Course Type: Blended Intensive Programme (BIP)
Duration: Synchronous online — 5h · On-site (physical mobility) — 25h · Independent and group work — 15h
Dates: Online component — August 2026 · On-site component — 31 August – 4 September 2026
Credits: 3 ECTS credits — awarded upon at least 80% attendance and satisfactory achievement of the learning objectives
The course positions choreography, visual arts and language as powerful tools for social transformation. Students engage with the voice of textile workers through testimonials provided by KUC Tekstil, then translate those testimonials into abstract artistic segments — movement, image and language — that culminate in a public performance / installation addressing workers’ rights and broader contemporary social issues.
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Lead and Host Institution: UGD (North Macedonia) — Adrijana Danchevska (Film Academy — Contemporary Dance), Jana Jakimovska (Art Academy — Classical Painting)
Partner Institutions: UFV (Spain) — Julie Ann Marsden; LAC (Latvia) — Ilze Zirina
External stakeholders: KUC Tekstil (Cultural Centre Textile)
The course positions choreography, visual arts and language as powerful tools for social transformation. Students engage with the voice of textile workers through testimonials provided by KUC Tekstil, then translate those testimonials into abstract artistic segments — movement, image and language — that culminate in a public performance / installation addressing workers’ rights and broader contemporary social issues.
Through a practice-led, transmedial approach, students explore how embodied practices and creative co-creation can foster public dialogue, give visibility to marginalised voices and enable shared artistic expression across disciplines.
Online sessions (August 2026 · 5h synchronous): Visual research on textile-worker movements, gestures, environments. Choreographic labs introducing movement vocabularies and improvisation tools. Study of testimonials provided by KUC Tekstil (Cultural Centre Textile). Theoretical and research-based foundation for multidisciplinary work. International team formation across UGD, UFV and LAC students.
On-site sessions (31 August – 4 September 2026 · 25h · Stip / Skopje): Intensive practice-led phase combining movement improvisation and embodied research, spatial composition and site-responsive creation, three parallel groups per discipline (Movement / Visual / Language) co-creating a public performance / installation, and daily critiques, peer reviews and mentor feedback.
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Level: Undergraduate and postgraduate students from ACE²-EU universities.
Fields: Contemporary Dance and Performance · Visual Arts and Stage Design · Theatre Studies · Linguistics · Sociology / Human Rights (given the focus on NGO testimonials and textile workers’ rights).
Suitable for those interested in: Creative co-creation and working in small, intensive collective groups · Social transformation through art and activism · Interdisciplinary experimentation blending physical movement with visual installations and language · Community engagement using the “voice of the workers” to reach broader audiences.
Group size: Maximum 20 students.
Language: English B1–B2.
