Dance Transformations is a two-year inclusive artist-led development programme in the West Midlands, for emerging dance artists to explore choreographic ideas.
The programme explores important questions about the experience of disabled and non-disabled dance artists, and gives insight into creative and practical approaches needed.
This Symposium draws together dance artists, mentors, teachers, researchers, project managers and arts leaders. It will enable you to get involved directly with shaping and influencing future inclusive dance work.
The Dance Transformations Symposium is an opportunity to:
- Meet the artists and learn from immediate research insights
- Ask what it means to be an independent disabled dance artist with ambitions to create work in the current climate
- Find out about the unique approach and processes of the programme and how its legacy might inform future practice
- Discuss the broader issues that are impacting on inclusive dance
On the day you will:
- See interim film and research
- See work in progress presentations by Dance Transformations artists
- Take part in a World Café to be part of the debate
- Question our panel of inclusive dance experts
Dance Transformations: Developing Choreographers Symposium Wednesday 19 October 2011 10am until 5pm.
Places are £15 for individuals and £25 for attendees from organisations. Book online at https://store.coventry.ac.uk.
Join in the conversation now at www.dancetransformations.ning.com
Dance Transformations is part of Dancing for the Games, which is part of the Cultural Olympiad in the West Midlands, and is funded by Legacy Trust UK, Arts Council England and Advantage West Midlands.
In June 2011 9 regionally based dancers worked with artists on the Dance Transformations programme to create a new piece of work. The piece will be performed at the Symposium on 19th October held at Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE) Coventry University. For more details and to book click here to have a look at the website.
Photograph of dancer at Dance Transformations rehearsal
Photograph of Dancers in Rehearsal for Dance Transformations
Photograph of the invited audience
9 dancers recently recruited to Dance Transformations are currently emerged in some intensive choreographic work at the dx studios in Birmingham. They are being choreographed by the 6 core artists on the programme.
The Dance Transformations social network on Ning is alive with blog posts from the artists as they explore new choreographic ideas this week. Join up to find out more about the artists and the programme, join in some of the debates and conversations and find out about the Symposium event on the 19th October.
The three year training programme is an artist led project working together to explore original choreographic ideas and processes in an inclusive context with mentor guidance. It is supporting a group of emerging disabled and non-disabled dance artists based in the West Midlands.
Dance Transformations seeks 9 committed and vibrant dancers for a fantastic opportunity to perform works by emerging disabled and non-disabled choreographers on the programme.
Dance Transformations invites Midlands based dancers aged 18+ with an interest in choreography, performance and inclusive dance.
Dance Transformations Workshop at DanceXchange
This FREE opportunity offers a unique experience to:
• Work with emerging regionally based choreographers.
• Gain insight into inclusive dance practice.
• Invaluable experience into working as a dancer within a company context.
• Participate in a unique symposium at Coventry University.
• Meet people working in the dance sector.
• Gain valuable insight into Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company.
• Opportunity to perform.
• Opportunity to work in beautiful studios at DanceXchange, Birmingham.
Bursaries are available towards travel £120 total.
Please note that the number of places are limited.
What has happened so far?
Six emerging artists have been meeting monthly since October 2010 to share their choreographic ideas, dance together, participate in guest workshops with Motionhouse Dance Company, Rosemary Lee and Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company as well as meeting and establishing a relationship with their individual mentors.
The next step…….
Each artist will work with a company of dancers to explore original choreographic ideas for one week in July with mentor support.
How will you be involved?
Recruited dancers will have the opportunity to work with two artists on the Dance Transformations programme in the beautiful DanceXchange studios in Birmingham.
You will be required to be in rehearsals for a week culminating in a studio sharing for invited friends and interested parties at the end of the week.
This is followed by attendance at a unique symposium event at Coventry University, and an opportunity to perform the work to a wider audience and meet people working in the sector.
You will need to be available on the following dates:
Recruitment Workshop – Monday 6th June
1pm until 4pm
- Find out more about Dance Transformations.
- Meet the artist and find out about their work.
- Take part in a workshop run by the artists on the programme.
- Opportunity to meet members of Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company.
Informal Sharing of the Work – Monday 11th until Friday 15th July
10am until 5 pm
- Working with the artists in the studio with an informal sharing at the end of the week.
Rehearsals – Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th October
- Rehearsal of work in preparation for Symposium.
Performance – Wednesday 19th October
Dance Transformations Symposium at Coventry University (Institute for Creative Enterprise).
Want to get involved?
Come along to our Recruitment Workshop on Monday 6th June.
To book attendance at the workshop and express an interest in the July week and October dates contact Jenna Blair by Wednesday 1st June.
You will need to complete a dancers booking form and return it to:
Email: dt@blueeyedsouldance.com
Post: Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company, The Lantern, Meadow Farm Drive,
Shrewsbury, SY1 4NG.
Phone: Alternatively ring us to complete the form over the phone on 01743 210830.
You can download the dance transformations dancers information sheet for your reference.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to talk with us about this opportunity.
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