Do you have a creative idea around dance ?
Are you a dancer, choreographer, or a creative working inside the Italian/European dance network ?
Looking for a theater space in Milan where. to tryout your idea ?
Want to have the opportunity to perform and invite people to watch your creation ?
BRUTTO it's a Creative Space for Dance where young or professional dancers, performers, movers, creatives and choreographers can publicly perform their ideas, and further develop their creations, making a first step into a new creative process. This initiative it's an annual opportunity realized from the collaboration between VIDAVÈ Company and PACTA Salone dei Teatri, and will be hosted during the contemporary dance festival Apriamo Le Gabbie, curated by Elisabetta Miracoli and co-directed by Annig Raimondi which will happen every year around November.
To participate to BRUTTO 2025 join our open call and send the necessary materials before 23:59 (CET) November 8th 2026. The directors of VIDAVÈ will select a maximum of 4 creations/performances, each one around 25 minutes, to participate Friday November 13th 2026 at 20:30 (CET) at Serata VIDAVÈ, a mixed bill of dance performances at PACTA Salone dei Teatri.
The evening is open to the public and requires a ticket. Tickets can be purchased online or on the evening itself, directly at PACTA Salone dei Teatri. The cost is €12, or €7.50 with a DanceCard discount. Advance booking is, however, highly recommended!
To the selected participants will be offered:
- free choreographic workshop from 10:00 to 13:00 with Noemi Dalla Vecchia and Matteo Vignali;
- 70-minute rehearsal space for lighting, set, sound, costume, and choreography with technicians between 14:00 p.m. and 19:00 p.m.;
- a fixed-frame, continuous-recording video of the performance;
- employment and INPS compliance/eligibility.
Travel, food, and accommodation expenses are responsibility of the selected candidates.
There is no performance fee.
If you want to participate to the open call, send before 23:59 (CET) November 8th 2026 the requested materials to vidavecompany@gmail.com:
- Short BIO or CV of the artist or group applying (single PDF);
- Detailed description of the artistic project, including a brief explanation of the hypothetical performance outcome. Photos, Videos and/or Moodboard are welcomed if available (single PDF or URL links);
- Brief description of the stage design, lighting design, and other technical requirements. Requests will be analyzed by VIDAVÈ and the technical team. Too complex works are not suitable for the theater's availability and will be modified (single PDF);
Only the selected participants will be notified via email, November 9th.