institut za pokret i ples – HIPP (Croatia), Krakow Dance Theatre (Poland), M Studio (Romania), and Vitlycke – CPA (Sweden) to foster local development of the contemporary dance fields.