DanceMap: Innovation pathways and policies to promote European dance heritage at home and abroad

DanceMap is a pioneering heritage initiative funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s funding programme for research and innovation. This ambitious project aims to develop a cross-sectoral strategy for safeguarding and promoting Europe’s rich dance heritage.

DanceMap is a map both in the geographical sense, showcasing examples of successful dance heritage initiatives all over Europe and making them accessible for a wider global public, and in the sense of a blueprint or roadmap towards effective and sustainable policy solutions at regional, national and European level. 

It is a joint effort of 17 research centres, universities, archives, arts organizations and leading policy experts,  incorporating research, data science, artistic practice, outreach, advocacy and policymaking. 

One of the aims of the consortium is to ensure that dance is included in the common European data space for cultural heritage (ECCCH) as a use case for other embodied practices.