Project Introduction 2022/23

Projects Introduction

Touring Projects

Within This Dust Show info: • • • • • • • •

Show explores the events of 9/11 Venue type: Stage Age: 14+ Cast: 2 dancers Collaborators: Animation by Retchy, Lighting Design by Emma Jones Created in 2011, premièred full programme at Made in Scotland showcase at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012 Co-commissioned by The Barn and Fife Cultural Trust Duration: 60 mins

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Toured nationally across Scotland Presented at Tanzmesse in 2018 Toured to Cultura Inglesa Festival in Sao Paulo in 2013 Toured to NYC 4 times including a sold out performance at 9/11 Memorial & Museum Received 4 and 5 star reviews

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Glasgow date at Tramway Chase up opportunity to present as part of Manipulate Festival More dates in England International opportunities, particularly America given the theme Interested in developing a film version of the work Interested in creating some AR content Interested in reworking the exhibition

Paper Moon Show info: • • • • • • • •

Show is about a little girl who dreams of going to space with inspiration from nursery rhyme ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’ Venue type: Studio performance (audience sat inside set) Age: Under 5’s Cast: 2 dancers Collaborators: Set & Costume Design by Janis Hart Created in 2018 Commissioned by Cumbernauld Theatre Duration: 35 mins

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Sold out all 21 performances at Cumbernauld Theatre during Christmas 2018 season Followed Christmas 2019 with a sold out 10 show run at Lyth Arts, 6 shows at The Barn, Banchory and 12 performances at Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline Spring 2020 tour across Scotland and England cancelled due to pandemic Not yet been reviewed but great reactions from audiences and promoters Developed a digital companion show called ‘Moon Capers’ which will be redeveloped in 2023 as a choose your own adventure digital companion show

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Funded by Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund in 2023 to tour the work across Scotland in Oct/Nov/Dec 2023.

Teeny Weeny Show info: • • • • • • • •

Show about 2 bugs working out who they are Venue type: Outdoors Age: 2-5 Cast: 2 dancers Collaborators: Design by Janis Hart Created in 2021 Commissioned by Starcatchers Duration: 20 mins

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Completed an initial tour in summer 2021 Supported by Hopscotch and play on Village Hall as Children’s Capers episodes in 2022 which can be used as a digital companion show We were supported by Citymoves to develop a version of this show for babies called ‘Tiny Teeny Weeny’

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Currently parked for now

The Adventures of Isabel Show info: • • • • • • • •

Show explores 18th & 19th century children’s poetry Venue type: Studio performance (audience sat inside set) Age: 3-8 Cast: 3 dancers Collaborators: Animation by Retchy, Set & Costume Design by Claire Halleran Created in 2014 Co-commissioned by Citymoves Duration: 45 mins

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Toured nationally across Scotland Received 4 star review One very short run at the Fringe

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England touring Hopscotch served as a crossover between this show and Teeny Weeny Parked for now

Right Up Your Street Show info: • • • • • • • •

Show explores dance and music from each decade over the past 100 years Venue type: Shop unit and on street Age: Family audience Cast: 3 dancers Collaborators: Set & Costume Design by Rachael Light Created in 2022 Commissioned by Aberdeen Performing Arts Duration: 15 mins

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Potentially tour across shopping centres in future

The Unwanted Show info: • • • • • • •

Show explores failure Venue type: Stage Age: 18+ Cast: 2 dancers Collaborators: Music by Mark Franks from The Overtones Created in 2019 Duration: 60 mins

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Has been performed in a variety of settings including bars, comedy clubs as well as theatres

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Potentially rework as a new version Parked for now

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Show is loosely inspired by fairy tale, The Snow Queen Venue type: Digital performance Age: 3-8 Cast: 1 dancer on film Created in 2020 Duration: 30 mins

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Toured digitally Christmas 2020 and 2021 Supported by a 24 day animated advent calendar of mini adventures in Dec 2021

