Open Call: Spectrum
ŻfinMalta invites applications from Malta-based choreographers to take part in SPECTRUM, a programme supporting the creation of new dance works within the context of a national repertory dance company.
About Spectrum
Conceived as a catalyst for dance development in Malta, SPECTRUM will bring together three short works that offer distinct artistic reflections on contemporary Malta. Selected choreographers will create new work with ŻfinMalta dancers, supported by the company’s artistic, rehearsal, and production teams.
The performance will contain three unique reflections on contemporary Malta. This may draw on the artists lived experience, identity, history and cultures. ŻfinMalta are particularly interested in work with an international outlook, that addresses Malta’s place within the world.
ŻfinMalta are interested in working with artists who have a distinct perspective or practice, that places ŻfinMalta in dialogue with a unique reflection of Malta.
For ŻfinMalta to be contemporary means to be engaged with now, the present moment. We are not fixed to one form of movement, but a contemporary approach to dance that challenges fixed ideas about the body in movement. Artists may come from any movement form or background, but their practice must engage critically with this concept.
Welcome to Spectrum.
Who Can Apply?
ŻfinMalta is looking for choreographers who:
- Are based in Malta
- Are professional artists (students are not eligible)
- Have a distinct movement practice or artistic voice
- Are interested in collaborative creative processes
- Are critically engaged with contemporary society
- Are open to artistic growth, dialogue, and challenge
Up to three choreographers will be selected. One selected artist may be a ŻfinMalta dancer.
About the Work
- Each selected choreographer will create a new work of up to 15 minutes
- The final performance will feature three short works, presented together
- Works should reflect contemporary Malta, which may draw on lived experience, identity, history, culture, or Malta’s place within an international context.
Application Process
Applications are submitted in two stages: A written application, submitted via the below google form, followed by interviews for shortlisted candidates.
In the google form below, applicants are asked to submit:
- Basic personal and contact details
- A short creative concept and/or artistic practice statement
- A CV
- Confirmation of availability for the project dates
- The number of dancers requested
Project Dates
Research and development period
- June 2026 (1-2 days per artist)
Creation period
- Week commencing 2 November 2026
- Week commencing 9 November 2026
- Week commencing 16 November 2026 (this week includes creation and production)
Performances of Spectrum will take place from the 20th-21st November, at Theatre Next Door, Naxxar.
Please confirm your availability for these project dates in your online application.
Further Information
Selected artists will be offered:
- A choreographic fee
- Dedicated rehearsal and creation time with ŻfinMalta dancers
- Support from a rehearsal director
- Artistic guidance and mentoring from ŻfinMalta’s Artistic Director
- Creative and technical support from ŻfinMalta staff (within project parameters)
- Legacy support to help develop the work beyond this project
- Potential opportunities for the work to feature in future ŻfinMalta productions
- A flexible contract allowing artists to take the work forward independently, if desired
Selected choreographers will be invited to create a new work of up to 15 minutes, working within a shared production framework that includes pre-recorded music, a standard lighting rig, collaboration with a costume designer, and no sets or props. Production aesthetics and concepts will be developed in dialogue with ŻfinMalta to support a cohesive presentation across the programme.
Apply now
Choreographers and movement artists based in Malta with a distinct artistic voice, a curiosity for collaboration, and a desire to engage critically with the present moment, are warmly encouraged to apply. Applications are now open, and we look forward to discovering new perspectives through SPECTRUM.