Lin2it project report

LiN2IT Dance Residency Project Report

by Tendai Makurumbandi

CONTENT 2. CONTENTS 3. ABOUT LIN2IT DANCE RESIDENCY 4. EDUCATION IN RESIDENCY 5. MASTER CLASSES WITH MARK HAWKINS 6. MASTER CLASSES WITH MCINTOSH AND PETER 7. - 8. PRODUCTION PERIOD 9. - 12 COLLABORATIONS AMONG ARTISTS 13.CULTURAL EXCHANGE 14. - 15. PRESENTATIONS 16. DANCE IN PUBLIC ARENAS 17. MARKETING AND PROGRAMMING 18. HOUSING AND ACCOMODATION 19. OBSTACLES AND SOLUTIONS 20.FUTURE PLANS 21. A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

About Lin2IT Dance Residency LIN2IT DANCE Residency is a project that brought artists of different background and origins together in Sunndalsøra. This initiative brought an artistic vibrant flow of new ideas through the national and international artistic meeting and exchange.

The residency offered work space, accommodation, meals and local transport to all professional dance artists who were in residency.

The purpose of the program was to promote cultural and artistic exchange, nurture experimentation, development of new work, promoting cultural understanding, collaborations and artistic endeavour between all artists of different background and origin.

The residency program was fulfilled in three phases ; pre-pilot (October 2016) pilot 1 (April 2017 ) and pilot 2 (September 2017) In total, 11 countries were represented within the residency period, namely; Netherlands, Greece, Zimbabwe, Kenya, England, France, Russia, Morocco, Germany, Norway and South Africa.

In total it was 29 participants in the residency from the period 2016 - 2017.

EDUCATION OBJECTIVES - learning specific techniques or skills - working with particular artists, curators or scholars - conducting research in a particular place or institution

RESULTS We had master classes and workshops for both professionals and dance students. The classes were led and instructed by the dancers in residency, such as Camilla Milla Ullsakerhagen, Regina Wiellingen, Bawren Tavaziva, Iro Konti, Sergio Mendes, Sunnyboy Mandla Motau, Mark Hawkins, Mcntosh jerahuni, Peter lenso, Wilhelm Disbergen, Kefa Oiro and Andre Jolles.

It was a lot of different styles and techniques that filled up the program. Among the others was Ballet, Hip-Hop, Break dance, Modern, Afro-fusion, Contemporary, Panstula, Choreography, Improvisation, Fighting Monkey technique, Perfomance, Choreography, African dance and Light design.

In the workshops, we collaborated with; Operaen i kristiansund ballettsenter (OIK), Atlanten videregĂĽendeskole Kristiansund danselinje, Sunndal kulturskole and other local professional dancers.

Ballet master class with Mark Hawkins from South Africa

Mark Hawkins - artistic director of Moving Into Dance Mophatong from South Africa, gave master classes in ballet to Kristiansund Opera dance teachers and students.

During the festival he led open master classes in ballet in Sunndal kulturskole where both professionals and students took part.

Modern contemporary master class with Jerahuni and Lenso

Mcntosh Jerahuni and Peter Lenso had a series of workshops before and during the festival. They had an afro fusion master class with dance students from Atlanten Vidaregående skole in Kristiansund. On the other hand, they worked with dance students from Sunndal kulturskole in choreography and creation. They worked with the students from Ungdomskole and Vidaregående skole.

Apart from that, they were in residency for 6 weeks where they worked on exploring different ideas and created a new production with tittle DAKHAM. “Shairing experiences and teaching the students also inspired them as perfomers and artists, we had more to learn from them as well”, said Peter Lenso.

PRODUCTION PERIODS The artists worked on individual creative productions.

They worked with specific technical tools such a light, creating new productions and projects which were played in different arenas such Amfi shopping center, Ă˜ra torget, Sunndal kulturskole, Ă˜ran aktivitetsenter and Sunndal kulturhus.

In the production room we had; Tavaziva Dance company from England Tanzoya Company from France / Russia, Jerahuni Movement from Zimbabwe, Peter Lenso from Zimbabwe, Moving Into Dance Mophatong from South Africa, Moving Facts from Greece, Compassion 2Dance from Norway, Regina W from Netherlands, Camilla Ullsakerhagen from Norway and Takkiedine Chanouf from Morocco

Jerahuni Movement factory (Zimbabwe) Mcntosh Jerahuni and Peter Lenso both from Zimbabwe were in residency for 2 months. The duo created a new strong and dynamic duet “DAKHAM”, which was premiered on the 28.september in Sunndal Kulturhus.

In addition, the duo had workshops with Sunndal Kulturskole students and Kristiansund Atlanten Vidaregåendeskole danselinje students. Their performance was curtain raised by Group Release from Sunndal Kulturskole.

The duo also showed a work in progress in Øran aktivitetshus, which is a municipal day care center for people with disabilities and others with complex assistance needs, and who do not have full-time employment and training facilities.

