International Dance Day
29th April 2005
- 2005 International Dance Day Message: Also available in ARABIC, in CATALAN, in FRENCH , in GERMAN, in ITALIAN, and in bilingual English- French PDF brochure format (446 ko)
- Background - International Dance Day - 29th April
- Authors of the International Dance Day Message 1982 -2005
- International Dance Links
- International Dance Committee of the ITI
You are invited to use the International Dance Day texts and to circulate them. When you do so, please include the following mention, and, if you display the material on Internet, we ask you to add a link to the ITI Internet site : http://iti.unesco.org2005 International Dance Day Message
By Miyako YOSHIDA
Dance is exclusive to no one.
It grants joy and elation to all that partake or spectate.The language of dance knows no boundaries.
It reaches beyond class, education, country and belief.Its vocabulary is infinite, as human emotion resonates through movement.
Dance enriches the soul and uplifts the spirit.Dance lives within all that live.
Let all the children dance and peace shall surely follow.
In 1982 the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute, UNESCO, created International Dance Day to be celebrated every year on the 29th April.The date commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727 - 1810), the creator of modern ballet.
Every year a message from a well-known dance personality is circulated throughout the world. The intention of International Dance Day and the Message is to bring all Dance together on this occasion, to celebrate this art form and revel in its universality, to cross all political, cultural and ethnic barriers and bring people together in peace and friendship with a common language - DANCE.
The International Dance Committee of ITI is collaborating with World Dance Alliance and the International Dance Council for the celebration of International Dance Day.
.Miyako YOSHIDA - Dancer, UNESCO Artist for PEACE
Born in Japan, Miyako Yoshida began studying dance at the age of nine. After training inTokyo, she moved to London in 1983 to study at the Royal Ballet School after winning the prestigious Prix de Lausanne.
In 1988 she was promoted to the rank of principal dancer at the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet( now Birmingham Royal Ballet). Miyako Yoshida joined the Royal Ballet as principal dancer in 1995. During the course of her career, she has won various prizes and honors including " Dancer of the Year in 1991".
She has displayed her immense talent in starring roles in the world's greatest ballets including Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Cinderella, Don Quixote and Coppelia, to name a few.
On July 22, 2004 Ms.Yoshida was named UNESCO Artist for Peace.
- 1982: Henrik NEUBAUER
- 1983: anonymous
- 1984: Yuri GRIGOROVITCH
- 1985: Robert JOFFREY
- 1986: Chetna JALAN
- 1987: Dance Committee Board
- 1988: Robin HOWARD
- 1989: Doris LAINE
- 1990: Merce CUNNINGHAM
- 1991: Hans VAN MANEN
- 1992: Germaine ACOGNY
- 1993: Maguy MARIN
- 1994: Dai AILIAN
- 1995: Murray LOUIS
- 1996: Maïa PLISSETSKAÏA
- 1997: Maurice BEJART
- 1998: Kazuo OHNO
- 1999: Mahmoud REDA
- 2000: Alicia ALONSO, Jirí KYLIÁN, Cyrielle LESUEUR
- 2001: William FORSYTHE
- 2002: Katherine DUNHAM
- 2003: Mats EK
- 2004: Stephen PAGE
- 2005: Miyako YOSHIDA
Some International Dance Links :
International Dance Council Helpful suggestions from our sister organisation for celebrating International Dance Day and special messages from its President.
- Events under the auspices of the ITI
International Dance Committee
:
- Varna International Ballet Competition (Bulgaria) email : varna_ibc@bulgarianspace.com website : http://www.bulgarianspace.com/music/varna_ibc
- USA International Ballet Competition, Jackson, Mississippi.(USA) http://www.usaibc.com
- Helsinki International Ballet Competition (Finland).
- New York International Ballet Competition (USA) nyibc@nyibc.org website http://www.nyibc.org
- Switzerland : http://www.tanznetz.ch/welttanz
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