ADiaspora Collective (Alesandra Seutin and Vicki Igbokwe) Auditions

ADiaspora Collective (Alesandra Seutin and Vicki Igbokwe) are looking for strong, versatile and dynamic female dancers to join the cast of Frusted for their national and international autumn tour.

A Brief Encounter with... Alesandra Seutin & Vicki Igbokwe from Dance Umbrella on Vimeo.

Tour dates:
- Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th October, London
- Friday 15th and Saturday 16th, Germany
- Friday 5th November, London

Rehearsals will take place on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings (+ intensive periods) and you must be available for all rehearsals.

Rehearsal period starts 6th September

What we are looking for:
Strong female performers with Contemporary, African and Urban (House, Waacking, Street Dance) training.

Auditions will take place on Sunday 5th September 3pm:

Studio 1
Town Hall Approach Road
London N15 4RX

Travel Directions
Studio 1 is located in the Enterprise Building at the back of the Bernie Grant Arts Centre.
We are a short 5 minute walk from Seven Sisters tube station on the Victoria line.
Buses: 41, 123, 149, 230, 243, 259, 341, 476.

Please email adiasporacollective@googlemail.com with a CV and recent photo.

All CV's must be received by Friday 3rd September

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Vocab Dance Company Auditions

In October Vocab Dance Company will be auditioning for new dancers, if you are interested in auditioning you can already have an advance on our official release and send your cv + recent photo at vocabdance@googlemail.com.

 Vocab Dance Company

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Vocab Dance Company News & Upcoming Workshops

Upon been awarded the Trailblazers Fellowship 2009-2010 by ADAD and supported by the LUTSF, Alesandra Seutin artistic director/choreographer for Vocab Dance Company has recently returned from a professional training/exchange at the renowned Germaine Acogny’s Ecole des Sables centre for African Traditional and Contemporary Dance in Senegal, Africa.

Alesandra will soon be delivering master classes in different London venues to share and transmit her knowledge with all whom share interest in African contemporary dance, African traditional form and Afro Eclectic dance, Vocab Dance Company's signature style.

 

photo by Beth Alena

1st instalment...

When: Saturday 18 September 2010
Time: 12.15-1.45pm
How much: Single class: £10 adv / £12 door
Where: Islington Arts Factory
2 Parkhurst Road
London N7 0SF
Nearest tubes: Holloway Road & Caledonian Road
Buses: 4, 17, 43, 91, 153, 253, 259, 271, 359
For further information including details of how to book in advance visit facebook.com/Feel the Rhythm Productions or email feeltherhythmprod@googlemail.com

Alesandra Seutin is currently working with Theatre Centre on their new play 'The day the waters came' based on New Orlean's Katrina effect on a young girl... Watch this space September tour coming up!

http://www.theatre-centre.co.uk/

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Dance Video: Rosannah Carrick

A Third Year Solo Performance Presentation by Rosannah Carrick, a BPA (Hons) student at Northern School of Contemporary Dance www.nscd.ac.uk June 2010.
Recorded at NSCD by Krishan Hukam.

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African Dance Encounter

Emmanual Nii Tagoe
Vicki Igbokwe
Alesandra Seutin

African Dance Encounter is an exploration of traditional, contemporary and urban approaches to dance of the African diaspora. Culminating in two evenings of performance, this series of creative labs brings together three UK-based dance artists: Vicky Igbokwe and Alesandra Seutin (ADiaspora Collective) and Nii Tagoe (Frititi). The artists work together, sharing an eclectic mix of dance and movement influences from Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Belgium, the US and the UK.

See Link for full details

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Tom Dale Company Workshop

Tom Dale Company in association with Greenwich Dance will be offering a week-long workshop with TDC.

The workshops will offer participants a chance to experience elements of movement techniques related to Tom’s work in addition to learning repertory from the recent touring work ROAM. Participants will also be guided through specific choreographic devices used in the creation of ROAM.

Led by Louise Tanoto & Maria Olga Palliani, the day will consist of:
• Technique
• Repertory
• Improvisation and musicality
• Putting choreographic techniques into practice

Requirements
Suitable for dancers aged between 18 - 30
At least 2 years experience of contemporary dance, improvisation context and stage performance or who have begun or finished a professional training in dance

Venue: Greenwich Dance The Borough Hall, Royal Hill, London, SE10 8RE
Cost: £150 including VAT. Payable in full, in advance
Dates: Monday 6th to Friday 10th September 2010
Times: 13.00 – 17.30
Contact: Raj Pardesi raj@tomdale.org.uk

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Dance Video: Lando Wilkins - Usher "OMG"

Lando Wilkins - Usher "OMG" featuring Lyle Beniga and
Bam Martin

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ENTANGLED Dance Festival

St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, London... a stunning location to unveil what's new in contemporary dance.

