I woke up upbeat because for me this year is a great year for my writing and dance growth. evidently, its also a great and very crucial day for the dance industry because it is our day. we celebrate dance today and involve new audiences in an aim to spread the knowledge in dance. I have for a while been troubled by how our ability to create has been hindered by our mind block and how the "copy paste" mentality has deprieved us the opportunity to access our most creative and wildly daring nature in our art form.
I refuse to give up and today I open my eyes to this new light of association and collaboration. The new path of selflessness. The official dance day message delivered by The President of the International Dance Council CID- ALKIS RAFTIS encourages free participation and inclusion of other forms of art to tell dance stories and to educate. I do not wish to pre empty this so just go ahead and read the speech.
The official message for
Dance Day
29 April 2015
A
century ago famous Russian organizer Sergei Diaghilev revolutionized
ballet by inviting the most talented painters and musicians of his time
to contribute to his performances. I have the impression that present
day choreographers neglect the other arts, do not feel the need to
present their creations alongside their equals in other fields.
I am sure audiences would appreciate more arts included in dance performances, starting with the classical arts: painting, sculpture,
theater, music, poetry, architecture, as well as more modern forms like
photography, cinema, multimedia, lighting design, sound design. Let me
go further in proposing to enrich choreography with the humanities
(history, literature, philosophy and linguistics). Personally I would
particularly enjoy storytelling, martial arts, and - I mean it very
seriously - culinary arts.
There
is nothing new to it, ancient Greeks in their symposia combined all the
above. After 25 centuries we could return to the idea that a complete
performance combines as many arts as possible.
This year the International Dance Council CID
joins forces with a sister organization to celebrate Dance Day. The
International Association of Art IAA/AIAP is a non-governmental
organization whose offices are next to ours at UNESCO. Our common
proposal is to combine dance with painting, drawing, sculpture or other
forms of creative work in the visual arts.
Many
thanks to Ms. Rosa-Maria Burillo from Mexico, World President of
IAA/AIAP, who mobilized artists from dozens of countries suggesting they
cooperate with choreographers, dancers and dance teachers in common
events: performances, exhibitions, happenings, flashmobs, worship
meetings, therapeutic sessions and (why not?) banquets!
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| Alkis Raftis( researcher in the field of dance, including ethnographic research on traditional Greek dance. Also, Raftis is the president of International Dance Council at UNESCO) |
Alkis Raftis
President of the International Dance Council CID
UNESCO, Paris
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