Moving Balkans 2026 Showcase Performance Schedule

The official schedule for the Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Showcase 2026 is here! Join us from 13–16 May 2026 in Novi Sad for performances, Dance Scape pitches, and a full programme of events celebrating the most exciting contemporary dance voices from the Balkans.

⬤ Showcase Performances (marked with purple dots) highlight the Top 10 works, selected from the Open Call.

⬤ Dance Scape Pitches (marked with green dots) present short, insightful pitches by 6 choreographers.

⬤ Side Programme (marked with pink dots) features a curated selection of Moving Balkans co-productions, VR presentations, installations, and immersive experiences

You can click on the performance titles to learn more about each work. You can click on the venues to learn more about the location.

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12 MAY (pre-showcase day)

12 MAY	TITTLE	VENUE	DURATION
6:00 PM	⬤ MB Co-production: Croatian Culture Centre Sušak (HR) & DAN.C.CE Unitiva (GR): ARTissue: Lineage	Fabrika	40 min
8:00 PM	⬤ MB Co-production: Art Link Foundation (BG) & The National Center for Dance Bucharest (RO): Duets Across Borders	SKCNS	TBA

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13 MAY

13 MAY	TITLE	VENUE	DURATION
3:00 PM	⬤ Vlad Benescu & Alexandra Mihaela Dancs (RO): Somatic Freaks – The Proprioceptors Revolution	Biro	3 h (walk in)
6:00 PM	⬤ Kosta Karakashyan (BG): INSERT COIN / PLAYER ONE (SHOW 1)	Fabrika	60 min
6:00 PM	⬤ S. Asentić (RS): Dis Giselle (SHOW 1)	SKUP	45 min
8:00 PM	⬤ Official opening	SKCNS	30 min
8:30 PM	⬤ Ginevra Panzetti & Enrico Ticconi (IT): ALL'ARME	SKCNS	51 min

14 MAY

14 MAY	TITLE	VENUE	DURATION
10:00 AM	⬤ DANCE  SCAPE: Mădălina Dan (RO)	OPENS	20 min
10:30 AM	⬤ DANCE  SCAPE: Neda Ruzheva, Trevoga (BG)	OPENS	20 min
11:00 AM	⬤ DANCE  SCAPE: Sonja Stojanović (RS)	OPENS	20 min
12:00 PM	⬤ Coffee with Top 10 artists	Biro	60 min
3:00 PM	⬤ Adrijana Danchevska Rovchanin (MK): Mockumentary	NS Theatre	20 min
4:00 PM	⬤ PANEL: Regional Collaborations that Shape the Dance Scene	SKCNS (Gallery)	2 h
6:00 PM	⬤ Enya Belak & Kristýna Peldová (SI): Unfolded Moments	SKNCS	50 min
8:00 PM	⬤ Kosta Karakashyan (BG): INSERT COIN / PLAYER ONE (SHOW 2)	Fabrika	60 min
8:00 PM	⬤ S. Asentić (RS): Dis Giselle (SHOW 2)	SKUP	45 min

15 MAY

15 MAY	TITLE	VENUE	DURATION
10:00 AM	⬤ DANCE  SCAPE: Kristina Aleksova, Via Negativa (SI)	OPENS	20 min
10:30 AM	⬤ DANCE  SCAPE: Canan Yücel Pekiçten (TR)	OPENS	20 min
11:00 AM	⬤ DANCE  SCAPE: Alexandros Stavropoulos (RO)	OPENS	20 min
12:00 PM	⬤ Coffee with Top 10 artists	Biro	60 min
3:00 PM	⬤ Ilias Chatzigeorgiou (GR): SCARED	NS Theatre	56 min
4:30 PM	⬤ D. Šandor (RS): Something very special	SKUP	50 min
6:00 PM	⬤ Deyan Georgiev (BG): Last Orbit	SKCNS	51 min
8:00 PM	⬤ Marta Rak (HR): Appropriations:territory	Fabrika	40 min

16 MAY

16 MAY	TITLE	VENUE	DURATION
TBA	⬤ Petrovaradin Fortress Underground Tour	Petrovaradin Fortress	4 h
5:00 PM	⬤ VR Presentation (360°) of MB Top 10 2025: E. Cuhorka & C. Molnár (SI): Masterwork for Six Dancers ⬤ VR Presentation (180°) of MB Top 10 2025: S. Genadiev & V. Vitanova (BG): Saline Nebula	OPENS	60 min
6:00 PM	⬤ Ermira Goro (GR): TELOS	Fabrika	70 min
8:00 PM	⬤ Chara Kotsali (GR): IT’S THE END OF THE AMUSEMENT PHASE	SKNCS	40 min

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17 MAY (after-showcase day)

17 MAY	TITTLE	VENUE	DURATION
10:00 AM	⬤ MB Co-production: SKCNS (RS), Kino Šiška (SI), Praktikabl (RS) & Nomad Dance Academy (SI): IMAGINE	SKCNS	80 min
12:00 PM	⬤ MB Co-production: HIPP (HR), Albania Dance Meeting (AL), Interart Culture Center (MK): Ridges	Fabrika	TBA
1:00 PM	⬤ MB Co-production presented in VR (360°): En–Knap (SI) & DSPS (SI): Glorious Epic Wet	OPENS	60 min

12–17 MAY

	TITTLE	VENUE	DURATION
12–17 MAY	⬤ N. Vladisavljević (RS): Work in pitch dark (video istallation)	Biro	10:00 AM– 10:00 PM
13–16 MAY	⬤ Spirit of Place – The First Century of the District (exhibition)	EU Capital of Culture Gallery	10:00 AM– 4:00 PM

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