With Dadodans, choreographer/dancer Gaia Gonnelli creates associative, intimate and stimulating multidisciplinary dance performances for young children (0 to 8 years).
With very young children as a target group, Gaia distinguishes itself in the current dance field. She uses dance to give shape to a personal, free world of imagination that appeals to children. Working with materials and primary elements (shapes, colors and sounds) plays an important role in all Dadodans performances. Dadodans also develops educational projects for primary schools, whether or not connected to a performance.
The Dado Foundation
The objective of the Dado Foundation (Stichting Dado) is to promote dance as an art form and a means of communication. Additionally, it aims to promote choreographic work by Gaia Gonnelli for the widest possible audience, spanning from 1 to 100 years old. The foundation seeks to stimulate creativity and imagination through dance, both independently and in conjunction with other art forms such as music, drama, and visual arts, all in alignment with Gaia Gonnelli’s artistic style in the broadest sense.
As a foundation, Dadodans aims to fulfill its duties in providing care and safety to its employees responsibly. It aspires to cultivate an organizational culture and workplace where everyone feels at ease, fostering open communication and mutual respect. We prioritize collaboration, trust, and honesty, and we embrace diversity. Core values such as connection, enjoyment, and transparency guide our actions. We prioritize active listening, respect personal boundaries, and strive for egalitarian conversations. Dadodans unequivocally condemns aggression, violence, intimidation, abuse of power, bullying, sexual harassment, racism, or discrimination.
The Dado Foundation adheres to and implements the Culture Governance Code, the Diversity & Inclusion Code and the Fair Practice Code. The foundation is affiliated with the NAPK, and its management and staff are classified according to the Collective Labor Agreement for Theater and Dance.
Read our PROTOCOL-SOCIALE-VEILIGHEID-DADODANS.pdf here. (In Dutch)
Peter van der Hoop (chair)
Sanne Boersma (treasurer)
Judith van Hemert (general member)
Annual accounts
Annual accounts and management report 2022
Annual accounts and board report 2021
Annual accounts and management report 2020
Subsidy
Dadodans receives a multi-year subsidy from the Performing Arts Fund (FPK) and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK) during the 2021-24 arts plan and is supported by project subsidies from FONDS21, Janivo, VSB fund, Cultuurfonds.
