Call for applications residency 2027
(from January to May 2027)
The new Agora, Cité Internationale de la Danse gathers the National Choreographic Centre of Montpellier Occitanie and the festival Montpellier Danse and is promoting an innovative and ambitious project led by a collective management team composed of Jann Gallois, Dominique Hervieu, Pierre Martinez, and Hofesh Shechter.
Agora, Cité Internationale de la Danse welcomes many artists from all over the world for creation residencies. This place totally dedicated to dance, in the heart of the city of Montpellier, is unique in Europe. Eight studios with complementary features, as well as accommodations, allow companies to work there for periods ranging from a few days to several weeks.
The residencies in the studios of the Agora, Cité Internationale de la Danse, are open to professional companies from all backgrounds and nationalities.
The artists may be asked, in dialogue with them, to open their studio for public rehearsals, to answer interviews, to carry out mediation actions with various audiences…
To apply for a residency at the Agora, please click on the button below to complete the online application form before midnight March 31, 2026.
An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to confirm that all applications have been received. The Agora management will notify selected companies for the January – May 2027 period from May 2026 onwards.
