International dance Festival Zug

16.-28. September 2024

Dear children and young people, dear audience, dear partners and sponsors

Welcome to the YOUNG DANCE Festival 2024! Our 9th edition once again promises a fresh and exciting international program for a young audience. This year's theme “Reflective Resonance” emphasizes the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature: We invite you on a journey of (self-)reflection to discover beauty, explore our environment and connect with ourselves and others.

The festival, which is unique in Switzerland, will once again take place in the Zug region from September 16 to 28, 2024. In addition to events in schools, public spaces and various cultural institutions, we are continuing our collaboration with Theater Casino Zug. This year, we are also launching the YOUNG Stars project together with Tanzfest Zug and the Chollerhalle; an inclusive and colorful evening with dance schools, local and national dance artists.

We set our world in motion

Do you like to look up into the sky and fantasize? Do you want to see a rock star transform into a ballerina? Or do you prefer inspecting the forest floor and solving puzzles? We offer you a variety of performances, workshops and activities over 13 days. Whether in the theater, in the library, outdoors or online; YOUNG DANCE Festival Zug will make your world vibrate! And if you want to get started now, you can take part in the project development in the MISSION RUDOLF puzzle story (see below).

See you in September, we look forward to it!

The YOUNG DANCE Festival

...is an innovative platform for young audiences.

...focuses on the promotion of cultural education for children and young people.

...operates analogue and digital.

...broadcasts supra-regionally, nationally and internationally.

9 years YOUNG DANCE Festival: 130 performances - 53 companies - 50 productions - 3 Swiss premieres - 3 international premieres - 35 workshops - 170 school classes - 10'000 spectators.

Impressions and statements 2021

"I was able to gain completely new experiences, it was very different from school."

"I really enjoyed the day because I could dance and dancing is fun for me."

"It was fun, something completely different." "The dancers had mega energy."

"I think it's cool that they were able to turn their hobby into a profession."

"It took some courage to dance in public like that, but actually it was still cool."