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A New Diversity?East London Dance, Dance City and South East Dance have been working in partnership with National Dance Network (NDN) colleagues to further debate surrounding diversity in dance. Having commissioned a provocation paper from consultant Olu Alake for discussion at NDN in autumn 2009, the partnership invited Eckhard Thiemann to curate a series of discussions at British Dance Edition 2010. 62 delegates contibuted to discussion prompted by a panel of artists, marketeers and international promoters. More... |
What If...What If… is a festival drawing from work in film, dance, live and visual art, supported by Artsadmin, Independent Dance, Siobhan Davies Studios and South East Dance. Co-curated by Lucy Cash (South East Dance Associate Artist), Becky Edmunds, Claudia Kappenberg, Chirstinn Whyte and Gill Clarke, activity will take place at Siobhan Davies Studios in London, hosted by Independent Dance, and at Lighthouse in Brighton hosted by South East Dance. Open discussions, offering an insight into the moving image practice of the curating artists will take place in Brighton on 23 and 24 March at Lighthouse. More… |
International ArtistsAs part of its new 3 year plan, South East Dance is committed to strengthening it's international partnerships. We are delighted to be co-commissioning new work from Brussels based artist Ted Stoffer which will premiere as part of Brighton Festival on 22 May. Stoffer made his Festival debut as guest choreographer for Les Ballets C de la B in 2009. We are also thrilled to be supporting the presentation of Willi Dorner’s Bodies in Urban Spaces in association with the Festival, providing opportunities for 20 artists to take part in this outdoor trail of Brighton's streetscape.
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moving Voices goes from strength to strengthmoving Voices, South East Dance's volunteering programme for young people, recruited 72 new volunteers and created 337 new volunteering opportunities in December 2009. 94 young dancers engaged with Screen Dance workshops, supported and coordinated by volunteers as part of this year's U.Dance South East in February. Lucy Cash and Jasmin Vardimon Company led workshops in addition to the Fresh Takes panel of 6 volunteers who curated and presented a programme of Screen Dance films and conducted lively question and answer sessions. Contact...
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Business and Creative Development ProgrammeOver the next 3 years South East Dance will be supporting 15 South East based artists/organisations through a Business and Creative Development Programme. It provides tailored support including 4 advisory sessions with business coach Gwen Van Spijk as well as hot desk space at the South East Dance offices. Kent based Adesola Akinleye (pictured above), currently supported through the programme says: ‘As a freelance artist I can be quite isolated so it is wonderful to have this support’. More... |
Associate Artists update
Our Associate Artists Programme is up and running. Chris Fogg, our Creative Producer, and Louise Hennessy, the Programme Administrator, have started working with our four artists to support and develop their individual plans over the next two years. Subathra Subramaniam, Charlie Morrissey, Ben Wright and Lucy Cash are planning an exciting range of projects which they have been working on in recent months and will be undertaking in the near future. To read more about what they have been up to click here… |
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Urja Desai ThakoreUrja Desai Thakore is a classically trained Kathak dancer and founder and Artistic Director of Pagrav Dance, based in Milton Keynes. Urja describes her work as having a 'modern sensibility', using 'contemporary interjections in conjunction with Kathak vocabulary'. Most recently she has been seen at The Place performing in Pagrav's new work Hats as part of Resolution! 2010. Hats ‘shows the different hats a woman wears and has to put on throughout her life’ whilst trying to strike a balance between her personal, emotional and working self. More... |
Lila Dance Company / Tracker Chichester based Lila Dance Company has recently been awarded £5000 Grants for the Arts funding from Arts Council England to develop a number of projects, including the creation of new work for premiere at The Point Eastleigh in March 2010, a commission from Italian choreographer Simona Bertozzi and a rework of the company’s existing quartet Tracker. Artistic Director Abi Mortimer describes…'The work is physical and grounded and balances athleticism with sensitivity'. More... |
Mentor BankFollowing a careful selection process South East Dance is delighted to confirm that 7 artists will benefit from Mentor Bank. This one year pilot programme provides emerging South East based artists with an opportunity to engage with established dance professionals. Linda Remahl, Justine Reeve, Charlotte Spencer, Charlie Ashwell, Marina Tsartsara, Yael Karavan and Catherine Long (image above) will be working with mentors including Fin Walker, Steven Brett, Cecilia Macfarlane and Charlie Morrissey. |
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Photographic Credits
- Diversity Debate: Jonzi D. Photo: Paul Hampartsoumian.
- What If...: Promotional image for What If... Festival. Image: Lucy Cash.
- International Artists: Bodies in Urban Spaces. Choreography: Willi Dorner. Photo: Lisa Rastl.
- moving Voices volunteer Amanda Pritchard. Photo: Rowena Price.
- Business and Creative Development Programme: Participating artist: Adesola Akinleye. Photo: Paul White.
- Associate Artists update: South East Dance Associate Artist Ben Wright's about around. Photo: Chris Nash.
- Featured Artist: Baharan. Pagrav Dance Company. Choreography: Urja Desai Thakore. Dancer: Urja Desai Thakore. Photo: Steffi Lewis.
- Featured Project: Tracker. Lila Dance Company. Dancer: Carrie Whitaker. Photo: James Rowbotham.
- And Finally...: Mentor Bank: Still from View a film by Catherine Long.
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