DANCE HAS its place
IN WARSAW
IN WARSAW
Open call
leading workshops
DANCING FAMILIES
The first experimental dance program in Poland for families with children, run by the Performat Foundation. Create the next edition of the project with us.
Open call
Polish-Czech respite residency
SAFER SPACES
We invite dance, choreography, and performance artists from the Czech Republic and Poland – both individuals and duos.
a LIVE, DIVERSE
AND ACCESSIBLE place.
AND ACCESSIBLE place.
The Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts is like a flexible, learning organism that connects artists, audiences, and urban life.
It is a space where dance operates on its own terms – as art, a shared experience, and a form of togetherness. The Pavilion's program includes performances, artistic residencies, dance events, “baby raves” and “sober raves”, site-specific activities, and a broad educational program – for everyone, regardless of age or dance experience.
We create the Pavilion together with you: through open calls, local and international collaborations, artistic experiments, and dance gatherings on the Boulevards and in Powiśle.
It is a space where dance operates on its own terms – as art, a shared experience, and a form of togetherness. The Pavilion's program includes performances, artistic residencies, dance events, “baby raves” and “sober raves”, site-specific activities, and a broad educational program – for everyone, regardless of age or dance experience.
We create the Pavilion together with you: through open calls, local and international collaborations, artistic experiments, and dance gatherings on the Boulevards and in Powiśle.
We are looking for a creator of the concept and choreography for a performance based on movement, dance, and body work, which will be developed in collaboration with the Association of Theatre Pedagogues.
Open call
concept and choreography of the performance
YOUTH PERFORMATIVE COALITION FOR A TIME OF CHAOS
DANCING FAMILIES
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Leading Workshops
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Performat Foundation's Dancing Families is the first experimental dance program in Poland aimed at families with children.
The program's goal is to jointly discover movement and create a space for creative intergenerational exchange. In 2026, the project will also be hosted at the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts.
We invite individuals working in contemporary dance and choreography who wish to develop artistic practices aimed at children and their caregivers to co-create the program. We are looking for people ready to experiment, combine art with education, and propose forms open to the diversity of family experiences.
The program's goal is to jointly discover movement and create a space for creative intergenerational exchange. In 2026, the project will also be hosted at the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts.
We invite individuals working in contemporary dance and choreography who wish to develop artistic practices aimed at children and their caregivers to co-create the program. We are looking for people ready to experiment, combine art with education, and propose forms open to the diversity of family experiences.
until November 2nd at 11:59 PM
Applications
2
November 24
2025
2025
Results
3
from February 2026
Collaboration
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
SAFER SPACES
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Polish-Czech respite residency
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The three-week 'Safer Spaces' residency is a space for rest and creative reflection for dance, choreography, and performance artists from the Czech Republic and Poland – both individuals and duos.
The residency is hosted by the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts in Warsaw, and coordinated by the Czech Centre in Warsaw. We are looking for four individuals who wish to pause at the end of the year and explore their artistic practice through the lens of the residency's main theme.
NOTE! English language proficiency is required for participation. The application form must be completed in English.
The residency is hosted by the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts in Warsaw, and coordinated by the Czech Centre in Warsaw. We are looking for four individuals who wish to pause at the end of the year and explore their artistic practice through the lens of the residency's main theme.
NOTE! English language proficiency is required for participation. The application form must be completed in English.
until November 2nd at 11:59 PM
Applications
2
November 10
2025
2025
Results
3
from December 2025
Collaboration
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
YOUTH PERFORMATIVE COALITION FOR A TIME OF CHAOS
concept and choreography of the performance
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We are looking for a creator of the concept and choreography for a performance based on movement, dance, and body work, to be developed in collaboration with the Youth Performing Coalition for Chaotic Times and the Association of Theatre Pedagogues.
This call is open to individuals living and/or working in Warsaw, involved in contemporary dance, choreography, or movement direction, who wish to combine art with theatre pedagogy.
We encourage creators with experience in working with groups and in realizing choreographic forms to apply. Previous experience working with youth and diverse teams will also be an asset.
This call is open to individuals living and/or working in Warsaw, involved in contemporary dance, choreography, or movement direction, who wish to combine art with theatre pedagogy.
We encourage creators with experience in working with groups and in realizing choreographic forms to apply. Previous experience working with youth and diverse teams will also be an asset.
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until November 9, 11:59 PM
Applications
2
December 15
2025
2025
Results
3
from December 2025
Collaboration
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
Recruitment is ongoing!
the path to the DANCE pavilion
AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS
AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS
2023
The project to establish the PAVILION OF DANCE AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS was inaugurated in 2023 by the Culture Department of the City of Warsaw.
The initiative aimed to create and design a formula for a one-year pilot program for dance, choreography, and performance through open consultations and research. The Warsaw community of dance and choreography artists, as well as institutions and organizations active in this field, who had been advocating for a dedicated dance venue in the capital for many years, were invited to discuss the new space. Community consultations took place from September 2023 to March 2024 and were conducted by the Warsaw Cultural Observatory.
