Call for Creation ‘26
Creation Grant for Emerging Choreographers
Call for Creation is a project by Orsolina28 Art Foundation devoted to supporting the next generation of creators in contemporary dance.
The call supports choreographers under the age of 35 with an original idea to develop, to whom Orsolina28 offers a 21-day residency dedicated to research and the creation of a new work. At the end of the residency, there will be an informal work-in-progress presentation on Orsolina28 Art Foundation's Open Air Stage or in The Eye, as a form of restitution to the community.
For any information, please email us at callforcreation@orsolina28.it.
Application period: January 7 - February 14, 2026
Announcement of selected projects: February 24, 2026
Residency: May 24 - June 14, 2026
Public sharing: June 13, 2026
Please submit your application through the online form, filling in every section of the application and attaching the required materials. The payment of a non-refundable application fee, of € 40, is also required.
Applications are due by 12:00 P.M. (CET) on February 14, 2026. No applications will be accepted after this deadline.
Call for Creation is open to choreographers under 35 (born as of May 1991 or after) from any country. For each project selected, a maximum of six participants (1 choreographer + 5 artists) is accepted.
Each choreographer may submit a single choreography project. A collaborative project can only be submitted if all the choreographers are under 35 years of age.
The submitted project must be original or still under development. Projects that have already been performed in public are not accepted.
The choreographer must present an original artistic idea, with a plan for the development of the choreographic project. In addition, they must offer a concrete and pragmatic vision of their path.
The selection committee is composed of Simony Monteiro, Founder and Artistic Director of Orsolina28 Art Foundation and Mario Alberto Zambrano, Senior Director of the National Arts Competition at Young Arts. The selection of the committee is final and irrevocable.
Selected artists will be hosted for a three-week residency by Orsolina28 Art Foundation (Moncalvo, Italy) and will have access to one of its dance studios.
The residency includes:
- A monetary contribution of € 1.300 (before taxes) per artist;
- Access to a professional dance studio;
- Full board (three meals a day) and accommodation;
- Round trip transfer from Milan or Turin Airport;
- Hosting of a public sharing on the Open Air Stage or in The Eye.
Travel fares are not included.
