Voices from across the dance field unite on 5 December 2025 at EDN’s online event of the year to shape the future of the sector.
Join EDN’s flagship online conference, where diverse voices from Europe’s contemporary dance scene respond to the urgent need for cultural policy reform.
You can expect inspiring interventions and open dialogues across roles and regions, generating collective visions and practical strategies for the policies and infrastructures that can sustain dance in the years ahead.
The Time is Now
EDN's 2025 online conference takes place as the EU shapes its new Culture Compass policy framework and negotiates the next EU budget (2028-2034) — a decisive moment for the future of cultural funding in Europe.
The conference advances EDN’s advocacy campaign with a call to rebalance public support structures and invest in long-term infrastructure for dance.
Are You Coming?
The conference will take place online on 5 December 2025, from 10:00 to 13:00 CET.
Participation is free of charge. Please register using the form below — the Zoom link will be sent to you upon registration.
Programme Outline
Laurent Meheust & Louise Costelloe (EDN Co-Presidents)
Normunds Popens (European Commission, DG EAC)
Moderation: Bertha Bermúdez (EDN Board Member)
How dance contributes to social value, advocacy, and cross-sectoral collaboration. Perspectives on leadership, infrastructure, and sustainable practices in dance.
With contributions including: Ulrike Kuner (EAIPA - European Association of Independent Performing Arts)
Dance as a space for inclusion, mobility, and shared cultural futures.
A practical exercise led by Amy Fee (Danscentrum Sweden) on gathering meaningful data for the sector's visibility in cultural policy.
Collective reflection on what infrastructures, working conditions, and values the sector needs to thrive.
*The full programme and list of speakers will be announced soon.
About the Project
The conference is brought to you 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.