iCoDaCo (International Contemporary Dance Collective) is an artist-led project initiated by ilDance. In each cycle of iCoDaCo, a new production is created by a collective of international artists who gather to venture in a multilayered collaboration.

iCoDaCo (International Contemporary Dance collective) is one of ilDance’s ongoing projects. It brings together an eclectic group of choreographer-makers from different countries and diverse practices, to form a temporary artistic community and to co-create a new piece. The first iCoDaCo took place in 2012 and the project has been organically moulding and reforming ever since.

The research and creation processes manifest in a process which is designed by a unique production model that we have developed throughout the years.

iCoDaCo was initiated to facilitate a rare opportunity for artists from different countries to genuinely collaborate, using their art form as a mean and medium. ilDance ignited iCoDaCo in order to demonstrate microcosms where individuals find common ground and are willing to jointly create and evolve. We at ilDance felt the need to offer a genuine opportunity for the manifestation of co-creation, collaboration and support of people who come from diverse backgrounds and are willing to take the time and make the effort to find meeting points with those who are different to them.

Through an organic process, ilDance’s artistic directors connect a group of artists who perpetuate an intriguing balance of similarities and differences to one another. The gathering process is based mainly on one to one, personal and artistic curiosities. We intentionally seek artists who manifest a powerful artistic voice whilst also being curious about venturing into a process that could potentially challenge their methodologies and set of beliefs.

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One of the elements which make iCoDaCo unique is the way in which the collective comes together. Our research taught us that the majority of artistic collectives are formed around one of the following three focal points: long-term friendships and pre-existing work relations, strategic conducts of institutions and/or governments who occasionally preconceive structures and operations to which they lastly invite the artists to partake in or individuals who already share a common physical space.

iCoDaCo is realised around a different notion of gathering. It is formed by the artists’ mutual thrill of being equally leading as well as led in the process. iCoDaCo is purely artist-driven. The members of the collective in each cycle have the upper hand in all aspects of the project such as content, form, means, reasoning and exposure. Therefore, each cycle of the project contracts a unique phenomena.

For more information about iCoDaCo visit www.icodaco.com

We are thrilled to announce the open call for independent dance artists with a contemporary approach to form the new Sweden-based iCoDaCo 2024-2027 collective. 
Read more and apply HERE