WPA
a UNESCO Dance Day Event, co-organized by Fred Torres Collaborations
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Location: Fred Torres Collaborations, 529 W. 29th St., NY, NY, 10001, (Chelsea)
Time: 6pm-9pm
Admission: FREE
Description: The WPA is a secret-public event. It is also a response to an international call from UNESCO’s Paris office to celebrate a global Dance Day 2009 - Wednesday April 29. We have included selected text from Mr. Alkis Raftis, president of UNESCO’s Conseil de Danse Internationale, which states his intentions as such: “The future of dance lies where there are persons who do not dance. These belong to two categories: those who simply did not learn, and those who think that they are not able to dance. In line with UNESCO’s struggle against prejudice and discrimination, we are trying to expand the boundaries of dance and to change the current perception of what a dancer is. Dance performances are not necessarily exhibitions of extreme physicality, accurate precision, or bursting emotion - they can be celebrations of interaction between performers. CID holds to the philosophy that everyone can dance. Dance Day 2009 is dedicated to inclusive dance. Let us include all members of society into our classes and our performances.”