Partnerships

The GDA Foundation operates within a network viewpoint to maximize opportunities, foster collaboration, and leverage all available resources. This involvement often translates into direct support for artists, where the Foundation covers a portion or the entire cost of accessing courses and apprenticeship programs for advancing artistic research and training projects.

Summer Academy

Partnership established to promote the involvement of young musicians in chamber music training activities.
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Portuguese Film Academy - Passport Programme

Partnership established to promote the internationalisation of Portuguese actors and actresses by allowing them to connect with agents, casting directors, and globally recognized directors.
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ACT - Actors School

Partnership established to guarantee the participation of theatre and dance professionals in training courses and workshops run by leading foreign trainers.
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BoCA Summer School

Partnership established to deliver specialised artistic training to Portuguese and international performing artists and creators through workshops and talks, fostering a platform for gatherings, discussions, and exploration of fresh prospects in a range of cultural venues across Lisbon.
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Victor Córdon Studios

This partnership intends to provide training opportunities to professional dancers, or those in the process of becoming professionals, enhancing their careers through various training programmes.
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Companhia Instável

Partnership established to provide young dancers training opportunities, enabling them to enhance their skills through programs focused on professional development in dance interpretation and choreography by awarding scholarships to attend the FOCAR and FAICC programmes.
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Forum Dança

Partnership established to provide dancers with a period of advanced experimentation, theoretical research and exercise in body and movement practices through the award of grants to attend the PACAP intensive course.
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Meisner International

Partnership established to provide national actors and actresses with affordable access to quality training in one of the essential acting techniques taught at prestigious international schools - the Meisner technique.
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Other activities

Disclose other initiatives, namely partnerships with key organisations in dance, music and acting, that may contribute to internationalising the careers of Portuguese artists.