Zodiak's open call for productions for the year 2027 is now open. The deadline for applications is Thu, Oct 9, 2025.
General Instructions for Applying
Zodiak’s programme is artistically curated. The work of the curators and the programme selections are primarily based on this open call for applications, but some productions will also emerge through collaboration projects and from other sources.
The applications from the open call in autumn 2025 are reviewed by a workgroup consisting of three members, chaired by Zodiak’s new artistic director.
Categories and schedule
There are three application categories in this open call:
- Zodiak Laboratory (autumn 2026 and spring 2027)
- Zodiak CoProduction (2027)
- Zodiak CoCommission (2028)
The application deadline for all is October 9, 2025.
Production decisions will be communicated to the applicants by Jan 30, 2026. When applying for the 2027 programme (CoProduction), please note that productions will be scheduled in more detail after the selection of the programme. For CoCommission proposals the decision making process is two-fold: in January 2-3 proposal are selected for further conversations. The final decision is made in March/April, 2026.
This year, only the Zodiak Laboratory category is open also to international artists.
Stimuli for the Applications
We are looking for proposals that incorporate an essential relationship to dance and bodily performance, as well as an idea of how to form an audience relationship. When choosing the program, attention is paid to the originality and clarity of the work ideas and choreographic thinking, as well as to the relationship opened by the works with the audience.
For example, we encourage you to think and imagine the following:
- What topics and visions need to be addressed in the coming years/now?
- What kind of artistic starting points or practices does your suggestion entail or research?
- In what directions and by whom can contemporary dance and performance develop or make new openings?
- What kind of audience relations can the proposal create and generate? Does your idea appeal to a particular audience segment? What is the relationship between your proposed work and the current era, society, or the surrounding world?
- What potential do you see for the work's future?
The final selection will be based on the artistic whole formed by the different projects and how realistic their production potential is considering production resources and Zodiak’s schedules of each production year.
Zodiak Laboratory
This form of support is intended to provide an opportunity for artistic experimentation without the pressure of an upcoming premiere.
We are now looking for Zodiak Laboratory residence applications for autumn 2026 and spring 2027.
Zodiak CoProduction
We are now calling for applications in the Zodiak CoProduction category for productions that premiere in 2027. As the name suggests, this is a coproduction support category, and the projects also need to have other funding.
Zodiak CoCommission
This open call seeks proposals for premiere productions in the Zodiak CoCommission category for the year 2028. A maximum of one project will be selected for this category.