A STEP BEYOND
“Methodologies, languages, and professionalism for the dance of tomorrow”
Operation Ref. PA 2023-20188/RER, approved by the Emilia-Romagna Region with Regional Council Resolution no. 2096/2023 of 04/12/2023 and co-financed with resources from FSE+ 2021-2027 and the Emilia-Romagna Region
Project no. 2 – Edition no. 1
ONE MORE DANCE?
DANCE AS A TOOL FOR CULTURAL WELFARE
Professional Area: Artistic and Performing Arts Production
After the training experiences carried out in recent years, dedicated to the relationship between “dance and disability” (Over Limited) and “dance and longevity” (Dancing Age), this year we propose ONE MORE DANCE? a unique path that, while maintaining in the teaching the specificity that characterizes the two dimensions, aims to offer a broader and more articulated view of various vulnerabilities, starting from the basics of Cultural Welfare.
The project therefore trains a figure capable of enhancing “difference”, understood not as a limitation but as a resource and starting point for a common creative path, using dance-specific approaches and teaching tools. A figure who, knowing the potential impact of dance on different psychophysical vulnerabilities, is able to adequately gather information to identify the objectives of an inclusivity path, creating an accessible common language that ensures all participants the acquisition of working tools in the field of cultural welfare. This figure will acquire skills to work with groups of different sizes and types, to create and present performances from a perspective capable of integrating body movement and the overall well-being of the person.
The project is divided into 5 distinct modules for a total of 150 hours and will involve some of the most active artists in the fields of disability and aging on the national and international scene as trainers.
The project modules are:
• Module 1 – Dance and performing arts as a means of social and territorial inclusion – 32 hours
• Module 2 – Dance and integrated practices aimed at people in vulnerable conditions – 32 hours
• Module 3 – Dance education and operational tools – 32 hours
• Module 4 – Language of physical theatre – 27 hours (22h Classroom, 5h Project Work)
• Module 5 – Scenic space and inclusive performances – 27 hours (22h Classroom, 5h Project Work)
Each training session is based on an experiential approach and includes lessons, meetings, and field projects, sharing and utilizing knowledge, skills, and artistic experiences to enrich reflection and enhance the participants’ skills.
Through action and reflection on action, the dancer’s learning capacity is enhanced, existing knowledge is valued and integrated with new techniques, enabling significant learning that leaves room for the creative act, the dancer’s ability to feel, and to connect with others in a dynamic, non-judgmental exchange and mutual enrichment.
The experimentation and learning of new creative processes and new dance languages are also made possible through the relationship with the instructor. A significant portion of the training will be dedicated to active interaction between instructors and participants and to exploring different modes of bodily expression, with the aim of fostering a condition of trust and comfort, facilitating the integration of the physical and emotional dimensions.
The course teachers:
- Galit Liss – from October 11, 2024 to October 13, 2024
Galit Liss is an Israeli choreographer and teacher specializing in creating performances with elderly non-dancer women. Her work celebrates the aesthetics of the mature body in contemporary dance. She is the creator and artistic director of the “Gila Workshop of Movement and Performing Arts for Elderly Women.” Liss graduated from the “Artists for Social Change” program at the Musrara School of Photography and holds a master’s degree in arts from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. She is a member of the Israeli Choreographers Association and conducts lectures and workshops worldwide.
- Balletto Civile – from November 01, 2024 to November 03, 2024
Founded by Michela Lucenti in 2003, Balletto Civile is a nomadic artistic project with a strong ethical drive. The company reinterprets classics of theatre, dance, and music, creating original works and adaptations of foreign authors. It has produced numerous successful performances in collaboration with important institutions such as CSS/Teatro Stabile d’Innovazione del Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the Venice Biennale, Fondazione Teatro Due di Parma, and the Neukoellner Oper of Berlin. Michela Lucenti has received numerous awards for her work and teaches at various educational institutions.
- Lara Guidetti – from December 20, 2024 to December 22, 2024
Lara Guidetti is a dancer and choreographer, artistic director of the Sanpapié company founded in 2006. She has created choreographies for over 20 works and more than 40 performances presented in Europe and China. She has collaborated with important professional training schools such as the Scuola Civica Paolo Grassi and the School for Actors of the Teatro Stabile di Torino, and has worked with mixed groups of physically and psychiatrically disabled individuals. Lara Guidetti focuses on inclusivity and the potential of the body, exploring the intersection between athleticism and expressiveness in the aging process.
- Adam Benjamin – from January 10, 2025 to January 12, 2025
Adam Benjamin is co-founder of the CandoCo Dance Company, the first professional company for disabled and non-disabled dancers. He studied dance and fine arts at Middlesex Polytechnic and developed extensive experience in integrated dance, choreography, and teaching. Benjamin is the author of the book “Making an Entrance” and has received numerous awards for his contribution to inclusive dance.
- Juri Roverato – from February 14, 2025 to February 16, 2025
Juri Roverato is a dancer and DanceAbility teacher. He studied martial arts and Contact Improvisation and trained as a DanceAbility teacher in 2001. Roverato participated in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Turin in 2006 and collaborates with numerous dance and theatre companies, including CANDOCO.
