One of the leading European contemporary dance networks, AEROWAVES, has announced the selected artists for its Twenty25 program. The lineup includes works from 17 European countries.
The Twenty25 artists will present their works at the Spring Forward Festival, taking place from April 24–26, 2025, in Gorizia, Italy, and Nova Gorica, Slovenia (European Capital of Culture), hosted by Artisti Associati.
From October 21–23, 53 dance experts gathered in person in Bratislava to review hundreds of dance pieces. Out of 802 applications, 21 works were selected for the program.
This year, for the first time in AEROWAVES’ history, a work from Latvia has been included.
List of selected artists:
- Charlie Khalil Prince with ‘the body symphonic’ (The Netherlands)
- Armin Hokmi with ‘Shiraz’ (Germany)
- Ermira Goro with ‘Sirens’ (Greece)
- Janet Novas with ‘Mercedes mais eu’ (Spain)
- Junk Ensemble with ‘Dances Like A Bomb’ (Ireland)
- Oulouy with ‘Black’ (Spain)
- Aristide Rontini with ‘Lampyris Noctiluca’ (Italy)
- Solène Weinachter with ‘After All’ (France/ UK)
- David Zagari/Hypercorps with ‘Le Piquet’ (Switzerland)
- Dominik Więcek with ‘Glory Game’ (Poland)
- Collectif OUINCH OUINCH with ‘Happy Hype’ (Switzerland)
- Mandragore with ‘Gush is Great’ (France)
- Artūrs Nīgalis with ‘Silhouette Letters’ (Latvia)
- Paxton Ricketts with ‘Live! Not To Be Missed. Touring Regionally’ (The Netherlands)
- gergő d. farkas with ‘babes’ (Hungary/Sweden)
- threeiscompany & Jaro Viňarský with ‘IHOPEIWILL’ (Slovakia)
- Alen Nsambu with ‘NEON BEIGE’ (Finland)
- Land Before Time with ‘Waterkind’ (Sweden)
- Matea Bilosnić with ‘Never ALLone’ (Croatia)
- Camelia Neagoe with ‘Work in Progress’ (Romania)
- Bysheim & Patry with ‘Blue Carousel’ (Norway)
The contemporary dance network AEROWAVES unites dance organizations from 34 European countries. The Lithuanian Dance Information Centre is one of the network’s partners and program implementers, representing Lithuanian contemporary dance creators within the network.
More information: https://aerowaves.org