Dance Traffic (Russia/East Africa)

The evolution of contemporary dance in both Russia and East Africa is recent -- in less than a decade, a generation of committed and visionary creators have moved from the dominance of classical/ballet (Russia) and traditional dance (East Africa) to lay claim to fresh territories for contemporary dance in their respective cultural landscapes. Dance Traffic fosters encounters and exchanges between Russian and East African contemporary dance artists.  more
New Directors – New Voices
Russian / US Theatre Initiative
Focuses on Russian directors and new writing and involves the use of carefully curated visitations by US theatre leaders to Moscow (Golden Mask Festival) and St. Petersburg (New Drama Festival), as well as Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorad, Togliatti, etc. to encourage artistic links between Russia and the US.  more
Bulgarian/US Coigny / ITI Initiative
Is a small, targeted, renewal of the former US/Bulgarian connection (through CITD and its US Partner Theatres) spearheaded by Martha Coigny, long time director and president of the International Theatre Institute.  more
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