Cullberg Ballet is a part of IDOCDE (International Documentation of Contemporary Dance Education) supporting the professional development of pedagogues and teachers in contemporary dance. The aim of the project is to improve dance educational methods by creating a database for documentation. Another intention is to increase the visibility and to broaden the picture of contemporary dance in Europe.
The two year pilot program (2011-2013) is a network of twelve European dance educators who will meet regularly for exchange, peer research and for the development of an online database. The aim of the online database is to become a useful tool for contemporary dance educators worldwide.
The meetings of these European dance educators and the database development will be accompanied by local workshops at each partner organisation for the benefit of regional key teachers. These workshops will result in a meeting of all 100+ key teachers at Ponderosa, Stolzenhagen, Germany, in summer 2012. The pilot program will culminate in a symposium during ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival, Austria in summer 2013.
The project is financed by the Lifelong Learning program by the European Union under the project title European Documentation of Contemporary Dance Education.
Network partners including Cullberg Ballet:
Wiener Tanzwochen, Austria
Ponderosa e.V., Germany
Műhely Alapítvány (Workshop Foundation), Hungary
Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi (Modern Dans Ana Sanat Dalı) Turkey
Independent Dance, England
K3 - Zentrum für Choreographie Tanzplan Hamburg /Kampnagel Internationale Kulturfabrik GmbH, Germany
Le Pacifique CDC (association le pied à coulisse), France
Eastern Finland Sports Institute, Finland
Emanat, Zavod za razvoj in afirmacijo plesa in sodobne umetnosti, Slovenia
Stichting Zwaanprodukties, the Netherlands
Ultima Vez vzw, Belgium
The return of the idocs – IDOCDE Symposium July 26-28
www.idocde.net – at this address you will find a platform ("international documentation of contemporary dance education") where contemporary dance teachers discuss their "how to". It is a living archive where teachers and researchers in dance education document and share their work.
The first public IDOCDE offline event will be held at the ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival: "The return of the idocs", from July 26-28, 2013. It is a symposium referencing the old greek tradition of knowledge exchange and communal celebration: More than 150 participants are expected in the Vienna Arsenal, including IDOCDE experts and ImPulsTanz artists. Registrations at the ImPulsTanz website!
