Fabulous Beast Workshop/Audition Call out

Michael Keegan-Dolan is looking to find six to eight dancers to collaborate with for a new co production between Fabulous Beast and Sadler’s Wells. The dates of creation and performance are approximately from August 1st until October 31st 2011.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in one of two short workshops led by Michael Keegan-Dolan, Artistic Director of Fabulous Beast (www.fabulousbeast.net). Workshops will take place in both London and in Dublin, and will involve the exploration of making new dances to music from Liam O’Maonlai’s recording ‘Rian,’ which is an celebration of Liam’s interpretation of Traditional Irish Music. 

Workshop/Audition dates, times and locations; London (Sadlers Wells Theatre): Friday 11th March to Sunday 13th of March 2011; (Friday evening, 7pm-9:30pm, all day Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday afternoon, 2pm-5pm) Dublin (venue to be confirmed); Saturday 19th of March (9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm)

TO APPLY: please email your CV, headshot and a brief letter explaining why you would like participate, to: workshops@fabulousbeast.net 

Deadline for applications is Monday 1st March 6pm 

All experienced professional dancers are welcome to apply. The workshop will be limited to a maximum of 30 participants and those invited will be notified by Friday 4th March. We regret that we are unable to notify unsuccessful applicants. For any queries regarding the production or the workshop auditions, please email workshops@fabulousbeast.net 

Fabulous Beast is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland with additional support from Dublin City Council. International touring is supported by Culture Ireland.

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Call for Applications for Creative Apprentices to support: The Blink Project

Co produced by McMcArts, Wayne McGregor | Random Dance and Canterbury Festival supported by South East Dance taking place from June – August 2011. 

We are seeking three enthusiastic and committed apprentices to support Wayne McGregor | Random Dance’s Creative Learning Team in the delivery of Blink – a large scale participatory project working with schools and community groups in Thanet, Kent to culminate in a large scale outdoor performance spectacular in Margate on August bank holiday weekend 2011. 

The event will also feature German performance company Pan Optikum who will animate buildings, create stunning, large-scale fire objects, and interweave the dance, theatrical and pyrotechnical elements of the show. 

The apprenticeship is a professional development opportunity which will include: - opportunity to work with Wayne McGregor | Random Dance - opportunity to engage with and observe Wayne McGregor and Random Dance’s highly acclaimed teaching practice and unique creative methods - participation in the project from rehearsal through to performance - opportunity to build a relationship with Kent based schools and community groups - gaining teaching and leading skills such as: how to work in school and community settings, how to adapt creative methods to suit different participant groups, including those with special needs, how to create site-specific performance works with large numbers of participants, the stages of a participatory project from recruitment to performance, chaperoning and backstage support during the performance. - allocation to a specific group and assistance with rehearsing of groups and working closely with them during the intensive rehearsal week - mentoring from Wayne McGregor | Random Dance’s Creative Learning Director - Flat fee of £1200

We are looking for applicants who: - are dance graduates or have equivalent professional dance experience - have a desire to work with and/or some experience of working with young people in schools or in community settings - are enthusiastic and willing to learn new skills - can commit to the entire timeframe of the project Time Commitment Required: Approx 20 - 22 days Rehearsals and Planning • 2 days per week - w/c 6 June, 13 June, 20 June, 27 June, 4 July, 11 July • Weekends of 6/7 August and 13/14 August • Intensive rehearsal week 22 – 26 Performance Date • Saturday 27 August Evaluation • Contribute to one meeting date tbc. Plus some ad-hoc time to respond to emails.

To apply Please send us: - An outline of why you want to do the project (1 page A4) - A CV Nb.

We encourage applications from Kent based applicants and those who might be able to further develop dance work in Kent after the life of the project.

Deadline for Application by March 31 2011 5pm

Please email applications to vicky.bloor@southeastdance.org.uk

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Dance Educational Auditioning Students

Dance Educational is a two year dance intensive independent program which consists of the same contents as a three year education, to train and prepare students to enter the professional dance world and will be auditioning students for the dance academic year of august 2011.

