✨ Between April 7–12, the first choreographic workshop of the Moving Balkans platform took place in 📍 Bucharest, with the active participation of Derida Dance Center.

Organized by the National Centre for Dance Bucharest – Centrul Naţional al Dansului Bucureşti (CNDB) – in partnership with Moving Balkans, the intensive training program focused on the development of contemporary dance in Southeast Europe.

✨ Over the course of 6 days, 24 emerging choreographers and dancers from Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Greece, North Macedonia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Romania took part in a masterclass exploring:

👉 Interdisciplinary techniques
👉 Choreographic composition and text
👉 Visual dramaturgy
👉 Artistic research methodologies

👥 The program was led by distinguished artists from the European dance scene:
▪️ Patricia Apergi (Greece) – choreographer and director of Aerites Dance Company
▪️ Rita Góbi (Hungary) – choreographer, educator, and founder of Góbi Dance Company
▪️ Joanna Leśnierowska (Poland) – independent artist, curator, and visual dramaturg
▪️ Mădălina Dan (Romania) – choreographer, performer, and educator
▪️ Simona Deaconescu (Romania) – choreographer and director

📚 Participants also had the opportunity to explore CNDB’s dance archive under the guidance of curator Corina Cimpoeșu, and to join DANCEtalk – a public event dedicated to movement as a form of knowledge in contemporary society.

📸 Photo: Claudiu Popescu

More information here: HERE

📌 This project is supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria.

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