Lens Dans Festival – Video Dance and Live Performance Open Call

Eligibility

open to artists from diverse disciplines and backgrounds

Lens Dans Festival – Video Dance and Live Performance Open Call Oct 5, 2026 | Screendance Lens Dans is a Video Dance Festival dedicated to promoting, cultivating, and celebrating video dance projects created by artists from diverse disciplines and backgrounds. Where: Barcelona, Spain and Brussels, Barcelona When: Barcelona, Spain from November 12-14th, 2026 and Brussels, Belgium on the 28th of November VIDEO DANCE OPEN CALL September 23rd – October 23rd, 2026  LIVE PERFORMANCE OPEN CALL September 23rd – October 18th, 2026 Lens Dans brings together screenings of selected video dance projects from our open call, live performances, workshops, conferences, open mics… AND MUCH MORE! The first edition took place at La Vallée in Brussels on 11, 12, and 13 June 2021, becoming one of the first cultural events to take place after lockdown. Since then, Lens Dans has continued to grow, with three more editions held across Brussels and Barcelona! For our 4th edition, we are coming back to Barcelona, Spain, from November 12-14th, 2026, and Brussels, Belgium, on the 28th of November! This year, we are launching OPEN CALLS for VIDEO DANCE and LIVE PERFORMANCE projects. The festival will feature selected film screenings, live performances, music, creative exchanges, conferences, and more. How to register: Registration of the video dance and Live Performance competition is free and can be submitted by filling out the registration form. The additional documentation asked in the form (portfolio and video dance) has to be sent via WeTransfer link and also on the form OPEN CALL. Apply OPEN CALL 2026: Link for form on our website, in our instagram bio or form link in post below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRx66QEAZ0Qm0VZVTGdSTNJKh3Yzj2UppGYUaAyUs9lyUw_g/viewform Free of costs for participants. Contact details: Questions? Email our Team [email protected] For further information, please visit https://www.lensdansfest.com/ For more SCREENDANCE opportunities, visit https://dancingopportunities.com/category/screendance/

What to submit

Portfolio, Work samples

How to apply

Fill out the online registration form; send additional materials (portfolio and video dance) via WeTransfer link as well as through the form.