This project is a cooperation between Asia-Europe Foundation (www.asef.org) and the China Dancers Association.
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) seeks to promote better mutual understanding and closer cooperation between the people of Asia and Europe through greater intellectual, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges. These exchanges include conferences, lecture tours, workshops, seminars and the use of web-based platforms. The major achievement of ASEF is the establishment of permanent bi-regional networks focused on areas and issues that help to strengthen Asia-Europe relations. Established in February 1997 by the partners of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), ASEF is the only permanent physical institution of the ASEM process. ASEF works in partnership with other public institutions and civil society actors to ensure its work is broad-based and balanced among the partner countries. http://www.asef.org
The Cultural Exchange Department (CE) seeks to provide young artists and cultural professionals with a unique environment for dialogue that can evolve into positive artistic interventions, dynamic cultural networks and cultural policy development in and between Asia and Europe. CE’s areas of cooperation are young artists’ exchange (new media, photography, dance, music, commix) oriented platforms and networks (museums, independent cinema and autonomous cultural centres), dialogue on policy and culture, and a vision for an Asia-Europe Cultural Portal (Culture360).
China Dancers Association (CDA)
The China Dancers Association (CDA) is a membership organization formed by dance professionals from China who are active in the field of dance performance, choreography, theoretical research, dance education and dance criticism. Established in the year 1949, its principal aim is to promote dance creation, to encourage theoretical and academic research and criticism on dance, to discover and cultivate dance talents through professional dance competitions (e.g. Lotus Prize), festivals and conferences and to organize international exchanges in dance. As member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, CDA plays an important role in bridging the government with dance professionals nationwide. CDA constantly held national dance events (“Lotus Prize”, “Junior Lotus” Dance Competition for Children, China Dance Festival, etc.) and international exchanges of dance as well, frequently organizing the coming and going of noted dance professionals home and abroad.