The audition dates are:

5 March 2011, 10.00-14.00 in Malmö (Sweden)
20 March 2011, 10.00-14.00 in Copenhagen (Denmark)

10 April 2011, 10.00-14.00 in Copenhagen (Denmark)
23 April 2011, 10.00-14.00 in Malmö (Sweden)

Please apply via our application link: http://danceeducational.com/applicationform.php

For more information, please visit http://danceeducational.com/auditiondates.php  Contact us on dance@comhem.se

A Warm Welcome

Val Jean-Charles

Artistic Director & Founder of Dance Educational

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Auditions - Faith Drama Productions and Spread Expression looking for versatile dancers & basketball freestylers

AWARD WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER CINDY CLAES TEAMS UP WITH BOLD ARTS COMPANY FAITH DRAMA PRODUCTIONS TO BRING A NEW "DANCE STORY" PRODUCTION COMBINING DANCE, DRAMA AND BASKETBALL

HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR........

• VERSATILE DANCERS (especially in Hip-hop-hop/contempory/African)

• BASKETBALL FREESTYLERS

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Artistic Support Opportunities at Breaking Cycles

One of the major goals at Breaking Cycles has always been to encourage and develop artistic talent and excellence. Hundreds of people have taken part in their workshop activity over the last few years and  they're now offering a whole new strand or artistic support. Artistic Director Benji Reid has recently qualified as a Professional Development Coach with PANDA and Relationship Dynamics 1st and are offering free coaching sessions to mid-career and emerging artists in the North West.

"Coaching at its best will offer new opening’s and insights in difficult situations and important decision making, offering support on the journey to self-discovery. The idea is that our clients often know what they want and even know their destination our objective is to listen objectively without judgment as they unfold their road map. As humans we sometimes get in our own way. Undermining our dreams from past experience, harsh self-judgment and fears of failure. Coaching is a tool to open the door to new horizons and ultimately empowerment”

-Benji Reid 

 

Offering coaching sessions on a one-off basis, As a package of 4 sessions or as a long-term 12 month programme. The number of places that they're able to offer are limited so if you’d like to take advantage of this opportunity please email: b@breakingcycles.co.uk

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The Price Paid For Success

Breaking Cyles presents
The Devil Has Quentin's Heart
starring Benji Reid

The Devil has Quentin's Heart - That was the price that Quentin paid for success. He had it all riding high as an ultra-successful trader on Wall Street but betrayed and framed for fraud he discovers life in the underbelly of New York as an alcoholic living on the streets. He sees that greed knows no limits and makes one last wager to save his soul. This is the story told on his last day, in his last hour, before Satan comes banging at the door.

Tour Details:

2^nd March

Contact, Manchester 

4^th March

Live @ LICA, Lancaster 

8^th March

The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich 

10^th March

The Albany, London 

24^th – 26^th March

The Nuffield, Southampton 

1^st April

Exeter Northcott, Exeter 

 photo by Irven Lewis

www.breakingcyles.co.uk

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East London Dance Geared Up For Dance Currents 2011

 
East London Dance is shining a light onto the thriving dance scene by serving up Dance Currents 2011. This inspirational and enlightening season presents a wide range of illuminating one-off concept nights by local, national and international dance companies and underground artists and has been described by audiences as ‘hugely entertaining’.


East London Dance has been producing the Dance Currents season for the past five years and have seen it go from strength to strength - presenting high quality dance to an ever growing audience. The season presents emerging talent alongside seasoned professionals, some of who have now gone on to be incredibly successful. Frederick Opoku Addaie first programmed in 2006 is now an Associate Artist at ROH2; Boy Blue Entertainment, now Associate Artists for the Barbican; and James Wilton who has more recently won Sadler’s Wells Global Dance Contest. With some of the most cutting edge choreography, dynamic performances and inspiring collaborations, the Dance Currents 2011 season is the secret to lighting up your life with the perfect night of dance, atmosphere and entertainment.

The season kicks off with Blueprint – a showcase celebrating talented young upcomingchoreographers with the freshest moves, the latest trends and a range of styles. The event will premiere a brand new work by Blueprint Bursary winner 2011 Joseph Toonga co commissioned by East London Dance, London Youth Dance and Sadler's Wells. It is the only London based bursary in which three heavy weight London organisations come together to share the mission to support the best young dance makers. Fresh, fun and ambitious, come watch the cream of the crop from the emerging British dance scene.