- Laura Matano/Davide Tagliavini – Associazione XL laboratorio + Gaia Germanà – concluding session – from March 14, 2025 to March 16, 2025
Associazione XL, founded by Laura Matano, is an inclusive entity in the Reggio Emilia area that promotes artistic activities accessible to all. Matano is a teacher of DanceAbility projects and has collaborated with the Municipality of Reggio Emilia. Davide Tagliavini is a dancer, actor, and performer who collaborates with Laura Matano. Gaia Germanà is a conductor and trainer in educational dance workshops and has been an assistant to choreographer Virgilio Sieni in various projects, including those of the Venice Dance Biennale.
- GAIA GERMANÀ will oversee the technical training for the entire course, supporting the involved instructors and assisting participants in their learning process.
IN-PERSON LESSONS:
The in-person activities will be conducted by artists, choreographers, or dancers who have developed their own models of artistic-expressive relationships with people in vulnerable conditions. Through laboratory activities and simulations related to the module topics, participants will gain skills through an experiential approach.
TESTIMONIALS:
These are moments of discussion primarily conducted by disabled dancers/artists, researchers, and cultural welfare experts who, in various capacities, work in significant contexts for projects centered on the relationship between performing arts and well-being or who deal with relevant topics in this field. The testimonials – included in each training module – will allow participants to engage with examples and experiences implemented through best practices, models, and strategies. The goal is to acquire knowledge useful for integrating their own operational tool-kit.
PROJECT WORK:
This activity will facilitate the development of a specific methodological tool-kit to be applied in the relationship with vulnerable individuals involved in an artistic creation process or a laboratory experience. The project will be agreed upon in advance with the tutor regarding specific objectives and will consider insights derived from the activities of individual modules, capitalizing on the experiences of the trainers and/or testimonials.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The activity is aimed at candidates with the following requirements:
• individuals with experience in the live performance sector interested in the themes of disability, aging, and, more generally, various vulnerabilities in the artistic and creative fields, with the goal of developing new project models centered on dance;
• dance teachers, dancers, or performance operators with experience in the specific field of the relationship with body vulnerability and an interest in deepening the tools to best conduct experiences that combine dance and vulnerable bodies;
• dancers.
FORMAL ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
- Completion of compulsory education and the right-duty to education and training;
- Being residents or domiciled in Emilia-Romagna prior to enrollment in the activities;
- Knowledge and skills in the live performance sector, acquired through:
- work and professional paths in the live performance sector;
- non-formal and informal training paths, including non-professional experiences;
- formal tertiary education paths consistent with the field.
SUBSTANTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- High school diploma;
- English language level B1;
- Previous experiences in the sector;
- Motivation for participation expressed in a letter or digital self-presentation highlighting personal and professional intentions and goals for participating in the course.
Preference will be given to those who have had experiences with disability/vulnerable bodies.
UNEMPLOYED OR INACTIVE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT ADMITTED
APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Interested individuals should send their application to CNA FOER via email (ranuzzini@cnafoer.it). The application form can be downloaded from both the www.eciparformazione.it website and the new CnaFoER website www.cnafoer.it, and the required documentation listed in the application form must be attached.
Application deadline: 10/07/2024
PARTICIPATION FEE: FREE as it is funded
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/07/2024
DURATION: 150 HOURS (140 Classroom + 10 PW) at Centro Coreografico Nazionale / Aterballetto, via della Costituzione 39, Reggio Emilia
PERIOD: OCTOBER 2024 – MARCH 2025
EXPECTED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 12
CERTIFICATE AWARDED: Certificate of attendance upon achieving at least 70% attendance of the total scheduled hours.
Contact for CNA FORMAZIONE EMILIA-ROMAGNA:
Francesca Ranuzzini ranuzzini@cnafoer.it 0522 1880733 – 337/1025635
The selection process will be activated and documented if the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available slots.
The selection procedure includes: a written test and an individual/motivational interview, with the latter not exceeding 50% weight. The tests will be evaluated by a Commission appointed by Cna Formazione Emilia-Romagna, consisting of an internal selection manager and a content expert identified by the partner Fondazione Nazionale della Danza (Centro Coreografico Nazionale / Aterballetto).
The written test, lasting 1 hour, will consist of questions on dance education, live performance, or theater.
The Individual Interview (50%), lasting 15 minutes per candidate, aims to delve into and understand:
– motivation for participating in the course and its active use in enhancing tools for better integrating dance with people in fragile conditions;
– awareness of the job role and consistency with the expressed professional project;
– previous experience;
– organizational skills, teamwork, and goal-oriented abilities.
The selection outcome will be notified via email. The ranking will be posted on the website www.eciparformazione.it and on www.cnafoer.it.
Accepted candidates will receive a notice to attend the first day of training.
Participation fee
Free
Duration
150 hours
Date
October 2024 – March 2025
Where
Centro Coreografico Nazionale / Aterballetto, via della Costituzione 39, Reggio Emilia
Number of expected participants
12
Certificate awarded
Certificate of attendance following attendance of at least 70% of the total number of hours.
Contact person for CNA FO.ER, Reggio Emilia branch
Francesca Ranuzzini ranuzzini@cnafoer.it 0522 1880733- 337/1025635
Application deadline
10 July 2024
