Participation 2019 – 2020
of Jordi Galí
European Project : Italy, Germany, France, Croatia and Holland
Jordi Galí was one of the artists invited to share his experience as a dancer and choreographer, and in particular his experience in the creation of BABEL. The invitation was extended by La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne a partner in Empowering Dance, a project supported by the European Commission via the Erasmus + Programme.
Empowering Dance – Developing Soft Skills is a European project cofounded by Erasmus+ in the strand of good practice exchange. This good practice exchange includes an action research on five case studies assembled by five partner organisations from Italy, Germany, France, Croatia and The Netherlands. The research revolves around the question if and how the practice of contemporary dance within our own organizations and practices helps people of all ages to acquire and develop soft skills.
Knowledge that is specific to dance is often implied or “silent” knowledge, operating in the background and rarely named (in detail) for its unique impact and potential in diverse settings. Empowering Dance – Developing Soft Skills has identified, collected and articulated the implicit skills developed through dance practice by focusing on five examples of contemporary dance practices involving a community of non-professionals.
These five best practice case studies do not provide an analysis of the whole dance sector, but focus on contemporary dance practices led by artists who are specifically interested in building relations and are experienced with working with non-professionals.
The staff of the five European dance houses, a research expert from Bassano del Grappa, seven dance practitioners with their diverse practices, including focus groups of participants from their local communities, are involved in the project.
In all five case studies, evidence is found that these specific contemporary dance practices indeed support the participants to develop personal and interpersonal skills and that continuous contemporary dance practice helps people deal with change, build resilience, gain confidence and develop healthy interpersonal relationships.
Partners
Centro per la Scena Contemporanea (Bassano del Grappa – Italy),
La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne (Vitry-sur-Seine – France),
Zentrum für Choreographie,Tanzplan (Hambourg – Germany),
Dansateliers (Rotterdam – Holland),
Hrvatski institut za pokret i ples (Zagreb – Croatia)