Residency Host: Anghiari Dance Hub, Anghiari

Contact person: Gerarda Ventura: direzione@anghiaridancehub.eu

Website: www.anghiaridancehub.eu

What kind of collaboration would you like to establish with the Norwegian partners?

It could be interesting to con4nue a residency program between under 35 choreographers and dancers from Italy and Norway.

What are the research areas the Italian facility is focusing on? What is its mission?

Anghiari Dance Hub has been described as a “connecting ring between training and production” or an “incubator.” It was created to provide in-depth tools for contemporary dance creation, especially for young choreographers.

Over the past two decades, Italy has developed initiatives such as showcases, platforms, and festivals to support emerging choreographers. However, gaps remain, particularly in training facilities that equip choreographers with the full range of skills needed for their work. Early rehearsals often reveal shortcomings in dramaturgy, composition, and the use of lighting, music, and silence. Limited resources also restrict experimentation with performers, resulting in mostly solo works. Anghiari Dance Hub addresses these challenges.

Each year, choreographers under 35, along with up to two performers, are invited to submit new projects. From 2015 to 2023, 103 participants have taken part, some including musicians and dramaturgs. Residencies have grown from intermittent to continuous periods of up to three months, interspersed with thematic seminars on topics like dance dramaturgy, composition, and collaboration with music and light, taught by Italian and international professionals.

At the end of the residency, choreographers present their work in two public performances at Teatro dei Ricomposti, followed by a discussion with critics, scholars, and practitioners. Participants receive grants for travel and subsistence, housing, rehearsal spaces, and support from Anghiari Dance Hub staff.

The Hub fosters a supportive community where diverse artists share their work, exchange feedback, and develop freely. It provides time, space, and professional guidance for choreographers to fully explore their creative potential.

TYPE OF RESIDENCY

Other: During the residency week, the Norwegian artists will take part in a seminar with the Italian artists, led by international experts. The seminar will include collaborative work in the morning and coaching in the afternoon. In the afternoons, the Norwegian artists will have the opportunity to work on their own projects for three or four hours in the rehearsal studio or on the theatre stage.

OTHER POSSIBILITES DURING RESIDENCY:

Follow/undertake training courses during residency: YES

VENUE AND ACCOMODATION
Description of spaces/rehearsal studio available for the residency:

Our studio is around 75 m² with a dance platform and carpet, a sound system and a video projector. During seminars and the residency, we also use the theatre stage, which is 10 m long and 6.3 m deep.

Notes:

We cannot provide a dedicated rehearsal room for the Norwegian artists, but during the stay they can decide with the Italian artists to show some piece of their work or what they are searching in that 4me in an open rehearsal.

RESIDENCY INFORMATION

Period: September and October 2026
Duration: 1 week
Number of people: 2 artists
Age limit: Under 35
Accommodation: B&B or Apartment
Meal arrangements: Self-cooking

‍Residency Host: L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora

‍Contact person: Paolo Brancalion: paolo.brancalion@arboreto.org
Mob: +39 328.3793281 Tel: +39 0541 624003
Office headquarters: via Emilia, 323, 47922 - Rimini - Loc. Santa Giustina, Italy
Venue: Teatro Dimora, via Arboreto, 6 - 47836, Mondaino (RN), Italy

Website:www.arboreto.org

‍What kind of collaboration would you like to establish with the Norwegian partners? ‍

Collaborating with Norwegian partners represents a strategic opportunity to develop a truly bilateral residency model, grounded not only in artistic mobility but also in a structured dialogue between different cultural ecosystems. Working with foreign contexts and institutions allows artists to encounter new cultural geographies and benefit from diverse aesthetic, methodological, and pedagogical approaches. Beyond this already significant value, what we consider essential is building an authentic and sustained professional relationship with our Norwegian partners.‍ ‍

Our intention is to establish an open and continuous exchange on the role of research, experimentation, and the creative process in the performing arts—elements that form the core identity of L’arboreto as a Regional Residency Centre of Emilia-Romagna. We do not wish to limit the collaboration to a logistical exchange of spaces and services; rather, we aim to co-design interaction formats that highlight the intangible value of residencies: time, listening, the construction of shared imaginaries, and the relationship with a place and its community.‍ ‍