The initiative aimed to create and design a formula for a one-year pilot program for dance, choreography, and performance through open consultations and research. The Warsaw community of dance and choreography artists, as well as institutions and organizations active in this field, who had been advocating for a dedicated dance venue in the capital for many years, were invited to discuss the new space. Community consultations took place from September 2023 to March 2024 and were conducted by the Warsaw Cultural Observatory.
2025
Since February 7, 2025, the Pavilion building has been undergoing modernization to transform its function from exhibition to performance.
The Pavilion on the Vistula is located in Powiśle, at Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 22, next to the Copernicus Science Centre and the University Library (BUW). It was designed by Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz.
From 2008 to 2010, it served as the temporary headquarters of Kunsthalle in Berlin. In 2016, the Pavilion was lent to the Museum free of charge by the Viennese Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary foundation, established in 2002 by Francesca von Habsburg. The foundation is dedicated to promoting experimental art and architecture.
In the middle of the year, the Pavilion team expanded to include production staff. The Pavilion team consists of: Alicja Berejowska (curator), Renata Piotrowska-Auffret (curator), Filip Pawlak (head producer), Joanna Bury (junior producer),
Dagmar Torłop (junior producer), Anna Cygankiewicz (communication coordinator), Magdalena Komornicka (branch manager).
The Pavilion on the Vistula is located in Powiśle, at Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 22, next to the Copernicus Science Centre and the University Library (BUW). It was designed by Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz.
From 2008 to 2010, it served as the temporary headquarters of Kunsthalle in Berlin. In 2016, the Pavilion was lent to the Museum free of charge by the Viennese Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary foundation, established in 2002 by Francesca von Habsburg. The foundation is dedicated to promoting experimental art and architecture.
In the middle of the year, the Pavilion team expanded to include production staff. The Pavilion team consists of: Alicja Berejowska (curator), Renata Piotrowska-Auffret (curator), Filip Pawlak (head producer), Joanna Bury (junior producer),
Dagmar Torłop (junior producer), Anna Cygankiewicz (communication coordinator), Magdalena Komornicka (branch manager).
2026
A pilot curatorial program, curated by Renata Piotrowska-Auffret and Alicja Berejowska, will launch soon. In the Pavilion, according to the competition guidelines, a minimum of 5 premieres,
150 indoor events, and 20 outdoor events will be realized. Program announcement and ticket sales coming soon!
150 indoor events, and 20 outdoor events will be realized. Program announcement and ticket sales coming soon!
2024
On April 4, 2024, the City Council approved an amendment to the statute of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, separating the Pavilion on the Vistula as a branch of the Museum.
At the session on March 14, 2024, the Council granted MSN an investment subsidy for activities related to the modernization and purchase of equipment for the Pavilion. In June 2024, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and the Culture Department of the City of Warsaw announced an open competition for the creation of a concept for a pilot curatorial program for the space of the PAVILION OF DANCE AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS.
On November 15, 2024, the competition committee for the second stage of the competition, which included Agnieszka Wyrwał (Chairwoman of the Culture and City Promotion Committee, City Councilor of Warsaw), Aldona Machnowska-Góra (Deputy Mayor of Warsaw), Artur Jóźwik (Director of the Culture Department of the City of Warsaw), Zofia Dworakowska (Chairwoman of the Social Council for Culture), Julia Hoczyk (representative of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Commission for Dance), Joanna Leśnierowska (representative of the Warsaw Cultural Observatory), Szymon Żydek (Deputy Director for Operations at MSN), Sylwia Kłyczek (HR consultant, MSN), and Magdalena Komornicka (Branch Manager of the Pavilion on the Vistula, MSN), recommended for further work the concept presented by the team represented by Alicja Berejowska, Renata Piotrowska-Auffret, and Joanna Szymajda.
At the session on March 14, 2024, the Council granted MSN an investment subsidy for activities related to the modernization and purchase of equipment for the Pavilion. In June 2024, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and the Culture Department of the City of Warsaw announced an open competition for the creation of a concept for a pilot curatorial program for the space of the PAVILION OF DANCE AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS.
On November 15, 2024, the competition committee for the second stage of the competition, which included Agnieszka Wyrwał (Chairwoman of the Culture and City Promotion Committee, City Councilor of Warsaw), Aldona Machnowska-Góra (Deputy Mayor of Warsaw), Artur Jóźwik (Director of the Culture Department of the City of Warsaw), Zofia Dworakowska (Chairwoman of the Social Council for Culture), Julia Hoczyk (representative of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Commission for Dance), Joanna Leśnierowska (representative of the Warsaw Cultural Observatory), Szymon Żydek (Deputy Director for Operations at MSN), Sylwia Kłyczek (HR consultant, MSN), and Magdalena Komornicka (Branch Manager of the Pavilion on the Vistula, MSN), recommended for further work the concept presented by the team represented by Alicja Berejowska, Renata Piotrowska-Auffret, and Joanna Szymajda.
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