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ABOUT

ARC FOR DANCE
FESTIVAL

The International Festival of Contemporary Dance in Athens ARC FOR DANCE FESTIVAL, with Artistic Director Froso Trousa at its helm, has been organized since 2008 by the nonprofit arts company DAN.C.CE Unitiva, and since 2018 it is enjoying the support of the Greek State and the European Union through the Operational Program “ATTICA 2014-2020”.

The festival that spearheaded the effort to bring new trends and choreographers to the forefront is reaffirming its faith in the open dynamic of dance as this is reflected in its continuous interaction with other art forms and expressions.

It is insisting on fostering the appropriate environment allowing for the emergence of innovative creative trajectories and a substantial experimentation on the language of dance by novice and seasoned choreographers alike.

It is broadening the contribution of Greek artists in the global discourse on dance by facilitating their participation in international networks and inviting to Greece dance professionals, programmers and specialists from around the world.

It is enhancing the presence and visibility of dance in the public sphere and proposing new approaches to comprehending and relishing the movement of the human body.

DAN.C.CE UNITIVA

The consistent development and systematic cultivation of a healthy ecosystem of dance has been, since 2008, the work of DAN.C.CE Unitiva, the nonprofit arts company that has been organizing ARC FOR DANCE FESTIVAL, enjoys the support of Dance Cultural Center (DAN.C.CE) and is a member of the wider European network Aerowaves – Dance across Europe.

Froso Trousa
Founder - Chairwoman
DAN.C.CE UNITIVA
Artistic Director
ARC FOR DANCE FESTIVAL
Dimitris Nasiakos
Co-founder - Deputy Chairman
DAN.C.CE UNITIVA
Production Manager
ARC FOR DANCE FESTIVAL
Vicky Barboka
Program Manager
DAN.C.CE UNITIVA
Above all, ARC FOR DANCE FESTIVAL is opening up the prospect of continuity, of its fundamental development and improvement, at least one vector of which may be identified in the euphorically radical suggestion of remarkable contemporary artist Janine Antoni:

Following Joseph Beuys’s logic that we are all artists, I would like to suggest that we are all choreographers. We are constantly adjusting our movements, not only to perform a given task but also to express our inner states. It is only our level of awareness or consciousness that keeps us from experiencing ourselves as choreographers.

— Janine Antoni