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Santarcangelo #2: Kilometres of dance, and singular solos
Dmitrijus Andrušanecas Dmitrijus covers a lot of ground while Ingeborg Zackariassen Ingeborg Zackariassen focuses on solos, at Santarcangelo Festival
by Dmitrijus Andrušanecas and Ingeborg Zackariassen

Read it on: https://springback.org/magazine/2026/08/santarcangelo-2-kilometres-dance-singular-solos

Santarcangelo #1: Beneath the ‘deep pressures’ of the present
Through choreographies of breath and corporeal un-policing, Santarcangelo festival responds to today’s deep pressures
by Ariadne Mikou Ariadne Mikou

Read it on: https://springback.org/magazine/2026/08/santarcangelo-1-beneath-deep-pressures-of-present

As the new On Record album is out, here’s another way to revisit Moving Balkans 2026: Dmitrijus Andrušanecas Dmitrijus breaks down the plus‑points of the second edition of the contemporary dance showcase in Novi Sad — from performances and pitches to the people who made it matter.

Read the full piece on Springback Magazine: https://springback.org/magazine/2026/07/12-reasons-why-moving-balkans-2026

Fresh footings: new Netherlands-made performance at Julidans 2026 Julidans
A snapshot of new or reprised work from the Dutch dance scene at Amsterdam’s long-running summer dance festival
by Rebecca Douglass Rebecca Douglass

Read it on: https://springback.org/magazine/2026/07/netherlands-performance-julidans-2026

Le Danzatrici en plein air 2026 Le Danzatrici en plein air : The dance of everyday life - Bringing dance to historic places and public spaces in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy by Emily May Emily May

Read it on: https://springback.org/magazine/2026/07/le-danzatrici-en-plein-air-2026

In "Beautiful Imperfections: Edward Thomasson’s The Whole Routine" Georgia Howlett reflects on how a simply structured performance taps the ambivalent forces of self-expression and social conformity.

Read it on: https://springback.org/magazine/2026/07/edward-thomasson-the-whole-routine

Follow Jordi Ribot Thunnissen through his press trip in Prague for Tanec Praha 2026, a programme deploying art and craft in despair, in resistance, in hope

Tanec Praha 2026: crafts carry meaning | Springback Magazine In Prague and beyond, Tanec Praha deploys art and craft in despair, in resistance, in hope

Anna Kozonina dives into staging stories and diversities at the fifth edition of the Stockholm dance festival

STHLM DANS 2026: the fractured body of dance | Springback Magazine Staging stories and diversities at the fifth edition of the Stockholm dance festival

Anna Kozonina dives into staging stories and diversities at the fifth edition of the Stockholm dance festival

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Dmitrijus Andrušanecas reviews performances presented at the thirtieath edition of

Olivier Dubois’ Tragédie (New Edit)
Robyn Orlin’s In a Corner the Sky Surrenders (unplugging archival journeys… #3) (for Volmir N>I>T>E>D
Christos Papadopoulos’ My Fierce Ignorant Step

"Celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, New Baltic Dance returned this year with a question rather than a promise: ‘WHAT’S NEXT?’ Extending from 26 February to 29 April, the festival avoids clear answers. Instead, it presents bodies caught in transition: exhausted by systems, searching for home, resisting technology, or moving collectively towards uncertainty. Throughout the programme, the body becomes both a battlefield and a place of refuge."

Let’s keep in touch after New Baltic Dance 2026 | Springback Magazine Thirty years and going strong, New Baltic Dance still asks questions