Residency and Support for Choreographic Creation
La Briqueterie supports contemporary choreographic creation by hostingprofessional French and international companies in residence, by providingstudios, offering co-production support, presentation opportunities, facilitatingconnections with partners, and encouraging interactions with the public.

Different types of residencies:

• Simple Loans: approximately 50 creation projects per year
  The provision of one of La Briqueterie's studios (studio EST, OUEST, NORD, PARVIS) for residencies of at least one week.
• Residencies with co-production support: approximately ten creation projects supported per year, with co-production amounts between €5,000 and €12,000.
  Co-production support is generally accompanied by technical assistance, and when the creation and touring schedules allow, the opportunity to present the work during one of La Briqueterie’s events (Biennale de danse du Val-de-Marne, Excentriques, or Six heures du soir en été). Generally, la briqueterie provides co-production support to artists that the Direction knows a bit, either through their previous works or thanks to a residency.

• Residencies with technical support: approximately 5 creation projects per year.
  La Briqueterie provides the “studio scène” with full technical conditions, and a technical team supports the project for one week.
• Residencies with logistical support (accommodation, meals, and/or transportation), as part of exchanges between La Briqueterie and institutional and/or European partners (more information in the "International Residencies" section on our website).

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Coming to Residency at La Briqueterie:
Residencies are open to all professional French and international companies with a legal structure. Projects are reviewed by an internal committee consisting of Elisabetta Bisaro (Head of International Development), Delphine Blondet (Coordination Manager), Nicolas Gilles (Production Manager), and Sandra Neuveut (Director).
Residency applications, with or without co-production, are only reviewed during this committee, which meets once a year, early in the year, for residencies taking place the following year. La Briqueterie does not offer daily or half-day loans, and any application that has not been discussed in a committee meeting can not be considered.
La Briqueterie does not have accommodations but has a network of hotel partners offering preferential rates.
La Briqueterie ensures long-term support for artists and is attentive to the circular economy of created works. While promoting a variety of aesthetics, there is a focus on diversity and balance in the projects, supporting both established and emerging artists, gender balance among project leaders, and ensuring visibility within the Val-de-Marne and Île-de-France regions, while also promoting the mobility of teams nationally and internationally. The committee also pays attention to the viability of the projects in terms of feasibility and partnerships. Residencies can focus on research, laboratory work, or creation stages.

Can't find the answer to your questions?
For any additional information, you can contact  Delphine Blondet, coordinator at delphine.blondet@labriqueterie.org

The Open call for 2026 projects closed in January 2025. 

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Procedure: Registration via the form available on our website when the call is open, for each of the residency formats listed above.
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With its international network of partners, la briqueterie offers research or creative residencies that give artists the opportunity to confront themselves with other cultural and working environments.
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‍EXCHANGE RESIDENCIES

Each structure hosts a choreographic artist in residence from their respective countries.

• Vitry – Berlin - Turin
In association with fabrik Potsdam, INTERPLAY - Turin's international contemporary dance festival, and Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo.

Initiated by the Bureau du théâtre et de la danse / Institut Français d'Allemagne, Étape Danse is a trilateral and international residency programme which supports three new dance productions each year, selected from France, Germany and Italy.

2024 : Collectif ÈS / Lina Gómez / EM+

• Vitry-Barcelone
In association with Graner - Creation center for Dance and Performing Arts and the support of the Institut Ramon Llull

2023 : Acauã Shereya / Soren Evinson
2022 : Marcela Santander Corvalán / Joaquín Collado
2021 : Volmir Cordeiro / Núria Guiu Sagarra

• Vitry-Bruxelles
In association with Les Brigittines

2024 : Georges Labbat / Guilhem Chatir
2022 : Dalila Belaza / Ikue Nakagawa

OTHER RESIDENCIES
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• Nouveau Grand Tour – 2023-2025

Conceived by the French Institut in Italy (IFI) / Embassy of France in Italy, Nouveau Grand Tour is an artistic residency project for young European talents under the age of 30.

2024 : Parini Secondo‍

• Vitry-Italie
In association with the NID, italian dance plateform and Italian Cultural Institute of Paris

2021 : Pietro Marullo et GianfrancescoGiannini  

• Vitry-Helsinki
In association with Moving in November, Helsinki and Finnish Institute in Paris

2021 : Vel Lehtovaara et Eija-Liisa Ahtila

• Visa pour la création
Cultural cooperation program for Africa and the Caribbean of French Institute

2022 : Christian Romain Kossa et Tatiana Gueria Nade