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What is APdC and what does it do? APdC is a trade union orientated, non-profit association that has brought together Catalunya's dance professionals and defended their interests since 1987. It represents them against public and private institutions; it encourages and supports initiatives in order to improve their working conditions and helps their professional development. APdC also wants to unify and strengthen the dance sector in general so as to increase the profession's recognition and to foster a greater presence of dance in society.


What benefits do members obtain? Among other benefits you'l find assessment and work facilities, information and discounts.

Who can become a member? Any individual person from any country devoted to any dance style on a professional basis. Not only dancers but also choreographers, teachers, critics, managers... Dance students with a professional vocation can also be members with special conditions and a reduced fee.

Join us: http://www.dansacat.org/

 

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Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid

The Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid is an annual platform for new work in contemporary dance and contemporary ballet. It is open to all Spanish choreographers and to international choreographers who live and work in Spain.

Founded in 1987 by Margaret Jova and Laura Kumin, and directed by Laura Kumin since 2000, the Certamen was created as a response to the growing number of emerging choreographers working in contemporary dance in Spain. Since then it has been instrumental in providing key support to contemporary dance artists and has helped to promote over 220 choreographers and 900 dancers.

The Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid is interested in establishing dialogues with programs, venues, projects and individuals with similar aims. More information about the Certamen is available in Spanish on our website: www.pasoa2.com

 

 

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Theatre Academy Helsinki

Founded in 1979 , Theatre Academy Helsinki provides the highest education in theatre and dance in Finland, training actors (in Finnish and Swedish), directors, dramaturges, lighting and sound designers, professionals in dance (choreographers and dancers), performance artists, dance and theatre pedagogues.

The results of the studies are performed on the stages of the Academy’s training theatre. The Academy also works within research and development in the fields of theatre, dance and performance.


Department of Dance
The art of dance opens up new, unique perspectives on humanity and its reality. In a cultural context contemporary dance takes the form of works and events that are experiential, aesthetic, intellectual and in many ways interactive. Contemporary dance focuses not only on identifying and developing dance movement and creating a choreography with these findings, but it also studies our bodily existence and movement from many different social and cultural perspectives and uses this knowledge to create a work of art. Dance works can thus contribute to the discourse on subjects such as gender, multiculturalism or the ecological worldview, or it can focus on bodily articulation through dance itself and be part of the compositional heritage of choreography.

In the curriculum of the Department of Dance at the Theatre Academy Helsinki, contemporary dance expresses itself as a lived, experienced bodily relationship with the world, which is articulated through a conscious relationship with the environment. The education`s aim is to create an atmosphere of openness, curiosity and dialogue, and to encourage students to respond to the challenges posed by contemporary dance, art and society.

http://www.teak.fi

 

 

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North Karelia College of Finland

3-year professional dance education in Outokumpu, Finland. Programme leads to a recognized qualification in dance. The education is a division of the North Karelia College. Movement&Performance Research Outokumpu is the only international dance education in Finland. The education is totally free of charge for all the students. Education organizes also open workshops alongside the basic programme.
English link

 

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MAztp // The Masters of Arts in Contemporary Dance Pedagogy in Frankfurt

MAztp stands for the development of methods for researching and conveying the art of dance. At its core, the program is about deconstructing, examining and recomposing the materials of dance and the ways in which we learn. Just as contemporary dance implies diversity of approach and the questioning of conventional patterns, so this course of study responds to current artistic fieldwork and the interests of its individual participants.

The program is directed towards professional dancers, performers, choreographers and teachers who wish to engage in research concerning the fundamentals of their work. It is designed for individuals who desire to increase their ability to respond to emerging needs in the dance profession, and take action creating new methods, materials and structures. The program re-examines the role of the teacher/facilitator in the learning process, and regards the dancer as a collaborator in the artistic domain. Accordingly, the ability to facilitate group processes, initiate compositional and choreographic explorations, and promote artistic growth are central themes.

Graduates will have gathered knowledge and developed skills to respond effectively to the challenges they will face in the working field in positions such as university dance teacher, choreographic assistant, rehearsal director, or company trainer. Having participated in courses and projects addressing management and organizational themes, they will be experienced in creating structures and frameworks to further the development of new or existing programs in dance or in other related enterprises.

www.maztp.hfmdk-frankfurt.info

 

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http://barcelonacultura.bcn.cat/

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THE ERNST BUSCH ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ART

 

The Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art can look back over more than a century long history. In 1905, the newly appointed Artistic Director of the ‘Deutsches Theater’, Max Reinhardt, founded the first ever German Acting Conservatoire. In doing so, he affiliated his theatre with a leading teaching institution for future generations of artists. This relationship continued up until 1951 when the school became an independent and autonomous college. In 1971 the teaching programme was extended to include the Faculty of Puppetry. In September 1981, three decades after its conversion from the Berlin Actor’s Conservatoire, the school was given university status and took the name of the celebrated actor Ernst Busch (1900-1980).

