BURGOS & NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHIC CONTEST

A PLATFORM FOR THE PROJECTION OF NEW DANCE TALENTS

Since its creation in 2002, the Burgos & New York International Choreography Competition has been a platform for the projection of dance and the new languages of movement. It is also a space for creative encounters and dialogue where plural perspectives converge. Each year, it welcomes choreographers from around the world and develops a broad program of community activities that bring creation closer to the territory and audiences.

Organized by CIDANZ Producciones - Ballet Contemporáneo de Burgos in collaboration with the Instituto Municipal de Cultura y Turismo del Ayuntamiento de Burgos, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Junta de Castilla y León and under the direction of choreographer Alberto Estébanez, the Certamen Burgos & New York promotes the art of choreography and the creative values that inspire dance in the 21st century. This event, which brings together a prestigious jury every year, makes Burgos a special showcase for the latest choreographic proposals and trends.

The Contest always keeps alive the features that have shaped its identity from the beginning, defending that profile of "creator" who, in an outstanding way, is able to contribute to dance lines of work, research and development that promote the development and evolution of the arts of movement. Only in this way is it justified that the winner (novel or consolidated) can deserve the important economic award and that his work is inscribed among the great world creators of the list of winners of this competition.

The Contest also maintains a clear commitment to dance in non-conventional spaces through two different competitions: 'Dancing with Stones' and 'Dance on the Road'. The latter section proposes a re-reading of the cultural and historical heritage from the selection of pieces inspired by the Camino de Santiago as it passes through Castile and Leon, Galicia and the Basque Country -and this year as a novelty in Logroño-.

Also, the festival is focused on 'Urban Art' with the articulation of two competitions: 'Street Art-Muralism' and 'Burgos T-Mueve', which are essential vehicles to bring all forms of dance and current creation to young people and a space to attract and retain new audiences.

Network of alliances and parallel activities

The festival also maintains important national and international collaborations and links that allow the winning works to be shown in a framework of cooperation and work opportunities for the selected choreographers. It is not surprising that reference brands such as Harlequin Floors, a world leader in dance floors, offers its linoleum to ensure maximum professionalism and safety for the performers on stage.

These five competitions are accompanied by the international course of choreography and dance 'International Summer Dance in Burgos', exhibitions, video-dance, conferences, free workshops or expanded actions in inclusive dance key. And, of course, it is a meeting place where artists and the public coincide making the philosophy of this competition capital:

«Dance, the backbone in the exchange of emotions, ideas and resources of performing art capable of linking love between cultures and peoples»