18th August Retina Youth Company Audition 10am-3pm NCN Clarendon
Retina Youth Dance Company wants you! Come along to the audition for your chance to become an RYDC member. RYDC members have weekly dance classes, take part in exchanges with youth companies and perform around the country. Meet current RYDC members and get a taster of the Retina style at our 3-day Summer School.
For further information or to register please contact Joanna Smuga-Lumatz via email admin@retinadance.com or by phone on 0115 9476202 ext 224
Retina Dance Company will teach 3 full days of technique classes and workshops for 11-17yr olds and 18+. Cost £45.
Dates for the diary: 15th-17th August Retina Summer School Mon-Tue 10am-4pm, Wed 10am-6pm, NCN Clarendon
An opportunity to work with artistic director Filip Van Huffel where participants can learn new skills, meet like-minded people and be inspired in the challenging Retina style.
Each day will begin with a technique class that is full bodied and fun. This will be followed by learning material for skill building, improvisation, partner work and movement creation from choreographic tasks. The 3 days will focus on process so that the participants will get the maximum benefit from the material, but the movement will be structured into a form so that there can be a performance on the Wednesday evening for friends and family.
"The session will be Fast, fun and challenging, taught by our Artistic Director Filip Van Huffel and Retina company dancers."
Matthew Robinson recently introduced us to a new short film he's been working on. He described it as an exploration of 'our obsession with the body as a subject to be photographed, examined and obscured beyond its reality. How far can distortions of the body go before they actually reveal the humanity and fragility beneath the facades of beauty and sexuality?' The music is by Goldmund. Here it is!
“Tennis is more than just a sport. It's an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater. When I step on the court I feel like Anna Pavlova. Or like Adelina Patti. Or even like Sarah Bernhardt. I see the footlights in front of me. I hear the whisperings of the audience. I feel an icy shudder. Win or die! Now or never! It's the crisis of my life.” – Bill Tilden
The Journey of Discovery
Inspired by the ‘Alice books’ this piece explores the excitement and distress of being in a new place and situation.
A collaborative piece made with film artists Illuminos (www.illuminos.co.uk)
Spare a Minute
An insight into the ever changing speed of relationships, all taken from a minute in time. Observe as the characters before you make decisions that could change their lives.
Impressed with the amount of good dance stuff going on this weekend, so had the urge to shout about it! if you haven't already made plans, there's lots to choose from....
It's the last two nights of 'Exposure: Dance' with work by Stephanie Schober with 'Traffic', Alesandra Seutin with 'Taal', Devaraj Thimmaiah with 'Arranged Marriage' and Cameron McMillan with 'If Nobody Speaks'. Tickets are sold out for tonight, but still available for tomorrow. See link http://www.roh.org.uk/whatson/production.aspx?pid=1733
Cloud Dance Festival 'Firefly' put on by Chantal Guevara is running from Friday to Sunday at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington. We like to refer to this festival as the 'underground' of contemporary dance. Chantal is extremely active in the promotion of dance and without funding has took it upon herself to arrange a platform whereby new and upcoming dancers and dance companies can showcase their work. Firefly looks like it's going to be the best line up yet - Tommy Franzen will be there for all you SYTYCD fans performing Royal Ballet soloist Kristen McNally's "indie ballet" (for all you ballet fans!). Tavaziva and Shobana Jeyasingh dancer Devaraj Thimmaiah will be showing his new work 'Arranged Marriage'. James Cousins from Matthew Bourne's New Adventures is performing and James Finnemore from Hofesh Shechter Company will also be there doing a solo. Lots of companies to check out - there really is something for everyone. To find out more about the line up and how to purchase tickets see www.cloud-dance-festival.org.uk
Heading to Leeds there's the Bloom Festival Summer Event on Friday and Saturday. There will be free screenings throughout Saturday of a short documentary based on the formation of Phoenix Dance Theatre, and evening performances by Phoenix Dance Theatre, Africo Productions and Vocab Dance Company will be performing their new work 'Word!'.... see link for full event details and booking http://www.adad.org.uk
Back in London, previous performers at Cloud Dance Festival 'Antique Dances' will be performing a triple bill of their most current work including the premier of their new work 'FAWN'. This will be happening on Sunday at Kings Head Theatre in Islington. Here's a video to check them out rehearsing and a DanceGround link for more information on the performance and how to get tickets http://www.dance-ground.com/2011/07/blog-post.html
Will also be thinking of the Rosie Kay Dance Company in the West Midlands on Saturday going back in time at the Severn Valley Railway Great Train Dance! As well as an interesting concept for dance fans to check out, this looks like a great family day out!! Looking forward to finding out how it goes and whether Rosie will be planning any more time travelling for the future! A video of Rosie on the news-
Following the success of last year's event 'Under Construction' the dancers of Scottish Dance Theatre will once again be sharing their own brand new works at 'Under Construction II' on July 27th and September 21st at Dundee Rep.
We asked SDT dancer Matthew Robinson to describe what it's all about!
"Under Construction is now becoming an annual event in Scottish Dance Theatres calendar. An exciting opportunity for the dancers within the company to create work of their own, exploring their creative voices. This year we bring our own work to our home stage at Dundee Rep, with full technical support. It should be a great evening of new short works, created entirely in-house.
