Advocating for Dance

Advocating for Dance - Webinar Series

We are organising a webinar series to share experiences and strategies for integrating dance with public policy-making.

Dance artists, cultural professionals and other experts will share insights on advocacy, funding, and creative ideas to recognise and support the transformative impact of dance on our societies.

Webinar #1: Translating Dance – From Artistic Expression to Policy Action

Monday, 7 April 2025 | 12:00–13:00 CEST

This session examines how dance can be effectively communicated within policy and advocacy frameworks. Participants will explore creative strategies for strengthening dance’s role in cultural policy. With Maxime Ollivier and Carlotta Scioldo, moderated by Greta Pieropan.

Webinar #2: Formats of Action – Collaborative Strategies for Dance Advocacy

Wednesday, 9 April 2025 | 12:00–13:00 CEST

This session will focus on diverse approaches to dance advocacy, including networking, storytelling, cultural activism, and community engagement. With Roberto Casarotto and Luísa Saraiva, moderated by Greta Pieropan.

Webinar #3: Data-Driven Advocacy – Showcasing the Impact of Dance

Friday, 11 April 2025 | 12:00–13:00 CEST

This session will explore how research, statistics, and case studies can effectively demonstrate the social and cultural impact of dance, supporting policy engagement and public funding efforts. With Amy Fee and Luiza Moroz, moderated by Greta Pieropan.

Registration

We’d be thrilled to have you with us!

All sessions are conducted in English and are free of charge. Register now and you’ll receive a Zoom link closer to the event. 

Speakers

Greta Pieropan

Greta Pieropan has worked at CSC Centro per la Scena Contemporanea since 2014, collaborating with festivals and dance companies on ways of communicating dance to audiences.

She is the communication manager for Dance Well, a dance practice for people with Parkinson’s, supported by the EU’s Creative Europe programme.

A creative writer and dance dramaturg, she explores dramaturgy as a tool for artistic creation and audience engagement, focusing on young audiences. Passionate about new narratives in dance, she seeks fresh perspectives through diverse voices, media, and storytelling.

Maxime Ollivier

Maxime Ollivier is a climate justice activist and the cofounder of Rumor Has It, a French collective of artivists.

He is studying political art at Sciences Po Paris while also training as a contemporary dancer. Just as dancing is a way for him to take action, writing is a means of self-expression.

He published his second book, ‘Vivre avec l’éco-lucidité‘ at Actes Sud to raise awareness about eco-anxiety.

Carlotta Scioldo

Carlotta Scioldo is a researcher and consultant specialising in EU cultural policies and programmes. She bridges the gap between the cultural sector and policymaking.

Her experience includes work as a dance dramaturg, roles at the Creative Europe Unit (EACEA) and EDN, and evaluating EU Cultural Cooperation projects. She published a book on advocacy networks in the cultural sector entitled: 'European Networks and Cultural Governance - How Culture makes Policy' (Routledge 2024).

She holds a Ph.D. in European Transnational Networks in the Cultural Sector and was awarded the ENCATC Research Award 2023. With two master’s degrees, she has held fellowships at NYU and the University of Hildesheim. Currently, she is a Lecturer and Researcher at ESHCC, Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Roberto Casarotto

Roberto Casarotto is the Co-director of Aerowaves, the European Platform for Dance promoting cross-border mobility of the work of emerging dance artists and several capacity building programmes for emerging choreographers, writers, curators and podcasters.

Until 2022 he collaborated with CSC and Operaestate Festival in Bassano del Grappa, curating dance programmes and developing international projects, supported by the EU Creative Europe, Erasmus + and other Programmes. For the Municipality of Bassano del Grappa, and its citizens, he developed Dance Well – Movement research for Parkinson and has been coordinating its national and international growth until 2025.

He is the author of the book Nigel Charnock published in 2009 by L'Epos. In 2015-18 he was Artistic Director of Balletto di Roma. Prior to working for dance organisations, Roberto was a contemporary dancer.

Luísa Saraiva

Luísa Saraiva is a choreographer and performer from Portugal, based between Porto and Berlin. She studied psychology at the University of Porto and dance at Folkwang Arts University.

Her work explores the intersection of movement and musical composition. In 2018, her piece A CONCERT won the NRW Ground Support Prize. She was a danceWeb scholar (2019) and a choreographer-in-residence at K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg (2019/20). As a curator, she collaborated with Folkwang Museum and Galeria Municipal do Porto.

She advocates for mental health in dance in collaboration with Sophiensaele, Alkantara Festival, K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg, Tanzkongress and Tanzbüro Berlin.

Amy Fee

Amy Fee is the General Manager of Danscentrum Sverige, the national organisation for independent choreographers and dancers in Sweden.

She has a background as a producer and project leader in the performing arts and expertise in EU and Nordic cultural funding, collaborative projects, and sector development.

Amy is also an experienced board member, a former IT project manager, and a certified Scrum Master. She is interested in democracy, community organisation, and evaluation methods for "soft" values.

Luiza Moroz

Luiza Moroz is a Policy Adviser at Culture Action Europe. She previously worked at Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture and the Ukrainian Centre for Cultural Research.

She helped introduce creative industries to Ukraine’s governmental agenda and develop the sector’s analytical framework. Luiza has also worked on European cultural integration and completed a traineeship at the European Commission.

Her interests include the philosophy of culture, artistic freedom, and cultural analytics.

Keep in Touch

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

The webinars are 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.