LUGAR FUTURO (FUTURE PLACE)
Internacional Youth Dance Festival
26 to 29 march 2026, Viseu (Portugal)
Auditório do IPDJ
Teatro Viriato

Open Call:

https://www.lugarpresente.com/open-call---2026.html

LUGAR FUTURO festival, aims to promote young dance creators and performers and to be a platform for the première of “new works”, as well as for the presentation of “first works” by dance students or young choreographers, besides promoting the discovery of new dance artists.

The weekend program, with artistic direction by Leonor Keil, will consist of the presentation of shows, master classes and conferences, in a perspective of exchange of experiences between the invited schools, students, teachers, creators and interpreters, in an effective sharing with the public of Viseu city.

One of the highlights will be the presentation of a selected set of First Works by young portuguese and foreign choreographers, which promises to surprise by the diversity “and freshness” of the proposals.

The Lugar Futuro festival in its sixth edition presents itself as a vibrant platform for young artists and for renowned choreographers, aiming at a continuous opening of the public to contemporary dance.