NESS EL ELFEN Association

National Network
Tunisia
Address

17 rue Larbi Kabadi – El omrane
TUNIS 6 1005
Tunisia

Telephone
00 216 71 797 589
Telephone (other)
00 216 71 287 203
Fax
00 216 71 842 551
E-Mail
Nesselfen@gnet.tn
Mobile Phone
00 216 98 647 797
Mobile Phone (other)
00 216 22 484 215
Website
http://www.nesselfen.org
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2002
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Youth and education
General Information
1- Association with nonlucrative goal. The permanent team is composed of 8 people (direction, administration and technical team), voluntary and paid. The artistic teams and of formation are not permanent. 2- annual Budget: 340 000 dt (200 000 euros). 3- Sources of financing own resources the actions are cofinanced by national and international subsidies. 4- Installation of projects of artistic development (dance and cinema): formation, creation and diffusion. 5- Ministry for the Culture and the Safeguard of the inheritance, French Institute of co-operation of Tunis, Culturesfrance, network Locations, Arts centre Menzah VI, the daily newspaper the Press.
Mission and Objectives

- Creation of an independent cultural space, open on modernity, actor of the development in 2 particular fields: contemporary dance and the cinema. By the culture: to support the dialogue, the meeting and the exchange with the centre even of the Tunisian company, and on the scale of the area.
- Establishment in a territory: opening towards the public in general with a detailed attention for youth.
- Opening to the other cultures: not crossing Arab Europe World Africa.

Main Projects / Activities

- Training of young people: installation of the Mediterranean Center of contemporary dance (professional teaching). Initiation of the young children to the dance. Vocational school of Cinema (EDAC).
- Diffusion of?uvres artists coming from horizons and cultures different: The festival of dance "Choreographic Meetings of Carthage"; Turned of contemporary dance to Tunisia. Festival of documentary "Doc. in Tunis".
- Creation and residences of artists: the place is open so that choreographes can work their?uvres. All the activities are accompanied by a work on a large audience with a detailed attention with youth.

Contact (1) Full Name
Syhem Belkhodja
Head of the organisation
Zoulaeikha Belkhodja
Contact (2) Full Name
Tarek Tabka