The experience carried out in September 2025 with the Norwegian company Mia Habib exemplifies the type of collaboration we strive to build. The company did not use L’arboreto merely as a rehearsal space, but as a cultural and landscape ecosystem with which to actively engage: the forest, the Teatro Dimora, the village, the local communities, and our curatorial team all became integral elements of the creative process. This immersive and reciprocal approach captures the essence of the partnership we seek to strengthen.‍ ‍

In this spirit, we would like to co-develop with the artists and Norwegian partners residency pathways that highlight:‍ ‍

• The specificities of each place (the rural landscape, the architecture of Teatro Dimora, the natural environment of the Arboreto, and the local communities) as creative and methodological resources.

• The expertise of curators and artistic advisors from both organizations, fostering mutual learning, sharing of tools, and the development of new sensitivities.

• The participatory and relational dimension of residencies, creating opportunities for encounters with local communities and different audiences.

• A long-term shared perspective, which in time could lead to an Italian–Norwegian platform for artistic research, with regular exchanges, cross-mentoring, and co-productions.‍ ‍

Our goal is not only to offer mobility opportunities to artists, but to build a lasting cultural relationship capable of generating knowledge, new practices, and a shared vision of the role of residencies in transforming territories and creative processes.

What are the research areas the Italian facility is focusing on? What is its mission?‍ ‍

Our research focus and mission are grounded in the identity of L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora as a Regional Residency Centre. What makes our facility distinctive is the combination of a unique natural setting—a theatre immersed in a woodland within a rural community—and a long-standing commitment to caring for artistic research processes.‍ ‍

Since its foundation, L’arboreto has prioritized research, experimentation, and the ethics of hospitality, rather than production or programming. Our vocation is to offer artists a protected ecosystem where time, dialogue, and reflection become essential tools for creation. We support practices that investigate the relationship between body, landscape, and community, encouraging encounters with local inhabitants as opportunities for shared knowledge rather than simple outreach.‍ ‍

Through this approach, L’arboreto seeks to nurture long-term artistic processes and innovative residency formats, fostering an environment where research is valued as a cultural practice in its own right.‍ ‍

TYPE OF RESIDENCY
Creative Residency: YES
Creative/artistic Residency with public presentation: YES (open rehearsal)
New choreographic project: YES
Other (specify): The decision to conclude the residency with a rehearsal/presentation open to the public is not a necessary condition, it must arise from a need of the artists and the company.
We also welcome creative projects that do not have an immediate productive purpose, but are aimed at a process of research and investigation useful for the generation of future creations.

‍OTHER POSSIBILITES DURING RESIDENCY:

‍Follow/undertake training courses during residency: NO
Meetings with local communities: YES, by agreement with the residency host, in form and structure
Offer workshops and labs on site: YES, only if the company is interested in doing them. All the more so if the workshop is necessary for their research.

VENUE AND ACCOMODATION
Description of spaces/rehearsal studio available for the residency: ‍

The location of the artistic residence will be our Teatro Dimora in Mondaino (RN) in Emilia-Romagna region. The Theatre offers all the resources, facilities and equipment that artists might need for their study, research and experimental work and is equipped with comprehensive, state-of-the-art technical equipment. Surrounded by the Arboreto Park, it is a perfect environment for the retreat, the study and the stimulation of creativity in close relationship with nature. The Teatro Dimora has the stage space surrounded by large opening sliding windows that can be darkened with specific wings.

• Please note the following conditions for all artists in residence:
  we only provide what is in the theatre's equipment (lighting, video and sound) - the rental costs of technical equipment that is not in our equipment must be covered by the company; we are available to provide assistance in finding and setting them up. (At your disposal if you need a technical sheet of the theatre)

• our technical director will be available for 2 days: at the reception for set-up and at the open rehearsal for dismantling.

