The Dance and Performance Academy Laboratories, an intensive training program initiated by the National Center for Dance in Bucharest (CNDB), will conclude with public presentations of the 11 performance and choreographic works created by this year’s participants on August 7, 21, and 22. These three days of performances mark the end of a process of research, experimentation, and creation that has unfolded over the course of an academic year and offer the public the opportunity to discover emerging artistic voices that have taken shape within the program.
Dedicated to movement, performance, and choreographic creation, the program aimed to provide a framework for professional development for artists interested in strengthening their own artistic practice and finding their place on the local and international contemporary scene. Structured as a series of intensive workshops, the program centered on the body as a space for research, the generation of knowledge through practice, and the development of personal artistic perspectives.
Over the course of the two semesters, participants followed a comprehensive curriculum, supplemented by individual mentoring sessions, workshops, and courses taught by artists, choreographers, and theorists from Romania and abroad. The dialogue between practice and reflection, between experimentation and artistic rigor, created the necessary context for the development of original projects that explore themes and questions relevant to contemporary society.
The 11 works presented at the end of the program represent not only the result of an educational process but also the beginning of independent artistic journeys. Each piece reflects the artists’ universe, concerns, and working methods, offering distinct perspectives on the body, relationships with others, memory, space, identity, and transformation. Together, these creations highlight the diversity of practices and research directions cultivated within the Dance and Performance Academy Laboratories.
Inspired by European educational models such as TanzFabrik Berlin, PARTS Brussels, ELAN – Centre National de la Danse Paris, and e.x.e.r.c.e. Montpellier, the Academy’s Laboratories aim to continue developing an alternative space for learning and creation, based on knowledge sharing, collaboration, and artistic experimentation. The program thus contributes not only to training a new generation of artists but also to strengthening Romania’s contemporary dance ecosystem.
The presentation of the 11 works invites the public to discover the results of a year of research, questioning, and exploration, while also marking the beginning of new artistic journeys. The conclusion of the Dance and Performance Academy Laboratories represents not only the end of a process but also the opening of new creative directions that will continue to develop beyond the scope of the program.
Entrance is free, subject to availability.
PROGRAM
7.08 | ora 19:30 | Durată totală: 130 minute – detalii despre piese și biografii artiști AICI
Desynchronosis A.K.A. Jet Lag de Cristina Tudor
O crevasă inundată de Ilinca Budeanu
TESERACT de Iustin Danalache
Belonging Bodies de Teodora Tudose
Treshold de Iulia Andro
21.08 | ora 19:30 | Durată totală: 105 minute – detalii despre piese și biografii artiști AICI
IN/HER/IT de Ana Costache
Voice Legacy de Alexandra Necula
ICSPRES IORSELF de Daiana Sargan
22.08 | ora 19:30 | Durată totală: 135 minute – detalii despre piese și biografii artiști AICI
Every house has a door de Bianca Ardeleanu
What if today…? de Ada Anghel
Wow! You’re a dancer?! Can you show me a split? de Sofia Sitaru-Onofrei
August 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Total runtime: 130 minutes – details about the plays and artist biographies HERE
Desynchronosis A.K.A. Jet Lag by Cristina Tudor
O crevasă inundată by Ilinca Budeanu
TESERACT by Iustin Danalache
Belonging Bodies by Teodora Tudose
Threshold by Iulia Andro
August 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Total duration: 105 minutes – details about the plays and artist biographies HERE
IN/HER/IT by Ana Costache
Voice Legacy by Alexandra Necula
ICSPRES IORSELF by Daiana Sargan
August 22 | 7:30 PM | Total runtime: 135 minutes – details about the pieces and artist biographies HERE
Every house has a door by Bianca Ardeleanu
What if today…? by Ada Anghel
Wow! You’re a dancer?! Can you show me a split? by Sofia Sitaru-Onofrei
Produced by
The National Centre for Dance, Bucharest
A cultural program co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The program does not necessarily reflect the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or for how the program’s results may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the grant recipient.
With the support of: Austrian Cultural Forum Bucharest, Goethe-Institut Romania, French Institute in Romania, Polish Institute Bucharest
