World Dance Day
29 Apr 2010 -
09.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tickets: €Free
Dance Day has been established with the aim of attracting attention to the art of dance annually. On that day, dance companies, dance schools, organizations and individuals, professionals as well as amateurs, address an audience larger than their usual one. The Firkin Crane, home of dance in Cork, celebrates Dance Day with many of the dance artists, practitioners and companies that use this unique building as their base
They will share snippets of their work with the public of Cork and will present information about their work, as well as dance-on-film screenings and even some impromptu perfomances!
9am - 11am Students from Colaiste Stiofain Naofa
11am – 12pm Marius Griffin, Bellydance
12pm - 1.15pm Melissa Baker, choreography and composition techniques
1.15pm - 3pm Aerial Dance film screening by Chloe De Buyl Pisco
Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company screening "Off the Wall"
Lords of Strut
Accro dance with drum and bass performance, also featuring Lady Grew
Aerial Dance Film screening by Natasha Burke
3pm - 4pm Croi Glan integrated Dance workshop, Mary Nugent and Chloe De Buyl Pisco
4pm - 5pm Partnering and Choreography by Chloe De Buyl Pisco
Whatever your age, agility or interest, join us in this celebration!
Prof. Alkis Raftis, President of the International Dance Council, UNESCO, Paris.
The future of dance lies where there are persons who do not dance.
These belong to two categories: those who simply did not learn, and those who think that they are not able to dance. They represent the greatest challenge for the dance teacher's profession.
In line with UNESCO's struggle against prejudice and discrimination, we are trying to expand the boundaries of dance and to change the current perception of what a dancer is.
Dance performances are not necessarily exhibitions of extreme physicality, accurate precision, or bursting emotion - they can be celebrations of interaction between performers. We can enrich dance concerts with dancers, singers, actors, narrators, mimes, acrobats etc., of all ages and all degrees of ability.
Bringing the 'excluded' into dance is a moral duty, but also opens a great door in times of economic crisis and unemployment. In every country there are millions of persons with physical or mental disabilities. We believe they are ready to dance.
They will create jobs to thousands of dance teachers. They can be assisted by the Ministry of Health, whose budget is many times bigger than that of the Ministry of Culture.
Integrating marginalized persons into the practice of dance is as important as integrating them into the workforce.
CID holds to the philosophy that everyone can dance. Let us include all members of society into our classes and our performances.
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