Silesian Dance Theatre (Śląski Teatr Tańca)

The Silesian Dance Theatre (SDT) is a municipal theatre found by the City of Bytom in 1992. The organization includes both artistist and administration staff in number of 23 employees. The SDT received general support from the city of Bytom. The SDT is a very experienced organization in fundraising. SDT was a beneficent of European programs: Culture 2000, Leonardo da Vinci and Culture Exchange Program. The projects are realized on the base of the support from Marshall of the Region, Ministry of Culture of Poland, international foundations, commercial sponsors, Embassies and Culture Institutes. The year budget of SDT is around million Euro. Poland’s first professional contemporary dance company, established in 1991 in the city of Bytom by Director/Choreographer Jacek Łuminski, has developed a new dance form and style based on the rich cultural traditions of Poland. Łumiński’s choreography and movement vocabulary is a split from the traditional and contemporary dance forms which flourish in Poland. It is considered to be incomparable and innovatory wherever abroad the company performs and teaches. The Silesian Dance Theatre has performed, taught and realize artistic projects throughout Poland and all over the Europe, USA and Asia. Because of the activity in the field of education, community and artistic projects of contemporary dance, received the name of the Contemporary Dance Centre in Poland The Silesian Dance Theatre, since 1991, has organized monthly national and international workshop and seminars open to dancers, choreographers and administrators. Has formed the Silesian Dance Theatre Foundation which supports many activities of the SDT organization with educational programs and community outreach programs especially. Since 1994 organizes Annual International Contemporary Dance Conference and Performance Festival -   one of the biggest and unique in its structure dance event in Europe. Presents the most interesting dance productions all over the world. Its program consists also of practical and theoretical workshop: dance techniques, stage lighting, dance writing, management in the art, and many others led by the professionals from USA and Europe. Silesian Dance Theatre opened the first higher school for contemporary dance artists – Acting for Dance Theatre Program at the Ludwik Solski State Theatre School in Cracow. Students receive extensive education in Contemporary Dance, Theatre and the relative areas. Graduates of the program are versatile performers through a balanced study of various dance techniques and styles as well as through other systems inherent to related areas such as theatre, film and music. Although the main focus of the training is practical experience the graduates are well educated in the arts and academic subjects which all in all entitles them to lead successful artistic professional life including with independent, original and creative work.