Zodiak's Open call for productions for 2027 is now open. The deadline for applications is Thu, October 9, 2025. 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 for example collaboration projects.
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. This year, only the Zodiak Laboratory category is open also to international artists. Works by international artist groups featured in Zodiak’s programme are primarily curated through Zodiak’s international networks. In addition, the Side Step Festival has its own separate curatorial process.
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.
The applications are reviewed by a workgroup consisting of three members, chaired by Zodiak’s next Artistic Director. The other members of the workgroup are the current artistic director Jenni-Elina von Bagh and a choreographer / dance artist, appointed into the workgroup for one year at a time. Final decisions regarding the programme will be made by the new Artistic Director in January 2026