In 1974 the Institute for Theatre Directing was included in the college programme, followed in 1988 by a Choreography Department, which joined with Dance Performance in 2006 to become the Departement of Dance.

 

The Academy today is therefore made up of four departments: Acting, Directing, Puppetry and Dance.

 

Professor Dr. Wolfgang Engler was made the Head of School in 2005. The teaching staff is made up of experienced teachers, theatre pedagogues and practicing artists. The aim of each department is to provide the next generation of artists with the best technical and aesthetic training for their future professional practice.

One of the most important cornerstones of education at the Ernst Busch Academy has always been the individual lessons by visiting teachers. The engagement of renowned actors, directors, dramaturges, puppeteers, dancers and choreographers from top German theatres, as well as international guests, provides the student with an intense experience of professional practice. Theses visiting professionals enable the Academy to respond to new directions within the theatre world and contribute greatly to the school’s highly respected profile within the professional community.

 

From its beginning, the school has nurtured relationships with Theatres as well as Acting, Directing, Puppetry and Dance Institutions at home and abroad, so that during their years of training the students experience a rich range of professional experience.

 

 

The faculty of Dance is made up of the departments of Choreography and Professional Dance.

 

 

Today’s landscape of contemporary choreography is highly diverse. The course aims to educate artists who are capable of creating their own individual style within this broad field. The emphasis is not only on creating artistic projects at a professional level but also on developing the ability to take part in intellectual discussion and forming an individual standpoint. In this way, the course equally encourages the choreographer’s craft as well his aesthetic reflection and creative competence. The MA combines the analysis of contemporary and historic approaches and the working methods of selected artists, putting an emphasis on individual choreography projects. In this way the student learns to see the conceptual outline and the research into physicality and movement, as two essential starting points for the choreographer. In depth knowledge of the human body is taught as the basis for artistic research with a focus on somatic practices and methods.

 

A team of permanent staff offer regular workshops, seminars, lectures, exercises and tutorials, in which they impart their historical, practical and theoretical knowledge. Visiting lecturers from the national and international dance scene are regularly invited to offer an insight into their artistic approach and method. In the course of the programme, the student’s individual work, which is mentored and supported by the members of staff, becomes the increasing focus. Each semester, alongside the lectures the choreography projects form the core of the course. In these projects, the students can try out collaboration with other artists – dancers/performers/musicians; set and costume designers or light designers. The choreography projects are presented in the studio theatre of the Academy, in other performance spaces in Berlin as well as in other cities. The graduation project of the course consists of the Masters project, which is a full length performance.

 

This MA course promotes exchange with choreography students at other colleges both at home and abroad in order to encourage the development of an Arts Network for the students.

 

The 3 year course of Professional Dance works in collaboration with the State Ballet School. The school offers its’ pupils/students a professional education in Dance up to the qualification of a BA in Dance as well as schooling up to level of 'Abitur'.

 

This is a unique educational possibility in which the students of Professional Dance are at the same time senior pupils at the State Ballet School. The students graduate with a double qualification: 'Abitur' and a BA. The programme of the BA in Dance is taught by the staff of the State Ballet School Berlin and the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art.

 

www.hfs-berlin.de

 

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ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, School of Dance

 

ArtEZ School of Dance offers small-scale courses that focus intensively on the individual. All our courses revolve around the cultivation and reinforcing of each participant's artistic and cultural identity. A great deal of importance is attached to the nurturing of a strong sense of self and the capacity to make the right choices for the personality in question. An extremely wide-ranging stylistic graduate profile supports not only the development of a personal vision of professional practice, but also the many opportunities to influence each learning route.

 

ArtEZ School of Dance strives to maintain a pioneering role in the innovation of professional dance education. To fulfill this objective, the School has recently undergone a drastic change of direction. Following the 2008/2009 pilot, our courses are now entirely period based so as to reflect the specific physical and mental development rates of our dancers' bodies. In addition, traditional curriculum components in combination with supplementary techniques have been embedded in the programme in varying permutations. This form of dance education reduces injuries considerably and contributes to the development of excellent dancers/teachers with plenty of knowledge about self-regulation and career extension.

 

Gaby Allard,

Director of ArtEZ School of Dance

 

 

www.artez.nl

 

 

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Conservatorio Superior de Danza de Madrid “María de Ávila” (CSDMA)

 

El Conservatorio Superior de Danza de Madrid “María de Ávila” (CSDMA) se crea en el año 2006, con la implantación de las enseñanzas de grado superior de danza en las especialidades de Pedagogía de la Danza y Coreografía e Interpretación de la Danza en sus diferentes líneas (española, clásica, contemporánea y flamenco).

 

Dependiente de la Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Madrid, actualmente afronta el reto de adaptarse al nuevo Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, con la puesta en marcha de estudios de grado, diseño de másteres artísticos de especialización e investigación y estudios de doctorado, además del desarrollo de programas de intercambio y actividades complementarias (cursos, talleres, conferencias, clases magistrales, actuaciones…).