RESIDENCY INFORMATION

‍Period: 21–31 October 2026 or 6–15 November 2026
Duration: Min 7 days, max 10 days
Number of people: min 2, max 15
Age limit: All ages
Accommodation: Our guesthouse can accommodate up to 15 people.‍ ‍
4 bedrooms: 1 room with three beds (1 single bed + 1 bunk bed) and 3 rooms with 4 beds
each (2 bunk beds in each room)
2 shared bathrooms. Showers are also in the dressing rooms in the theatre (no. 4)

Meal arrangements: On the ground floor, there is a large kitchen with a dining area, where you can prepare your own meals and eat together.

MORE INFORMATION
L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora is a cultural center working in the field of artistic residences since 1998. It is situated in Mondaino, a small peripheral village of 1300 inhabitants on the historical and geographical border between Emilia-Romagna and Marche.

The theatre, designed and built in 2004, and its guest house lie in a nine-hectare park which hosts approximately 6.000 different and precious arboreal species. The environment surrounding inspired a peculiar culture of the landscape that suggested us to work on the limits and boundaries of different artistic expressions and inspired our vision of artistic residencies: welcoming and taking care of nomadic projects that dialogue and hybridize with the communities they meet. Therefore, the decision to place hospitality and care of creative processes at the center of our action stemmed from the choice not to betray the vocation of the place, but rather to amplify its heritage, enhance its peculiarities and teachings.

Taking care of artistic residencies since 1998, in 2018 L’arboreto - Teatro Dimora di Mondaino in partnership with La Corte Ospitale di Rubiera has been recognized as the Residency Centre of Emilia-Romagna.

Basic background and logistics

Mondaino as you could verify is a small village in the hinterland, in a rural area quite peripheral. It is about 30 km from Rimini, the main centre of the area located on the Adriatic coast. Therefore, public transport services to and from Mondaino are reduced in frequency. Once you arrive at the airport, you can take the train to the nearest stations (Rimini or Cattolica/San Giovanni in M.) or take the airport shuttle that will take you to Rimini. We are available to pick you up at the train station or the shuttle, but we advise you to consider, if you can, to rent a car, because this would allow you to move around independently, especially for daily needs related to food or other urgencies.

Economic support for the research

We can provide you also a research support fee; this possibility is linked to the possibility/availability for your company to be able to issue an invoice for this fee.

Residency Host: Fondazione I Teatri / Reggio Emilia
Contact person: Paolo Cantù: direzione@iteatri.re.it
Website: www.iteatri.re.it

What kind of collaboration would you like to establish with the Norwegian partners:
We are particularly interested in artistic and organizational practices that can give us the opportunity to get in touch with different artists and structures for a mutual acquaintance.

What are the research areas the Norwegian facility is focusing on? What is its mission?

Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio Emilia was founded in 2002.

His theatrical system is unique in Italy: three theatres - Teatro Municipale Valli, Teatro Ariosto and Teatro Cavallerizza - gathered around a square in the heart of the city, each strongly characterized both architecturally and in terms of the type of programming.

Its activity involves all sectors of live performing arts, with six seasons – Opera, Concerts, Dance, Theater, Musical and one dedicated to Kids and Families – a residency project for young string quartets (“Casa del Quartetto”), an International Competition for Quartets; a festival called Festival Aperto, that usually goes from end of September until middle of November, dedicated to contemporary music and dance in their intertwining with art, literature and technology.

The international vocation of Fondazione I Teatri is evidenced by continuous collaboration in the various sectors of its activity and finds its place of choice in the interdisciplinary Festival Aperto: that is why the Festival seems to us the ideal setting to host young artists-in-residence because it would allow them to meet the numerous guest artists of the festival in a fruitful mutual exchange, creating new opportunities and mutual enrichment. 

