Seminars
We collaborate with a large number of international artists, theologians, dance practitioners, and researchers in art history to offer workshops, seminars, and artistic projects that foster intercultural Christian dialogue.​
Below are the members of our committee and close collaborators.
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We are always delighted to welcome new partners, share our skills, and create meaningful connections.
Conference 12
Danced spiritual life of Teresa of Avila & current witnesses
This seminar falls within the framework of the question of dance in Christian worship or outside of worship, a subject that has taken on a global dimension in contemporary times.
Sophie Lespinasse, who devotes her life, research, and...
Conference 11
The expression of Christian faith through Butoh dance
Butoh dance theater was born in Japan in 1959 by Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno.
Tatsumi Hijikata felt a strong pull to resonate in the body with the world of suffering, the underclass, common laborer, marginalized, and physically sick segments of society.
Conference 10
The expression of Christian faith through dance in Sub-Saharan Africa
This theme has been close to our hearts for a long time, and we are very happy to be able to present it to you, with various speakers from different countries :
a professional dancer, committed lay Christians, priests.
This seminar highlights the delicate articulation between the Catholic liturgy and the expression of Christian faith through dance.
Conference 9
The place of dance in christianity
Historical Overview and Perspectives
What is the place of dance in Christianity, in worship and outside of worship, in its two thousand year old history and today? Why Christian services -so open to all the arts- kept dance apart?
What is happening today in the multitude of churches in the world?
Conference 8
Dances of Vesuvius
The traditional dances of Southern Italy and in particular the “TAMMURRIATA” dance from Campania are held during a procession in honor of the Madonna. The dimension of pagan tradition and devotion to the Virgin unite during these celebrations of which the “Dances of Vesuvius” are an integral part.
Conference 7
Dance and the Church in the Middle Age
From sacred dance to sacrilegious dance
Presentation of the ambivalent attitude of the Church and the dance in the Middle Ages through dance representations from the 8th to the 15th century
By Dr Catherine Ingrassia specialist in Medieval Dance.
Conference 6
Dancing the silence of God
(Clandestine Dance)
The silence of God is a concrete reality that inhabits churches and temples; when we enter them it captivates our interiority.
To dance the silence of God is therefore to make visible this immaterial reality of the intangible…
It means abandoning the idea of spectacle and representation; put the body in tune with the invisible.
Conference 5
The Mystery of the Dove
In this video conference, Fabienne Courmont presents how for her, through the danced oratorio “the mystery of the dove” created by Michel Garnier, and her experience in her long collaboration with this composer of sacred music, it is possible to dance to religious and Christian music and to embody the Holy Spirit through dance in the footsteps of Mary Magdalene
Conference 4
The legacy of Hildegarde de Bingen for a liturgical dance today
Doctor of the Church, Hildegard of Bingen is an exceptional woman! She was abbess, mystic, visionary, illustrator, composer, poet, founder and preacher, as well as a significant figure in medieval medicine; she arouses great interest today.
Conference 3
Dance and liturgy
Sylvie Lagache, is a contemporary dancer, therapist with a master’s degree in theology specializing in liturgy.
She will develop the concept of a spiritualized body for a liturgy less reduced to formalism, but more lively, celebrating the Living.
Conference 2
Presentation of the project
The principles as well as the perspectives of the “Dancing Christian Hymns” project are now established and are detailed during this founding teleconference
Forthcoming events, as well as a rich videoconference program are presented.
Conference 1
Dancing the Hymns
Dancing the Hymns is part of the Christian dimension of our “Dance and Spirituality” program.
Having noted the virtual absence of choreographies on the rich heritage of Christian music and poetry both at the level of churches and at the level of Western art, the CID encourages its artists to create them.
Round table
Dancing under the breath of the Spirit
A possibility of the Christain liturgy ?
This debate took place in the auditorium of the bishopric of Autun under the hospices of Mgr Rivière and consisted of an exchange of points of view on the role of the sacred dance in the Christian liturgy through the ages. The Round Table took place as part of the 2022 beauty festival in Autun France.
