Practices of Care and Wellbeing in Contemporary Dance (2024)
by Monica Gillette
This report highlights multiple ways dance contributes to societal wellbeing. It addresses tensions that respond to the strained working conditions in the dance sector and offers recommendations for maintaining a pluralistic and thriving contemporary dance culture.
Nearly 400 sector representatives contributed to the mapping for this report. We are grateful for their insights and contributions.
*Co-funded by the European Union in the frame of the Creative Europe network project 101053456 EDNext
Dance and Wellbeing - Review of Evidence and Policy Perspectives (2021)
by Jordi Baltà Portolés
This report collects some of the existing evidence of the positive impact of dance on health and wellbeing.
Alongside testimonials from artists, the report presents a typology of practices and formulates recommendations for public authorities and the dance sector.
The global pandemic, its management by authorities across Europe, and the concrete impacts on health and mental/physical well-being made clear the necessity of investigating this topic.
*Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, DEN - Dutch national knowledge institute for culture & digitalisation, Dachverband Tanz Deutschland.