Illegal Dance - London’s leading Hip Hop Company Avant Garde Dance are collaborating with digital artist Nic Sandiland and Edinburgh Fringe First winner Inua Ellams to create a fully immersive and interactive multimedia production. Illegal Dance reveals an underground society where dance and artistic expression are suppressed, forbidden and illegal. Breaking convention and showing a distinctive and innovative style, an interactive realm will be created where the spectator becomes part of the spectacle and where the real and the surreal are blurred. The company’s last piece Spectrum, was described by The Stage newspaper as ‘bold, inventive dance,’ and received a number of four-star reviews.


From successful runs in New York, Manchester and London, Mixed Movement – an open stage for dancers in any style returns to Stratford for two nights. The brainchild of DawN Crandell and Baba Israel (Live music) the concept is to provide an evening of spontaneous dance performance. Modelled on open mic nights for comedians, dancers from all styles/genres are welcomed and invited to just ’get up and dance’. This ultimate freestyle dance experience is a rare opportunity to watch breath-taking creativity through improvised dance.

Local International – this successful night returns to present a mixed bill of bold and inspiring work from three artists from across the globe and around the corner. Each piece draws on world influences and blends Breaking, Contemporary dance, Hip Hop, media and humorous realism. The night features Scottish Bboy Tony Mills with the highly acclaimed WATCH IT! Currently on tour in the UK and making its London premiere, this production has been described as ‘slick, seamless… a perfectly judged production’. This witty exploration of a television addict makes essential viewing not only for lovers of dance but also theatre enthusiasts; French/German duo Sébastien Ramirez and Hyun-Jung Wang, are making their London debut with the highly anticipated Amor & Psyché. London audiences have previously been stunned by Ramirez’s work since his London debut in Dance Currents 2009 with the innovative piece Together Alone with Raphael Hillebrand.


Wowing audiences it was immediately programmed at Breakin’ Convention, Sadler’s Wells and has now successfully toured the UK; Finally London locals BirdGang with Birdnet - BirdGang are famously known for uniquely creating their own dance movement by the name Aahehop - a fusion and evolution of all the Hip Hop dance styles to create a fluid, ground breaking art form. The Company have recently performed at the Bafta Awards Ceremonies, T4 On the Beach and Sadlerʼs Wells to name a few.

East London Dance is on the move, reconnecting with the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch to present Protein Dance’s LOL (Lots of love). Artistic Director Luca Silverstrini with his ‘extremely clever and constantly entertaining’ (The Times) choreography delves into a world of electronic communication to uncover the shift that social networking has had on the way we live and love. Expect social comment, provocative humour and engaging performances from this award winning company.

Collabo is back! Now in its 6th year this successful sell out show provides an opportunity to see some of the most highly respected Hip Hop artists being commissioned to collaborate and create this season's new 'must have' style. A stellar line-up of stage and screen dance phenomenon’s is guaranteed with previous years having featured: Boy Blue Entertainment (Pied Piper), Zoonation (Into The Hoods), Plague (World Hip Hop Dance Champions) Impact Dance, TK Spin, Animaineax (Winners of Move Like Michael Jackson & finalists of So You Think You Can Dance), Dance2xs (Featuring: So You Think You Can Dance’s Judge Sisco), Uchenna Dance and VOCAB Dance.

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Unified On The Hunt For Dance Groups

We are looking for groups to perform at this years Unified Dance Showcase 2011 on the 12th (Under 18’s) and 13th (Over 18’s) of August held at the Campus West Theatre. This will be the 5th year of Unified and we plan to make it the biggest yet. We are already awaiting a final decision from 3 very well-known companies who are interested in acting as sponsors, plus a possible television appearance for performers in the show.

Why is Unified Different? And what does it mean to us?

"A Show to Unify the Dance Community...."

