DRIFT – Dance & Research in the Future Time (2026–2029) is a four-year European project that supports choreographers at a pivotal moment in their careers: when their work begins to consolidate and circulate internationally.
More than a support programme, DRIFT proposes a sustained working framework that combines laboratories, residencies, co-productions and international touring, with the aim of strengthening both the artistic development and the production and outreach capacities of participating artists.
Mercat de les Flors and Graner take part jointly as partners, forming part of an international network of leading contemporary dance institutions. Within this context, Mercat positions itself as an active node in the generation, support and international visibility of new choreographic practices across Europe.
Paloma Muñoz is the artist supported by Mercat de les Flors and Graner who takes part in the first wave of the project. Yinka Esi Graves, selected through an open call, is the artist supported by Mercat de les Flors and Graner in the second wave of the project.
Partners: Théâtre de Liège (Belgium, project lead), Maison de la Danse (France), Onassis Stegi (Greece), Mercat de les Flors-Graner (Spain), BIT Teatergarasjen (Norway), HAU/Tanz im August (Germany), Short Theatre (Italy), Materiais Diversos (Portugal), Al Badil (Tunisia) and Ukrainian Dance Platform (Ukraine); as well as associated partners for international dissemination such as Red Brick House (Japan), Panorama Festival (Brazil) and Kinani Festival (Mozambique).
Selected artists – Wave 1: Daria Hordiichuk (Ukraine), Ole Martin Meland (Norway), Malika Djardi (France), Sheena McGrandles (Germany), Christiana Kosiari (Greece), Paloma Muñoz (Spain), Piny (Portugal), Miranda Secondari (Italy), Guilhem Chatir (Belgium), Moayed Elghazouani (Tunisia).
Selected artists – Wave 2: Svitlana Oleksiuk (Ukraine), Roza Moshtaghi (Norway), Ana Pi (France), Elvan Tekin (Germany), Ioanna Paraskevopoulou (Greece), Yinka Esi Graves (Spain), Gaya de Medeiros (Portugal), Sorelle di Damiano – Simona Tedeschini / Sofia Pazzocco (Italy), Mercedes Dassy (Belgium), Oumaima Manai (Tunisia).
Read more
Read less
