Short Description

Ice Hot Nordic Dance Platform is a collaboration between five Nordic dance organizations, which biannually present some of the best Nordic dance on one of Europe’s largest dance platforms. Both emerging and established names of Nordic contemporary dance and choreography is showcased to presenters, programmers, and other professionals from all over the world.

The aim of Ice Hot is to increase international touring and other working opportunities of Nordic artists, and help our communities to share ideas and connections. As the Nordic countries share a lot of economic, social, and cultural structures, as well as values, we find it fruitful to collaborate in order to strengthen the dance ecosystem in our countries. Ice Hot also aims to be a forerunner in sustainable dance promotion and in organizing sustainable platform events.

You can apply in one of the following categories – You cannot apply in both categories.

  • Live, full-length performance (1 production)
  • More More More presentation (1 or several works)

A) PERFORMANCE:
A performance, either on stage or in a site-specific location. You can apply with only one production.
To apply for a live performance:

  • The work should have premiered by November 22nd, 2025
  • The production must have a full-length documentation on Vimeo
  • There must be a short project/performance description together with a credit list
  • If by the time of the application deadline, you do not have a complete technical rider, you need to provide a preliminary technical rider, a light plot, and a stage design. The final technical rider, light plot, and stage design needs to be provided not later than November 22nd, 2025.
  • If by the time of the application deadline, you do not have a full-length video documentation, you need to provide this and send it not later than November 22nd, 2025. The earlier the better!
  • The production needs to be available to be performed at Ice Hot Stockholm, June 1st -4th, 2026
  • The production needs to be available for Nordic and international touring after June 2026
  • You need to have a producer and/or a person responsible for technical matters to realize the presentation at Ice Hot Stockholm 2026 and for touring.

B) MORE MORE MORE PRESENTATION
A 15-minute pitch presentation based on video & photo aids (eg, Key Note, PowerPoint) and speech, including dialogue with a moderator. You can apply with one production or a series of work.

  • You can apply with an artistic idea that does not have a premiere date yet.
  • You can apply with one production or a series of work. These can already have premiered, or they can be work-in-progress.
  • Please note that the more information you provide, the easier it will be for the jury to assess your work.
  • 1-2 artist/company representatives need to be available to give the presentation in person at Ice Hot Stockholm, June 1st -4th 2026
  • The production/idea must have the intent to be available for Nordic and international touring after June 2026.

Eligibility

  • Ice Hot is a platform for contemporary dance and choreography
  • You can be a professional artist or a company living in or receiving support from one of the Nordic countries 1
  • You can be a professional artist with a Nordic citizenship, living outside the Nordic countries
  • The work you apply with needs to be intended for touring
  • We accept only one application per company/artist/working group 2
    1 Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Åland Islands
    2 Artists working in different working groups can be included in several applications

How to Apply

Online Application

Program Benefits & Awards

Ice Hot Stockholm will compensate for the performance counting in the travel days, performance, and side costs. Compensation will also be paid for the More More More presentation. The compensations will be paid by invoicing.
For those travelling from outside the Stockholm capital area, Ice Hot Stockholm will also cover up to 2 – 4 nights stay, accommodation, per diem, and travel costs to Stockholm. In the case of selected artists/companies to the More More More program, we will cover these costs for max. 2 artist/company representatives. Ecological ways of travelling are encouraged.
In addition, all selected artists and companies will be offered tailored coaching services in connection with
with their participation in the Stockholm 2026 platform.

Entry Fee

None

Location

Sweden

Timeline

  • Application Deadline: 18 September 2025

Website Link: https://www.icehotnordicdance.com/open-call-ice-hot-stockholm-2026/

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