Šibenik Dance Festival

The Šibenik Dance Festival from July 14 to 19 will turn the city into a real dance metropolis! It's time for the 14th edition of the festival, which will once again be held at the Fortress of St. Mihovila and other attractive locations to host numerous dancers, choreographers and dance groups with unforgettable contemporary dance performances.

Šibenik Dance Festival brings the beauty of dance art to the widest audience, without compromising on the quality of the performance. It is an original combination of intangible and tangible cultural heritage, quality program content and the fortress as a stage. Foreign artists are very interested in participating in the program. This is at the same time an international recognition of this cultural manifestation and proof that the Šibenik Dance Festival is well on its way to positioning itself high on the list of European art festivals.

 he theme of this year's festival is “Dance as a gateway into other dimensions". Six summer nights filled with powerful movement, world-class choreography, and unforgettable performances — in one of the most magical cities on the Adriatic.
From majestic fortresses to hidden courtyards, this year’s festival brings together artists and companies from 8 countries, including Portugal, Germany, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Serbia, France, and of course, Croatia.

With a free program at historic city locations, performances at Barone Fortress, workshops for adults and children, this year's spotlight is on an exclusive performance at the Fortress of St. Mihovila, where the renowned Gauthier Dance Company will perform on the spectacular stage.

The main program will be staged at several locations: on Republic Croatia Square, on the Fortress of St. Mihovila and Barone Fortress, Poljana. Also, citizens and tourists will be able to enjoy the performances of dance groups from various parts of Croatia every evening on Šibenik's squares.

Since its beginnings in 2011, the festival has presented the works of renowned world choreographers, including Andonis Foniadakis, Xie Xin, Rami Be'er and hosted many other prominent artists.