Dance Residencies in France

ACEA – Ateliers de Création et d’Expression Artistique

France

Name of Residency: ACEA – Ateliers de Création et d’Expression ArtistiqueACEA invites emerging and established artists of all disciplines for a time and space away from their usual environments. We provide an opportunity for artists to reflect, research, create, and present in the small, rural village of Marnay Sur Seine, France. ACEA allows regional, national, and international artists the opportunity to exchange professional and emotive approaches towards new experiences and aesthetic realitie

AiR le PARC

Pampelonne, France

AIR le PARC is an artists' residency, project and research centre located in a 19th-century notary's residence (established 1596) in Pampelonne, Tarn, France. It offers temporary living and working space to professional artists across all disciplines, with spacious rooms, studios, and communal areas for artistic projects, presentations, and feedback sessions.

Associaltion BeArtz

France

Artist Residencies and Workshops between the Pyrenees and the French coast

Association des Centres Culturels de Rencontre - ACCR

Paris, France

The Association des Centres Culturels de Rencontre (ACCR) coordinates residency programs in French cultural centers located in historic monuments, primarily the Odyssée program for foreign artists, researchers, and cultural professionals, and the Nora program for refugee artists in France. These residencies support projects in fields like music, architecture, visual arts, writing, film, and more, offering free accommodation and technical resources to foster interdisciplinary creation and intercultural exchange.

Name of Residency: Atelier Artist in ResidenceAtelier Artist in Residence is a creative sanctuary dedicated to nurturing artistic expression across disciplines. Our mission is to provide artists with uninterrupted time and inspiring space to pursue their work in a supportive, immersive environment.Welcoming visual artists, musicians, writers, and textile artists, Atelier offers a haven for focused exploration and meaningful creative development. Residents are encouraged to engage deeply with the

Atelier Samuel Beckett

France

Name of Residency: Atelier Samuel BeckettAn artist-led, Beckett inspired, self-directed, self-catering residency in a 2 bedroom(en-suite), private house with a dedicated library of books by and about the Irish writer Samuel Beckett.  There is also a p0ssibility of consultation or mentorship from Gare St Lazare’s joint artistic directors, Judy Hegarty Lovett and Conor Lovett.  The bedrooms, living room and the library can serve as workspaces within the house with another workspace possibility in

Cité internationale des Arts

Paris, France

The Cité internationale des Arts, founded in 1965, is a renowned artist residency program in Paris, France. It facilitates cross-cultural dialogue and offers artists from around the world a platform to engage with the public and professionals. Annually, over 1,200 artists participate in the residency, with more than 300 new residents each month. The Cité collaborates with 135 long-standing partners from over 60 countries, fostering a rich environment for creative exchange. The residency provides 326 studios across two locations: Marais and Montmartre. These studios are designed to support various aspects of contemporary creation, offering spaces for production, experimentation, and research. Each studio, ranging from 20 m² to 60 m², includes a workspace, kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping area. Residents can host guests for extended periods, subject to additional charges. Artists can apply for residency through the Cité's selection committees or via its network of long-standing partners. The Cité organizes different commissions by discipline and thematic, and also collaborates with institutions to support emerging international talents through residency programs and grants.

COUR AVEC VUE

LA FOULERIE, France

Name of Residency: La FoulerieOffre de résidence : La Foulerie est un espace de retraite pour consacrer du temps et se concentrer sur vos activités créatives dans un environnement naturel accueillant des résidences multidisciplinaires depuis . L’objectif principal est que les artistes puissent se concentrer sur leurs idées et leurs projets, en valorisant la créativité et l’inspiration et en connectant, entre eux, la communauté locale et la nature. Un lieu de possibles où l’on est envoyé loi

Galerie Huit Arles

France

Name of Residency: Résidence Huit ArlesThe artists in residence  live and work within the thick stone walls of a prestigious 17th century mansion, magnificently restored. Exhibition spaces and convivial living spaces occupy the ground floor and lower floors. The floors include occasional seminar rooms, guest rooms,  self-catering apartments and studios for artist residencies.AiR at Galerie Huit Arles offers a retreat away from the distractions of everyday life and a valuable opportunity for arti

La briqueterie

Vitry-sur-Seine cedex, France

La Briqueterie CDCN in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, is a dedicated contemporary dance venue and Centre de Développement Chorégraphique National that supports choreographic creation through residencies lasting 1 to 6 weeks, studio access, co-productions, and presentation opportunities. It hosts around 50 simple studio loans and 5 residencies with technical support annually for professional French and international companies, focusing on research, creation, and diversity. While it provides studios and partner hotels, it does not offer on-site housing.

La Devignère

Hameau de la Devignere, France

‘La Devignère’ is open to writers, artists and researchers of all disciplines needing time and space for writing, reflection and research.Residency Programme since: 2015Description of Organisation: ‘La Devignère’ is a rambling house dating from the 15th century. It has been a place dedicated to artistic activities since 1992, when it became the headquarters of a theatre company. Since then, it has hosted many artists of all disciplines. The Irish-French owners, Zoë O’Reilly and Alain Servant, a

Maison Les Buis

France

Name of Residency: Maison Les Buis Rural Artist RetreatOur objective is to offer space to help connect to the wonder child, to the spontaneity and the innocence of the ‘not knowing’. Receptivity is the keyword, we are all artists for we cannot help but create, the aim is to stay receptive, attentive so that we catch that precious moment of inspiration. This is important and can be a challenge in the midst of a busy world with information overload. This residency is about giving yourself Space an

Moulin/Belle Choreographic Exchange DUETS

Mareuil en Perigord, France

Choreographic Exchange: DUETS is a 2-week residency at Moulin/Belle in SW France for emerging choreographers/dancers. Includes daily classes, workshops, duet creation/rehearsals, 7 dinners, events like hikes/wine tasting. Housing provided; some fellowships with stipend.

Nancy B. Negley Artist Residency program

France

Name of Residency: The Dora Maar HouseThe Nancy B Negley Residency Program providesone to three months in residence at the Dora Maar Housea private bedroom and bath and a study or studio in which to worka travel award for travel from a fellow’s home to the Dora Maar Housea grant based upon the length of stay at the Dora Maar HouseResidency Programme since: 2007Description of Organisation: The Nancy B. Negley Artists Residency Program, based at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France, hosts resid

NG Art Creative

France

Name of Residency: NG Art Creative, Residency and Gallery, ProvenceNG Art Creative program offers the following:– Reside in a 17th century olive mill Moulin de Gréoux– Create work in a large studio equipped with professional lighting, easels, tables, and wall hanging space.– Access to an outdoor wet area to work with clay and/or other materials– Foster and support all creative endeavours to maximise their full potential– Guide and mentor into the commercial art world by residency di

PAF, Performing Arts Forum

St Erme Outre et Ramecourt, France

PAF (Performing Arts Forum) is an artist-run residency located in a former convent in St. Erme, 150km northeast of Paris, France. It serves as a platform for professional and emerging practitioners and activists across performing arts, visual art, literature, music, new media, theory, and cultural production who seek to research and determine their own working conditions. The residency is initiated and run by artists, theoreticians, and practitioners themselves as a user-created, informal institution.