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Diploma in Traditional and Contemporary Dances of Africa 2018-2020 DIPLOMA IN TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY DANCES OF AFRICA 2018-2020 INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE IN AFRICA TOUBAB DIALAW|SENEGAL DIPLOMA 2018 - 2020| ECOLE DES SABLES| TOUBAB DIALAW | SENEGAL |1 PREAMBLE ECOLE DES SABLES, A HOME FOR DANCE IN AFRICA. Despite the financial difficulties that the Ecole des Sables is currently going through, we are happy to be able to set up a second training course over 3 years after the very positive results of the 2015 - 2017 class. As always, training is the most important foundation for the life and work of a dancer, an artist. The Ecole des Sables has successfully maintained this vision for 20 years, for dancers from all over Africa. We wish good luck and determination to the young dancers; we salute their commitment and their acceptance of this challenge that will help them in their professional and personal lives. Founders of the Ecole des Sables Germaine Acogny and Helmut Vogt DIPLOMA 2018 - 2020| ECOLE DES SABLES| TOUBAB DIALAW | SENEGAL |2 ECOLE DES SABLES a) The School Ecole des Sables, the International Center for Traditional and Contemporary Dance in Africa, is both a school of theoretical and practical education and a research laboratory, a place for meetings and exchanges, conferences and artistic residencies. It was created in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, considered as the Mother of Contemporary African Dance, and her husband Helmut Vogt. Since then, Ecole des Sables regularly organizes professional training courses bringing together dancers and choreographers from Africa, its Diaspora, and the world. Since it’s founding, more than 500 dancers from 26 African countries have received high-level technical training from internationally renowned African and Western teachers. The workspace consists of two large dance studios: one 400m² with a sand floor, called "Aloopho," and the other 280m² with a professional floor, called "Salle Henriette". On the other hand, the Center also has a flexible conference room that is used to host seminars, conferences and dance classes or rehearsals. The school has 24 accommodation bungalows with a total capacity of 72 people divided into three "villages". Meals are taken in the restaurant of the Center with a capacity of 70 people. The restaurant is run by women from the village. Ecole des Sables is located in Senegal near the coastal village of Toubab Dialaw, 50 km south of Dakar. The Center is situated above a lagoon, 200m from very beautiful cliff-bordered beaches, and close to the African savannah full of baobabs. b) The Leaders GERMAINE ACOGNY. One of the most famous and charismatic personalities of Contemporary African Dance, especially in the field of education and its development. According to Jeune Afrique magazine, one of Africa's 50 most influential women. At the age of 73, she continues to dance, choreograph, and teach around the world. HELMUT VOGT. Husband of Germaine Acogny, he has worked with her for more than 30 years. Before the Ecole des Sables, he created a dance center, "Die Tanzetage", in Frankfort (Germany), which he directed for 10 years. He also has experience as a banker and in advertising. PATRICK ACOGNY.A choreographer, teacher and dancer, he is one of the few Africans with a doctorate in aesthetics, technologies, and performing arts. He specializes in contemporary and traditional dance techniques from Africa, particularly the deconstruction and reconstruction of patrimonial dances. Since January 2015, Patrick Acogny is the artistic director of the Ecole des Sables and one of its main teachers. DIPLOMA 2018 - 2020| ECOLE DES SABLES| TOUBAB DIALAW | SENEGAL |3 PROJECT PRESENTATION a) General Presentation Over the last twenty years, Ecole des Sables has implemented important development work by training a wide range of dancers from diverse backgrounds and countries in various types of dance trainings and specializations. Ecole des Sables has become a primary reference for dance in Africa, a structure that strongly supports the artistic and personal development of young artists with great potential, filling the absence of quality dance schools on the continent. In 2015, the school transformed its training program in order to remedy the lack of professional training opportunities in Africa and to meet a widespread need for artistic innovation in dance. The new program strives to be more relevant as it provides more intensive and responsive coaching with a focus on in-depth and ongoing work. The Ecole more than ever wants to maintain its educational role and offer development opportunities to young dancers on the continent, raising the bar in terms of innovation and choreographic creation. The Ecole is committed to African dance training and supports the continent's creative potential through the launch of the second diploma program in traditional and contemporary dances from Africa for twenty-four talented dancers from all over the continent. b) Background In 2015, Ecole des Sables decided to set up a three-year diploma granting program to optimize the training of African dancers. Indeed, the need for more rigorous and sustained training was felt in light of the weakness of choreographic productions on the continent and the lack of competent dancers for local companies. Three years later, the first class of 18 dancers recently graduated. It is too early to know what effects they will have on the dance sectors of their countries and internationally, but there are high expectations of their abilities to shake and influence dance back home and abroad. The diploma program is organized in three-month long modules, one each year for three consecutive years. The first module focuses on the work of the dancer-performer as a vital tool in the creative process. Then, in the second and third sessions, choreographic tools (improvisation, composition, theory, and choreographic practice) are taught to develop trainees’ curiosity and creativity as well as their skills as performers and potential choreographers. During these three years of training, there is a steady progression of trainees, both physically and mentally. Between the modules, the dancers return home and apply what they have learned, taking advantage of this period of maturation and experimentation. They return to the school with a stronger ability to reflect on choreographic issues, a better knowledge of their bodies, and a clearer idea of their personal and professional ambitions. It remains to be seen what their hard work will yield in the years to come, but there are strong reasons to be optimistic about their abilities to succeed in the fields they choose to pursue. The 2018-2020 training will continue this program with its progression from dancer-performer to choreographer. New dance teachers will be invited to share their knowledge and bring new ideas. The diversity of teachers makes it possible to broaden the knowledge of trainees, to introduce diverse forms and artistic approaches, and to include a variety of stories that build the artists differently. With both permanent and invited instructors, Ecole des Sables seeks to offer a wide range of choreographic approaches to its trainees. DIPLOMA 2018 - 2020| ECOLE DES SABLES| TOUBAB DIALAW | SENEGAL |4 c) Main Goals 1. To train dancers in the methods and subtleties of contemporary choreographic interpretation. 2. To prepare dancers for the difficulties of the sector through technical and intellectual training. 3. To broaden the vision of dancers of contemporary and African dances. 4. To offer practical (technical and intellectual) tools for choreographic design: improvisation, composition, body and musical expression, knowledge of the choreographic and artistic world. d) Beneficiaries of the project DANCE COMPANIES This training will improve the level of the dancers involved, allowing them to make new techniques and high quality creations available to their companies. This training will enrich their creative potential. CULTURAL AGENDA This training will reinforce programmers’ conviction and confidence in the professionalism of African choreographers, which will encourage touring opportunities for the creations of these contemporary African dance professionals. CHOREGRAPHERS This training will encourage choreographers in their processes of joint North-South or South- South creations. They will be able to recruit from this pool of professional dancers for their creations. DANCE SCHOOLS AND OTHER TRAINING SPACES The professionals resulting from this training will in turn be able to train and supervise young dancers through the establishment of training workshops across the African continent. e) Artistic and Social Impact This project has an artistic and social impact as it offers African dancers the opportunity to better master their art, to be able to make new and original creations, and to gain the skills needed to organize workshops, trainings, and other activities when they return home. Thus, these professional dancers will carry this project forward through the different activities that they will be able to implement following the training. The expertise gained at Ecole des Sables extends through the various activities and projects that the trainees conduct throughout the continent. DIPLOMA 2018 - 2020| ECOLE DES SABLES| TOUBAB DIALAW | SENEGAL |5 This project has a real social impact because the majority of young artists it supports do not have adequate resources and come from difficult or marginal backgrounds. This training offers them the rare opportunity to work in an environment of great
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