Dance festival 'Entangled' showcased work by Tempered Body Dance Company, Collisions Dance Company, Big Beef Dance Theatre, Joss Arnott Dance and Antique Dances.

Threshold by Joss Arnott Dance stood out by a country mile as the most well established piece of the evening.

Threshold is described by the company as 'a focus on whole body articulation' and 'radical dynamic physicality'.

Flaring up an atmosphere the moment the dancers entered the performance space, you could sense the audience shift from passiveness to alertness. This anticipation was met by a performance which was not only technically balanced, but invigorating to observe and can only assume to perform also.

Arnott's choreography is a refreshing blend of traditional and progressive styles. Some specific moments reminded us of Shechter's signature moves, but this is by no means a criticism, as we found them particularly well placed by Arnott.

This company is well worth remembering and we're excited about what's to come from Joss Arnott...

Joss Arnott Dance

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Dance's Classes, Courses & One-Off Workshops for Autumn 2010 Yorkshire

Yorkshire Dance launches exciting, newly enhanced programme of classes and courses in September 2010.

Yorkshire Dance, based in central Leeds’ developing cultural hub on Quarry Hill, and which celebrates its 30th birthday in 2012, is inviting you to take part in a brand new programme of classes and courses, starting this September.

Every week during term-time, Yorkshire Dance already welcomes around 700 people to classes which include everything from Bollywood to breakdance, from ballroom to ballet. And it’s anticipating a lot more when the autumn term gets underway.

So what’s new? Well, quite a lot, it seems, among the staggering 64 weekly classes and courses.

Wieke Eringa, Director of Yorkshire Dance, says, “We’re introducing some great new tutors and dance styles to the programme – we’re opening on Sundays for the first time, with a special Health and Fitness programme for adults, and there are new classes such as Zumba Fitness, Body Confidence and Modern Jive during the week.”

“On Saturdays, we’ve developed our programme for children up to the age of 12, who are now going to be our Saturday Superstars. They can do streetdance, ballet or breakdance – and we’re really delighted to be offering the newest Latin American fitness craze for kids, Zumbatomic.”

Another new feature of the programme is a seriously funky new class for young people aged 13-15. Fuzed offers a mixture of urban styles on Wednesdays, from 5.30pm – 6.30pm. More than just a dance class, it’s an opportunity to socialise, trade skills and maybe create a brand new urban dance crew in the city.

Wieke adds, “Dance is the second most popular physical activity for young people after football and the top activity for girls outside school*, and Yorkshire Dance is the perfect place for people of every age, and of any level of experience, to dance in a safe, supportive and professional environment.”

Yorkshire Dance continues to offer many classes that focus on the stylistic, technical and cultural background of various dance forms – tango, contemporary dance, ballet, streetdance and many more.

Also on offer are classes in Arabic bellydancing, tap and jazz dance for the over-50s, as well as the The Dance 50+, which offers a taste of all kinds of styles. Also back this autumn is the ever-popular Mind the Step class for adults with learning difficulties.

The new term begins on Monday 13 September, and the full timetable of classes and courses is online at www.yorkshiredance.com, where you can now book your tickets online for the first time.

You can also phone to ask for a brochure to be posted to you, on 0113 243 8765.

ONE-OFF WORKSHOPS

The autumn term also features 13 one-off workshops. Highlights include your chance to work with the professional dancers and choreographer of the acclaimed Fleur Darkin Company for two days in October, culminating with a live performance. DISGO will be staged at The Carriageworks, Leeds, on Friday 8 October as part of Light Night Leeds.

Award-winning Protein Dance is also inviting you to contribute to the creation of its new touring show, L.O.L (lots of love). Spend an afternoon working with renowned choreographer Luca Silvestrini, sharing your own experience of the online world, and you may find your own material turning up in the performance when it reaches the West Yorkshire Playhouse next February.

You could also try out an Aerial skills workshop with Urban Angels Circus, or live your dream to move like Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in Dancing the Movies.

And in December, if you’re worn out with all the shopping and preparations for Christmas, why not Relax for Christmas with a soothing workshop featuring a blend of Pilates, yoga, stretching and massage techniques?

With so much going on at Yorkshire Dance this autumn, you might just need it...

Check www.yorkshiredance.com for details or call 0113 243 8765 for a brochure.

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CARGO – a daring journey in search of a place to call home...

 Dougie Irvine (Visible Fictions) - Director
Balbir Singh (Balbir Singh Dance Company) - Movement Director / Choreographer
Jim Sutherland (La Banda Europa) - Musical Director

CARGO is a thrilling large-scale outdoor spectacle with 12 performers transforming the park of Leith Links into a visual extravaganza. A mirage emerges from four large CARGO crates, and consumes its audience with a world-at-sea. CARGO is the essential festival experience for the whole family.

