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Open Call: Mind your step – Léim Module C Project
Application deadline: 17 November 2014, 12noon Can dance get into a dialogue with urban planning? Mind your step is a weekend of events from 06 to 08 March 2015 which aims to explore the connection between choreography, live performance, walkscapes and urban planning. Endeavouring to enlarge the audience for dance and raise awareness about the […]
Read moreGiulia Galvan: Module B A Placement in Dublin Picture Gallery
Photo Credit: Giulia Galvan
Read moreLéim Project Module A draws to a close: Gathering ideas and making plans
Author Eleanor Creighton Five months has passed since the ten of us met for the first time in sunny Dublin. In that time during our four meetings together in Dublin, Bassano del Grappa, Düsseldorf and Barcelona, we have shared the different experiences, knowledge, tools and insights that we each bring to the Léim project. This […]
Read moreConnecting the dots… in Düsseldorf
Author Sheila Creevey The Léim training session in Düsseldorf (03 to 07 September 2013) was proposed as an exploration of “Leadership in an Open Context”. Our initial meeting was hosted by Bertram Müller (Tanzhaus NRW, Dusseldorf) and Francesc Casadesus (Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona), in which they outlined the skills and knowledge they consider important in a European dance […]
Read moreThe Dance House Director’s dilemma part I
Building a broadly impactful and long-lasting dance house is no easy task. In addition to formulating a long-term mission, establishing community recognition, and developing ties to other organisations, traditional dance houses must also secure regular sources of external funding. The cycle of worry is never complete, as there is the never-ending possibility that donor pockets […]
Read moreLéim participants take the lead this September at Tanzhaus nrw, Düsseldorf
Léim participants take part in the third in a series of designed sessions focusing on developing their basic personal and managerial skills needed to be a cultural operator working at EU level. This September sees participants focus on Leadership in an open context lead by Tanzhaus nrw in Düsseldorf, Germany. These sessions are an opportunity […]
Read moreBassano del Grappa
Author, Natalia Álvarez Simo In welcome, the director of the OperaState festival explained the direction their work was taking. Each day we worked on different issues. The Festival was celebrating its 33rd edition with over 300 evening shows in different venues in the Veneto region. Artist from all over the world, with different styles from avant-garde […]
Read moreLéim Dance Leadership Project heads to Bassano del Grappa, Italy
The second meeting of the Léim dance leadership project participants takes place in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, from 16 to 20 of August 2013. During their first meeting in Dublin, participants had the chance to get to know each other, discuss their upcoming projects and meet mentors on the subject of Communication & Audience, each […]
Read moreWhat I want to share about my Dublin experience? Vision Board..What does it really mean?
Author, Valentina Nicoli A vision board is a tool used to help clarify, concentrate and maintain focus on a specific life goal. Literally, a vision board is any sort of board on which you display images that represent whatever you want to be, do or have in your life. What is the point? Simply put, we […]
Read moreMeeting at Dance Ireland in Dublin in July 2013 – Let’s get started!
Author, Isabell Büchler Image, Marcel Bassachs Birosta Our first meeting took place at Dance Ireland in Dublin in July 2013. The meeting was the official start of the Léim project and the first gathering of the participants. We hadn’t met before. We all arrived with expectations, motivated and with a package of curiosity and also uncertainty: […]
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