Dead end: 17/04/2026

TWAIN Centro di Produzione Danza e Residenza Artistica announces, under the direction of Loredana Parrella, the Call for the 10th edition of the “Premio Twain_direzioniAltre” with support for production, artistic residence and circulation for Under40 artists.

Where: Tuscania (VT), Italy

When: 22-23 August 2026

Deadline for applications:17th April 2026

WHO IS IT FOR?
All Italian and European authors who have not turned 40 on 31 December 2026 are invited to participate; in the case of several authors, 2/3 of them must be under 40.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Projects related to contemporary dance, under study or in staging phase and which have not debuted in full form, but only in the form of a studio, are admitted.
Up to 6 projects will be selected and presented in their scenic form (not less than 5 minutes and not more than 15 minutes), within the program of direzioniAltre Festival to a commission of experts and operators at the Supercinema of Tuscania (VT) on 22 August 2026 (behind closed doors for the Commission only) and on 23 August 2026 (evening open to the public and awarding of the Winner). The Finalists will receive a refund of expenses, hospitality in the guest rooms of the Center, a basic technical data sheet with technical assistance.
THE PRIZE
The winning project will receive production support for the 2026/2027 season defined as follows:
● Artistic Residence within Twain_Residenza Artistica at Twain’s theater spaces in Tuscania and Canino for a total of 15 days to be held in the period January-August 2027 with an economic contribution  from a minimum of € 1.500 to a maximum of € 7.000 gross
● Programming of the show in the Twain Centro di Produzione Danza 2027 season with a fee up to a maximum of € 1.200 + IVA;
● Programming of the show in the Mirabilia Festival 2027;
● ALSO one Finalist project can be selected and included in Residence with open test in the programming of Orbita/Spellbound – Centro Nazionale di Produzione Danza;
● one or more Finalist projects can be included in the programming of the Dominio Pubblico – Youth Fest which will take place in Rome in June / July 2027;
one or more Finalist projects can be included in Residence at the Teatro di Bucine/Diesis
●Teatrango with methods and timing agreed with the Artistic Direction of the Theater.

CALL: https://cietwain.com/wp-content/uploads/Award_c

How to apply:
Application form completed in all its points (see form at the bottom of the Call) and signed. And attach the following documents:
● Project Artistic Sheet (max 2 folders)
● CV of the author (s) (max 2 folders)
● CV for interpreters (max 2 folders)
● Production credits and any other supporters
● Video link (YouTube or Vimeo) minimum 5 minutes max 15 minutes of the proposed work (rehearsal videos are also accepted)
● any video links to previous works

All proposals must be sent by e-mail to the address direzionialtre.twain@gmail.com , no later than April 7th, 2026 at 11.59 pm. Applications received after this date will not be accepted. The companies selected for the finals will be notified by april 28th, 2026.

call: https://cietwain.com/wp-content/uploads/Award_call_Twain_direzioniAltre-2026.docx-2.pdf

application form: https://cietwain.com/wp-content/uploads/Application-Form-Twain_direzioniAltre-2026.docx.pdf

Contact details:
For more information: (+39) 338 205 1200 – direzionialtre.twain@gmail.com – cietwain.com

For further information, please visit https://cietwain.com/bando-premio-twain_direzionialtre-2026/