A risk-taking, water soaked exploration of the universal need to migrate, CARGO weaves together extreme physicality, a stunning soundtrack and intricate imagery with strange yet familiar characters. Created by the best of Scotland’s large-scale performance makers, and featuring a truly international cast selected from all over the globe, CARGO is a visceral experience for the eyes and ears.

Transporting audiences to a world of dangers, high seas and troubled lands, CARGO tells the tale of two people and their quest for the perfect place to call home. Filled with adventurers, exiles, conquerors and slaves, CARGO explores the primal urge of humans to leave their country of origin, whether it be for a better life, to escape a past, for a new way of living, or to find... themselves.

Created and Produced by Iron Oxide Ltd
Commissioned by The Edinburgh Mela

World Premiere 6 August 2010 9.30pm

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Venue: Leith Links West, EH6 7QR (Venue 167)
Dates: 11-22 August 2010
Time: 21:15

Also at: Edinburgh Mela Festival 7-8 August
Box Office: 0131 473 2000

http://www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk/festival/cargo.php

Supported by Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund (£250,000) and part of the Made in Scotland Showcase

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Rosie Kay Dance Company - Dance Leaders Required

Rosie Kay Dance Company is looking for Dance Leaders to work on an exciting new site-specific project, Dancing on the Severn Valley Railway.

We are looking for a total of 18 Dance Leaders based in Worcestershire, Telford or Shropshire.

Each dance leader will work with an existing or newly formed group of up to 30 young people between June and July 2011 to create an element of the site-specific performance with their group, prior to the performance on 23rd July 2011.

In advance of the creation period, each Dance Leader will get the opportunity to take part in Choreographic training with Rosie Kay, Artistic Director of Rosie Kay Dance Company.

Requirements:

• Dance training to higher education level or 3 years experience working in the community with young people aged 11 – 25.
• Have choreographic experience (although some training will be provided)
• Have an existing dance group of young people aged between 11 and 25 years,
or be willing to work with a group of that age range, selected for you by the project coordinator.
• Access to free rehearsal space within your area for dance sessions
• Be willing to create work for outdoor spaces.

All applicants must be interested and committed to the project and meet all the requirements needed for it to take place.

Delivery fee: £600
Expenses: up to £65 paid for each training day

Commitments:

Training: 1 day in October half term (Birmingham)
1 day in February half term (Birmingham)
1 day during Easter break (Birmingham)

Delivery: Up to 12 sessions with your group to create a 5 mins performance

For more information: Please contact Rosie Kay on 07961 434256
How to apply: Please send a written application detailing how you meet the requirements above, with an up-to-date CV. Please indicate whether you are willing to work with a new group or you wish to work with your own group, and give details.
To: Rosie Kay Dance Company, info@rosiekay.co.uk
101 Ludgate Lofts, 17 Ludgate Hill, Birmingham, B3 1DW
Deadline: 10th September 2010

Dancing on the Severn Valley Railway - About the event
An incredible one-day event on the Severn Valley railway, involving a large number of participants and the company in a thrilling journey of steam adventure and romance.

Following the line from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth, the audience will be taken to world of surreal adventure and romance in which they too must participate to solve the puzzle at the end of the journey.

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Tom Dale Company - Roam

A captivating journey by five stunning dancers into a world of swinging sub bass and complex percussion, with specially commissioned tracks from maverick producer/composer Shackleton and drum & bass outfit Sion; ROAM takes as its starting point the human requirement to explore and experience, and incorporates the work of poet Rick Holland.

Tom Dale’s work brings together forms as diverse as ballet, breaking, and Japanese Butoh with leftfield electronica to push boundaries of modern art.

"Exhilaratingly beautiful and simmering with danger" ***** British Theatre Guide (RISE)

Roam cuts between raw, aggressive and visceral movement and complex refined precision, creating a unique and unpredictable style.

"The choreography is excellent, no move is wasted, enigmatic, intriguing and very well made" The Stage (CABIN FEVER)

Formed in 2001, Tom Dale Company is establishing itself as one of the new wave of emerging artists testing the boundaries of contemporary dance and live electronic music – creating new platforms for adventurous audiences.

"A fluidity of movement that holds you in its grasp" **** Scotsman (RISE)

Venue: Zoo Southside

Zoo Southside at 117 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9ER.

Aug 6-11,14-16,18-23,25-30 16:20 (55mins) £10.00(£8.00)

Show time: 16.30 - 17.30

Running Time 55mins
Tom Dale Company

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Dance Video: S**TKINGZ in London montage

S**TKINGZ in London montage
organised by THE SERIOUS DANCER

contact: carlosneto007@hotmail.com
edited by
www.earlalburo.com
www.coolography.co.uk

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