Thumb rules for CODE DANS+ for groups
Before you sign up, it’s important to know if CODE DANS + is suiting for you.
Can you tick off all the points?
- This open call is intented for dance schools and groups, dance companies, groups of amateur dancers, and organisations that work with amateur dancers.
- Your idea transcends your regular functioning. The project is not part of an annual performance.
- The performance will take place outside the black box of a theater. (In the case of a short dance film, the footage is shot outside the black box.)
- The presentation of your project will take place on January 1st, 2027 at the earliest, and the project must be completed by December 1st, 2027.
- The applicant is + 18 years old and lives in Flanders or Brussels. When financial support is received on behalf of an organisation (such as a non-profit organisation), its headquarters must be located in Flanders or Brussels.
Who is not eligible?
- Persons or organizations subsidized in the professional arts
- Private initiatives with commercial purposes
Which costs are not eligible?
- Investment costs, fixed costs (EGW, telephone…), advertising via Meta, foreign travel costs & purchasing from unethical companies
- Investment costs may be incurred, but they do not equate to the full amount of the financial support.
Selection
- Persons and organisations applying for CODE DANS+ support for the first time will have priority over who have already received support in previous edition.
- External experts will work with Danspunt to select 10 projects to be supported in 2026–2027.
- MaakPlaats by Danspunt and CODE DANS+ cannot be combined in the same year. After completing a MaakPlaats programme, you may apply to CODE DANS+ the following year, but not the other way round.
- Read more under “Application and process” to find out more about the timeline and procedure.
Practical arrangements
- If you participate in CODE DANS+, your work may be photographed or filmed and appear on Danspunt’s social media.
- You must mention the logo of CODE DANS + and the Flemish Government on every publication (print and online).
- You may apply for additional funding for this project from other organizations. However, you must be transparent about this and mention it in your CODE DANS+ application. In the final accounting, there may be no double financing; in other words, each cost can only be claimed from one organization. In any case, clearly explain what you need these additional funds for.
- Danspunt provides the support, you are responsible for the practical organization, the management of your budget, the communication about your showing and the audience!