INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Re:Generations 2019

The international conference was held at The Lowry, Salford 7 – 9 November 2019 and explored how technology drives innovation in Dance of the African Diaspora. The conference stimulated critical debate, sharing of current practice, research, innovation and new perspectives for a global future for Black dance and Black workers in dance.

One Dance UK worked with partners, IRIE! dance theatre, Middlesex University, dance Immersion and The Lowry, Salford, and was appointed as the lead partner to plan and administer the conference.

There were 115 attendees per day, which met our target. 30% of attendees were international and came from Western Europe, Canada, the USA, Ghana and South Africa.

We launched our DAD Mapping Report at the Conference where, with attendees, we created an action plan to address 6 key deficiencies for Black dance, including integrating education of DAD artforms into mainstream education, fundraising and increased and more equitable platforming of Black dance. The action plan was published in the May 2020 edition of HOTFOOT magazine.