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08.06.2015, Spīķeri Concert Hall, Riga, Latvia

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Swedish Arts Council and Swedish Film Institute

Creative EuropeCooperation projects 2014 and 2015:18 projects with Swedish participation, 3 projects with Swedish project leaders

Success Stories of the EU “Culture” and “Creative Europe” programme

keðjaA platform for the Nordic-Baltic contemporary dance community

Since 2008 been managed by Dansehallerne in Copenhagen.

Partners: • Dance Info Finland, Helsinki • Dance Information Norway, Oslo • Independent Theatres Association, Reykjavik • The Union of Estonian Dance Artists• Fish eye, Klaipeda • Bora Bora, Aarhus • Danseareana Nord, Hammerfest • MAD Production, Helsinki • New Theatre Institute of Latvia, Riga • SITE, Stockholm Associated partner:• Kultur i Väst, Göteborg

keðja

Objective: to develop the concept of and possibilities for contemporary dance in the Nordic-Baltic region.

For dance artists as well as educators, producers, scholars and academics, artist from other sectors and dancing youth to meet and address important issues within the contemporary dance field in the Nordic-Baltic region. Audience dimension.

keðjaSeminars, workshops, labs, performances, artistic events, workshops and other kinds of exchange has taken place, empowering dance professionals from the whole Nordic-Baltic region.

keðjas activities has taken place in 8 countries involving more than 1 500 dance professionals.

Method: encounters, residencies, mentor relationships through Reading Dance Labs, Think Tanks and Wilderness residencies, |to Encounters of several hundred people.

https://vimeo.com/channels/kedja2012

www.kedja.net

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Contact information:

Elin RosenströmTel. 0046-(0)8 519 264 15 Email: elinrosenstrom@kulturradet.sewww.kreativaeuropa.eu