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. 

© Almud Krejza
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Johanna Ackva in Sofia

Berlin-based choreographer and performance artist Johanna Ackva is soon in Sofia, visiting the Bulgarian Dance Platform and the Antistatic Festival in the frame of our programme Capacity Grid.

16.05.2026 - 19.05.2026 @ Sofia
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Antistatic Festival: Dance Magazin #8 is out!

Dance Magazine is an annual publication dedicated to ballet, contemporary dance, performance art, and dance culture. Its aim is to present processes, individuals, events, and ideas ranging from classical to contemporary dance and dance culture in both Bulgarian and international contexts. It is the only printed magazin about dance in Bulgarian language. Edition 8 is released during Antistaticc Festival 2026.

08.05.2026 - 20.05.2026 @ Sofia
Teodora Simova © Yana Lozeva
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Teodora Simova

Teodora Simova is also this year working at Brain Store Project Sofia in the frame of On The Outset. As a graphic designer she is responsible for the Antistatic festival programme books and also for the Dance Magazine.

01.03.2025 - 31.05.2026 @ Brain Store Project
© Almud Krejza
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01.01.2023 - 31.12.2026
© Élie Autin
Élie Autin at Swiss Art Award exhibition in Basel

Élie Autin is one of this year's nominees of the Kiefer Hablitzel │ Göhner Art Prize! In June, the Swiss Art Award exhibition takes place in Basel and shows artworks of the 17 nominees.

15.06.2026 - 21.06.2026 @ Messe Basel
Heta Asikainen © Vasilissa Sadikova
Heta Asikainen joined the team of MDT Stockholm

Cultural worker Heta Asikainen joined the team of MDT Stockholm in the frame of On The Outset.

01.03.2026 - 30.06.2026 @ MDT Stockholm
Welcome Bau

Our new partner in Amsterdam is Bau! 

Earlier this year we unfortunately had to say goodbye to Veem House – due to the complete cut of national fundings the production house had to close. Bau steps in for them. 

20.10.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ Life Long Burning
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
Viktor Szeri © Wang Songtao
Viktor Szeri

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ Workshop Foundation Budapest
Viktorija Ilioska © Sasho N. Alushevski
Viktorija Ilioska

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ Nomad Dance Academy Slovenia
Marko Milić © Noel Hutapea
Marko Milić

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ Antisezona Zagreb
Philip Berlin © Jon Ariel Borgsø
Philip Berlin

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ MDT Stockholm
Anna Karenina Lambrechts © David Jacobs
Anna Karenina Lambrechts

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ STUK Leuven
Eliza Trefas © Florian Austraudo
Eliza Trefas

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ 4Culture Bucharest
@ private
Stanislav Genadiev & Violeta Vitanova

Creative Crossroads Artists 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ Brain Store Project Sofia
© Neven Allgeier
Camilla Schielin

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ danceWEB Vienna
Jasmin İhraç © Linda Rosa Saal
Jasmin Ihraç

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ Uferstudios Berlin
Ghyslaine Gau © Sara Maurin Kane
Ghyslaine Gau

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ ICI–CCN Montpellier
Maud Blandel © Elie Grappe
Maud Blandel

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 @ Arsenic Lausanne
Noha Ramadan © Vita Buivid
Noha Ramadan

Creative Crossroads Artist 2025–2026

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