Expanded Contemporary Dance (ECD) is a new Bachelor of dance programme at the Academy for Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam, which will start in September 2019. A lot of thought, care and passion went into its development and preparation, carried out by a dedicated team of artists and teachers of two existing bachelor programmes, MTD and UC (JMD), and also in dialogue with the current students of the two programmes. ECD truly comes to life thanks to its first generation of students whose personal and artistic development, growth and change will also entice a constant evolution of the programme.
What are our hopes with bringing this new programme into an already rich field of professional dance education?