Retour en Avant / Past Forward Biennale de la Danse Lyon - France

“Focus danse”3 days of debate and exchange around danceThursday 25, Friday 26 and Saturday 27 SeptemberForum supported by Culturesfrance*, in collaboration with the Culture departments of France’s embassiesIn partnership with the Centre national de la danse, the National Office for Art Diffusion (ONDA), the New Regional CulturalAgency (NACRe) in Rhône-Alpes, and Relais Culture Europe**More than 100 professionals of manynationalities (programmers, choreographers,dance critics, etc.) will gather inLyon for a forum on creating choreographyin France and around the world.Over the three-day event, debates androundtables will offer perspectives onprofessional practices in the field ofchoreographic art, and place them ininternational context.Contributors:Monique Barbaroux, directrice générale duCND (France)Zhan Changcheng, directeur de la BeijingModern Dance Company (Chine)Julie Dyson, responsable au Ausdancenational (Australie)Murielle Perritaz directrice de Reso - Réseau Danse(Suisse)Jon Ho-Lee, directeur du festival Sidance deSéoul (Corée)Ong Ken Sen, directeur du TheatreWorks(Singapour)Maguy Marin, chorégraphe (France)Ann Olaert, directrice du VTI - Vlaams TheaterInstituut vzw (Belgique)Rachid Ouramdane, chorégraphe (France)Madeline Ritter, directrice de projet duTanzplan Deutschland (Allemagne)Simultaneous French / English translation.Programme being finalised.Thursday 25 September3pm – 5pm: Dance support policiesDebate organised by the Centre national dela danseSeveral countries encourage the developmentof dance through blueprints and plansat federal, national and regional level. Howdo these experiences – initiated in Germany,Switzerland, Flanders (Belgium), Australiaand Korea – condition the various forms ofchoreographic-sector support and structuring?What effects do these measures haveon creation, dissemination and training?Friday 26 September10am – 11am: Culturesfrance, a user’smanualInformation session organised by CulturesfranceHow should foreign operators and companiesworking in France apply to Culturesfrance?Friday 26 SeptemberExchanges and meetings organised byFrance’s National Office of Art Dissemination(ONDA)10am – 1pm:Practical workshops with choreographersand professionalsThese workshops will let artistic teams onthe French scene discuss their current projectswith attending programmers.2.30pm – 3.30pm:Panorama of dance in FranceWhat are the movements, aesthetics andnew figures in French contemporary dancetoday?3.45pm – 5pmHow do French and European programmersassist choreographic artists in puttingtogether and distributing their productions?What schemes are there to promote thecirculation of works?Saturday 27 September11am – 1pm: Apprenticeships betweenchoreographersRound table organised by the NACRe (NewRegional Cultural Agency in Rhône-Alpes)How do today’s choreographers mentor theyoungest among them? What role do theyplay in their professionnal experiences?What forms does this apprenticeship take inChina, Singapore and Europe?Saturday 27 September2.30pm – 4.30pm: Access to choreographic artDebate, organised by Relais Culture EuropeWill address issues of access to culture forthe greatest number and, more generally,the idea of access to art and knowledge.In parallel, body workshops for performingartsprofessionals (programmers, managers,disseminators, etc.) will be run on theFriday and Saturday morning at the Centrenational de la danse in Lyon, from 10am to11.30am.Simultaneous French / English translation.Programme being finalised.Details and registrations:pros@biennale-de-lyon.orgwww.biennale-de-lyon.organd www.culturesfrance.com*Culturesfrance is the executive agency of theFrench ministries of foreign affairs and of culture andcommunication in the field of international culturalexchanges. It was created by the merger of the Frenchassociation for artistic action (AFAA) and the associationfor the dissemination of French thought (ADPF).99