A public institution created on the initiative of the Ministry of Culture, the National Dance Centre brings together all the resources at the service of the choreographic sector and the public. The CN D accompanies and trains professional dancers, promotes amateur practice and access to dance for all, assists in research, preserves and disseminates choreographic heritage, and supports the creation and dissemination of choreographic works.
As part of these missions, in 2021 the CN D launched a school of equal opportunities for dance, called Élan, whose aim is to open up the paths to professionalization in dance. Building on its success and the opportunity that this school offers its beneficiaries, CN D is opening a second class of Élan in 2022.
CN D in Lyon will open a class in 2023-2024.
Élan asserts itself as a space of inventiveness, experimentation, research and training to enable young dancers to discover and explore new artistic fields together. The meetings with artists, the classes or workshops offered, and the performances seen together cross different worlds of dance and offer the students time for reflection and specific support that will enable them to better envisage the next step in their career.
Élan is a complementary course. It will take place over the 2023-2024 school year, with week-long sessions during the school holidays, meetings on certain Saturdays and outings to performances.
The artistic director of Élan is Julie Guibert.
Students
The training is aimed at young people who already have a dance practice.
- Young people between the ages of 16 and 20;
- Who have a strong motivation for dance, perseverance, curiosity and a real artistic potential;
- Who show their willingness to enrol in the training offered by the CN D, with the agreement of their parents, and who commit themselves to actively participate in the entire training;
- Reside in the Metropolis of Lyon;
Priority is given to students based on the socio-economic situation of their families (taking into account the family income).
The school's main focus is contemporary dance, but it is open to all applicants, regardless of the technique in which they are trained.
Free of charge
The training at d'Élan is free of charge for the students.
Meals during the training will be shared and paid for by the NEC.
Application
Opening of applications
From 15.05 > 16.06
Audition at CN D Lyon
Saturday 24 July 2023
