NOMAD DANCE ACADEMY [www.nomaddanceacademy.org] is inviting you to “donate” a movement and celebrate dance together!

GO OUT AND DANCE is part of the promotional program activities of NOMAD DANCE ACADEMY aiming to raise the visibility of contemporary dance in the Region (Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia).

29 of April 2009 [Mala Stanica]
19:00 – 20:30

Screenings of the promotional video clip GO OUT & DANCE and the documentary about the making of the video.
Live internet streaming from Sofia, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Zagreb and Ljubljana and following the dance events in these cities.

20:30 - 21.00
Project INDIVIDUALS
Event guests

INDIVIDUALS is a project which aims to communicate with the audience through a new, avant-garde fashion interdisciplinary approach, which joints fashion, contemporary dance and visual arts.
The presentation concept is an installation, composed of fashion creations from designers – individuals, inspired by the legendary choreographers: Loie Fuller (USA), Rudolf Laban (France), and Alfred Hunkel (Republic of South Africa) and video art that illustrates the choreographers’ works trough visual interpretations.

The fashion creations have been made by designers from the fashion studio “Charlie”:

1. Olgica Dojcinoska Momirovska for Loie Fuller (USA),
2. Milena Kuzmanovska for Rudolf Laban (France),
3. NIkola Karakashov for Alfred Hunkel (Republic of South Africa)

Concept of the video, Natasa Dimitrievska
Interpretation of the choreographies in the video, Ana Josifovska
Video editing, Goran Kjulavkovski
Movements of the models, Kire Miladinoski

21:00 – 23:30
Free dance with DJ Martchin + Jane [offpop]

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Organization and concept:  Lokomotiva - Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture
The project has been supported by the Swiss Cultural Program, Cultural Programme of EU, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia.
Logistic support of the event: Multimedia Centre Mala Stanica
Media support of the event: Lazov Group, Pristop Clipping, TV A1, TV Alfa and TV Telma.

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NOMAD Dance Academy is celebrating World Dance Day, on 29 of April in Skopje, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Sofia and Zagreb with an aim to present and promote contemporary dance as a general expression typical for every human being.
On 29 April 2009, in six of the capitals from the Balkan, everyone will be invited to go out and dance on public places (squares, bridges, pedestrian crossings, institutions) along with the artists from NOMAD Dance Academy, their friends and citizens…Live video streaming on the internet will allow the participants to see all other 5 happenings in each city and to share atmosphere, feelings, music and dance steps.
The idea of Go out & Dance is to communicate through dance, and share the experience with as many people as possible, as well as promoting positive attitude and creative action.
The International Dance Committee founded International Dance Day in 1982 to be celebrated every year on the 29th of April. The date commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, who was born in 1727 and was a great reformer of dance. Every year a message from a well-known dance personality is circulated throughout the world.

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The official message for Dance Day 29 April 2009
The future of dance lies where there are persons who do not dance. These belong to two categories: those who simply did not learn, and those who think that they are not able to dance. They represent the greatest challenge for the dance teacher's profession.
In line with UNESCO's struggle against prejudice and discrimination, we are trying to expand the boundaries of dance and to change the current perception of what a dancer is.
Dance performances are not necessarily exhibitions of extreme physicality, accurate precision, or bursting emotion - they can be celebrations of interaction between performers. We can enrich dance concerts with dancers, singers, actors, narrators, mimes, acrobats etc., of all ages and all degrees of ability.
Bringing the 'excluded' into dance is a moral duty, but also opens a great door in times of economic crisis and unemployment. In every country there are millions of persons with physical or mental disabilities. We believe they are ready to dance. They will create jobs to thousands of dance teachers. They can be assisted by the Ministry of Health, whose budget is many times bigger than that of the Ministry of Culture. Integrating marginalized persons into the practice of dance is as important as integrating them into the workforce.
CID holds to the philosophy that everyone can dance.
Dance Day 2009 is dedicated to inclusive dance. Let us include all members of society into our classes and our performances.