Dancing on The Cusp of Cultures

Project facts

Project promoter:
Municipal Cultural Center in Lądek(PL)
Project Number:
PL-CULTURE-0048
Status:
Completed
Final project cost:
€279,272
Donor Project Partners:
DanceLab DansensHus(NO)
Programme:

Description

OBJECTIVE:

Develop cultural collaboration and entrepreneurship in culture with a partner from the Donor State (Norway).

OPERATIONAL GOALS:

  • popularize the concept of audience development;
  • improve collaboration between institutions/organizations from Poland and Norway;
  • develop capacities of cultural institutions in Poland through the Donor Country assistance.

EVENTS:

  • Establishment of a dance school in Poland;
  • Training of teachers and participants by the Norwegian partner;
  • Integration and dance festival organized in the municipality of Ladek, involving participation of national minorities and persons with disabilities under the theme: "Language of Movement";
  • Organization of festivals in Tromso (Arctic Jam) and in Ciazen (Midsummer Night) with virtual dance competitions for children and youth;
  • A dance production combining Norwegian, Sámi, Polish and Polish minority folklore elements, to be shown in Poland as well as in theatres in Tromso and Kirkenes.

LOCATIONS: 2

Poland: Ladek

Norway: Tromso

NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS OF CULTURAL EVENTS: 500 people

NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT: 20 people

Summary of project results

no issues

  • Establishment of a dance school in Poland;
  • Training of teachers and participants by the Norwegian partner;
  • Integration and dance festival organized in the municipality of Ladek, involving participation of national minorities and persons with disabilities under the theme: "Language of Movement";
  • Organization of festivals in Tromso (Arctic Jam) and in Ciazen (Midsummer Night) with virtual dance competitions for children and youth;
  • A dance production combining Norwegian, Sámi, Polish and Polish minority folklore elements, to be shown in Poland as well as in theatres in Tromso and Kirkenes.
  • popularize the concept of audience development;
  • improve collaboration between institutions/organizations from Poland and Norway;
  • develop capacities of cultural institutions in Poland through the Donor Country assistance.

Summary of bilateral results

- joint conferences starting (in Norway) and ending the project (in Poland)- assistance in the operation of a dance school in Poland- two people from Poland completed an internship in Norway with a partner- participation in the "Language of Movement" integration and dance festival in Lądek in May 2022 and online qualifiers in June 2022 and meeting with disabled people and national minorities- organization of a joint performance in August 2023- participation of children from Poland in ArcticJam in Norway organized by the partner- online meetings with the project team"

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