Gatherings
A series of facilitated workshops with dramaturg Monica Gillette taking place in Bassano del Grappa.
19 - 21 JULY 2024.
To complete the circle, CHOREOGRAPHY CONNECTS will culminate as it started with the third and final gathering of project artists in Bassano from 19-20 July 2024 Facilitated by dramaturg, Monica Gillette, the weekend will see artists and project principals coming together in the foothills of the Dolomites for a series of physical and artistic practices that build on artists' experiences to inform its future
14 - 16 JULY 2023.
At the 2023 Gathering, we were also thrilled to be joined by photographer Anna Kushnirenko and local artist, Sara Lando, who created a series of works that literally captured the atmosphere of the weekend – check out the journey and matured artworks in the series of videos below.
22 – 23 JULY 2022.
The inaugural Gathering consisted of a two day series of facilitated workshops led by Monica Gillette and attending performances which involved 5 of the 6 residency artists and project partners, successfully kicking off the project.
Gallery
Project Portraits by Sara Lando
"During the residency in Bassano the microbiome of the room and the people in it was recorded on an agar plate for the duration of the interviews. Portraits of the participants were then printed, covered in nutritional agar and contaminated with the same colonies. Over the course of several weeks the changes were documented, allowing the microorganisms to evolve and tell their version of what happened."
Partners
OperaEstate/CSC (Comune di Bassano del Grappa)
Comune di Bassano del Grappa is an Italian public body, dedicated to the development of culture and contemporary performing arts in the Veneto Region.
Part of the Comune di Bassano del Grappa are Centro per la Scena Contemporanea, a dance house, and Operaestate Festival Veneto, a multidisciplinary festival, their activities and objectives are aimed at supporting artistic development, audience engagement, cultural active participation of citizens in community projects, artistic productions, promotion of artistic mobility, promotion of initiatives of cultural inclusion, presentation of events and performances, qualification of the territory and its heritage with cultural initiatives.
It is member of Aerowaves and European Dancehouse Network and recipient of several grants supported by the Creative Europe and Erasmus+ programmes of the EU. www.operaestate.it
Le Gymnase CDCN
Founded in 1983, Le Gymnase National Centre of Choreographic Development (CDCN) has been working for almost 40 years supporting the choreographic sector and establishing networks in the Lille area and both regionally and nationally. At the heart of Le Gymnase CDCN’s mission is helping and supporting choreographic artists and forging a relationship between choreographic creation and audiences. On the basis of this, there are three strands to its activities:
• supporting creation and research structured around welcoming artists at work (in research and
creative residences), helping with production and company structures
• dissemination centred on two festivals: Le Grand Bain, an immersion in the diversity of the
choreographic landscape, and Les Petits Pas, a pioneering dance festival aimed at young
audiences
• education (with regular lessons, courses and masterclasses) mediation and raising awareness,
organised around opportunities for encounters and reflection as well as numerous activities in
schools and associations.
Located in the priority area “Quartier Intercommunal Roubaix-Tourcoing – Blanc Seau – Croix Bas Saint Pierre”, the CDCN’s home since 2003 is an old gymnasium built in 1876. Le Gymnase is active in its local area, but also wants to be more closely involved with people living in the Hauts-de-France region. With a population of just under one hundred thousand, Roubaix, the third largest commune in Hauts-de-France by population, is famous for its architectural heritage as well as for its economic expansion, its rich web of associations and its pioneering social activities (e.g. inter-professional housing committee, residents’ involvement, and its social and solidarity-based economy). Facing numerous difficulties, more than three quarters of the population of the city of Roubaix live in a priority area in terms of municipal policies. Roubaix is one of France’s poorest communes, but also one of France’s youngest population.
Starting from this vivid reality but also from the potential the city offers, since it relocated to Roubaix Le Gymnase CDCN has adopted new approaches to respond to the area’s needs and make art and culture accessible to the people who live there. To achieve this, Le Gymnase has launched projects that allow encounters between dance and the public, specifically in health clinics and social organisations,associations and educational institutions from nurseries to universities. It supports and works alongside the disadvantaged in priority areas, people cut off from cultural offers, and in cooperation with local actors and support structures (in the areas of social care, health and education). www.gymnase-cdcn.com