The idea for Unified was inspired by a London dance event called 'Stylefest', where a discussion forums amongst dancers highlighted the need for the dance community to pull together and support each other rather than promoting the atmosphere of rivalry that seems common place between dance companies and schools. Brendon Hansford from Alter Ego Dance felt that this was an issue that hit very close to home and decided to create a dance showcase with the intention to unify the dance community. Little did we know that a movement was being created fuelled by a collective belief in our motto “Don’t talk about them, Talk to them”. Belief that this simple strategy can avoid the unnecessary conflict caused by hearsay, rumours and gossip, helping companies and schools to communicate and work together.

By putting on this show we were initially hoping to build bridges with other companies and help others to do the same, helping towards developing a strong dance community who support each other. 

Since the very first show we feel that this show has helped us build old broken relationships and create some amazing new connections with dance groups and schools. It has done the same for many other groups :)

WHAT WILL YOU GET?

We hope that being part of the show and supporting the movement is a strong motive :) But… to make it a little more appealing to you we will give you and you group a whole web page on www.danceunified.co.uk to upload pretty much anything you want to advertise your company, plus your information will be printed in the program so that the public are able to contact you after the show.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED?
If you would like to be part of Unified 2011 then please email info@ae-dance.com with these details:

GROUP NAME:
CHOREOGRAPHERS NAME:
MOBILE CONTACT NUMBER:
E-MAIL ADDRESS: 
CONFIRMATION THAT YOU ARE FREE TO PERFORM:
AND A VIDEO LINK SHOW SOME OF YOUR WORK:

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Dance Video: Vocab Dance Company Trailer

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C-12 Dance Theatre's Open Dance Classes - A New Approach & Experience To Movement !

C-12 Dance Theatre invites you to their open classes which are inspired by contemporary dance/theatre techniques. This is an exhilarating, high tempo infused dance class with movement from various styles ranging from capoeira, salsa, street dance and jazz, all embedded within the contemporary technique to give participants an exciting new approach and experience to movement. 

This will help build your dance vocabulary, stamina and self confidence while having fun at the same time.  The class is lead by the choreographers of C-12 Dance Theatre.  The company itself is a national touring company and an Associate Company with East London Dance. 

Starting Friday March 25th
Time: 7.30 - 9pm
Prices : £55 for 10 weeks
Students/Unemployed/Equity Price/Dance UK members : £50 for 10 weeks
Drop in Price: £5.50
Location: Chisenhale Dance Space, E3 5QZ

WWW.C12DANCETHEATRE.COM

To book for the full 10 sessions, please email enquiries@c-12dancetheartre.com for a registration form, this will guarantee you a place each week.

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Finding The World's Finest Dancers - Juste Debut UK

JUSTE DEBUT UK

juste debout uk: Kimberley D2XS

Juste Debout UK is one of 12 satellite battle events (referred to as pre-selections) taking place across the world between January and March 2011. 

Pre-selections are taking place across the globe (see notes) to find the world’s finest dancers.

The event is making its UK DEBUT and celebrating its 10^th birthday this year. Dancers will battle it out 2 on 2 in Locking, House, Hip Hop, Popping and 1 on 1 in Toprock (B-boy dedication). Each pre-selection event will be judged In front of a highly acclaimed international panel (see notes) for a place to battle at the Grand Finale in Paris. 

The winners at this event in Paris on Sunday 13^th March, will be crowned Juste Debout World-Wide Champions 2011! 

 

The UK pre-selection event is being produced by Clara Bajado, Company Director of InDaHouse and Vicki Igbokwe, Creative Director of Uchenna Dance

Event: Juste Debout UK
Date: Sunday 20^th February (battle event)

Monday 21^st February (workshops with Judges)

Battle Event Venue: Camden Centre, Euston Road (Opposite Kings Cross/St Pancras Station) WC1H 9AU

Workshop Venue: Studio 68, 68 Ewer Street, London, SE1 0NR

Battle Event Time: Registration for competitors 11am-1pm

Doors open: 1pm Event starts: 1:30pm

Tickets for Competitors: £10 for one style £15 for two or more styles

Tickets for Spectators: £15 in advance £20 on the door

Pre-Selection locations and dates:

