The Central European Choreographic Center
A place for research, creation, and international exchange
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The Central European Choreographic Center connects artistic research, creation, and professional development. It offers dance artists at various stages of their careers opportunities for international residencies and supports research phases and production processes. Artists receive time, space, and professional support to develop new ideas and engage with local communities and international partners. Furthermore, close networking with a growing European and international network is established, including partner institutions in cities such as Düsseldorf, Mulhouse, Ljubljana, and Manchester.
Ongoing Residences
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In the beginning this time, it wasn't one word, but two images: a quadriga as a symbol of power and the game called „Journey to Jerusalem“ in German. What is power? How is it demonstrated and negotiated? And: Who has a place in the room or is expelled from it? And what…
Residencies Open
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The residency program is intended as a space for artistic research, choreographic development, and international exchange. The main aim is not necessarily the completion of a finished production, but the focused development of an artistic question, working method, or choreographic project. Selected artists will be given the opportunity to research…
Past residences
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As part of the DANCE | MODERN | DANCE Festival 2026, choreographer Nitsan Margaliot invites children aged 3 to 6 to his imaginative dance performance „Wonderland.“ Inspired by colors, shapes, and movement, a playful and immersive world full of sound, curiosity, and discovery emerges. Together with two dancers, they transform...
Insights into the work process
Funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with the support of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with the support of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Funded by the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism. This institution is co-financed by tax revenues based on the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.
Funded by the Chemnitz City Cultural Space. This measure is co-financed with tax funds based on the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.