Dance Bridges

08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day!! Today, we particularly want to thank and celebrate all the female and female-identifying artists, choreographers, cultural leaders, participants, audiences, partners and friends who have been a part of the .bridges story! Onward and forward! ✨🔥🧡

We hope you are inspired by some of our favourite archival images of Indian dancer/choreographer Papia Chakraborty in this beautiful collaboration with Michael Maurissens titled ‘KR Market’ screened at our 2024 edition in Kolkata.

If you are eager to know what’s happening in , there are exciting announcements coming soon 👀☺️✨

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22/02/2026

We are delighted to be partnering with Anuchintan Art Centre Santoshpur Anuchintan for the .bridges Residency project this summer, as well as host an evening of Festival performances at this venue.

For many dance and theatre practitioners Anuchintan Art Centre has been a place to call home, and it is such a warm and welcoming space to be in ✨💛✨. Dance Bridges is excited we will get to experience and share this beautiful performance studio with international and local artists and audiences during the Festival. Thank you Dr. Gaurav Das, Artistic Director and Founder of Anuchintan Art Centre for your wonderful support and collaboration in this new partnership! 🎊☺️🙏🏼✨

And to all the artists who have been waiting, the residency applications are being reviewed and results will be announced soon! 👀 Watch your inbox 📧

If you’d like to partner with us, sponsor a performance night or support our artists 🎁 get in touch at [email protected] or WhatsApp/Call on +447824049326 to learn more.

Photos courtesy Anuchintan Art Centre.

09/02/2026

Congratulations Dam Van Huynh Van Huynh Company We are so thrilled for you!!! This is so well deserved and such a fantastic achievement!! But hey hey we always knew it!! 😍🥰🤩🥳🎉❤️

18/01/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who applied to our open call! Dance Bridges is really truly thrilled there was such an enthusiastic and heatwarming response from around the world. We had 158 applications from 33 countries! 🤩❤️🌏✨

All results across categories will be announced by 28th February 2026. We appreciate each one of you and hope you can be a part of the festival this summer in one way or another!

10/01/2026

In case you missed, read our latest newsletter !

Festive vibes from Barcelona- Festival Director, Vanessa Mirza took some time off to explore the city and enjoy the Barcelona Festival de Nadal performances including French circus La Bande à Tyrex.

04/01/2026

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01/01/2026

Sending big love to friends, family and colleagues around the world! ✨🌍🌏🌎✨ Happy New Year! Love from London and see you very soon! ❤️ I thought I’d write you this note before I write my first journal entry for the year! I hope 2026 is filled with peace, renewal, creativity, hope and strength! Bonne année!! 🥳🎉🫶🏽🤩✨

-Vanessa Mirza (V.M.)

26/10/2025

Thank you for making October in London so special! ✨💜🥳🤩 Congratulations on an excellent programme reflecting so many diverse voices and nuances of contemporary choreography. It was really enriching to engage with this year’s festival in depth, and I was glad I could attend the array of different events alongside the performances. Bravo ❤️‍🔥🎉🎉🎉Freddie , , Jessica .produces and all of the DU team on your marvellous and meticulous work to produce this for global/local audiences. Huge congratulations to all of the artists performing/ presenting work this year! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 It was a rare treat! ✨🙏🏼✨And for those of you who missed it, there’s still the digital programme you can catch until the end of November! 👀( Check out their website for details)

The Festival was also a time for reunions and making new artistic connections, so thank you for drawing people together the way that you do. I also loved exploring so many new spaces and venues in London that truly took my breath away. The warmth, magic and wonder remain, even as my diary is just a little less booked up. 😊 Merci beaucoup once again from and .bridges for a fantastic October!

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10/10/2025

Last few hours to apply for Performances, Films and workshops!!!!

If you’ve been waiting and watching 👀 here it is!!
Dance Bridges .bridges is excited to announce the open call for artist applications for the sixth edition of the Festival to be held in Kolkata, India, from 20th-24th August 2026 ✨🤩🎉🥳✨

There are several exciting opportunities, read our guidelines to apply!! https://dancebridges.in/guidelines

22/09/2025

It’s been great for .bridges to be at the Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2026 this week. Special thanks to and and the entire team of artists and organisers!! Congratulations for such an exciting and inspiring festival! 🤩🥳✨

Images 📸 from the week that was~

Frames 1-2, The ‘Forum’ project’s international curators (from left to right- River Lin, Angela Mattox, Nayse López, Quito Tembe, Tiago Guedes, Angela Conquet) in conversation with the Director Tiago Guedes (Biennale de la Danse de Lyon/Maison de la Danse) and the opening assembly.

Frames 3-7, with Régis Plaud .plaud ( ONDA, Paris) at the opening celebration at Hôtel de Ville, views of and Artist Pitching with

Images 8-13, Studio view post a fantastic workshop with , front view of and watching the stunning show ’F*cking Future’ by with delegates and Co-CEOs and at the gorgeous venue

Images 14-18, Weekend performances/art by Brazilian artists and , foyer chats, striking a pose @ and a warm reunion with the lovely of

Images 19-20, Queuing up for Aina Alegre and View of Lyon en route to

Merci encore! We look forward to staying connected!



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