K3 is looking for a choreographer to take part in a three to four-week exchange at NAVE in Santiago de Chile in the timeframe of 05 October to 30 October 2026.

• The choreographer should be based in Hamburg
• The choreographer should have experience of leading several professional dance projects (as a choreographer)
• The choreographer should work on their individual project during the exchange but should be willing to share their practice and outcomes with the other choreographers and the public
• Please bear in mind the language barrier when planning encounters and sharing situations during the residency at NAVE, as English is not widely spoken

The exchange takes place with a choreographer from Chile and is framed through a series of online and face-to-face meetings between the two selected choreographers (from Hamburg and Chile). The goal is to accompany each other in the work processes and engage in a peer-to-peer exchange.

From June to November, the selected choreographers exchange and share their individual work online and on site. While a Chilean choreographer will work at K3 in the month of August 2026, NAVE will host a choreographer from Hamburg to be in Santiago de Chile in the month of October 2026. NAVE will provide a studio for up to four weeks and accommodation on site. Additionally, they will support the research of the choreographer and facilitate workshops or sharing sessions if the choreographer wishes to do so.

Timeline:

1. June and July 2026: Online meetings (approx. 2-4) with institutions and between the two choreographers before the actual exchange on site, to introduce all participants, identify common interests, and determine schedules.
2. August 2026: The choreographer from Chile is in Hamburg. The choreographer from Hamburg is preferably available during that time for meeting up.
3. On site exchange timeframe of 05 October to 30 October 2026: The choreographer from Hamburg visits Santiago de Chile. NAVE will provide a studio for that time.
4. November 2026: review meeting (online) with all participants to evaluate results.

Financial details

K3 will pay for a return flight from Hamburg to Santiago de Chile and will support the choreographer with a scholarship of 500 Euro per week of the stay in Santiago de Chile. 

Application details:

Applications should be in English and contain: Project description including motivation for the exchange (max. 1 page), Portfolio/Description of your work, CV, up to 5 video links to previous works. The application should be combined in a single pdf (max. 5MB).

Applications initially go to K3 before the final decision will be taken jointly by K3 and NAVE.

Applications from people who experience discrimination, who identify themselves as Black German, Person of Colour, Sinti*zze and Rom*nja, Jewish, Muslim and/or refugees, as well as people with a family history of migration or flight, are explicitly welcomed to apply. We promote professional equality for people of all genders and the compatibility of family and work. Severely disabled persons and persons of equal status are given preferential consideration in cases of equal aptitude and ability. We have to point out that NAVE is not wheel chair accessible. For questions concerning accessibility of the premises of NAVE please contact us via florence.rist@kampnagel.de or 0402709494953.

Deadline for applications: 07 April 2026

The selection will be made by the artistic coordinators of NAVE and K3 by Mid-May 2026.

Please send your questions and application to: florence.rist@kampnagel.de

Probebühne Eins is aimed exclusively at choreographers based in Hamburg. The duration of the presentations should not exceed ten minutes. No fees can be paid or other costs covered.

The fixed technical setting of the Probebühne Eins format is NOT expandable and consists of: black stage floor, white lighting, sound playback via laptop/mobile phone, and two wireless microphones.

Next Probebühne Eins takes place on January 28, 2026.

Send an informal application with a brief description of the project you are currently working on and what you want to do on stage until January 5 to tanzplan@kampnagel.de.