Founded in 1992 , the Quinzena de Dança de Almada - International Dance Festival is now a space for Dance presentation and promotion, offering its audiences a complex of events well representative of national and international Contemporary Dance.

Beyond the performances, the Festival offers other Dance related activities such as workshops, exhibitions, meetings, video-dance, etc. in formal or informal settings, thus opening the possibility of dialogue with the urban architecture. Included in the Festival, the International Platform for Choreographers has opened the event to the participation of many contemporary dance companies and independent creators from all over the world, becoming an important meeting point for choreographers and dancers.

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Call for proposals for the SARACOTEIO - Screendance program, an initiative of the Quinzena de Dança de Almada - International Dance Festival, in partnership with the Uabá Festival of Cape Verde and the ROLLOUT Dance Film Festival of Macau.

This program, aimed at promoting dance videos and films dedicated to the performative body in the community of Portuguese-speaking countries, integrates the three partner festivals on the following dates:

• September 21 to 25, 2026 - Uabá Festival (Santiago Island, Cape Verde)
• September 25 to October 11, 2026 - 34th Quinzena de Dança de Almada - International Dance Festival (Almada, Portugal)
• December 2026 - ROLLOUT Dance Film Festival (Macau)

Procedures for submitting proposals:

• Authors and/or producers of dance films and videos, natives and/or residents of Portuguese-speaking countries/regions, interested in presenting their work should consult the conditions and complete the form available online here.
• The deadline for submitting proposals is April 30, 2026.

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The deadline for submissions to the International Platform for Choreographers of 2026 ended February 28.

We apreciatte your interest and hope you will be able to participate in a future edition.

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