Key Dates
• Registration deadline: February 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern)
• Pre-selection notification: week of February 16, 2026
• Individual interviews: March 16, 17, 23, and 24, 2026
• Results notification: end of March 2026

Please send the form by February 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. at the latest.
https://forms.gle/wEmeXWiyFrTwBhF86

Program Description
Danses Buissonnières is an annual program presented by Tangente dedicated to choreographers in the early stages of their career, whether they have recently graduated, are self-taught, or have followed other types of professional training or apprenticeship.
For 4 consecutive evenings, as part of the 2026–2027 season, your work will be presented at Tangente, in Espace Vert. 4 public performances are scheduled for September 26, 27, 28, and 29, 2026, preceded by an extended access to the space beginning on September 16, 2026.
More than a professional springboard, the Danses Buissonnières program is an opportunity to take a first professional step in contemporary dance, open to all forms of choreographic practice that integrate body and movement. It’s also a chance to take part in a global experience of production and presentation, during which Tangente supports you every step of the way.
Tangente will hire a technical director dedicated to the Danses Buissonnières program, who will take care of pre-production, of the lighting design for the 5 works, of the general technical direction, and of running of the show.
The professional choreographers/collectives will be chosen after the examination of their project and an individual meeting with a jury of emerging choreographers with diverse artistic visions. This year, the jury consists of Sarah Elola, Charo Foo Tai Wei, Nasim Lootij, Lucy May, and Mukoma-K. J. Style Nshinga.
Selected works must be new, must not have been previously presented, and must be no more than 10 minutes.

Who Is the Open Call For?
• The candidate must be a Québec resident or living in Montréal during the process;
• The candidate must be in the early stages of their professional career;
• The candidate must demonstrate a serious and committed approach to dance;
• The candidate must be presenting one of their first professional works (no more than 3 works previously presented);
• Contemporary dance students must have graduated by the time of presentation;
• Works created and/or presented in an academic context will be accepted (e.g. Boomerang, Passerelle 840, Studio 7);
• An excerpt of a work (whether in creation or completed) that lasts longer than 10 minutes will not be accepted;
• If you are programmed at Tangente, you cannot present your work elsewhere in Montréal before your presentation at Tangente. If you are presenting another work with another presenter in Montréal, you must let us know.

For more information, email [email protected]