In addition, they did participate in the collaboration production “Bridges” between Compassion 2Dance and Sunnyboy Mandla from South Africa. They featured also in Compassion 2Dance Company new production “Angels amongst us”.

It was a great sight to see artists of different backgrounds meeting and sharing experiences, inspiring and developing another in Sunndalsøra.

-Tendai Makurumbandi

Collaborations among the artists Collaborations - building networks - meeting local artists and/or other residency artists The artists in residency did collaborate with other residency artists and local dancers.

The projects created were also presented during the festival and at the International Dance Day in Sunndalsøra.

It was a really great networking and creative platform, and many artists are looking forward to coming back to lin2IT Dance Residency.

Tavaziva Dance in collaboration with Compassion 2Dance Company Bawren Tavaziva is a leading professional dancer and choreographer from England.

He was in residence with 3 of his company members. He integrated Compassion 2Dance Company into his creation AFRICARMEN which was performed at the closing day of In2IT international dance festival in October 2016.

He was in Residency for 2 weeks.

He held master classes for professional dancers and really contributed to a professional dance development, not just through dance but by sharing his experience and giving advice to my establishment.

Andre Jolles(German) / Kefa Oiro (Kenya) / Moving Into Dance Mopahtong (SouthAfrica) Andre Jolles and Kefa Oiro were in residency for one week. During their residency period they integrated Moving into Dance Mophatong dancers from South Africa, Sunndal culture school dance students and a Norwegian professional singer and pensioner Heidi Gjerde into their performance Bugobogobo.

The performance was based on the meeting of different cultures, and they told stories through movement, video, songs and monologues.

The performance was performed on the 27.september in Sunndal kulturskole. It was a really special performance the left the audience intrigued and even more curious about the african cultures.

We were happy to have had opened the festival with this show because it portrayed the values of the festival which are; to promote cultural and artistic exchange, integration, cultural understanding, and artistic endeavour between all artists of different background and origin.

In2IT Dansefestival ĂĽpent Onsdag ettermiddag med forestillingen “Bugobogoboâ€? -en nyskapning som ga rom for mange forestillinger Skrevet av: Ingunn Karijord / Aura avis

Building bridges/ collaboration between Compassion 2Dance and Moving Into Dance Mophatong

“Moving Into Dance Mophatong” from South Africa, was in residency in Sunndalsøra for 3 weeks. Choreographer Sunnyboy Mandla came first, to create a collaborative work together with Compassion 2Dance Company dancers with tittle “bridges”.Before he came, he had worked at forehand with his South African dance company on the idea of the same creation he was to do here in Sunndal.

After a week came the rest of the company from South Africa to join the rest. Suddenly it was a lot of dancers in the studio enjoying dancing together as if they have known each other for years. The choreographer then fused the South African and the Norwegian side together in this creation. In addition, only Sunndal kulturskole students with more potential and whom has shown talent were integrated into this creation as a learning process and further development for them.

The creation was performed in site specifics, flashmob around the city, and as a curtain raiser to “Feathers” in Sunndal kulturhus. It was an amazing experience for all artists, and it had an impact on the dance environment in Sunndal.

Cultural Exchange

Utveksling: Det er kjekt med kulturutveksling, fortalte danserne fra Operaen i kristiansund: Ole Einar Waage, Simen Strøm, Ole Martin Heldal og Christopher Høvik sammen med to av de afrikanske danserne; Tidens Krav

Moving Into dance Mophatong (South Africa) Apart from the collaborative work they did with Compassion 2Dance whilst in residency, the company also presented two productions; “Feathers” and Road.

Their performance “Feathers” was curtain raised by a collaborative work “bridges” between Compassion 2Dance and Moving into dance Mophatong, “Road” was curtain raised by Operaen i Kristiansund on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Sunndal Kulturhus.

The performance was well received by the public. It was performed twice and it got even more audience on the second show.

The south african company really delivered the performance and left the audience impressed and all on their feet.

Har nettopp opplevd dansekompaniet Moving into dance mophatong fra Sør Afrika i Sunndal kulturhus. En fantastisk danseforestilling! Samme kompaniet kan oppleves på samme scene både fredag og lørdag.

Dette er dans og koreografi i verdensklasse.

Håper virkelig at flest mulig unner seg en helgeopplevelse helt utenom det vanlige.

Og er også mektig imponert over 4 dyktige jenter fra kulturskolen som deltok sammen med de sørafrikanske danserne. Gratulerer til dere også

Skrevet av Lars Ramsøy-Halle.

Angels amongst us - Compassion 2Dance Company (Norway) The production Angels amongst us is a work in progress, that was created from the research project “Poetry of the feet�, sponsored by Norwegian Arts Council.

The production was developed under Lin2IT Dance Residency, where Tendai Makurumbandi (choreographer), collaborated with dancers from different countries, namely; Zimbabwe, France, German, Morocco, Russia and Norway.

