danceWEB Europe is a non profit association of dance organisations based in
Vienna
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Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
led by "danceWEB/Vienna". Funded under the "Culture 2000 programme of the European Union" in 2002 to 31 May 2005 with a community grant of €900,000 and in 2005 up to 31 May 2008 with a community grant of €900,000. to develop
contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in ...
throughout
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...
and to link the international dance scene and education, enhancing dialogue between cultures.
About danceWEB Europe
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Activities
*Scholarships: the scholarship program started in 1996 awarded to 50 dancers each year, the scholarships provide for participation in the ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival
ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival is a major contemporary dance festival held in Vienna, Austria each year. It gathers thousands of professional dancers, choreographers and teachers for a five-week program of performance, research proj ...
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*Multimedia: technology and the web are used as a tool to use the mass media. Short documentaries have been produced of contemporary dance performances to reach a broad audience.
*Coproduction / Touring: emerging European choreographers and dancers are supported in multinational projects and touring.
Members
Notes
External links
danceWEB - Europe
Culture 2000 – exercise 2002 3 multi-annual co-operation projects … 3) danceWEB - Europe
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Dance organizations
Organisations based in Vienna
Dance in Austria
Music in Vienna
European culture