TRANScenDANCE – National Training in Marseille: explore, understand, and include

Between 11 and 26 October 2025, Cie Essevesse hosted in Marseille the French national training of the TRANScenDANCE project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Over five intensive days held at Studio Yoga Spirale and Studio Accrorap – Friche la Belle de Mai, 15 professionals from the performing arts, education, and social fields came together to explore inclusive, gender-aware, and body-based methodologies.

🌈 An inclusive and embodied framework

Led by Fabio Dolce and Antonino Ceresia (Cie Essevesse), the training combined artistic experimentation, somatic awareness, and reflective dialogue within a safe, co-created environment.
The process was rooted in horizontal learning, care, and creative research, following TRANScenDANCE’s values of diversity, openness, and embodied knowledge.

Invited facilitators:

• Lee Ferrero (Transat Association, Marseille) – lecture on trans and non-binary identities, inclusive language, and self-determination.

• Aude Fondard, non-binary artist and poet – workshop combining movement and writing to explore identity and expression.

• Lou Pioupiou (Lou Laude de Francqueville) – session The Freak / The Strange Within Me, inviting participants to reclaim non-normativity through play and joy.

🩰 A five-day journey

1. Exploring, understanding, and including – collective agreements and Lee Ferrero’s session on gender diversity.

2. Poetry and movement – embodied writing with Aude Fondard.

3. The body, the norm, and the freak – creative empowerment through movement with Lou Pioupiou.

4. Co-creation and collective care – participant-led sessions on consent and group dynamics.

5. Integration and transformation – workshops inspired by Luce Sant’Ambrogio and Eva Voštinić, concluding with collective evaluation and filmed testimonials.