"It is only on stage that I can express certain things.
What I am looking for, what I am feeling, what it represents to me,
I believe there is nothing that can describe it." Pina Bausch

Guidance and career transition

“Artistic work is conceived as the model for work that is not alienating
and through which the subject reaches fruition in the fullness of his freedom
by expressing the forces that make up the essence of his humanity.” Pierre-Michel Menger

Professional dancers have neither a trainer, nor do they have a manager.
They alone are in charge of their careers.

“The professional regime is one where you work to earn your keep,
whereas the vocational regime is one where you earn money
in order to be able to freely exercise your need to create.” Nathalie Heinich

On average, a dancer’s performance career lasts 15 years.

Dance is a profession that requires demanding training and a vocation
that involves the whole being, which is driven by an intimate necessity.

COACHING

Coaching is the personalised guidance of the dancer by a specialist in orientation and professional reinsertion. The aim is to assist the dancer through the different stages leading to the realisation of his/her professional transition project.

The Coaching takes place through multiple individual meetings in the course of which the dancer is led to obtain predetermined objectives. He/she aims to identify the values and the motivations of the person as well as to keep in mind his/her strengths and weaknesses.

The Coaching can be offered to dancers who correspond to the criteria stipulated by the association under Eligibility on the basis of his/her transition project.

A complete Coaching costs CHF 720.- and consists of 6 individuals meetings. This can be paid for by the RDP.