Etusivu/Ilmoitustaulu/International Professional Workshop (dance) | Ecole des Sables | Dakar | Summer 2024

International Professional Workshop (dance) | Ecole des Sables | Dakar | Summer 2024

Discovery, embodiement and experimentation of Urban and Contemporary black dances at the Ecole des Sables 15.7.–11.8.2024

Our workshop is aimed at professionals in the art of dance and advanced dance students, aged 18 and above. Limited to just 40 participants, this immersive experience welcomes individuals hailing from all 7 continents.

We invite dedicated individuals working with dance for various purposes, such as theatre, dance therapy, voice performance, and more, to enroll if they have an intermediate level of dance with a solid 3 years of weekly practice. Elevate your artistry and secure your place now!

How to apply?

Apply by completing the FORM (scroll down for the link) no later than 20 May 2024
and attaching the following documents:

  • a C.V
  • a motivational video explaining why you want to take part in this workshop, (YouTube, Vimeo or Instagram link, no Wetransfer)
  • a recent portrait
  • a one-minute video of you dancing solo in your personal style. (YouTube, Vimeo or Instagram link, no Wetransfer)

About Ecole des Sables

École des Sables, the International Centre for Traditional and Contemporary African Dances, founded by Germaine Acogny and Helmut Vogt, is a professional school with theoretical and practical teaching, a research laboratory and a space for meetings and exchanges, conferences and artistic residencies for dancers from Africa and all continents. Recognized worldwide, it has become a global dance village, based on the richness of dances and cultures from all over Africa, a place where dancers from all over the world come together to create new dances with new energies.