Sustainable Development
Danse Danse is committed!
In light of the global changes taking place and the environmental impact of the performing arts industry, Danse Danse wishes to consolidate its eco-responsible practices, raise public awareness of these issues, and ensure that the performing arts continue to flourish in a healthy environment.
Commitment
Danse Danse is committed to adopting sustainable practices, both socially and environmentally, as part of a wider effort to protect the environment and promote environmental justice. This eco-responsible approach is necessary in order to implement a plan that identifies the sustainable actions to be taken. The plan is intended to be consistent, realistic, and appealing to all stakeholders involved in the organization’s activities.
Values
Outreach
Support Quebec artists of all genres and backgrounds, and facilitate the mobility of international and local companies throughout Quebec and Canada.
Inclusion
Guarantee a welcoming and accessible environment, support artistic plurality, and celebrate the richness that diversity brings to the art of dance.
Quality
Danse Danse provides artists with favourable conditions in which to practise their art, and audiences with high-quality, diverse works that reflect the world in which we live.
Creativity
Foster an environment conducive to the development and promotion of new forms of choreographic expression.
Transmission
In addition to its performances, Danse Danse offers many opportunities to experience dance intensively and supports audience participation in cultural life.
Sharing
Encourage consultation, collaboration, and resource sharing within the dance community.
Key Principles
Our actions are based on the following strategic guidelines for the implementation of our sustainable development policy.
Responsible procurement
- Improve our choice of suppliers
- Review the supply of derived products in terms of their sustainability
- Ensure environmentally responsible procurement of materials and equipment
Digital
- Understand the impact of digital technology and integrate it into our organizational strategies
- Improve the audience experience
Travel
- Reduce emissions by choosing sustainable modes of transport
- Promote and implement incentives for active and collective transport
- Optimize the arrival of international companies to reduce their travel footprint
- Calculate the greenhouse gas emissions generated by team travel related to Danse Danse activities so that they can be offset
Awareness and communication
- Integrate responsible communication principles into our overall marketing strategy
- Engage our stakeholders in our approach to achieve real operational and organizational change
Waste management and circular economy
- Improve waste management at the event
- Provide appropriate signage to inform the public
- Apply circular economy principles, focusing on reducing materials at source and encouraging reuse
Did you know...
Every little action counts to make a difference for our planet! Here are a few gestures (even simple ones) that we are making to contribute to more sustainable practices.
Our posters to give away
We gave away our old posters on International Dance Day. Many of our spectators picked them up to decorate their living rooms, classrooms or offices.
Our posters have a second life
Les Affûtés picked up some of our banners and used them to make creations during the various creative workshops they offer (woodworking, sewing, carpentry, etc.).
Our travel plans
We promote mutualized tours of companies presented in Canada, and seek to optimize our team's travel. You too can make a difference by choosing a low-emission mode of transport! In 2023/2024, 49% of respondents to our post-show surveys used public transport to come to our shows, a number that has been rising every season.