The XXII Dance Internship of Aveiro is curated by choreographer Victor Hugo Pontes and will take place from 5th to 14th April 2017 at Teatro Aveirense. The XXII Dance Internship was organized by Teatro Aveirense in partnership with Nome Próprio.

The internship is organized in two different moments:

the first week will include intensive development sessions for dance students. The sessions will be delivered by renowned Portuguese dancers/choreographers who have recently collaborated with choreographer Victor Hugo Pontes;

for the second week, Teatro Aveirense and Victor Hugo Pontes invited Yaniv Avraham to deliver a 5-day workshop of WORKSHOP GAGA for DANCERS. Yaniv Avraham is a Gaga Movement certified teacher and dancer at Batsheva Dance Company from 2003 to 2010. The WORKSHOP GAGA for DANCERS is directed at professional dancers or advanced dance students with ages above 16 years old.