Welcome to the Barcelona International Dance Exchange (BIDE)! The first BIDE ever will take place from 19-22.2. 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.

BIDE provides a platform for networking and exchange for dancers, choreographers and performers. This unique event offers a space to meet and work together to find new inspirations and collaborations for
artistic work. The focus of BIDE is on performing, researching and teaching. Participants should have professional experience and a strong interest in one of these fields.

BIDE will gather a group of 50-60 people of different cultures and backgrounds with the common interest in developing and researching and experimenting in dance. We will offer a structure to support a generous
atmosphere for people to meet and share, do try-outs, exchange and show their work to each other and also to the open public in Barcelona.

Venues:
On the first evening, we will meet in Centre Civic Barceloneta. (address: c/ConrerÌa 1-9, Barceloneta)
From Friday on, the event will take place in a dance studio and center called Area (address: c.Alegre de Dalt 55 bis , metro stop: Joanic). In Area, you will also have the possibility to stay overnight from
Thursday till Monday in one of the studios. For this, please bring your own sleeping bag and mat! There is also showers, a space for eating and spending time together as well as a small kitchen which you are free to use during the event. The performance on Saturday night will happen in La Caldera (address:) and will be open for public.

Structure:
During four days BIDE is introducing a structure to work in groups formed by various interests and inputs from the participating artists. We will work in study labs according to the themes chosen. This working method, (inspired by the ECITE, the annual European Contact Improvisation Teaching Exchange), requires the artists to share their knowledge and creativity. In the end of each day we will have a space to exchange the results of the labs, which will happen in the form of showing and performance. On Saturday night, the performance will be open to outside audience.

During BIDE, we will work in study labs; participants are free to choose each day the lab they are most interested in working in. A study lab is a platform where all participants can bring in ideas related to the theme of the lab, and engage themselves in the exploration process. In BIDE, the idea of a lab is to support focusing to a question or theme related to dance. Each lab group will have a facilitator, but his/her
role is not to teach ‚ a study lab is not a class, it is a horizontal exchange of knowledge. The facilitators will make sure to keep time, provide a structure and encourage people to contribute their own ideas and find their own answers in the process. The structure will allow participants to have time to explore and, in the end, share their discoveries with the rest of the group. To structure the labs, we propose different starting points and approaches to offer the working sessions throughout BIDE. The first study labs during BIDE will be facilitated by participants experienced in this method, and in the following days there will be space for those who are interested to facilitate a lab.

Website:
http://www.bide.be

Organizers and Contact:
Ulla Mäkinen (FIN): u.makinen@bide.be
Sebastian Garcia Ferro (ES): sebastiangarciaferro@gmail.com
Daniel Werner (GER): daniel.werner@dancecontact.de