A STEP BEYOND
“Methodologies, Languages, and Proficiencies for the Dance of Tomorrow”

Operation Ref. PA 2023-20188/RER, approved by the Emilia-Romagna Region with Regional Executive Decree No. 2096/2023 dated 04/12/2023, co-financed with resources from the European Social Fund (FSE+) 2021-2027 and the Emilia-Romagna Region Project No. 1 – Edition No. 1

DANCE YOUR TIME – SEASONAL PROGRAM
“DANCING THE PRESENT WITH AN EYE ON THE FUTURE”

Professional Area: Artistic Production and Performance

The program aims to provide participants with the technical tools necessary to deepen their understanding of the languages of movement and contemporary dance. This will be achieved through lessons, meetings, and field projects, bringing together and making available knowledge, skills, and artistic experiences to enrich reflection and enhance tools. The goal is to broaden and specialize the technical and attitudinal skills of young dancers entering the professional world.

Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to adopt various styles of contemporary dance, adapting their creativity to the technique to manage non-theatrical spaces of expression, including unconventional or technology-mediated ones. They will be capable of engaging with productions involving small and large ensembles, with a specific focus on staging processes in relation to different venues and forms of audience.

               

The project, totaling 150 hours, is structured into 3 modules implemented through active and engaging methods.

Project Modules:
• Module 1 – Composition and Techniques in Contemporary Dance – 50 hours
• Module 2 – Repertoire and Choreography in Contemporary Dance – 50 hours
• Module 3 – Performance and Individual Development – 50 hours.

Each training session is based on an experiential approach and includes lessons, meetings, and field projects, bringing together and making available knowledge, skills, and artistic experiences to enrich reflection and enhance participants’ skills.

Through action and reflection on action, the dancer’s learning ability is enhanced, as well as their ability to navigate and master the stage as a familiar space. Reflection also allows for the appreciation of already possessed knowledge and the ability to modify or integrate it with new techniques, enabling meaningful learning that leaves room for creative acts and the performer’s interpretive ability, enhancing their capacity to express themselves in non-traditional contexts. Experimentation and learning new creative processes, new dance languages, are made possible through the relationship with the teacher.

The instructors are internationally renowned dancers and choreographers capable of recognizing talent and contributing to the development of learning approaches functional to engaging, adopting dance styles and models suitable for the context. The constructive relationship activates proactive processes and pushes dancers towards greater mastery of their artistic act, increasing expressiveness and relational capacity.

Each meeting, therefore, involves a theoretical phase to learn dance techniques and a practical phase in which dancers can experiment with what they have learned and improve their performance through continuous feedback from the teacher. Each meeting includes activities to experiment with theoretical knowledge and simulation under the teacher’s supervision. In simulations, participants will experience different stylistic approaches, hypothetically operating in non-theatrical spaces and adapting to changing spatial dynamics.

The course instructors:

– Michael Langeneckert | March 25-30, 2024
Works as a choreographer, teacher, and freelance dancer living in Freiburg, Germany. Since October 2018, he has been working with his new organization “moving orchestra” in Freiburg and is a guest professor at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. He teaches and creates at Codarts Rotterdam/N, Fontys Tilburg/N, Tanzwerk 101 Zurich/CH, Amsterdam University/N, Danceworks Berlin, Marameo Berlin, Sozo Kassel, and many others.

– Giuseppe Calanni | April 9-10, 2024
Studied dance at the “Princesse Grace” Academy in Monte Carlo, directed by Marika Besobrasova. In 1983, he was awarded a scholarship for the 1st Advanced Course at the Teatro Valli in Reggio Emilia, immediately joining the Aterballetto company, directed by Amedeo Amodio, where he danced choreographies by Amodio, Tetley, Tudor, Balanchine, Forsythe, Childs, Ailey, Kylián, Béjart. In 1997, Mauro Bigonzetti, the new Director of the company, reconfirmed him both as a dancer and as an assistant to the choreography. Since September 2002, he has been the Maître de Ballet.

