Round table on the “Professionalization of the Dancer: The role of Schools of Artistic Training Specialized in Dance”, which will be carried out with transmission via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/7865700512 | ID: 786 570 0512), on the 22nd of July from 6pm at 8pm (Portugal time). The debate will be spoken in Portuguese and will have free access.
This initiative is part of the European project “Up2Dance” in which we are involved with some European companies - Balletto di Roma, Derida Dance Center, Magenta Consultoría, Polski Teatr Tańca - Polish Dance Theatre e ICK Dans Amsterdam - and which proposes, in particular, to compare the situation of the training of dance professionals in different countries and to promote a process for the recognition and validation of their knowledge, skills and competences, in accordance with the principles of the EQF (European Qualifications Framework).
For this round table dedicated to the profession of dancer, the heads of some schools that are dedicated to the training of dancers were invited.
The table will be moderated by Ana Macara and we will count on the active participation of:
Susana Rodrigues | EDAM - Escola de Dança Ana Mangericão
Madalena Xavier | Escola Superior de Dança
Albino Moura | Lugar Presente
Cristina Pereira | Escola Artística de Dança do Conservatório Nacional
Carla Albuquerque | Ca.DA Escola
We also invited representatives of professional associations who can contribute to this process:
Iolanda Rodrigues | 1ª Posição - Associação de Escolas e Professores do Ensino Artístico Especializado em Dança
Pedro Fidalgo Marques | Pró-associação de profissionais de Dança
O projeto “Up2DANCE: Updating professional profiles towards contemporary dance” é financiado pelo Programa Europeu Erasmus+, ID: 2019-1-IT01-KA202-007609.