The artform of dance is a cultural practice that embodies the movement and transformation of our societies today.
Advocating for Today's Dance
Embodied Transformations is EDN's new network project. It connects contemporary dance professionals, organisations, and communities across Europe to foster a stable and interdependent dance ecosystem.
EDN is a proud recipient of the EU's network funding. Embodied Transformations is EDN's fourth EU-funded network project, representing contemporary dance in Europe.
From 2025 to 2028, Embodied Transformations will empower the sector to connect the dots, enlarge its discourse, and amplify its advocacy efforts.
Project Goals
→ Fair Working Conditions: Identify models that support sustainable living and working conditions for dance artists and other professionals.
→ Youth & Community Engagement: Investigate innovative approaches to community engagement while addressing youth mental health and wellbeing.
→ Environmental Sustainability: Promote actions that encourage environmental sustainability within the dance sector, reducing its ecological footprint.
→ Global Collaboration: Foster international partnerships and intercultural exchanges through equitable relationships with global dance communities.
→ Digital Innovation: Strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration to enhance digital innovation in dance creation, production, and distribution.
Working Groups
EDN’s working groups are casual, multi-stakeholder gatherings that bring together different perspectives to exchange ideas, co-research, pilot and innovate. From 2025 to 2028, the network will focus on the following themes:
FAIR - improving working conditions for artists and other professionals.
YOUNG - community-engaged practices with young audiences and emerging artists.
DIGITAL - cross-sector collaboration for digital innovation and access.
New Programmes
→ Local Advocacy Programme offers mentoring webinars, advocacy toolkits, and microgrants to support EDN members in their local advocacy efforts related to career sustainability, dance infrastructure, education, job creation, and working conditions.
→ Accessibility Travel Programme facilitates more equitable access to EDN’s onsite activities.
→ Green Travel Programme provides slow and low-impact travel incentives to participants attending EDN’s onsite events.
→ Global Partnership Programme supports the participation of partners and representatives from the global majority.
Sector Dialogues
In partnership with the Performing Arts Coalition, involving EDN, IETM, Circostrada, EFA and Assitej, the project will facilitate sector dialogues on Cultural Rights, the Future of EU Funding for Culture, and Working Conditions in CCSs.
Policy Coordination
The project will facilitate EDN’s participation in high-level policy discussions coordinated by Culture Action Europe, focusing on the EU Work Plan for Culture, the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and other international frameworks.
Join the Movement
Take part in Embodied Transformations to voice your perspective and contribute to shaping the future of contemporary dance in Europe.
Together, we are advancing fair practices, strengthening community engagement, exploring digital innovation, supporting environmental sustainability, and fostering global collaboration.
With the continued backing of EU network funding, EDN represents the dance sector in key European cultural policy discussions and holds space for today's dance in the EU development programs.
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