The organizing committee of the Burgos & New York International Choreography Competition has just published the rules for the submission of artistic proposals for its next edition, the twenty-fifth, which will take place between July 20 and 24, 2026. The deadline for receiving entries for the competition opened today, Wednesday, January 21, and will remain open until Sunday, May 31 (with the exception of the competition for choreographies recorded with digital devices, ‘Burgos T-mueve’, which will run until July 17). The rules for participating in the festival can be found on the competition's website (www.cicbuny.com), which this year will award €37,000 in prizes, consolidating its position as one of the world's dance events that awards the largest amount of prizes to participants. Once again, choreographer Mario Bermúdez, director of Marcat Dance, will preside over the international jury responsible for awarding most of the prizes.

The ‘Danza en el Teatro’ competition, which brings together contemporary and urban dance pieces on the same stage, will distribute a total of €27,000 in prizes (the first prize is worth €9,000, the second €6,000, the third prize is worth €4,000, and the fourth and fifth prizes are worth €3,000 and €2,000, respectively). In addition, the finalists in this competition will be eligible for the Audience Award, a prize worth €1,000 that is awarded by the audience through their votes, and the Sara Sáinz Award, worth €2,000. 

For its part, the ‘Bailando con piedras’ (Dancing with Stones) section will bring together a total of six creations in the surroundings of Burgos Cathedral and will distribute 6,000 euros in its three prizes (with a first prize of 3,000 euros, a second prize of 2,000 euros, and a third prize of 1,000 euros). The program will be completed by the section that the festival dedicates to urban art, whose proposals will be structured around two competitions: the ‘Street Art–Muralism’ competition, open to artists and collectives who have already produced large-format works (with a prize of €3,000); and ‘Burgos T-mueve’, a competition for choreographies recorded with electronic devices (with €1,000 in prizes).

The Contest is in luck because the work of 'Street Art' that the Argentine artist Guido Palmadessa made for the International Choreography Contest Burgos & New York during its 23 edition has been selected among the 50 best in the world by Street Art Cities. The piece, entitled 'Atravesar el centro', is located near the Plaza Hortelanos in Burgos, so be sure to come and see this impressive work! Inspired by dance.