Open Call Færderbiennalen 2026

DANCE

Færderbiennalen is an international festival for site-specific dance and architecture located in the coastal area of Tønsberg & Færder, Southern Norway. Færderbiennalen was founded in 2022 by a collective of architects and performing arts curators.

Færderbiennalen 2026 will be the third festival in a row, presenting international and Norwegian temporary architecture installations and dance performances of high artistic quality – site specific and in public space in the whole area.

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Open Call Færderbiennalen 2026 – DANCE

Færderbiennalen is looking for project proposals for site specific and site-responsive dance works to be presented in the city of Tønsberg or on the islands of Nøtterøy, Hvasser, Brøtsø and Tjøme, Vestfold county, Southern Norway. The selected projects will be presented during the Færder Biennale 2026 in the scenic coastal area of Tønsberg and Færder, Norway, within the timeframe July to August 2026. Sustainability is a central value, and both existing performances and new works will be considered. Projects will be selected by an international jury according to aesthetic, technical feasibility and sustainability criteria, as well as relevance in the geographical/ landscape area. Site responsiveness, and works that engage with the questions of placemaking, ecology and space/architecture are relevant aspects for the selection process.

Timeline

Open call deadline: 5th December 2025

Jury selection meeting: 17th December 2025

Festival period: 25th July – 10th August 2026

Application

Two of Færderbiennalen 2026's dance productions will be selected through the international open call.

The applications should contain the following:

  • A project description
  • Examples of earlier work including videolinks and pictures
  • CV

Please send your application as one pdf file (containing 2*A3 pages), CV and examples of earlier works as separate files with integrated links to external pages (video, sound and images), and name all files starting with the project title.

Example:

(project-title)-application.pdf
(project-title)-cv.pdf
(project-title)-earlier-work.pdf

Large files can be sent via WeTransfer.

You can apply as an individual or a smaller collective.

The application are to be sent to: opencall@faerderbiennalen.no on 5th December 2025 at 23:59 at the latest.

Sites & Typology

The performance sites will be curated specifically for the selected projects. Projects can be proposed for specific sites, specific typologies or for a variety of environments.

Potential installation sites in Tønsberg and Færder:

  • Seaside – svaberg (rock formations polished by glaciers)
  • Open grass field
  • Seaside – beach
  • Forest landscape
  • Tønsberg town center
  • Stone quarry, Brøtsøbruddet

Fee

The budget frame is to be discussed for each project.

Færderbiennalen will facilitate the on-site executive production.

For questions, please get in touch with us on info@faerderbiennalen.no

We are looking forward to hearing from you!