Creative Europe
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Choreoroam Europe is an international research project for choreographers, created by Operaestate Festival Veneto / CSC Dansateliers Rotterdam and The Place London. It had its first edition in 2008, when it was acquired by the British Council as a pilot project in the Creative Network Program. In 2009 the network of the involved organizations developed including Zagreb Dance Centre and Paso a Dos in Madrid. The project received the support of the European Union Culture Programme 2007-2013, for the years 2011-12, the Municipality of Bassano is the project leader.

The purpose of Choreoroam Europe is to build an international community of choreographers, and stimulate the emergence of talent through dialogue, confrontation and interaction between the participants, with other art forms and outside their country.

The project involves 9 choreographers engaging in workshops, research seminars, presentations of their work, debates and meetings with local scenes in Croatia, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, The Netherlands. The 5 European partners provide and share their experience and willing to create a real network, leading to a dialogue and intellectual exchange. By providing these opportunities.
CSC Bassano del Grappa, The Place in London, Rotterdam Dansateliers, a-2/Certamen Choreography Paso de Madrid, Zagreb Dance Center are committed to offering five months of study and applied research in the creative process of contemporary dance.
The involved choreographers in the edition 2011 are. Marco D’Agostino (IT), Alessandro Sciarroni (EN), Janet Rodriguez Novas (ES), Pablo Esbert Lilienfeld (ES), Marjana Krajac (HR), Giulio D’Anna (NL) Soosan Gilson (NL), Deborah Light (UK), Moreno Solinas (UK), young writers and visual artists document the process of creation, in Italy they are joined by the writer Julia Galvan and film maker Alessandro Lazzarin . During all the residences the international group of participants is followed by Rosemary Butcher, British choreographer who heads the artists enacting the international route. During the first residency of the project in Bassano del Grappa, the group followed an intensive workshop led by Guy Cools.