Partners
MAD – Maison de la danse
With over 43 years of history and commitment, the Maison de la Danse is reinventing itself: the Ateliers de la Danse will be inaugurated in 2026. The Maison, a physical venue, and the Ateliers, a prefigured space, are two complementary places designed to bring audiences and artists together to experience choreographic art in all its forms.
Starting in the 2023-2024 season, the Ateliers will join the Maison de la Danse under the MAD initiative, a new project shaping the future of dance in Lyon. Since its creation in 1980, the Maison de la Danse has been recording performances, building a collection of audiovisual archives. Mediation initiatives have been developed using this video archive, including a freely accessible video library, video conferences, an educational DVD Le tour du monde en 80 danse, the documentary series La Minute du Spectateur, and the Numeridanse platform.
Centre national de la danse
A public institution under the Ministry of Culture, the Centre National de la Danse (CN D) was founded in 1998. Based in Pantin (Île-de-France), with an additional branch in Lyon, it is currently directed by Catherine Tsekenis. As a unique space dedicated to dance, CN D gathers resources to support the choreographic sector and its audiences.
It provides training and support for professional dancers, encourages amateur practice, promotes research, preserves and disseminates choreographic heritage, supports the creation of choreographic works in all their diversity, and fosters dialogue with other artistic fields.
Within CN D, the Heritage, Audiovisual, and Publishing Department—an official partner of Numeridanse since its inception—operates through a specialized media library, serving as a reference center for dance history and documentary resources. Its Image Division manages, preserves, and provides access to over 15,000 audiovisual documents, including recordings of performances, artist archives, and specific collection initiatives.
Ministère de la Culture
Video and image can complement, but not replace, the direct, physical and sensitive experience of the spectator or dance enthusiast. The presence of dance on the Internet has become inescapable. Numeridanse can help guide you there.
Dance is undoubtedly one of the oldest and most widespread social and recreational practices worldwide, yet it remains one of the least known art forms due to its ephemeral nature. Efforts to develop choreographic culture for a broader audience still need to be strengthened. Preserving, conserving, promoting, and making accessible significant aspects of choreographic creation and dance history to the widest possible audience is essential to enhancing its recognition.
By digitizing and making selected resources available online—with the collaboration of artists—the Ministry of Culture aims to showcase the diversity of dance expressions. As a founding partner of Numeridanse, the Ministry of Culture actively supports its development, aligning with this mission.
