Dance Refl-action Project

Dance Refl-Action Project (main funder: the Anna Lindh Foundation) |2010-2011

Dance Refl-Action is a research project that aims to establish a platform for reflection and action on the pedagogy of contemporary dance in the Euro-Mediterranean region, with special focus on the Arab speaking countries. The overall objective of this project is to develop a framework in order to respond to questions of defining and constructing contemporary dance beyond cultural specificities, and collectively carve a space for artistic reflection connected to action.

It includes several activities oriented towards:

•building a more interactive , cross cultural dialogue between dance practitioners (dancers, choreographers, dance teachers and dance researchers) achieving this aim.
•enhancing the understanding of how, in a variety of cultural contexts contemporary dance is learned, understood and performed.
•improving opportunities for contemporary dance education and training within the Arabic speaking countries.

Partners:

The Dance Refl-Action project is initiated by the Arab Theatre Training Centre (ATTC) in cooperation with several partners:
Dancing on the Edge Festival (Netherlands), Carovana (Italy), HaRaKa (Egypt), Studio Emad Eddin Foundation (Egypt/Sweden), Al Balad Theater (Jordan), The Arab Education Forum (Jordan), The Dance Research Association (Lebanon), The University of Auckland (New Zealand), DBM (Portugal), and Le Grand Cru (Netherlands).

See: www.dancereflaction.org