1. International Inclusive Dance Competition: Panel of Experts
We are inviting people from the following groups to join a panel of experts: specialists in the field with at least 10 years’ experience; leaders of inclusive dance companies; winners of international festivals and competitions; and organisers of national and international dance events.
You will be able to take part in the expert evaluation of the online competition using the Festival’s special online system as well as selecting the winners of the Festival’s Grand Prix at the Gala Concert on 22 November 2015.
Members of the panel of experts will be introduced at the Gala Concert, and information about them will be included in information about the Festival.
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2. Expert Jury for the Festival’s Special Competitions
We are inviting professional photographers, artists, directors and journalists to join an expert jury to judge the Festival’s special competitions. The prize-winning entries will be shown at the Synthesis of Inclusive Dance exhibition.
Members of the expert jury will be invited to the Gala Concert and information about them will be included in information about the Festival.
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3. Judging Panel for Inclusive Dance Contest
We are inviting specialists in competitive ballroom dancing and dance improvisation to take part in judging an inclusive ballroom dance contest which will take place on 21 November 2015.
Members of the judging panel will be invited to the Gala Concert and information about them will be included in information about the Festival.
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History of the Festival
The International Inclusive Dance Charity Festival was initiated by the Odukhotvorenie (Inspiration) Socio-cultural Animation Center in March 2013.
The Festival is a continuation of the work that the Center has done over many years around dance rehabilitation and inclusive dance. The Festival’s activities have been possible thanks to cooperation from the Foundation for the Support of Children in Challenging Living Situations; the All-Russian Society for the Disabled; the Government of Moscow; and many other organisations.
From 1 May to 3 December 2013 an international online inclusive dance competition was held, together with special competitions for artists, journalists, photographers and filmmakers and Different Lives, Equal in Dance, an international volunteer program. An exhibition entitled Synthesis of Inclusive Arts was held and the www.inclusive-dance.ru portal was created; numerous other events were also held as part of the festival.
Fifty-eight groups and dance pairs from four countries and 22 Russian regions took part in the first festival. The Festival’s Gala Concert took place on 3 December 2013 in the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater.
