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The International Dance Committee – IDC

Description
The IDC seeks to develop the study and practice of Dance, through activities such as the patronage of international festivals, the organization of workshops for young professionals and events in connection with International Dance Day. It was the International Dance Committee of ITI who initiated the International Dance Day in 1982 and proposes its selection of the international message author to the Executive Council of ITI for the final selection. Every year ITI organizes together with World Dance Alliance and the IDC the main celebration for the International Dance Day at UNESCO in Paris and distributes the international message to the dance community worldwide.

Board
President, Joseph FONTANO, Italy
Vice-President, Lindalh ANDROMACHI, Cyprus
Secretary, Paola BANONE, Italy

Board Members
Nicolle Viera, Brazil
Onil Vizcaino, Spain
Bettina Milz, Germany
Marcia de la Garza, Mexico
Fleur Derbyshire-Fox, UK
Gigi Velarde Danil, Philippines

Corresponding Members
Luca Di Paolo, Italy
Beatriz Durante, Argentina
Mei Jiaoyin, China
Alamgir Khan, Pakistan
Tania Herrero, Spain
Marina Stavrinides, Cyprus
Marta Lopez, Spain
Lisa Dacuja, Philippines
Franz Eugen Dostal, Austria
Georgette Gebara. Lebanon
Neville Shulman, UK

 

  

 

IDC topics 2011-2013

  • The economic status of dancers and choreographers in the world.
  • Dance in school and institutions, dance and education.
  • Mix-ability, inclusive, variability dance, Dance-Ability.
  • Dance in conflict zones and urban areas, to prevent violence in the big cities.
  • The relationship between dance and music (Africa, India, Cuba, etc.)
  • Dance and gender, human trafficking and women’s empowerment Manifesto on dance.

Other issues discussed:

  • House Dance in Denmark in Copenhagen.
  • Organising the committee in working teams and invitation to all to think about a concrete project that they want to follow up.
  • Networking and collaboratation with others working in similar areas, covered in the meetings.
  • International Dance Day 2012 as priority.
  • Joint European projects.
  • EXPO' 2015 in Milan, Italy.

The President proposed the project “38th Wolfsegg Seminar” of Franz Eugen Dostal from Austria to be put under the auspices of IDC. It will be held in Austria from 29 June to 26 July 2012. The committee voted in favour.