The Dance Fest Skopje (

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: Танц Фест Скопје, Tanc Fest Skopje) is an international dancing festival in

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/ref> It was established in 2005, as a continuation of the program "April - the month of dance". The festival's aim is to present contemporary productions of national ballets and other prestige companies from the

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and the world.

Basic ideas

*following the developments of modern dance worldwide *exchanging experiences with artists with other cultural backgrounds *international promoting of Macedonian contemporary dance *inspiring young audiences *educating the audience *to give the audience the possibility to take part in the development of contemporary dance *including the Macedonian dance stage in other European projects

References

External links

Official web site
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