On the occasion of December Dance, a collaboration between Concertgebouw and Cultuurcentrum Brugge, we are once again inviting all dance professionals to a Dance Platform at 2 pm on 4 December. The purpose of this consultation is a thorough revision of Canaries in the Coal Mine, which was presented at the first December Dance in 2007. For this master plan for dance in Flanders and Brussels, a group of experts and enthusiasts turned their attention to some thorny issues, such as producing dance, the position of the individual artist, the international dimension, dissemination, participation and training.
What is needed to ensure the dynamic of the dance scene has a fine future? How has the situation developed regarding support to individual artists? Is there yet any sign of career guidance, transitional programmes, documents giving proof of experience, primary information and so on? How can we make dance more visible to a broader public? What are the possible ways of promoting and selling dance productions, communicating with the public, establishing better links with education, and so forth?