The performance was well visited and got a standing ovation. It was curtain raised by a group of students from Sunndal kulturskole.

They showed a piece which was inspired by one of Compassion 2Dance company`s production “Silent Drum�

Skrevet av Malene Aaram Vike “Angels amongst us", koreografi av Tendai Malvine Makurumbandi, med fantastiske dansere, bergtok publikum i Hovshall tidligere i kveld. Jeg satt med gĂĽsehud hele forestillingen, helt oppslukt â?¤ Og av ungene som varma opp før forestillinga, er jeg sĂĽ stolt, at jeg er rørt â?¤ for en kveld đ&#x;˜? đ&#x;˜ƒđ&#x;‘?

Flott: Compassion 2Dance fikk stĂĽende applaus da de presenterte sin nyproduserte dans “Angels amongst usâ€? ,Tidens Krav.

Dance in Public arenas This year, the community was more engaged than last year. We brought dance out to the people, in shopping center, outside in the parking area, just where people were, to build interest and to make dance visible and accessible to many.

This year we had people opening their homes for artists to reside in for free, we had more people doing voluntary work like driving the artists around, taking them on trips etc. This was really great for the visiting artists in residency as they felt being part of the community!

MARKERTING and PROGRAMMING SUNNDAL 27. - 30.

SEPTEMBER 2017

PANTAREI DANSETEATER (NORWAY) - LULLABY MOVING INTO DANCE MOPHATONG (SOUTH AFRICA) - FEATHERS / ROAD COMPASSION 2DANCE (NORWAY) - ANGELS AMONGST US ABSCENCE CREW (NORWAY) - OLDSCHOOL JERAHUNI - (ZIMBABWE) BOGOBOGOBO - (GERMANY) BILLETTER KAN KJØPES I SUNNDAL KULTURHUS ELLER PÅ SUNNDALKULTURHUS.NO

Sunndal kommune

- kraftsenteret på Nordmøre

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We made bookmarks, posters, banners, flyers and brochures that were distributed throughout the county.

We used our private network through the culture schools to spread the word further. We had advertisements in newspapers, in Sunndal's own promotion magazine the Fossenes Rike, the internet (online promotion, team competitions, and give-away-free ticket).

We also used social media like Facebook, Youtube and Vimeo, where we shared the dance trailers for the various performances. The residency artists applied online and we chose them according to their level of excellency, experience and their vision. It was really important for us to bring diversity, at the same time high level artists who are keen to share and explore with other artists.

ACCOMODATION We rented 3 furnished apartments during the residency periods. The apartments were fully furnished, which gave the artists opportunity to cook their own food and feel at home.

On the other hand, some of the artists stayed with local families whom opened up their houses to them. This was really special to the artists as they did get to know the local people. They felt really welcomed and as a part of the community.

Obstacles and Solutions The most challenging part of the project was to get enough funding. We applied to different organisations to well finance the project.Unfortunately not all applications were fruitful. In addition to the funds from Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune, we got some aid fromSunndal Kommune, Norwegian Arts Abroad and the Norwegian Arts Council. So the financing part of the project did not really go as planned marking the rounding up of the project at an earlier stage.

On the other hand, it was tough to find places for the artists to stay. We could not put them in the hotels as it was too expensive to stay for that long. So we found apartments outside of the cities which created transport problems since most of them did not drive. So we hired a driver that picked them up everyday including myself. It would have been better and practical for them to live closer to the center.

The other challenge was a dance studio. In Sunndal it is only 1 dance studio that is shared among the whole community including the culture school, “Flerbrukshallen”. So the artists time to work was limited because we did not have space to use. At times we worked outside, that was also good for the public to see us.

But now we are working towards creating our own dance studio that we will use for our projects. We recently got 50.000kr from Norwegian Arts Council to Renovate and create a professional dance studio for professional dancers and choreographers.

The other problem was having audience to our presentations. But it has been gradually developing in terms of the audience numbers.

So we plan to do more work to build up the audience by making dance visible and bring it to public spaces.

The potential Dance Studio in Sunndalsøra

Future plans We plan to continue with residency program. We are constantly working on getting funding.

We plan on creating a dance studio that will officially a place for professional dancers in Møre og Romsdal to meet, have workshops, seminar, collaborate on projects and creative ideas.

It will be on the same level as the Regional competence center for dance, where there will be free training for registered professional dancers.

This training will be for the dancers to keep in good shape and practice their art with quality.

The residency will continue to collaborate with In2IT International Dance festival and will also be the ambassador for dansens dag in Møre og Romsdal.

The residency program has an important role to play in the region in terms of professional dance development and educating of the audience.

This project will actively run under the new company that is under establishment “Dance LINK AS”.

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Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune Norwegian Arts Abroad Sunndal Kommune Norwegian Arts Council