In 1982, the International Dance
Committee of the UNESCO founded the International Dance Day to be celebrated
every year on the 29th of April, thus underlying the importance of this form of
artistic expression and the need for its recognition.
In 2011, it is the 29th
consecutive year that this event is celebrated, with the organization of
several events, in diverse forms, in different parts of the world. In this
moment of arduous political context in Portugal and in the middle of a
worldwide economic crisis, REDE, which is an association that congregates 26
organizations dedicated to the development of contemporary dance and its
disciplinary‑crossing art, is, once again, drawing attention to the enormous
amount of work yet to be done in Portugal. The objectives we are pursuing are the
visibility and recognition of this form of art, the awareness of its
specificity, of its plurality and the urgent need to determine a long-term
action plan, in order to develop and implant dance into the social fabric of
the country.
The only possible way to
celebrate this event, given the circumstances, is to pursue a work of
resistance, providing alternative solutions, and also to remember
straightforwardly what we stand for:
– Dance should integrate the
strategic and financial planning of any government, having in mind the specific
aspects of its performance as a professional activity and its deployment in the
country’s imaginary and social fabric;
– The activity in the field of dance,
as in any other professional category, must have suitable regulation that ensures
the promotion of respect and dignity for the professionals working in this
area.
– Dance should be an
indispensible part in children, young people and adult education, enhancing the
development of a healthy relationship with the body and the establishment of
interpersonal relationships;
– Dance should leave a memory to
future generations, and its documentations and transmission is part of a common
heritage that has to be preserved and valued;
– Dance should be accessible to all people
and it deserves having a regular space for presenting, experimenting and
disclosing both national and international programmes.
Rede is constituted by the following
organizations:
A MENINA DOS MEUS OLHOS, ALKANTARA, BALLETEATRO, BOMBA SUICIDA,
CASABRANCA, C.E.M, CIRCULAR, COMPANHIA CLARA ANDERMATT, COMPANHIA INSTÁVEL,
DANÇANDO COM A DIFERENÇA, DEVIR/CAPA, DUPLA CENA, EIRA, FORUM-DANÇA, FÁBRICA DE
MOVIMENTOS, JANGADA DE PEDRA, MÁQUINA AGRADÁVEL, MATERIAIS DIVERSOS, NÚCLEO DE
EXPERIMENTAÇÃO COREOGRÁFICA, NINHO DE VÍBORAS, O RUMO DO FUMO, RE.AL, TEATRO DO
BOLHÃO, VO’ARTE, ZDB, ZUT!
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