The programme included daily sessions combining artist presentations, workshops, one-on-one feedback, mentoring, and site-specific explorations of Korça’s public and cultural spaces. Participants engaged in discussions on spatial practices, public space activism, and alternative performance formats, while also attending guided tours of museums and city landmarks to contextualize their research. Networking sessions and informal exchanges were built into the schedule to foster connections among participants, mentors, and local professionals. Activities were designed to encourage participants to reflect on their creative methodologies, exchange practices, and develop new approaches to performance-making.

Tirana

Korça

Andi Tepelena

Saphir Belkheir

Blanca Lo Verde & Carla Piris

Sofia Mavragni

SHIFT

Telescope Korça

Co-creation and confusion of tongues. Chaos and creation. The difference between uncomfortableness and unsafety

Peggy Olislaegers

LE BIG DANCE LAB

Can we hold the space together? 

Each space has its own history with former inhabitants. What could the aesthetics of action look like in non-conformative spaces? How is space defined, promised, taken, lost, and re-imagined?

Paraskevi Tektonidou

Give Me Some Space!

It is often a conversation stopper. This session will begin with an interview with Pascal Brunet, exploring the different qualities (plural) that artists and audiences seek.

Pascal Brunet

Can We Get Rid of The Word Quality?

Conçue par Peggy Olislaegers, The Big Dance Lab offre une analyse critique approfondie pour évaluer les processus, partager des perspectives et affiner davantage les idées. Cette rencontre réunit un groupe d'artistes, d'experts et de professionnels locaux afin de consolider et de partager les connaissances sur les nouveaux formats de performance, en particulier dans des espaces non traditionnels.

Tirana

Telescope Korça

LE BIG DANCE LAB

Impressions de Tirana

Partout, tout le temps.