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EDAS is a dance-art organization operating in various European Union countries that offer high-quality Ballet/Dance/Visual Arts workshops, performances and study programs, which caters to the needs of both dance students and dance-teachers. EDAS is bringing these cultural workshops to the smaller towns and villages of Europe that require the support of workshops that are normally only conducted in the big cities. The purpose of the organization is to integrate cultural events between the workshops, enabling dance students to experience each other's cultural background and perform in other countries than their own.

EDAS has a unique network of distinguished dance instructors whose varied experience, methods and approaches to teaching can best prepare students for life as professional dancers. All workshop dancers are encouraged to participate in one or more performances for the public. Moreover, the EDAS Board of Directors consists of individuals from various European countries who contribute a wide range of experience and expertise. Cooperation between the workshops ensures the same high quality of instruction in each workshop setting, with the added benefit of reduced costs and scholarships.

It is important that dancers should maintain their technique and undertake further training during long summer vacations by participating in a workshop, but this can be costly and beyond the means of some talented dance students. It is also often the case that no such facilities are available in the area where the dance students live. EDAS aims to overcome both these problems by offering low-cost courses to talented dancers from all over the world, in areas where such facilities are lacking, with scholarships available in some cases to assist students with their summer dance education.

In 2006, EDAS awarded 15 students a free scholarship to the SIBA summer workshop in Salzburg. In addition, SIBA granted 6 free scholarships to winners of various ballet competitions in Europe. Our aim is to increase this number each year, with the kind help of different individual benefactors and organizations.
 

EDAS MEMBERS 2007

The concept of EDAS is rapidly growing in acceptance. Many companies have already joined EDAS and many more will follow. We welcome dance-art workshops of the same high standards that are dedicated to our principles of helping dance education in Europe, and the exchange of dance culture between the continents.

 

·         SIBA – Salzburg International Ballet Workshops – Salzburg, Austria - Peter Breuer (Artistic Director of  Salzburg Ballet Theater)

 

·         DAG – Dance Art Greece – Pelion Peninsula, Greece – Beate STibig Nikkanen (Director and owner of several dance studios in Austria and Germany, and organizer of dance festivals and cultural events) – A Trilogy of workshops - Ballet students, Dance Teachers’ Vacation Seminar, and Visual Arts workshop.

 

·         BAD-R – Bad Reichenhall, Germany -  Ballet Body & Soul – Intensive ballet with an emphasis on health, body & soul. Artistic Director Beate STibig Nikkanen  and an international faculty.

 

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS 2008

The following member have already joined EDAS, and the workshops in those countries are under construction at the moment with the appropriate representatives.

  •     EDAS Israel - Tel Aviv Israel - Passover workshop April 21-25, 2008 - Under the patronage of the Austrian Embassy in Israel.

  • EDAS CYPRUS -  June 21 - July 9, 2008 - Workshop at the Episkopiana Resort Hotel -

8th July 2008 - Concert at the PISSOURI Amphitheater, with David D'Or and Orchestra, including dance performance of students of the workshop

9th July 2008 - Grand Performance at Curium Amphitheater in Limassol - with David D'Or (Counter Tenor, Israel) and David Eaton (Director New York Symphony Orchestra) - Solo performance of Cristina Uta, Principal dancer of the Salzburg Ballet, and choreography of dance students.

 

EDAS is planning a long term program of workshops, which will grow each year and add more European countries and additional board members from the appropriate counties participating in the projects.
 

All workshops are fully supported by the local authorities and cultural officials. SIBA, in Salzburg, is organized under the patronage of Mr. Haslauer; Vice-President of the Salzburg Cultural Ministry, while DAG is fully supported by all the Mayors of the different local communities in Pelion, Greece.

EDAS-CYPRUS Is supported by various offices of the Cyprus Government, and Mayors of the appropriate cities where the workshop and performances will take place.

 

PLANNED ADDITIONAL MEMBERS 2009

Dublin - Ireland - Ballet and modern dance workshop

Riga - Latvia - Classical ballet workshop

 

  

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