OBSERVATOR CULTURAL - Spiritul critic in actiune

Teaching the Teachers (TTT) is an initiative of the Jardin d’Europe network, aimed at providing the necessary frame for starting active debates regarding new teaching methods, training systems and creativity in the field of contemporary dance.

 

Young Romanian choreographers also had an active participation in the meetings and discussions of the TTT. Numerous performances and creative methods were viewed, analysed and reviewed. Just like foreign dance schools or centres (P.A.R.T.S., PAF, CCN Montpellier, etc.) propose new methods and explore new, more contemporary, avenues in research/teaching, Romanian artists are also showing an interest towards self-education, despite the fact that information is sometimes slow to reach them and that the responsibility they are taking upon themselves is often doubted.

 

The talks of these last few days focused on the ideal school, or what courses a dancer/choreographer should take, and several models were presented, some better suited than others... What is crucial though, is the actual coming together of these artists from different generations, with their rich experience or their neophyte stance, and the confrontation of their opinions, all stemming from a common desire to transform the contemporary dance scene. The five artists who coordinated the TTT meetings were invited to Bucharest so that they could share their conclusions, ideas and vision on contemporary dance today with the international community. Thus, we have tried to provide a certain moment of reflection to all those involved in dance, be they teachers, choreographers, dancers, students, managers, financial supporters, or directors of universities or dance centres. Bucharest has once again proven to be a fertile ground for new ideas, as all of those invited took note of the unexpected potential of the place. All that we can do now is hope that the ideas put forth are going to become established in the near future. It all depends on how much we really want them to.

 

 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.

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