European Dance Education: SNDO, Giessen, DOCH, and Danse élargie

A survey of European dance education programs highlights four key institutions. In Amsterdam, the SNDO–School for New Dance Development offers a four-year bachelor in dance and choreography directed by Bojana Mladenović, emphasizing body-mind awareness and individual movement vocabulary. In Germany, the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies at Giessen University runs a Master in Choreography and Performance with a theoretical approach, exploring choreography from social and political perspectives; notable guest artists include Eszter Salamon and Ivo Dimchev, with Heiner Goebbels—a composer, director, and winner of the 2015 Franco Quadri Prize—having been a constant presence since 1999. In Stockholm, the DOCH–School of Dance and Circus offers a Master in Choreography taught by Mette Edvarsen, Antonia Baehr, and André Lepecki. Additionally, Boris Charmatz (director of Musée de la Danse) and Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota (director of Théâtre de la Ville de Paris) continue to organize Danse élargie, an international competition for artists of all ages and disciplines, now in its fourth edition.