Japan (Tokyo) 11 Jan 2011

China (Wuhan) 15 Jan 2011

Singapore (Singapore) 22 Jan 2011

Sweden (Stockholm) 28 Jan 2011

Netherlands (Amsterdam) 30 Jan 2011

USA (New York) 05 Feb 2011

Finland (Helsinki) 12 Feb 2011

Switzerland (Geneva) 13 Feb 2011

Greece (Athens) 19 Feb 2011

UK (London) 20 Feb 2011

Germany (Düsseldorf) 26 Feb 2011

France (Paris) 12 March 2011

France (Paris) 13 March 2011 (Grand Finale) 

International Judges (Travel to all pre-selections):

LOCKING: KHAN (Korea)

POPPING: LEGEND (USA)

HIP HOP: MEECH (France)

HOUSE: BROOKLYN TERRY (USA)

International Judges (Juste Debout UK only)

TOPROCK: LAMINE (France) / MOUSE (UK) / KAPELA (France)

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information on Juste Debout UK and to book tickets visit www.justedebout.co.uk

For more information on Juste Debout World Wide and to be kept up to date on winners around the globe visit www.juste-debout.com

To register to battle email justedeboutuk@yahoo.fr sending your name, partners name, country and style(s)

For marketing/press/event enquiries contact Vicki Igbokwe at Vicki@uchennadance.com

For workshop enquiries contact Clara Bajado at Clara@indahouseuk.com

Vicki Igbokwe 07957 212 996

Clara Bajado 07814 404 286

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JUSTE DEBOUT UK Prelims

Clara INDAHOUSE & Vicki UCHENNA DANCE proudly present:

JUSTE DEBOUT UK PRELIMS / SUNDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2011!!!!

CAMDEN CENTER, EUSTON ROAD LONDON WC1H 9JE
(in front of Kings Cross Station)

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juste debout UK: Swarf Animaineax

WINNERS GO TO THE GRAND FINALE IN PARIS March 13th!!!

2 on 2: LOCKING / POPPING / HIP HOP / HOUSE

1 on 1: TOP ROCK

If you want to register (BATTLE):

Pls email to justedeboutuk@yahoo.fr (Names / Style(s) / Country) 

JUDGES:
- KHAN (Korea)/ Locking
- LEGEND (USA)/ Popping
- MEECH (France)/ Hip Hop
- BROOKLYN TERRY (USA)/ House

TOP ROCK judges: (NO WORKSHOP)
- LAMINE (France)
- BBOY MOUSE (UK)
- KAPELA (France) 

FEES:

COMPETITOR: £10 to £15

AUDIENCE: £15 (in advance) / £20 at the door

PAY ONLINE:

- ONE DANCE STYLE ONLY: £10 per dancer
http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=5885

- MORE THAN ONE DANCE STYLE: £15 per dancer
http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=5887

If you just want to come and live the experience book your ticket now: (AUDIENCE)
http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=5835

For more infos please visit:

http;//www.justedebout.co.uk
http://www.juste-debout.com/

WORKSHOPS WITH JUSTE DEBOUT JUDGES / MONDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 2011!!!!!!!!

@ STUDIO 68, 68 Ewer Street, London
1 class: £15
2 classes:£25
all day pass:£40


For further informations pls email justedeboutuk@yahoo.fr or visit www.justedebout.co.uk

Hope to see you at the biggest Street Dance event in the world!!!!!Afficher la suite

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UK Auditions for Tate Modern Project 2011

Widely considered one of the most eminent and groundbreaking choreographers today, Michael Clark and his company of dancers spent the summer of 2010 transforming the Turbine Hall in London’s Tate Modern into an open studio space for practice and experimentation in preparation for a new work created in response to this monumental space. This series of experiments was, in part, preparation for a new large-scale performance commission to be premiered in June 2011 at Tate Modern.

Michael Clark Company is now seeking highly skilled and talented dancers with extensive professional experience at soloist level for this upcoming commission.

Dancers should be trained in both ballet and contemporary dance and available for a freelance contract between April and June 2011.

Auditions will take place in London in late February.

Please send details before Monday 14th February 2011. Only candidates who fulfil the Michael Clark Company’s criteria will be invited to take part in auditions.

Applications may be sent via email or post, and must include a current CV, show reel/ video links (as appropriate) and press/ reviews to:

Michael Clark Company

Barbican Centre

Silk Street

London EC2Y 8DS

info@michaelclarkcompany.com

Non-professionals or school leavers need not apply. The Company is only seeking applications from dancers with extensive professional experience.

