Júlio Cerdeira is one of the ten artists selected for the Artists Encounter Programme, which will follow the Spring Forward Festival activities. Artists Encounter is an intensive capacity building programme which includes professional development, programming workshops and networking opportunities. Artists Encounter is a flexible programme that takes place at Spring Forward with local artists, but it can be held in other contexts such in dance education centres.

Anikó Rácz and Markéta Perroud lead the group and the workshops at Spring Forward Festival.