– Roberto Tedesco | April 19-24, 2024
Trained at the Ballet School of Tuscany and from 2011 to 2021 was a dancer at Aterballetto. In 2021, he began a career as a freelance choreographer. In 2021, he was selected for the Vetrina giovane danza d’autore, participated in the ResiDance action by the Anticorpi XL Network, and in 2023, accessed the Open Studios of the NID in Cagliari. He has created works for Aterballetto, MM Contemporary Dance Company, National Theater Mannheim, Ballett Vorpormmern, Staatsoper Hannover, Opus Ballet Company, and others. He won the Danza&Danza “Emerging Choreographer” award in 2023.

– Heidi Vierthaler | May 6-11, 2024
Has worked as a dancer with some of the most important companies and choreographers in Europe and the United States, including Gothenburg Operan Dans Kompani, Pacific Northwest Ballet – Ballet Frankfurt, and The Forsythe Company. Currently teaches and creates works for companies, festivals, and universities worldwide. Among these: The Netherlands Dans Theater Summer Intensive, Carte Blanche, Gothenburg Operan Dans Kompani, Norrdans, Skånes Dans Theater, and many others.

– Pablo Girolami | May 27-June 1, 2024
Studied at the Tanz Akademie Zurich where he graduated in 2014. He began his professional career as a dancer in Wiesbaden/Darmstadt with the Hessisches Staatsballett. In 2018, he danced for Spellbound Contemporary Ballet. He is currently a freelance choreographer and artistic director of IVONA, a project company founded by him in 2019. Since 2017, he has created works for Hessisches Staatsballett, DeDa Production and Café Klatsch, EgriBianco Danza, Kseij Dance company, The LabCollective, TanzWerk101 Zurich. In 2020, Pablo Girolami was selected by the AnticorpiXL Network for the ResidanceXL action.

– Arturo Cannistrà, former dancer of Aterballetto and responsible for educational projects at the National Dance Foundation / Aterballetto | TECHNICAL TUTOR

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

This activity is intended for dancers who meet the following criteria:

FORMAL ACCESS REQUIREMENTS:

  • Completion of compulsory education and the right-duty to education and training
  • Residency or domicile in Emilia-Romagna prior to enrollment in the activities
  • Knowledge and skills in the performing arts sector acquired through:
    • Work and professional experience in the performing arts sector
    • Non-formal and informal training paths, including non-professional experiences
    • Formal tertiary education paths that are relevant

SUBSTANTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent
  • 3 years of dance studies
  • English language proficiency at level B1
  • Previous dance experiences

 

NOT ALLOWED:

  • Unemployed or inactive individuals

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Interested individuals must send their admission request to CNA FOER via email (ranuzzini@cnafoer.it) by completing the registration form downloadable from the website www.CNA Fo.erformazione.it and attaching the required documentation as indicated in the registration form.

Deadline for submitting the registration application: 25/02/2024

PARTICIPATION FEE: FREE
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 25/02/2024
DURATION: 150 HOURS, at the Fondazione Nazionale della Danza Aterballetto
PERIOD: MARCH 2024 – JULY 2024
EXPECTED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 12
CERTIFICATEISSUED: Certificate of attendance upon reaching a presence of at least 70% of the scheduled hours

Contact for CNA FO.ER, REGGIO EMILIA BRANCH: Francesca Ranuzzini, ranuzzini@cnafoer.it, 0522 1880733

The selection process will be activated and documented even in cases where the number of eligible candidates does not exceed the available positions. The selection procedure includes a written test and an individual/motivational interview, with a combined weight not exceeding 50%. The assessments will be carried out by a Commission appointed by CNA FO.ER RE, consisting of an internal selection manager and a content expert identified by the partner Aterballetto.

The written test, lasting 1 hour, will consist of questions on dance techniques. The Individual Interview (50%), lasting 15 minutes per candidate, aims to delve into and understand:

  • Motivation for participating in the course;
  • Awareness of the professional role and alignment with the expressed career project;
  • Previous experience;
  • Organizational skills, ability to work in teams, and goal-oriented approach.

The selection may include, in addition to the written test, an in-person audition, assessable based on objective and measurable criteria.

The outcome of the selection will be notified via email. The ranking will be posted on the website www.CNA Fo.erformazione.it. Admitted candidates will receive a summons to attend the first day of training.

Participation fee

Free

Duration

150 hours

Date

March 2024 – July 2024

Where

Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto, 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

Application deadline

February 25, 2024

Application form

Download here