The CND Centre national de la danse and the Maison de la danse in Lyon are joining forces to offer artists and professionals from the choreographic sector an Atelier dedicated to the question of local advocacy and cooperation at the European level.

Taking Action to Defend Dance

Through parallel breakout sessions, participants will explore key challenges and opportunities in the dance and cultural sector.

Topics include building resilience through cross-border and public-private collaborations, imagining new sustainable funding models, and understanding how collective artistic practices shape future cooperation.

Additional discussions will focus on effective advocacy strategies, the political recognition of dance, and how movement-based practices can become powerful tools for social and political change.

Programme

How to Particpate

Please complete the form below to register by 5 September 2025. The Atelier organisers will contact you at the email address you provide after this date.

EDN travel support

EDN offered travel support for a limited number of participants. Priority was given to the network’s member organisations and their associated freelance communities.

The travel reimbursement consisted of a fixed amount of travel contribution, calculated here, and 2 per diems at 40€ per day. EDN could book and cover up to 2 nights of accommodation for up to 7 participants.

A participation fee of 150€ has been invoiced to the participant or their organisation. If cancellation occurs less than seven days prior to the activity, the participation fee will not be refunded.

Travel support could include a top-up from EDN's Green Travel Programme to cover additional costs of slow or low-impact travel.

To offset additional access needs, participants could apply for a top-up from EDN's Accessibility Travel Programme.

Selection criteria

In cases where the number of applications exceeded the available travel support, allocation was based on the following criteria, in order of priority:

• Even participation frequency among EDN member organisations
• Balanced regional or geographical representation of participants
• A limit of one support allocation per member organisation.

How to participate without EDN travel support

It was possible to join the Atelier free of charge without receiving EDN’s travel support. Check On-the-Move Mobility Funding Guides and individual mobility calls from Culture Moves Europe to help fund your trip.

Contact

For any questions concerning the Atelier, reach out to Lucrezia Ponzano at lucrezia[at]ednetwork.eu

Attribution

This EDN Atelier is made possible by Embodied Transformations, EDN’s EU-funded network project. It connects contemporary dance professionals, organisations, and communities across Europe to foster a transformative and interdependent dance ecosystem.

EDN is a Spain-based organisation. The participation of Spanish artists and cultural professionals is made possible by INAEM, the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music of Spain.