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A dance festival in Pantin: a day-long event to place dance at the heart of the city Canal de l’Ourcq, from CN D to the Place de la Pointe

Élan's goal is to open up the way to professionalization in dance. Élan asserts itself as a space for creativity, experimentation, research and education, supporting young dancers to discover and explore new artistic fields together.

Researchers, critics and choreographers present the progress of their work here – artistic approaches, practices and movements spanning a range of aesthetics: somatic practices, so-called ‘traditional’ or ‘historical’ dances, the fundamentals of contemporary dance, classical choreography seeking a new identity, and breakdancing as it prepares for the upcoming Olympic Games.

Researchers and critics present here the progress or results of fifteen research and critical analysis projects on choreographic works that received funding for dance research and heritage in 2020.

Researchers, reviewers and choreographers present the progress of their work here.

Nineteen research and notation projects received grants for dance research and heritage in May 2019. Researchers and notators present the progress of their work. Exploring aesthetics as diverse as the closed-chain gavotte of the Fisel region (in Cornwall), sacred Afro-Brazilian dances (candomblé), the dynamic and expressive qualities of Duncanian movement, and the fundamentals of flamenco, some delve deeper into the historical and geographical contexts of dance traditions, while others experiment with the potential of these artistic practices in other fields.