Morning Practice
A soft morning practice to arrive in the body before the main program.
NOD SpaceHorizontal Schedule
A wide overview of the festival composition across days and time bands.
Sep 26 — Oct 4 · Chișinău
Venue
Focus
Time
Saturday
Sep 26
Arrival / first meetingsSunday
Sep 27
Festival openingMonday
Sep 28
Deepening the practiceTuesday
Sep 29
Practice / research / jamWednesday
Sep 30
Performance nightThursday
Oct 1
New intensives / performance nightFriday
Oct 2
Lab showings / teachers performanceSaturday
Oct 3
Film / showings / celebrationSunday
Oct 4
Closing day / dancing in the city Morning Before 10:00
09:00 — 10:00
09:00 — 10:00
Morning Practice
A soft morning practice to arrive in the body before the main program.
NOD Space 09:00 — 10:00
Morning Practice
A soft morning practice to arrive in the body before the main program.
NOD Space 09:00 — 10:00
Morning Practice
A soft morning practice to arrive in the body before the main program.
NOD Space 09:00 — 10:00
Morning Practice
A soft morning practice to arrive in the body before the main program.
NOD Space 09:00 — 10:00
Morning Practice
A soft morning practice to arrive in the body before the main program.
NOD SpaceClosing flow
11:00 — 12:30
Explosive Movement
Olek Wójcik Poland / Spain NOD Space 12:30 — 14:00
Celebration JAM
A celebratory open dancing space for the closing day.
NOD Space 15:30
Meeting at Festival Studio
A meeting point before Dancing in the City.
Festival Studio Following the meeting
Dancing in the City
A closing-day movement experience where the city becomes a partner.
Chișinău city centre After Dancing in the City
After-party JAM + Potluck
A closing after-party JAM and potluck after Dancing in the City. Please bring treats or snacks to share with everyone.
NOD Space Afterwards
National Wine Day in Chișinău
An optional city celebration after the formal festival closing.
The Great National Assembly Square Late morning 10:00 — 13:30
10:00 — 11:30
Little Curiosity: Parent + Child (<6)
Olek Wójcik Poland / Spain Laura Vlad Romania / Spain Festival Studio 10:00 — 12:00
Partnering and Movement
Mārtiņš Emīls Aržanovskis Latvia NOD Space 10:00 — 14:00
Registration
Festival check-in and arrival time.
Festival Studio 12:00 — 14:30 Parallel
Arriving into the Touch
Virginia Negru Romania Festival StudioSharing Presence
Daniel Rojasanta Colombia NOD Space 10:00 — 11:30
Little Curiosity: Parent + Child (6+)
Olek Wójcik Poland / Spain Laura Vlad Romania / Spain Festival Studio 10:00 — 12:00
Movement in Flow and Deep Listening
Petya Stoykova Bulgaria NOD Space 11:30 — 13:00
Family Time & Discussion
Laura Vlad Romania / Spain Festival Studio 12:00 — 14:30 Parallel
Arriving into the Touch
Virginia Negru Romania Festival StudioSharing Presence
Daniel Rojasanta Colombia NOD Space 10:00 — 13:00 Parallel
CI as ArtSport
Sebastian Flegiel Poland NOD SpaceCI Intensive
Petya Stoykova Bulgaria Festival Studio 10:00 — 13:00 Parallel
CI as ArtSport
Sebastian Flegiel Poland NOD SpaceCI Intensive
Petya Stoykova Bulgaria Festival Studio 10:00 — 13:00 Parallel
CI as ArtSport
Sebastian Flegiel Poland NOD SpaceCI Intensive
Petya Stoykova Bulgaria Festival Studio 10:00 — 13:30 Parallel
Seeing and being seen
Benno Voorham Sweden / Netherlands ArtcorWay in and Way Out
Marina Baranova Ukraine Festival Studio 11:00 — 12:30
Explosive Movement
Olek Wójcik Poland / Spain NOD Space Afternoon 13:30 — 18:30
17:00 — 17:45
Open Circle
A shared opening moment for gathering the group and entering the festival together.
NOD Space 18:00 — 19:30
Opening JAM — Part 1
The first part of the festival's opening JAM, beginning the shared dance after the Open Circle.
NOD Space 15:30 — 18:30 Parallel
Choice as Bodily Experience
Tamara Maksymenko Austria / Ukraine Sergey Semichev Germany / Ukraine +2 more NOD SpaceBARÉLIEF — Practicing Togetherness
Olga Žitluhina Latvia Festival Studio 15:30 — 18:30 Parallel
Choice as Bodily Experience
Tamara Maksymenko Austria / Ukraine Sergey Semichev Germany / Ukraine +2 more NOD SpaceBARÉLIEF — Practicing Togetherness
Olga Žitluhina Latvia Festival Studio 15:30 — 18:30
Bodywork as Dialogue
Sergey Semichev Germany / Ukraine NOD Space Evening 18:30 — 21:30
18:30 — 19:30
The Wild One
Olek Wójcik Poland / Spain Laura Vlad Romania / Spain NOD Space 19:30 — 22:00
First Meetings JAM
The first jam of the festival.
NOD Space 19:30 — 20:30
Discussion: Contact Improvisation & Performance
An open conversation on the meeting points between Contact Improvisation and Performance.
NOD Space 21:00 — 23:00
Opening JAM — Part 2
The second part of the festival's opening JAM, continuing the shared dance after the discussion.
NOD Space 19:30 — 20:00
Performative Space
Open platform for short artistic encounters.
Festival Studio 20:00 — 23:00
JAM
An open evening jam for integrating the day’s practice through dancing.
Festival Studio 19:30 — 20:30
Descent
Daniel Kearns UK / Bulgaria NOD Space 21:00 — 00:00
JAM
An open evening jam for integrating the day’s practice through dancing.
NOD Space 19:30 — 21:30
Light from the Shadow
Voices Dance Company Moldova Alexandra Soshnicova Moldova +1 more Ginta Latină Culture and Arts CentreENSŌ
Daniel Rojasanta Colombia Ginta Latină Culture and Arts Centre 19:30 — 21:30
Reflections
Voices Dance Company Moldova Alexandra Soshnicova Moldova +1 more Ginta Latină Culture and Arts CentreLUA /Moon/
Petya Stoykova Bulgaria DUNE Dance Company Bulgaria Ginta Latină Culture and Arts CentreIn Between
Fantezia Dance Theatre Moldova Alexandra Soshnicova Moldova +1 more Ginta Latină Culture and Arts Centre 18:30 — 19:30
BARÉLIEF — Performance Lab Showing
Olga Žitluhina Latvia Artcor 19:30 — 20:00
Teachers Performance
A short performance program by invited teachers and artists of the festival.
Artcor 21:00 — 00:00
JAM
An open evening jam for integrating the day’s practice through dancing.
Artcor 19:30 — 20:30
Choice as Bodily Experience — Performance Lab Showing
Tamara Maksymenko Austria / Ukraine Sergey Semichev Germany / Ukraine +2 more NOD Space 20:30 — 21:00
Closing Circle
The formal closing moment of the festival.
NOD Space 21:00 — 23:00
JAM
A final JAM for the main festival days.
NOD Space Late evening After 21:30
21:30 — 00:00
After Party & Live Music
An evening gathering with live music and dancing.
NOD Space 21:30 — 00:00
After Party / JAM
A late evening continuation of the festival through dancing and informal gathering.
NOD Space