Mainly focused on supporting independent creation, this program welcomes creators from dance and other fields (including artistic crossovers), nationally and internationally, for residency periods of up to two weeks. Since its inception, the EVC developed as a space where multiple artistic languages cohabitate in response to the community's needs - these residencies reveal precisely that mission.
To apply for the program, please consult the rules and follow the link available. 

###### General Conditions 
- Applications must be submitted online only by filling out the form available;
- Possibility of presenting the project at the end of the residency at the EVC facilities;
- The logistics of travel, accommodation and food are the responsibility of the participant(s);
- Mandatory accident insurance;
- Keep the studio in a perfect state of conservation and safety, in the way it was delivered, complying with the EVC rules of use;
- Respect the technical and safety conditions;
- Provide the itemized list of names of all those involved in the project, as well as the list of all the scenic material to be used, if applicable;
- Not use the assigned studio for a purpose other than that for which it is intended;
- No food or drink is allowed in the studios, except water.

###### Space characteristics
- Air-box floor covered with linoleum 
- Sound system (USB, cable input and bluetooth)
- Wi-fi
- TV screen
- Benches and/or chairs - upon previous request  


Artist Residencies

The _Support for Auditions_ program continues to provide conditions for artists to have the opportunity to participate in selection processes for training or casts. Thus, the EVC opens its doors to performers who need a space to record videos for auditions.

###### General Conditions 
- Applications must be submitted online only by filling out the form available;
- Mandatory accident insurance;
- Keep the studio in a perfect state of conservation and safety, in the way it was delivered, complying with the EVC rules of use;
- Respect the technical and safety conditions;
- Not use the assigned studio for a purpose other than that for which it is intended;
- No food or drink is allowed in the studios, except water.

###### Space characteristics
- Air-box floor covered with linoleum 
- Sound system (USB, cable input and bluetooth)
- Wi-fi
- TV screen
- Benches and/or chairs - upon previous request  


Support for Auditions

With the aim of promoting complementary training for professional dancers or those in the process of becoming professional dancers, focusing on technical development, dance language diversity, and knowledge exchange, we established the EVC Training Program and the Kick-Off Program with the support of GDA. The three invited instructors for this year’s editions have established their own language and methodology over the past few years, and they are unanimously recognized by their peers.

**KICK-OFF '25 | 1-5 september**

**11:30am—2:00pm _Práticas Anímicas [“Soul Practices”]_, with Pedro Ramos**

These movement practices assemble a series of techniques linked to the body, both inside and outside an artistic context, and which combine choreographic experiences, yogic and somatic techniques, alchemical studies, and tuning strategies. Experiences in which the body, as a psycho-physical unity, is engaged and is brought to the foreground in a dialogue with space, breathing, and its own inner dimension. The body as a “piece of nature” to be rediscovered as its movement becomes conscious. Through the shaping of presence is thus explored a set of perceptual tasks which lead to movement and sound, and which might result in other forms of expression: words, visual writing, or sound writing.

**3:00pm—6:00pm _Sparkling Imagination_, with Horácio Macuacua**

In this practice there is a highly physical work that demands attention and intensity rather than a certain level of technique, challenging each dancer to push the limits of their imagination and body expression to discover new possibilities.  The inflexibility of the established paralyzes the movement, dims the ingenuity, casts a shadow over surprise. But life force makes us adaptable, it gives us the opportunity to transform space and to translate energy into matter, matter into its own evolution. The outline of the spontaneous is blurred to disappear, the margins of the predictable are softened and we know the interrogation point that questions the automatic response. The body allows us to transcend. Let's dance.

###### Target audience: dance artists

###### GDA Scholarships available

###### Price

GDA Cooperator artist = 70€ (11 grants available)   

GDA Non-Cooperator artist  = 130€ (13 grants available)

Full price w/out grant = 220€

###### Insurance required