For further information please visit www.michaelclarkcompany.com

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USA Auditions for Tate Modern Project 2011 (London, England)

Widely considered one of the most eminent and groundbreaking choreographers today, Michael Clark and his company of dancers spent the summer of 2010 transforming the Turbine Hall in London’s Tate Modern into an open studio space for practice and experimentation in preparation for a new work created in response to this monumental space. This series of experiments was, in part, preparation for a new large-scale performance commission to be premiered in June 2011 at Tate Modern.

Michael Clark Company is now seeking highly skilled and talented dancers with extensive professional experience at soloist level for this upcoming commission.

Dancers should be trained in both ballet and contemporary dance and available for a freelance contract in London, UK between April and June 2011.

Auditions will take place in New York City in early March 2011.

Michael Clark Company offers competitive rates of pay, will arrange work permits as applicable, and cover the cost of one return international airfare for successful candidates.

Please send details before Friday 18^th February 2011. Only candidates who fulfil the Michael Clark Company’s criteria will be invited to take part in auditions.

Applications may be sent via email or post, and must include a current CV, show reel/ video links (as appropriate) and press/ reviews to:

Michael Clark Company

Barbican Centre

Silk Street

London EC2Y 8DS

United Kingdom

info@michaelclarkcompany.com

Non-professionals or school leavers need not apply. The Company is only seeking applications from dancers with extensive professional experience.

Further information on Michael Clark Company can be found at www.michaelclarkcompany.com

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Scottish Dance Theatre celebrate 25th anniversary with new programme of work

2011 is a landmark 25^th year for Scotland’s leading contemporary dance company.  We will shortly premiere a new body of work, Letters from America, placing side by side works by choreographers based on the USA’s east and west coasts.  Khaos, by Benjamin Levy (San Francisco) and Lay Me Down Safe by Kate Weare (NYC), brings fresh choreographic signatures from across the pond and dance makers whose work will be show for the first time in the UK. 

The tour opens at SDT’s home, Dundee Rep Theatre on 16-19 February and tours the UK until May. For 25 years SDT has been at the fore front of its genre and passionately believes in producing honest and engaging dance that has resonance in people’s lives. 

Letters from America is a striking double bill by two of America’s most sought after, emerging choreographers.

Khaos by Benjamin Levy, uses Levy’s individual choreographic voice to explore the distinction between continual, shifting change and transformation. What are the elements that lead to a drastic shift of life course and identity, such that we will never feel the same way again? Designer Garance Marneur’s inflatable set changes and moves, alternately supporting, pushing back, welcoming and suffocating, as dancers navigate the volatile atmosphere in Levy's active/reactive choreographic style.

Lay Me Down Safe by Kate Weare, draws on the individuality of each dancer to take you on a tender foray into our human inexperience at reckoning with desire and loss.  Offering up a sensuous movement and fierce physicality, Lay Me Down Safe explores whether desire - the experience we follow like a moth to flame - ultimately keeps us safe from harm, or places us right in harms way.  The work features designs by Katherina Radeva and is lit by Jon Clark, recipient of an Outstanding achievement Olivier Award in 2009.

SDT’s education programme continues with a series of SDT Interactive performances in Jersey, Stirling, Edinburgh, Perth and Mull.  SDT Interactive performances are lecture demonstrations with excerpts and short works from the companies’ current repertoire.  They provide an accessible and vibrant introduction to the company and to contemporary dance.

SDT is celebrating its 25^th birthday with a series of events including an exhibition of SDT’s images from throughout the years at its home, Dundee Rep Theatre.  The public will be welcomed into the studio to watch the dancers rehearse in a series of Open Studios and SDT will take part in Reel Lifes at The Place, London, a session which where SDT’s Artistic Director Janet Smith and some of SDT’s dancers will share some of their favourite on screen dances. 

More Anniversary events will be announced later in the year.

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Dance Video: Glenn Hudson's Routine to Little L by jamiroquai

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Dance Video: Lando Wilkins & JP Goldstein Judge Demo (Dance Urbana 3rd Annual Festival)

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