Dancing Dialogues

With Dancing Dialogues, P.A.R.T.S. shines a light on the work and impact of our teachers. Most of them are freelancers, often working across many places and not always present at the school. Yet their inspiration, dedication and expertise are at the heart of everything we do. This series is a moment to acknowledge the people who shaped our students’ learning and artistic paths.

In each conversation, teachers will be interviewed by an alumni who will cover questions on pedagogy and transmission. We will look at how teaching has changed, and where it will go next, addressing their challenges of the past, present and future.

>> Upcoming Dialogues

Friday March 20 | Teaching contemporary dance technique
“Contemporary dance” is not a codified technique in the way several other dance techniques are, which makes it a relatively open field with many singular interpretations and diverse sources. How do teachers view the relationship between technique and artistic practice, or between technique and its pedagogy? What is the role of technique in dance education today, and what role does technique play in the professional field?
Guest speakers: David Hernandez, Salva Sanchis, Rakesh Sukesh, Laura Aris
Interviewer: Júlia Rúbies Subirós
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>> Past Dialogues

Thursday February 19 | The transmission of repertoire
Learning from works from the past is an important element in dance education, which PARTS mostly does via the repertoire of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Trisha Brown. How do teachers who pass on works from the past see this job, how do they connect the past with the present and the future, in the school and in other contexts where they do this work?
Guest speakers: Clinton Stringer, Diane Madden, Johanne Saunier
Interviewer: Tessa Hall

Thursday February 12 | Inclusion
Since 2022 P.A.R.T.S. hosts and collaborates with Platform K, who organise dance training and professional creation projects with dancers with disabilities. In this conversation, we’ll look into how this collaboration could become more intense in the future, and what other dimensions to broaden the inclusivity of the school are possible.
Guest speakers: Stephane Bourhis, Inge Lattré and Michaël Pomero
interviewer: Giulia Sugranyes

Sunday February 8 | Theory
Theory is an important element in the programme at P.A.R.T.S. In this conversation, we’ll go into the different possible relations between theory and practice, both in the teaching practices of the participants and in their professional practice at large.
Guest speakers: Bojana Cvejic, Rudi Laermans and Funmi Adewole
Interviewer: Stefa Govaart