Dance Across Borders Manifesto Dance Across Borders is an alliance of international Artists devoted to dance as artistic expression. Our intent is to focus on awareness - why and how we dance. The goal is to bring independent proffesional dance artists together on a non-commercial basis. We are striving to create a new cooperative structure for international exchange, based on mutual respect for the integrity of different artistic points of view. We believe that we have a responsibility to each other as artists and to the communities in which we work. The role of any institutions involved is to support and facilitate the artists exchange. We want to create a venue for artists to investigate cultural and environmental distinctions that inform the making of work, to share information, process and experiential learning in a manner that will stimulate creative thinking. The exchange programs may include: - the showing of original dance, theater, work... - the offering of workshops - discussions to bring diverse artists and administrators into a dialogue - education programs that reach out to the larger communities. How many borders can we cross? As many as have been set... by different cultures, traditions, national interests, and prejudices... For us, dance is the expression that makes this possible. Dance Across Borders is our movement of open minds! New York, January 1995 Signed by.... Susan Osberg, N.Y, Kay Itzlar, Amsterdam, Pat Cremins, N. Y, Dennis Gillanders, SNDD, Amsterdam, Joan Duddy, Dia Center for the arts N. Y. Trude Cone, SNDD, Amsterdam, Mireille Feyzeau, Paris, Lars Persson ,Unga Atalante, Göteborg, Suzanne Epstein, Paris, Gun Lund, Unga Atalante, Göteborg (Sedan 1995 har ytterligare ett 30-tal koreografer anslutit sig)