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Moldova Festival Contact+
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Moldova Festival Contact+ is an international festival of Contact Improvisation and Performance in Chișinău, Moldova, now in its 16th edition (September 26 – October 4, 2026). Over 9 days, the festival brings together movers, performers, and researchers from across Europe and beyond in the centre of the city. The programme spans CI Intensives (Mirva Makinen, FI; Sebastian Flegiel, PL), Performative Laboratories (Benno Voorham, SE; Olga Zitluhina, LV; Tamara Maksymenko, UA/AT; Sergey Semichev, DE/UA; Alexandra Soshnicova, MD; Serghei Golovnea, MD), and a full slate of Classes and Workshops in CI, Somatics, and Performance (Virginia Negru, RO; Olek Wójcik, PL/ES; Daniel Rojasanta, CO; Laura Vlad, RO/ES; Petya Stoykova, BG; Radoslav Jordanov, BG; and more). Evening performances each night. Live musical accompaniment throughout by Stan Potoku (UA/MD) and Daniel Rojasanta (CO). Contact+ is a space where Contact Improvisation meets Performance, where practice deepens into research, and where movers and curious bodies come together to share, create, and dance. Open to all levels. Meals and accommodation are not included in the festival fee — the venue is in the central area of Chișinău with accommodation easily arranged nearby. Contact: fest.contactplus@gmail.com