SE.S.TA – 15 years of history and a wealth of experience
1999–2013
The association was founded in 1999 and first bore the name of the Czech-French Encounters of Contemporary Dance (CFEDC), later it was renamed to Encounters of Contemporary Dance (Setkávání současného tance in Czech – from which the acronym SE.S.TA). In 2011 SE.S.TA started to operate as the first Czech Centre for Choreographic Development. From april 1999 until septembre 2013 SE.S.TA has carried out a large number of events and projects enhancing the development of contemporary dance.
SE.S.TA has initiated and managed 2 European projects:
DanseLab A3 (2004-2006): CZ, SK, FR
KoresponDance Europe (2009-2011): CZ, SK, FR, DE
- KoresponDance Europe: 388 participating artists, 3800 attending audience members, and 15 new performances.
Continuing Education Series
86 Master Classes led by internationally renowned contemporary dance artists
- The merits of the continuing education series organised by SE.S.TA have been cited by many choreographers in the Czech dance scene and by many dancers/performers who, thanks to SE.S.TA’s activities, also found professional engagements abroad.
The production of new performances
8 international performances by foreign choreographers using Czech artists:
- Christine Bastin “Cestou s ní”
- Serge Ambert (comp. Christine Bastin) “Entre deux”
- Claude Brumachon “Témoin”
- Sumako Koseki “Kronika kosti”
- Paco Decina “Salto nel vuoto”
- Dominique Boivin “off l i n e”
- Martha Moore – events “Post Moderne Dance today”
- Jean Gaudin „Promenade with Choirs“
11 co-productions with Czech artists:
- Ioana Popovici “Luna Plina”
- Pierre Nadaud “Peuple sans nom”, in cooperation with Globe Reveurs „Halfway dawn the road“
- Andrea Miltnerová “The Baroque Body Revealed”, “Beneath the skin”, “Vertical Horizontal”, “FlashBack“
- Jan Komárek “Stolování”
- Barbora Látalová “Margaretha holds the story”
- Zdenka Brungot Svíteková, Hana Železná “Intensity of invisible”
- Anna Polívková, Halka Třešňáková „ Walk in progress“
Presenting dance performances:
- 29 foreign performances were presented in the Czech Republic
- 7 Czech performances were presented by us at festivals in Europe
- 5 international festivals and an international workshop organised by SE.S.TA expanded the selection of cultural events in the Czech Republic
Increasing the awareness of contemporary dance:
- 7 ‘Dance in the Schools’ projects and team-building for businesses
- 9 conferences, film screenings, photography exhibitions
- 30 discussion events for artists and the public
- 1 project for (non)dancers (2012)