Platform of Young Choreographers

The Platform of Young Choreographers is a product of the great desire and need of new and innovative choreographers to publicly display their work. It is intended to promote and establish talented Croatian and international choreographers and help their professional development, at the same time allowing development of cultural cooperation on a regional and an international level.

The initiative to develop the contemporary dance scene and establish young choreographers in Croatia was first started on 14th May 2000 in Zagreb. We then started the ambitious dance project that hadn't existed in Croatia before, and was intended to promote the not yet established theatre choreographers and form a strong and creative choreographer scene in Croatia. We are proud to say that the initiative has developed into a international gathering of dance artists and groups that, through a variety of activities - performances, workshops, auditions for international projects, discussions, exhibitions, installations, round tables, presentations, etc - exchange their ideas, attitudes and individual dance approaches, at the same time presenting their artistic work.

The platform is also intended to present the Croatian professional dance scene to the international partners, selectors and eminent guests so that Croatian choreographers and dancers would be given a chance to present the work internationally and to participate in the international artists-exchange programme. The programme is realised through a artistic network of numerous Platform associates and partners witch depend on individual agreement with each partner.

In the last nine years, the Platform has hosted choreographers from Croatia and from many other countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, France, Germany, Russia, Lithuania, Slovakia, USA, Macedonia, Spain, Israel, Slovenia, Cyprus, Switzerland, Argentina, Columbia, Great Britain, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, BIH, Finland, Luxembourg and Swiss. Join us this year also and enjoy in new creations!