PREAMBLE

The THEATRE AND DANCE ALLIANCE is a coalition of organisations, institutions, festivals and companies that operate, and individuals who make at least part of their livelihoods, within the South African dance and theatre sector.  

The purpose of the THEATRE AND DANCE ALLIANCE is to advance and defend the interests of the dance and theatre sector as a whole and of the individuals active within it.

VISION

Our vision is of a just society in which all citizens enjoy the fundamental right ‘to participate in the cultural life of the community and to enjoy the arts’ (Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), and in which the dignity, value and rights of creative workers are recognized and upheld.

AIMS

1. To mobilise, network and unite creative practitioners (dancers, actors, playwrights, choreographers, directors, designers, etc) and all those working in the dance and theatre sector (technicians, educators, publicists, arts managers, producers, etc) to identify, promote, advocate and defend the interests of theatre and dance as a whole, and of those who make their livings in the sector.

2. To provide a platform for information-sharing, exchange of ideas, criticism and debate about matters related to the dance and theatre sector.

3. To advocate for policies that both address historical imbalances and social and economic inequality on the one hand and enhance the vibrancy and sustainability of the dance and theatre sector on the other.

4. To help build capacity within our sector including creative and technical skills, entrepreneurial and management skills, policy, organizational, advocacy and leadership skills.

5. To promote and defend our Constitutional right to freedom of creative
expression.

6. To hold accountable government officials, departments, publicly-funded institutions and funding agencies that are responsible for dance and theatre in our country.  

7. To form strategic alliances and to partner with local, national and international agencies and organisations in support of our aims.  
 
8. To secure our own sustainability in terms of organization, leadership and financing to ensure our resilience.

PRINCIPLES

THEATRE AND DANCE ALLIANCE is committed to the following and requires its members to subscribe to these:

1. Anti-discrimination: TADA will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, age, disability and country of origin.

2. Non-partisanship and political independence: TADA will not affiliate or align with any political party, while it will engage with all parties that influence policy regarding theatre and dance in the pursuit of its aims.

3. Unity: TADA will seek to unify the dance and theatre sector across historical, racial, geographical, cultural and other divides, but not compromise its principles in doing so.

4. Ethical leadership: TADA will promote ethical leadership and will not tolerate corruption, dishonesty and behaviour that places individual self-enrichment above the interests of members or the broader sector, with leaders required to declare their interests and recusing themselves when decisions have to be made about issues in which they have a direct interest.

5. Anti-gender-based violence: TADA will actively promote gender equality and work towards the eradication of violence against women within the dance and theatre sector and within our society as a whole.

6. Transparency and accountability: TADA will conduct its affairs transparently,  keeping its members informed and conducting itself in a manner that is accountable to its members, even as it seeks to hold accountable those who are responsible for policy and funding of the dance and theatre sector.

7. Democratic: TADA will promote and act according to democratic principles, with the leadership accountable to the members who elected them and uphold transparency and accountability as above.

By completing this form, We/I agree that I have read and agree to abide by the vision, aims and
principles of the THEATRE AND DANCE ALLIANCE.

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