 

Con un equipo de docentes de máximo prestigio, el programa de estudios permite además la presencia constante de profesores invitados que hacen de éste un centro vivo, en continua evolución y experimentación.

 

Nuestra principal finalidad es formar bailarines, coreógrafos y docentes versátiles, emprendedores, con rigor y sensibilidad.

 

EL CSDMA tiene un amplio programa de prácticas: escénicas en el propio centro, profesionales en compañías de danza y docentes en otros centros educativos. Además, mientras se proyecta la creación de una compañía de danza, se programan actuaciones.

 

El CSDMA busca una formación de excelencia que se adapte a las distintas realidades académicas, profesionales y artísticas de la danza, para lo cual organiza la formación en dos especialidades: Coreografía e Interpretación de la Danza y Pedagogía de la Danza.

http://www.csdma.es/

 

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UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN

 

The Aula de Artes del Cuerpo (Centre for Art Studies on Human Body) was created in León in 2010, with the support of the Cultural Activities area belonging to the University of León Vice-Chancellor of International and Institutional Relations. This centre is coordinated by Paz Brozas Polo and Teresa García San Emeterio, both professors of the Department of Physical Education University of León.

The Aula de Artes del Cuerpo provides a recreational environment to support training, investigation and interdisciplinary creation. The techniques and resources of dance and circus are used, not only as an inspiration, but as an excuse to experiment in the corporal and pedagogical aspects, as well as a searching for dialogue between different artistic expressions. The human body is the focal point of the Centre. Body is seen as an existential space, voice, sight, quietness and movement, as well as a support for the interdisciplinarity in the arts.

http://www.fcafd.unileon.es

 

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DialArts is giving the opportunity to perform in Can Felipa (Barcelona) inside the frame of "Music e-motion Day" on the 26th of March 2010 where we will present 5 choreography pieces selected by DiàlACTS. The selected choreographic pieces will all be based on or derived from other art works from another artistic discipline such as, painting, sculpture, poetry,... and presented next to an exposition of the material used to create the choreographic work.

New webaddress soon!

 

 

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http://www.independentdance.co.uk/

 

 

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http://dangerhill.wordpress.com/

 

 

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Copenhagen Dream House/ 100 dancers project/Pipaluk Supernova
(http://www.liveartinstallations.com/100dancers/)

 

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http://ponderosa-dance.de

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Welcome to the Contact-meets-Contemporary Festival in Göttingen. Contact meets Contemporary is a Contact Festival that invites and includes the knowledge from other contemporary dance forms. "Contact meets Contemporary" is inspired by the idea that  Contact has it's origins in the contemporary dance world, before developing into a more social dance form of which the festivals are a vital part. We like to reconnect Contact Improvisation to the knowledge and practice of contemporary danceforms, that also appreciate the spirit of improvisation.

For contacters we mean to enrich the regular CI-festival experience by also offering classes in solo dance technique and improvisational skills and integrating these into a jam environment. For contemporary dancers we aim to give access to contact technique classes, and build a bridge for joining a festival where contemporary movement technique can be purely danced with others (instead of being rehearsed in order to go on stage). The common ground we will build on is curiosity and improvisation.

 

 

www.contact-meets-contemporary.de

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The Centro Cívico Barceloneta has made a strong contribution for presenting dance, aiming support towards research and creation of contemporary dance. One of their main goals has been to reach new audience.

Their monthly program includes both new artists and established companies, combining different styles and languages of the field of contemporary dance.

http://www.civicbarceloneta.com/

 

 

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Area, Espai de Dansa i Creació is a private school training in contemporary dance at a professional level, opened in 1986 in Barcelona (Spain).
In Area regular classes are taught at different levels and techniques of contemporary dance, "release", contact improvisation, ballet, floor work and workshops of improvisation and composition to promote a comprehensive training and prepare the student for the widest range of professional requirements.
Area is also a creation and research center from which the student can approach other artistic disciplines and their creators. The results of these meetings are presented to the public either as a work in process, performance or other proposals within the regular programming of performances being done at the school under the name of "Divendres Obert". www.areadansa.com

Area, Espai de Dansa i Creació es una escuela privada de formación en danza contemporánea a nivel profesional, abierta en el año 1986 en Barcelona (España).
En Area se imparten clases regulares de diferentes niveles y técnicas de danza contemporánea, "release", contact improvisación, danza clásica, base técnica y talleres de improvisación y composición para potenciar una formación completa y preparar al alumno para el más amplio abanico de exigencias profesionales.
Area es también un centro de investigación y creación desde donde se propicia el acercamiento del alumno a otras disciplinas artísticas y sus creadores. Los resultados de estos encuentros se presentan al público ya sea como trabajo en proceso, performance u otro tipo de propuestas dentro de la programación regular de actuaciones que se realiza en la escuela bajo el nombre de "Divendres Obert". www.areadansa.com