Toby and I will be presenting our new work, which finally at this late stage we have named '(why wait for what, for wait for when)', although this is still of course subject to change.
The work features the music of Tom Waits, The Killers and Lynyrd Skynyrd and is set in a dusty trailer park in the shadows of the American dream. It follows two men waiting, for what is unclear, and is a surreal delve into what can possess us when the mind is unoccupied.
Our process this time has taken us both into new ways of creating work, working with less formal structure and allowing the work to almost form itself. It is a theatrical experience featuring a lighting set up especially created for the work and a varied sound score, some of which I'm sure will have people singing along in their heads."
Matthew also updated us on a new short film he's working on-
"My new short film (as yet untitled), explores our obsession with the body as a subject to be photographed, examined and obscured beyond its reality. How far can distortions of the body go before they actually reveal the humanity and fragility beneath the facades of beauty and sexuality? It features the beautiful music of Goldmund, which I first encountered while working with Kate Weare in creation last year, It has a cold, stark humanity to it.
We hope to see both new and familiar faces when we perform on July 27th."
For the first time ever, Cloud Dance Festival is holding a photography exhibition during their upcoming festival to showcase the works of the talented dance photographers who regularly work with them.
On display will be works by James Rowbotham, Dave Morgan, Valeria Cardi, Jui-Wei Hung, Sammi Fang and Peter Hallam at Pleasance Theatre from Friday 22 July to Sunday 24 July - visit and have a browse, or buy a ticket to the show and arrive early to appreciate the exhibition!
Exclusively for 12 – 18 year olds Each Day 10am – 4pm
C-12 is delighted to announce their Youth Summer Dance Intensive 2011. This will be C-12’s second summer school, building on their first successful summer school in 2010. The week will be a fantastic opportunity for young people in Hertfordshire and local areas to work with a professional national touring dance company for an intensive period of time.
Each day there will be a new exciting routine to learn; from commercial contemporary dance as well as theatrical narrative based contemporary dance. The students will also be taught on how to create their own pieces with guidance and support. Technique will start each day, building strength and stamina for young dancers.
The final day will be a FREE performance for the parents and friends to see. Each pupil will be given a C-12 Summer School T-shirt and certificate for recognition of their attendance.
It will be based at Chancellor’s School, Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire.
C-12 Dance Theatre History
C-12 Dance Theatre was established in 2005 by Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster, Nasae Evanson and Adam Towndrow. Their style is contemporary dance theatre, focusing on an emotional connection with their audience. C-12 is an Associate Company with East London Dance.
The directors of the company have worked with the likes of Wayne McGregor, Zoo Nation and their works have included the prestigious International Dance Umbrella Festival 2008 and 2009. C-12 have recently completed their first UK Tour of The Chair which previewed for 2 weeks in London’s Arcola Theatre and was at the Edinburgh Fringe.
If you are interested in booking a place, please do get in touch and we will send you a booking form on 07782251816 or email adam@c-12dancetheatre.com. It will cost £60 per student for the full 4 days.
After returning from tour work in Madrid, Artistic Director Joss Arnott will be leading a 2 day research & development intensive in London 1st & 2nd September.
1st September 12:00 2nd September 16:00
movingeast, St.Matthias Church Hall, Wordsworth Road, Stoke Newington, London N16 8DD
Price - £15 each day
Spaces are limited, to reserve your place confirm your attendance to the workshops please state your name, age, dance experience and the dates you will be attending by emailing
info@jossarnottdance.co.uk
Do not miss out on this opportunity so book early, payment will be collected on the day, spread the word and we look forward to seeing you there!
The company will be performing a triple bill of their most current work, including the premier of their new work 'FAWN'. Set to the compelling music of Mozart’s Requiem, this series of pas de deux’s show’s off the companies’ classical and contemporary versatility, technique and physicality and pushes the dancers beyond their limits.
Between Three, show’s three very diverse works from the company repertoire, two of which have been shown throughout the UK and Scotland over the last 18 months, most recently at Covent Garden, Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Arts and Exeter. The pieces represent a cross section of the company’s style, strength and adaptability.
Between Three comprise of Slowly We Collide, a classically influenced piece choreographed to the beautiful music of Joby Talbot. Recently premiered in Covent Garden to rapturous reviews, the piece explores the natural relationships between the dancers as they interweave with each other in a series of duets, trios and quartets. Graham Watts, dance critic for London Dance.com, called it ‘the most arresting and complete new work of the evening’.
Alongside this will be ‘Ternion’, a piece first shown in Liverpool 2010. Receiving consistently favorable reviews by various critics over the last 12 months, Ternion has been described as a ‘slick and physically impressive (Debbie Shine 2010)’ piece to watch. Choreographed to the music of Chris Clark, this piece has been described as ‘Cunninghamesque’ in its movement, with arched backs, long extensions and elongated limbs.
Finally we present ‘FAWN”. Inspired by the arresting music of Mozart, this piece represents a new beginning for Antique Dances and will complete a night of beautifully crafted choreography and visually stunning dance.
Tickets can be bought via kingsheadtheatre.ticketsolve.com or via the box office on 020 7478 0160. Tickets priced at £15-£22.50
For more information on Antique Dances or to watch videos of our work along with behind the scenes rehearsal footage please follow the links below: www.antiquedances.co.uk or www.youtube.com/user/antiquedance
