Young Pre-Professional Dancers age 15-18
The Bolzano Dance Workshops Fellowship is open to driven and passionate pre-professional dancers aged 15 – 18 from EU and Eastern European non-EU member states that find themselves in financial need or other life challenging circumstances.
This fellowship offers young dancers at the time of the BOLZANO DANZA WORKSHOPS 2026 a chance to participate in a learning environment with international peers, develop new skills to boost training and enhance artistic performance of an applicant.
The fellowhip comprises a one-week workshop participation in 3 courses per day,
90 minutes each of Bolzano Danza Workshops program (altogether 15 lessons from Monday to Friday), a one-week half-board stay at the lodging facility chosen, organised and paid for by Creative Fellowship and a round trip from the airport closest to Bolzano.
The event will take place in Bolzano, Italy between August 13 – 20, 2026.
To apply for the scholarship, candidates should submit:
- One-page statement on what your life challenging situation is and why you
want to participate in Bolzana Danza,
- Video link (YouTube or Vimeo) with the variation of your choice (4 minutes
max).
Other technical requirements for the video file include the following:
— Please ensure that your whole body is in the frame of the video, and you are dancing in a clear and safe space.
— Links to videos on public sites such as “YouTube” should be unlisted or
password protected, but not marked private.
- 2 Types of photographs
- a) Portrait with a clear background. “Selfies” are not acceptable.
- b) Staged photo in a dance position that shows the line of the body.
— Include the applicant’s full name in the file name of the photograph
— Use jpg, jpeg or png file format and make sure that individual images
— Do not exceed 10MB in file size.