TYPE OF RESIDENCY

Creative residency: YES
Creative/artistic residency with public presentation: YES
Artistic residency with show: TBD
New choreographic project: YES

OTHER POSSIBILITES DURING RESIDENCY

Follow/undertake training courses during residency: YES
Meetings with local communities: YES
Offer workshops and labs on the territory: YES

VENUE AND ACCOMODATION
Description of the spaces/rehearsal studio available for the residency
Sala Verdi, by Teatro Ariosto, reopened after a major restoration and after being closed for more than 30 years, is a modular space with a capacity of over 200 seats, designed as a place dedicated to production and creativity, to meeting new generations, to host rehearsals, residencies, small performances, workshops, and concerts. The major restoration that has been subjected to has completely redeveloped the acoustics, making it a room suitable for professional music recordings. 

Its dimensions are 9,70m*24,20m, with the possibility of a reinforced linoleum carpet of 9m*9m (please note that it is not a sprung dance floor) and a sound system.

RESIDENCY INFORMATION

Period: Mid. September to mid. November, to be confirmed
Duration: 2 weeks (10–14 days)
Number of people: Max. 4
Age limit: Under 35
Accommodation: Apartment
Meal arrangements: Self-cooking

‍ Residency Host: Fabbrica Europa per le arti contemporanee
/ PARC Performing Arts Research Centre‍ ‍

Contact person:
Maurizia Settembri - artistic director
Marco Burchini – curator

‍direzione@fabbricaeuropa.net
promozione.fabbricaeuropa@gmail.com

Website: www.fabbricaeuropa.net
www.parcfirenze.net (only Italian)‍‍ ‍

What kind of collaboration would you like to establish with the Norwegian partners:
Ideally, we would like to develop and share work processes, promote exchanges of practices between Italian and international artists and professionals, foster encounters between different ways of thinking and working, as well as activate shared projects and co-creation processes.‍ ‍

What are the research areas the Norwegian facility is focusing on? What is its mission? ‍

Fabbrica Europa has been an international festival since 1994. Based at PARC Performing Arts Research Centre in Cascine Park of Florence, we are committed to developing projects in performing arts, multidisciplinary activities, nature, research and experimentation.
We are open to projects that are not concluded in a short time, but which develop over the years.‍ ‍

TYPE OF RESIDENCY

Creative residency: YES
Creative/artistic residency with public presentation: YES
New choreographic project: YES
Other: We are open to all possibilities, depending on the request and necessities.

OTHER POSSIBILITES DURING RESIDENCY

Follow/undertake training courses during residency: NO
Meetings with local communities: YES
Offer workshops and labs on the territory: YES‍‍ ‍

VENUE AND ACCOMODATION
Description of the spaces/rehearsal studio available for the residency

SALA LAB consists of a space of 18 m x 14 m. its characteristics, including the‍ permanent presence of a dance floor, make it particularly suitable for hosting training activities‍ such as workshops, masterclasses, seminars, etc., residencies and rehearsals for performances‍
https://parcfirenze.net/gli-spazi/sala-lab/

SALA POLIVALENTE is a multi-propose room, located on the ground floor, is a space of 13 m x 16 m with a height of 9 m, equipped with two different accesses. It can be completely darkened. Due to its characteristics, the room is intended to host performing, musical and exhibition activities. Its layout is therefore remodeled according to the type of initiative envisaged to meet the needs of multidisciplinary programming, characteristic of PARC as a center for contemporary arts. Acoustic Correction works were carried out in the room. https://parcfirenze.net/gli-spazi/sala-polivalente/

‍ CASCINE PARK is the green lung of Florence, located just a few steps from the historic city centre. With an area of over 130 hectares stretching parallel to the Arno River, it is the largest public park in the city. Characterized by lush vegetation, wide lawns, avenues, and shaded paths, the park is an ideal place for sports as well as for spending free time immersed in nature and tranquility. In addition to its recreational function, “Le Cascine” hosts the traditional Tuesday morning market, cultural events, fairs, public gatherings, and many other activities that make it one of the most lively and dynamic places in the city.
Parco delle Cascine - Google maps

‍RESIDENCY INFORMATION

Period: April, May, June, November, December 2027
Duration: 1 week (min) / 2 week (max)
Number of people: min 2, max 4
Age limit: non
Accommodation: Apartment with kitchen
Meal arrangements: Self cooking‍‍‍