The Kukai Dance Company offers contemporary dance based on the most deep-rooted traditions of culture from the Basque Country. The company is considered to be a reference point in present-day culture in the Basque Country thanks to an original new style which is recognisable on the international scene.

In what has been referred to as "New Traditional Dance", Les SlovaKs have developed a way of dancing and performing together from playing with their shared history and references. They use Slovak traditional dance as a source of inspiration. Not to recreate but to find and apply what is valuable and enriching. They maintain their Slovakian influence in an atmosphere of pride and playful competition, an appetite for virtuosity and extreme physicality, and an ethical poetics of love for life.

Mademoiselle Cinema is a dance ensemble founded in 1993 by choreographer Naoko Ito. The dances are quite unique and free from traditional styles of modern dance technique, sometimes incorporating theatrical interludes and film clips, resulting in loud acclaim from the audience. As it is often said that the modern age is the age of women, Naoko Ito consciously chooses to use only female dancers to create a piece. She attains herself to the stories or memories that each dancer carries in her body.

Samwel Japhet Silas's artistic journey started at the Centre for Street Children ‘Makini’ in Dar es Salaam Tanzania where he learned acting, traditional dances, modeling, theatre and English language. Later he studied at Muda Africa Dance School, where he was able to learn contemporary dance, Tanzanian traditional and African dances, this enabled him to go deep in understanding dance and choreography. His ambition is to expose the audience to daily life situations in Tanzania.

Batalo East was formed to link and strengthen the traditional and urban arts together – to encourage innovation in the arts, preservation of culture, and ultimately, the development of young people who have strong roots in their home culture, a sense of identity and place, but who are also equipped with skills and confidence to engage and contribute to an increasingly internationalized and borderless world.

DESTINO Dance Company merges Ethiopian traditional dance and contemporary dance. Choreographers get inspiration from Ethiopian history, traditions and landscapes. DESTINO has been awarded nationally and internationally by the artistic quality of its work and its social programmes in Ethiopia and leads the contemporary dance sector in Ethiopia. DESTINO organises ADEY Festival in Addis Ababa.