with Simona Deaconescu & Simona Dabija
May 25th – May 30th, 2026
Application deadline: April 6th, 2026
Tangaj Collective opens a repertoire laboratory in Bucharest for dancers ready to enter our working process and ongoing projects. The laboratory is conceived as a shared space of practice and selection. At the end of the process, at least two dancers will be invited into collaborations within the collective’s upcoming projects.
Apply HERE.
SCHEDULE
Submission deadline: April 6, 2026
Announcement of selected participants: April 15, 2026
Repertoire workshop: May 25th – May 30th, 2026
Workshop timetable:
May 25th – May 29th, 2026: 10:00—16:00
May 30th, 2026: 13:00—19:00
Location: Linotip – Independent Choreographic Centre, Bucharest, RO
CONDITIONS
A total of 16 participants will be selected — 10 dancers from Romania and 6 dancers from other European countries.
Participation in the workshop is free of charge.
International participants will receive travel and accommodation support of up to 550 EUR.
At the end of the workshop, at least two dancers will be selected for upcoming projects, with prospective periods outlined in the application form.
The laboratory is addressed to dancers engaged in research-driven practices and interested in long-term collaboration.
ABOUT THE LAB
Tangaj Collective, founded by Simona Deaconescu, has been developing choreographic works at the intersection of dance, speculative research, and interdisciplinary collaboration for over 12 years. The company creates atmospheric, concept-driven performances that explore how bodies relate to real and imagined ecosystems, while critically engaging with forms of collective behavior. Its works are developed through international collaborations and presented across festivals and venues in Europe and beyond.
The Body Image Method is the movement research practice that underpins Tangaj’s work. It approaches the body as a shifting system, working through perception and temporality to reorganize movement. Through tools that stretch, compress, and dislocate time, dancers explore alternative physical states and image-driven transformations of the body.
During this repertoire laboratory, participants will enter Tangaj Collective’s choreographic process, working with fragments of repertoire while engaging with compositional tools that generate new movement material and collective experimentation.
The workshop is facilitated by Simona Deaconescu, accompanied by Simona Dabija, performer and emerging choreographer, one of the longest collaborators of the company.
This workshop is part of the project Extended Bodies. Performative Routes, co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The program does not necessarily represent the official position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN shall not be held liable for the program’s content or any use to which the program outcome might be put. These are the sole responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.
