Life Long Burning – Futures Lost and Found

Life Long Burning is a network of European institutions which are dedicated to contemporary dance and performance. The project Life Long Burning – Futures Lost and Found (LLB3) is our third 4-years-project, which got funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. 

Isabela Fernandes Santana © Julia Maretto
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Isabela Fernandes Santana is working on a LLB Co-production

The Vanished Color is a Life Long Burning Co-production by Isabela Fernandes Santana. In April she is at ICI–CCN for a research and creation residency. 

31.03.2025 - 11.04.2025
Yielding by Escarleth Pozo © Haliz Josef | edited by Escarleth Pozo
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Performance: Yielding

The LLB-Coproduction YIELDING by Escarleth Romo Pozo premieres in March at MDT Stockholm.

21.03.2025 - 22.03.2025 @ MDT Stockholm
Never Ever Monday by Marion Darova © Nikola Gylmezov
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Performance: Never Ever Monday

Creative Crossroads artist of cycle one, Marion Darova, is showing her new work Never Ever Monday at Toplocentrala in Sofia!

25.02.2025 @ Toplocentrala
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Open Call for Romanian artists

In partnership with danceWeb Vienna, 4Culture is announcing an open call for participation in the danceWEB scholarship programme 2025! The programme takes place within ImPulsTanz – Vienna international Dance Festival from 9 July to 13 August 2025.  This call is addressed to dancers and choreographers from Romania who are active in the field of contemporary dance and performing arts.

End of application: 12 February 2025

12.02.2025 @ danceWEB Vienna
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Netti Nüganen at the [8:tension] Podcast

Episode 20 of our [8:tension] Podcast is out! Netti Nüganen completes our second season. Her piece The Myth: last day, a pseudo-archeological excavation turned punk concert, is an exercise in how history is constructed and yes, it is quite funny to listen to what Netti has to tell about the making of this piece.

09.01.2025 - 23.01.2025 @ ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival
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Camilla Schielin at the [8:tension] Podcast

Episode 19 of our [8:tension] Podcast is out! With someone who's name you will hear more often from us: Camilla Schielin, who showed her solo piece into (quickening ground) at ImPulsTanz and is one of our Creative Crossroad artists of cycle 2!

19.12.2024 - 09.01.2025 @ ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival
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Luca Bonamore at the [8:tension] Podcast

Episode 18 of our [8:tension] Podcast is out! May we present to you: Luca Bonamore. In his latest piece, Silent Lovers, he is concerned with cruising – a historically queer practice of public sexual encounters. He chatted with Sean Pfeiffer, about becoming a dancer, and what it means to open up the private to the public. 

05.12.2024 - 12.12.2024 @ ImPulsTanz Vienna
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Jette Loona Hermanis & Anna Ansone at the [8:tension] Podcast

Episode 17 of our [8:tension] Podcast is out! Meet choreographer Jette Loona Hermanis from Estland and visual artist and stage designer Anna Ansone from Latvia!

05.12.2024 - 12.12.2024 @ ImPulsTanz Vienna
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j.bouey & Tyrone Bevans at the [8:tension] Podcast

Episode 16 of our [8:tension] Podcast is out! This time with j. bouey and Tyrone Bevans, both waacking dancers and choreographers based in New York.

28.11.2024 - 05.12.2024 @ ImPulsTanz Vienna
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Viní Ventania & Vitória Jovem – Irmãs Brasil – at the [8:tension] Podcast

Episode 15 of our [8:tension] Podcast is out! It has never been that crowded behind the microphone: Today’s guests are Viní Ventania and Vitória Jovem, performing together as Irmãs Brasil.

21.11.2024 - 28.11.2024 @ ImPulsTanz Vienna
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Exhibition Opening: Dancing, Resisting, (Un)working

Dancing, Resisting, (Un)working – Aspects of Dance as a Cultural, Political, and Art Work in Yugoslavia and After is an exhibition curated by Nomad Dance Academy – (Non)Aligned Movements. It performs a long-term research on developing the digital archive of contemporary dance and the performing arts of the post-Yugoslav region.

20.11.2024 - 28.02.2025 @ ChoreoCon 2024, MSU Exhibition Space
© Almud Krejza
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Xenia Koghilaki at the [8:tension] Podcast

Xenia Koghilaki is our guest in episode #14 of the [8:tension] Podcast. It is out now!

14.11.2024 - 21.11.2024 @ ImPulsTanz Vienna
© David Krooshof
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Astrid Boons at the [8:tension] Podcast

Episode 13 of our [8:tension] Podcast is out! Here is Astrid Boons, everyone!

07.11.2024 - 14.11.2024 @ ImPulsTanz Vienna
Raja Feather Kelly © Marq Walls
Raja Feather Kelly – danceWEB Mentor 2025
09.07.2025 - 13.08.2025 @ ImPulsTanz
Dawn © Adam Seid Tahir
Performance: Dawn

Adam Seid Tahir premieres his new work Dawn in May at MDT Stockholm.

15.05.2025 - 18.05.2025 @ MDT Stockholm
Never Ever Monday by Marion Darova © Nikola Gylmezov
Performance: Never Ever Monday

Creative Crossroads artist of cycle one, Marion Darova, is showing her new work Never Ever Monday at Toplocentrala in Sofia!

25.03.2025 @ Toplocentrala
Life Long Burning Partner Meeting 2024 in Zagreb © Sindri Uču
These are the Creative Crossroads artists of cycle 2

During ChoreoCon 2024 we introduced the artist of the second cycle – her's a sneak peek, more details will follow next year.

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026
Artistic Exchange Residencies, Co-Productions, Creative Crossroads  
Capacity Grid, On The Outset, Outsetters Abroad  
Performance Situation Rooms, Choreographic Conventions