The Open Call

Wave 2Meet the selected artists

Following the open call launched in July 2026, ten artists—one from each partner country—have been selected to take part in Wave 2 of DRIFT, a programme dedicated to experimentation, reflection and professional development.

Selected Artists

UACDP

Svitlana Oleksiuk

AL BADIL

Oumaima Manai

BIT

Roza Moshtaghi

THÉÂTRE DE LIÈGE

Mercedes Dassy

MAISON DE LA DANSE

Ana Pi

SHORT THEATRE

Sorelle di Damiano

Simona Tedeschini / Sofia Pazzocco

TANZ IM AUGUST / HAU

Elvan Tekin

MATERIAIS DIVERSOS

Gaya de Medeiros

ONASSIS STEGI

Ioanna Paraskevopoulou

MERCAT DE LES FLORS

Yinka Esi Graves

What DRIFT Offers

Each selected artist will benefit from:

€20,000 for the research phase
Three Online Labs
Participation in the DRIFT Showcase
Artistic and curatorial mentoring
Professional networking and international visibility

In a second phase, five of the ten selected artists will be invited to develop their work through co-production support, with access to touring opportunities across the DRIFT network in Europe and beyond.

What's Next

30 November – 1 December 2026Kick-off meeting in Berlin

November 2026 – September 2027Research period, residencies and Online Labs

18–21 March 2027Festival Lab in Tunis

18–25 September 2027DRIFT Showcase at the Biennale de la danse in Lyon

Congratulations to all the selected artists 👏