solo dance contest at gdańsk dance festival

Klub Żak starts an OPEN CALL for the 14th edition of Solo Dance Contest, an international competition that every year gathers dancers and choreographers from all over the world.

The competition will take place during the 17th Gdańsk Dance Festival on September 22–25, 2025. The competition is addressed to all professional dancers from Poland and abroad who are over 18 years of age. Deadline for sending the application is March 31, 2025 at 23:59. We will invite selected solos to the main competition, which will be assessed by an international jury consisting of personalities from the world of contemporary dance. The total prize pool is EUR 6,000! During the competition, an audience prize of EUR 500 will be awarded, and the remaining EUR 5,500 will be distributed by the Jury between the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes.

During this year's edition, the Polish Solo Dance Contest.pl qualifiers will also be held for the first time. To participate in the qualifying rounds, which are scheduled for April 26-27, we will select from 10 to 12 solo performances performed by people from Poland, which will be presented to the audience and a group of experts. The pre-selection jury will select at least 5 works that will qualify for the main competition.