Open Call: International Networking Trip to dunaPart, Budapest

When: 18 to 21 November 2026
Where: Budapest, Hungary
Working language: English
Who can apply: Dance, performance and theatre makers
Application deadline: 29 September 2026, 23:59 CEST

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Are you a dance, performance or theatre maker with international ambitions? Have you created between 10 and 15 productions? Then we invite you to apply for a networking trip to dunaPart in Budapest.

As a participant, you will attend performances by independent Hungarian performing artists presented as part of the festival and meet theatre and dance professionals as well as international presenters and programmers. Several activities and meetings will be organised collectively, while leaving room for participants to create their own programme. Following the trip, participants are required to submit a written reflection on their visit.

This programme is organised in collaboration with Trafó, House of Contemporary Arts Budapest, dunaPart and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hungary.

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We are looking for candidates who:

• Live and work in the Netherlands or in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius or Sint Maarten);
• Are professionally active as a choreographer, dance maker, performance maker or theatre maker;
• Have created between 10 and 15 productions;
• Demonstrate entrepreneurial qualities and have clear international ambitions;
• Are interested in the social and political context of the festival and the performing arts field in Hungary;
• Are available for the entire duration of the networking trip, from 18 to 21 November 2026;
• Have valid travel and accident insurance.

Please let us know if you have any access needs or require support in order to participate. We are happy to discuss the available options.

Selected participants will receive:

• Festival accreditation for dunaPart (covered directly by Performing Arts Fund NL);
• Up to four hotel nights arranged by dunaPart (covered directly by Performing Arts Fund NL);
• Access to a number of programme activities and networking events organised by the festival, the Fund and the Embassy;
• A contribution towards travel and local expenses of up to 500 euros per participant.

Participants travelling by train are eligible for a maximum contribution of 700 euros. In both cases, reimbursement is based on the submission of expense claims and supporting documents.

Participants from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius) are eligible for a maximum contribution of 1,500 euros.

Please note that it is possible to extend your stay at your own initiative and expense.

A maximum of six participants will be selected in close consultation with representatives of dunaPart.

Applications will be assessed based on the relevance of the applicant's artistic practice to the festival profile and on the strength of the motivation. We will also aim for a balanced composition of the group.

Applicants will be informed of the outcome no later than one week after the application deadline.

Would you like to take part in the networking trip and do you meet the criteria above? Complete this application form.

As part of your application, you may submit either:

• a written motivation in English (maximum one A4 page), or
• a video motivation in English (maximum two minutes, no performance footage).

Please submit only one of these two formats.

In addition, please include:

• an English-language CV;
• a link to your website (optional).

Applications can be submitted until 29 September 2026, 23:59 CEST.

You will be informed of the outcome by 6 October 2026.

For questions about this Open Call, please contact Anja Krans at a.krans@performingartsfund.nl.