Nexus Cultural Association was founded in 2008 by choreographer, dancer and performer Simona Bertozzi.

Nexus was founded as a reference entity of the contemporary research dance company of the same name and as a meeting point between choreographic experimentation and the Bolognese territory.
In addition to supporting the productions of the aforementioned company, for years Nexus has become a center aimed at sharing ideas and choreographic practices, elaborating projects dedicated to the production and promotion of dance in the territory and in the contemporary world.

In particular, the Association carries out activities of :

Production and distribution of performances
Over the years, the Association has supported the productions of the choreographer Simona Bertozzi, its founder, and works to support the circulation of the company’s repertory works, as well as to ensure continuous and in-depth choreographic research by auteur.

Education and professional training of young dancers
Nexus is involved in high-level training projects aimed at the professional growth of young dancers and their artistic maturation.

Generational change
The Association promotes the activities of Simona Bertozzi but also Lucia Guarino, C.G.J. Collective Giulio and Jari, Aristide Rontini, Parini Secondo, ultimabaret (Barbara Stimoli and Titta C. Raccagni), Giorgia Lolli and Rafael Candela. Mentoring, administration, organization, logistics and promotion are offered with a view to consolidating and growing opportunities and skills.

Audience training and audience engagement
One of Nexus’ goals is to work with audiences in the various territories where productions are presented, to create a true, deep-rooted and lasting connection with the community. This is done through sharing, open rehearsals, meetings with artists, projects for ordinary and dance schools, urban events, and long-term projects in villages and cities.

Dance as a means of social inclusion
Nexus organizes projects in which contemporary dance is used as a medium for sharing values, experiences and practices. The association in this way is concerned with the aggregation of citizenship and the social inclusion of ethnic, linguistic and cultural minorities, sharing anatomical memories and traditions of which one is a carrier, finding common paths of movement. The ideal of the universal body is pursued and, therefore, universally addressable and communal.

Research with theorists and practitioners
Nexus organizes events dedicated to theoretical research realtiva to the world of performance and dance in particular, dialoguing with critics, scholars, academics and practitioners in the field. This is to solicit an active ferment of research and dissemination on the art of dance and to stimulate debate by theoretical experts regarding the study of this art.

Dance and Territory
The goal of Nexus is to actively engage in dialogue with the Bologna, national and European territory. The aim is to facilitate the encounter between the territory and contemporary and research dance. The Association believes in the potential of the language of dance in the identity-building processes of individuals and communities, and therefore supports activities that are deeply rooted in the social fabric, becoming part of a common culture and contributing to the creation and consolidation of a European civil and cultural consciousness.