Activities

The James Carlès Centre is a recognised hybrid choreographic hub grouped into three entities: 

 

Dance school : that develops

The amateur practice with more than 20 dance disciplines proposed for: adults, teens and children over the age of 3.

The  Professional Training with an establishment recognised by the state and funded by the Regional Counsel of the Midi-Pyrénées and the Aquitaine region for the preparation of the “EAT” and professional insertion/scene preparation. This training pole is equally open to all dance professional as an auditor via ERD (Entraînements Réguliers du Danceur). It also develop through diverse partnerships as in the case with the University of Mirail (Toulouse), le CESMD, CEFEDEM, Music’halle, le Pôle jazz de Marciac….

Workshops and Master Classes. We organise three key events: the "techniques fondatrices" workshop in the fall, the winter and summer international workshop within the framework of "Dances, Toulouse, Dance !". For these occasions, meetings are taken up with a number of well-known choreographers, educators and researchers.

Research with the G2RC, group created in 2007, is oriented towards a new project around contemporary music (jazz and other aesthetics). 

Association Promoting Culture and Art - APCA

That develops the activities around:

  •  Choreographic creation  with a professional company and tours in Africa, Europe, American and the Carribean.
  • The repertoire around foundational works from creators of the African Diaspora

The James Carlès Company is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Communication– DRAC Midi-Pyrénées, the city of Toulouse, L’ACSE Direction Régionale de la Jeunesse du Sport  et de la Cohésion Sociale,  the Consulate of The United States of America, the Conseil Général de la Haute-Garonne and receives funding from the Conseil Régional Midi-Pyrénées for diffusion of programming.

DOCUMENTATION CENTRE -Dance memorial and heritage

The documentation centre at the James Carlès Centre is a privately funded (James Carlès) document repository, with more than 4 000 works, 5 000 music resources, 5 000 videos and DVD’s.