Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance
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The Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance is an acting and performance school
in Copenhagen
, Denmark
.
The institution is divided into two autonomous units, the Danish National School of Theatre and the Danish National School of Contemporary Dance. The Danish National School for Contemporary Dance is the only governmental institution offering education
in contemporary dance in Denmark
. The school offers a 4 year curriculum, starting with a 2 year basic training programme in dance
performance, choreography
and theory of education
, followed by specialisation
in one of these fields during the 3rd and 4th years.
It is a member of danceWEB Europe
, funded by the European Union
to develop contemporary dance
throughout Europe
and to link the international dance scene and education, enhancing dialogue between cultures.
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
The institution is divided into two autonomous units, the Danish National School of Theatre and the Danish National School of Contemporary Dance. The Danish National School for Contemporary Dance is the only governmental institution offering education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
in contemporary dance in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The school offers a 4 year curriculum, starting with a 2 year basic training programme in dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
performance, choreography
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
and theory of education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, followed by specialisation
Academic specialization
In academia, specialization may be a course of study or major at an academic institution or may refer to the field that a specialist practices in....
in one of these fields during the 3rd and 4th years.
It is a member of danceWEB Europe
DanceWEB Europe
danceWEB Europe is a non profit association of dance organisations based in Vienna, Austria led by "danceWEB/Vienna". Funded under the "Culture 2000 programme of the European Union" in 2002 to 31 May 2005 with a community grant of €900.000,00 and in 2005 up to 31 May 2008 with a community grant of...
, funded by the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
to develop contemporary dance
Contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide unchoreographed movement...
throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and to link the international dance scene and education, enhancing dialogue between cultures.