The experience of the explore dance network shows that interest and participation in contemporary formats for children and young people in the field of cultural education has risen steadily in recent years. The reasons for this include coping with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, dealing with questions of perception and the role of the body in an increasingly changing world and the desire for shared sensory experience.
At the same time, the polarisation in many political debates, the noticeable shift to the right in large parts of society, worsening state and local authority budgets and a growing workload at many schools are making the implementation of cultural education programmes more difficult or calling them into question.
The current opportunities, potential and challenges in the field of dance in schools will be discussed:
- Anikó Glogowski-Merten, Member of the German Bundestag, Member of the Committee for Culture and Media of the German Bundestag and cultural policy spokesperson for the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag
- Simona Koß, Member of the Bundestag, Member of the Committee on Culture and the Media of the German Bundestag and Deputy Spokesperson for Culture and the Media of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag
- Beate van den Branden, teacher at Schulzentrum am Stern Potsdam and educator in teacher training in the counselling and support system for schools (BUSS) in the state of Brandenburg
- Ceren Oran, choreographer, Munich
- Two young people from the fabrik Potsdam youth dance company
Moderator: Christine Watty, editorial director and presenter at Deutschlandfunk Kultur in Berlin
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