The individual dance scenes of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands have particular resources and structures to work within, yet there are common obstacles. The network organises one larger project a year, and the basis of the project is to support the needs of the hosting country. The Icelandic dance scene is well established. There is an increasing number of dance professionals; however, a gap in work opportunities has emerged between graduating dancers and established professionals.

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As a network, we have managed to establish connections between artists, and we want to ground those connections into long-term collaborations. Our network meetings in Tórshavn in 2024 and Nuuk in 2025 have been between 3-12 days, and the participating artists and members of our network have voiced the need for support to tie longer-term collaboration. A longer working period would enable a deeper and more sustainable colleagueship. Stages would allow dance artists facing similar challenges to connect through meetings in the dance studio and share knowledge embedded in the body. This project is an important step for the network to facilitate a meeting point for a community of colleagues to emerge and confront the isolation when working in the North Atlantic region.  

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We, the network, envision that the three choreographic works would be developed individually into full evening performances or as short pieces into a triple bill that then, in the future, could tour in the North Atlantic region.