International Dance Day 2023
Dance to be free
International Dance Day has been celebrated on April 29 since it was established by UNESCO in 1982, on the initiative of the International Dance Committee. This date commemorates the birth (in 1727) of Jean-Georges Noverre, dancer and teacher considered the creator of modern ballet.
This April 29th is our day, the day of all those who love dance, Happy International Dance Day!
This year, to celebrate the DID, from the National Dance Company we want to send a message of freedom. Freedom that we feel when we dance. We are fortunate to have this possibility that in many parts of the world do not have. We invite you all to give this gift to future generations.
“Dance is freedom.
The best inheritance we can leave them.
The possibility of being free.”
In this year’s official message for International Dance Day, Chinese dancer and choreographer Yang Liping, reminds us that dance is humanity’s most instinctive form of communication. It allows us to communicate with nature and with ourselves. The fundamental pillars of Eastern philosophy are “learning from nature” and the “union of the human being with the universe”. These doctrines are also the spiritual core of the art of dance. “Today,” says Yan Liping in his message, “I will not only continue to share our dance culture with the world, but I also hope to invite all the dancers in the world who love dance and who want to express their emotions through dance, to dance together to convey our love and praise heaven and earth. Life never ends and dance never stops“.