Danube Dance Alliance for Development of Contemporary Dance Scene in the Danube Region
As a stepping stone towards a long-term cooperation and business model, the project will engage 8 transdisciplinary organisations from Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in developing an international Co-Production centred around contemporary dance.
The Co-Production will merge contemporary dance with new technologies, theatre, performance art, puppetry, architecture and urban design, tourism and regional development, resulting in a modular show, available as a Live, VR or hybrid performance. Production will be co-developed through 10 co-creation workshops with local communities in 5 cities (Trbovlje, Velenje, Svetvinčenat, Belgrade, Sarajevo), involving over 50 international artists and 11,000 local creatives, craftspeople, businesses and individuals, utilising local resources.
The project aligns seamlessly with the Creative Europe programme, emphasizing cultural diversity, economic potential, and innovation in the cultural and creative sectors. In essence, the project seeks to create an international alliance for the development of the contemporary dance scene in the region, promoting sustainability, and fostering cross-disciplinary international collaborations.
The innovative use of technology, collaborative practices, and a commitment to sustainable development underscore the project’s potential to leave a lasting impact on the contemporary dance landscape in the Danube region and beyond. The developed co-production will be performed Live in 5 locations, while the VR Experience will tour 10 more cities in the Danube region, altogether directly engaging over 6,200 spectators in contemporary dance.
In the project, MOME's role is to develop a methodology aimed at activating and engaging local communities, and to facilitate its implementation.
The initiative titled D.Dance Alliance is being implemented as part of the international project Danube Dance Alliance for Development of Contemporary Dance Scene in the Danube Region, with the identification number 101173784, which has been successfully supported under the Creative Europe programme. Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design is participating in the project as an associated partner. The university’s role in this international collaboration is supported by project number 2020-2.1.1-ED-2024-00348, financed by the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund.
The project is realised within the Society and Action Lab, with the involvement of Erzsébet Hosszu DLA Research Fellow and Borbála Marosán, Predoctoral Research Fellow.