UP2DANCE
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UP2DANCE (2019-2021) is een Creative Europe project, gericht op het harmoniseren van kennis, competenties en vaardigheden in het dansberoep en dansonderwijs op Europees niveau. Met als doel de mobiliteit van dansprofessionals binnen Europa te vergroten.
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De bijzondere internationale reis voor het UP2DANCE-project kwam tot een einde in 2021. De projectrealisatie kende verschillende stadia.
18 rondetafelgesprekken gericht op de professionele functies in de hedendaagse dans, te weten Danser, Dansdocent, Choreograaf, Repetitor, werden gehouden in alle partnerorganisaties - Balletto di Roma (Italië), Derida Dance Center (Bulgarije), Pools Danstheater (Polen), Magenta Consultoria Projects (Spanje), en Companhia de Danca de Almada (Portugal) met als doel het definiëren van de actuele voorwaarden voor het actualiseren van de bovengenoemde professionele profielen in de hedendaagse dans.
Een essentieel onderdeel van de projectactiviteiten waren de Peer learning workshops die onder alle partners werden gehouden en die de samenwerkingen versterkten door het delen van ervaringen en good practices die specifiek waren voor elke partnerorganisatie.
Belanghebbenden (stakeholders) werden betrokken bij landelijke disseminatie-evenementen, waar belangrijke discussies naar voren werden gebracht en in overweging werden genomen bij het opstellen van het Manual of Good Practices.
De laatste halte van deze intensieve reis was de internationale eindconferentie die de vijf partnerorganisaties en de stakeholders uit heel Europa samenbracht op één plaats om het project en de resultaten te presenteren en om alle geïnteresseerde partijen met elkaar in contact te brengen om een gemeenschappelijk route te bepalen voor de toekomst van professionals in hedendaagse dans.
De belangrijkste bevindingen van het project, verzameld tijdens de rondetafelgesprekken met de stakeholders, de Peer Learning Workshops onder de partners, en de uiteindelijke disseminatie-evenementen, zijn verzameld in de "The Manual of Good Practices", een handig en nuttig instrument voor dansprofessionals, organisaties en stakeholders die meer willen weten over de professionele danssector en zijn uitdagingen, met als doel een EU-kader op te bouwen voor een betere erkenning van profielen, gerelateerde competenties en opleidingstrajecten. Geen full stop in het onderzoek van de partners, maar een startpunt voor verdere ontwikkeling en exploitatie.
De Manual of Good Practices is gratis te downloaden op www.up2danceproject.eu.
UP2DANCE: Diving into professional profiles
Following the successful development of a strategy in regards to organizing round tables on the topics of the professional dance profiles, namely Dancer, Dance Teacher, Choreographer, and Rehearsal Director, the realization of the UP2DANCE Project proceeded with their launch.
The first round table organized by Companhia de Dança de Almada, Portugal, was on the professional profile of the Dancer with the name: “Professionalization of the Dancer: The role of Schools of Artistic Training Specialized in Dance”. It was held on 22nd July 2020 on Zoom from 18 h to 20 h. The table was moderated by Ana Macara and counted on the active participation of Susana Rodrigues (Ana Mangericão Dance School); Madalena Xavier (Escola Superior de Dança); Albino Moura (Lugar Presente - Escola de Dança); Cristina Pereira (Dance Art School of the National Conservatory); Carla Albuquerque (Ca.DA Escola). Representatives of professional associations who can contribute to this process were also invited: Iolanda Rodrigues (1st Position Association); Pedro Fidalgo Marques (Pro-association of dance professionals); Administration, teaching staff, and dancers of Ca.DA school, and selected dance professionals. The target group of this round table was administration, teaching staff, and dancers of Ca.DA school, and selected dance professionals. Everyone saluted the organization of the meeting which brought into contact several institutions that work for the same purpose but which are usually not very much connected, wishing it will start good possibilities of collaboration for the future.
Companhia de Dança de Almada organized their second round table on the profile of the Dance teacher. It was held under the name “Classical and Contemporary Dance: The role of the dance teacher” on October 3rd. The approached topics included: fundamental knowledge, techniques, and skills for practicing the profession of classical or contemporary dance teacher today; role and existing difficulties in the training of teachers in the dance area; training models for dance teachers;
recognition of the profession of dance teacher and regulation on the necessary qualifications for teaching.
The 3rd round table lead by Companhia de Dança de Almada on the profile of Rehearsal Director / Repetiteur was held on October 7th under the name “The role of the rehearsal director/repetiteur in the dance company: Relationship with choreographers and dancers”. The addressed topic included:
basic knowledge, techniques, and skills for the exercise of the profession; role and difficulties in exercising the profession of rehearsal director/repetiteur in dance; recognition of the profession.
Next partner to implement the round tables in their activity was Polish Dance Theatre (Poland). They focused on the professional profile of the choreographer and set the name: "Choreographer vs. Polish Dance Institutional and Educational Environment." The aim was to present different points of view of professionals that have experience and knowledge in the field.
A choreographer profile is not described precisely in the Polish Qualification Framework. Many recognizable choreographers don’t have a title given by universities but they have great experience and portfolio.
Polish Dance Theatre invited to the round tables people from the public institutions as well as freelancers and those who have chosen different paths for their careers.
"Dancer-Teacher: role, competences, professional development opportunities" is the second round table that will be held by Polish Dance Theatre on October 22nd. According to them, Dancer Teacher is a very important profile but underrepresented at the higher education level. Still, there is a limited number of universities that teach dance and hiring dancer-teachers in Poland. What we can do to make this profile to be more appreciated and recognizable is the leading question of discussion.
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