dantzaz

dantza + Z

Our being, dance

«The “Z” expresses our way of doing. In Basque, the instrumental declension is designated by the letter “Z”, which closes the end of a word, referring to the way of doing, to how to do… Dance is our being and our way of doing. We dance by dancing and making dance. No, it is not a redundancy; it is a reality».

Adriana Pous, artistic director

Dantzaz encourages employment and professionalisation in the dance sector while promoting creation and research by giving opportunities to performers and choreographers worldwide

through artistic residencies and different types of contracts and grants and by supporting mediation and innovation projects to create new audiences.

Dantzaz is also a centre located in the facilities of Gipuzkoako Dantzagunea, where action, mediation, meeting with the community and accompanying artistic processes go hand in hand. It forms part of take out international cooperation networks. It leads various projects in the Euskadi-Navarre-New Aquitaine Euroregion, thanks to the support provided by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, the Basque Government and the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music-INAEM and the Euroregión. During its over two decades of history, it has signed more than fifty productions and maintains cooperation and artistic exchange projects with institutions in Europe and America.

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Last news

Open call for DNA 2025 artistic residencies

The General Direction of Culture - Institución Príncipe de Viana, in collaboration with the Baluarte Foundation, has launched the call for the DNA 2025 Artistic Residency Program for Creation and/or Research, aimed at contemporary dance professionals from Navarre or...

Professional day at Espaces Pluriels in Pau (France)

On February 20th, the Pyrenart II project partners will organize an artistic and professional day at the Espaces Pluriels (Scene of National Interest Art and Creation - Dance of the French Ministry of Culture) in Pau.The program of the day, organized on the occasion...

Dantzaz participates in Embodied Transformations, the New EDN project

We are thrilled to announce our participation in Embodied Transformations, a groundbreaking initiative by the European Dance Network (EDN). This EU-funded project, running from 2025 to 2028, aims to redefine the future of contemporary dance across Europe by fostering...

Dantzaz and UPV/EHU present a new micro-credential to integrate contemporary dance in education

Dantzaz, in collaboration with the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), is launching the Contemporary Dance for Educational Improvement micro-credential. This innovative 2 ECTS credit course combines theory and practice to explore how contemporary dance can...