The Digital Working Group is a collaborative space within the European Dance Development Network (EDN) that brings together members and experts to explore digitisation, artificial intelligence, and innovation in dance. It investigates what digital transformation means for our artistic practices, the tools we use to document, archive and share work, and emerging forms of digital collaboration across the field.

Digitisation, new technologies and online practices are reshaping how dance is created, experienced and shared. The DIGITAL Working Group provides a meeting time and place for practitioners and organisations to collectively reflect on these shifts, exchange methods, co-research shared interests, pilot new ideas and innovate across borders.

Focus and Mission

The Digital Working Group engages EDN members and their professional communities in conversation and collaborative inquiry around:

• Digital access and inclusion in dance creation, presentation, preservation and education.
• Innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence and digital tools relevant to artistic and organisational practice.
• Methods of documentation and archiving, ensuring knowledge and creative processes are preserved and shared thoughtfully.
• Cross-sector dialogue, connecting dance professionals with peers in technology, research, policy and other cultural fields.

This group is part of the Embodied Transformations project, EDN’s EU-funded network initiative aiming to foster a transformative and interdependent dance ecosystem across Europe.

Activities and Engagement

As an ongoing, multi-year initiative, the DIGITAL Working Group offers a range of collaborative activities that support collective exploration and shared learning:

• Monthly online coordination meetings — a regular opportunity to exchange ideas, bring forward case studies and explore digital practices with peers from across the network.
• Onsite Ateliers — in-person workshops designed to deepen thematic inquiry, test new approaches and build connections across contexts.
• Staff exchanges — opportunities for EDN members to visit partner organisations, share expertise and learn through immersive professional exchanges.
• Think-in consultation event — collaborative sessions that connect group insights to broader sector dialogues and policy discussions.
• Advocacy conference — a collective gathering that situates digital innovation within wider conversations about the future of dance and cultural policy.

Participants

The Digital Working Group comprises teams from EDN member organisations, their partners, expert contributors, artistic collaborators and administrative professionals. Together, they shape the group’s direction through shared interests and contributions to the collective agenda.

The group continues to hold regular meetings and events focused on emergent themes in digital practice. These gatherings create space for exchange and co-reflection across diverse contexts within the dance sector.

Next meeting

Friday, 20 February 2026
09:30–10:30 CET
Online

About the project

The DIGITAL Working Group is part of 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.