The vertigo of the act of creation and of stage exposure, facing
the audience, is perceived as a vibration of the human being,
in the fullness of time that signs its authenticity.

"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

“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.â€ 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.â€ Nathalie Heinich

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

"For the uninitiated, the dance profession (...) illustrates an
ancient meaning of the term career: a short and fast race,
a star that crosses the sky." Pierre-Emmanuel Sorignet

Introductory Course to Professional Life

INTRODUCTORY COURSE TO PROFESSIONAL LIFE

The RDP offers a course called “Introductory course to Professional Lifeâ€ aimed at young dancers who are following vocational or prevocational training. This course is geared towards enlightening dancers on how the dance profession functions.

It is divided into four classes, each of an hour and a half, and covers the following topics:

Professional dancer: a vocation and a profession
Professional dance in Switzerland (the job market, different types of contracts, organization of the professional field, resource-organizations)
Job hunting and employability (auditions, networking, work contract, etc.)
Professional career, mid-term to long-term (projection to 1, 5 and 15 years, career transition, pension funds)

The objective is to help young dancers successfully enter their professional life by giving them specific knowledge and tools such as fact sheets. The course is tailored to the age and needs of the students.

If you are interested in this course, please contact Sarah Guillermin at +41 (0)78 878 58 01 or at sarah.guillermin(at)dance-transition.ch.