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Interested in making a live show at some point Future touring Parked for now

Moon Capers Show info: • • • • • • •

Show explores space school Venue type: Digital performance Age: 3-8 Cast: 2 dancers on film Created in 2020 Digital companion piece to ‘Paper Moon’ Duration: 30 mins

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Toured digitally in 2020

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Accompany Paper Moon on tour Future touring

Small Town Boys Show info: • • • • • • •

Show explores the AIDS crisis in the 80’s Venue type: Nightclubs Age: 18+ Cast: 6 dancers Collaborators: Writer/Dramaturg: Natalie McGrath, Set & Costume Design, 80’s music remixed by Mark Franks/Rescue Rangerz To be created Duration: 60 mins

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Presented at FST’s Early Dialogue Day where he received a high level of support from venues and organisations including Imaginate Already concluded a 2 year creative learning project supported

by National Lottery Heritage Fund called Here. Me. Out. which collected queer stories to inform this work R&D funded by Creative Scotland in 2019 Supported by Dance Base in 2022 for a residency Supported by Citymoves in 2022 for a residency Short pop version created for 2 dancers as part of ‘Queer Stories’ through Year of Stories 2022.

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Funded by Creative Scotland’s Open Fund to develop the full work in 2023.

Will have a digital archive exhbition as part of the start of the show which we are applying to National Lottery Heritage Fund for support.

Will have a schools version, interactive gamified films and workshop for high schools which we are applying to Paul Hamlyn Foundation for support.

Period.

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Show explores the impact of menstruation for trans and non binary people Venue type: Digital performance Age: 14+ Cast: 1 dancer on film Created in 2019 Supported through residency at Citymoves Duration: 10 mins

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Created as part of Small Town Boys programme

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Keen to present as part of wider Small Town Boys programme Part of OutFest 2022

The End? Show info: • • • • • • • •

Show explores the impact of lockdown on trans and non binary people Venue type: Created as a 1-2-1 intimate performance in a studio but ended up being made a film Age: 16+ Cast: 1 dancer Created in 2020 Commissioned by Dance Base Duration: 20 mins There is a VR version of the work too

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Includes a small set: lamp shade (hung centrally to swing), dressing table, phone, red parachute dress

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Keen to present as part of wider Small Town Boys programme Part of OutFest 2022

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Show inspired by Bizet’s opera, Carmen.

Venue type: Site responsive, promenade Age: 16+ Cast: 6 dancers plus community cast Collaborators: Music by Quee Macarthur Created in 2013 Co-commissioned by The Barn & Fife Cultural Trust Duration: 60 mins (plus bar with entertainment)

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Two versions of the show: 1 - set in country house/castle style venue or 2: set in factory Requires work in advance with a community cast Has toured to The Barn and Carnegie Hall in R&D. Then toured to Paisley Town Hall, Camperdown House in Dundee, West Ward Works in Dundee, Square Chapel in Halifax, and Kincardine Castle in Banchory Has a bar at the beginning with a local live act which is interrupted as part of the performance

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Keen to develop for Halloween with a week of performances.

Macrobert and The Brunton were previously interested

Creative Learning Projects

Well Good •

Delivered in partnership with NHS Tayside

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Visits 115 primary schools in Dundee, Angus, and Perth & Kinross each academic year

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One of our core projects

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In 2023, we begin our 8th year of delivery of the project as part of a 3 year guaranteed programme

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Starts with a pro performance, followed by the children learning all about the reasons and consequences of smoking and e-cigarettes

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Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the project was delivered online (called Digital Well Good) through a series of video and associated learning pack.

The Curious Case of Ethel Hemingway •

Delivered in partnership with NHS Tayside

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Pilot project

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A whole school approach to health & wellbeing

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Delivered over 10 weeks in 3 schools

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Involves families and the local community

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Working in partnership with local care home

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In most part, a teacher-led adventure

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Also involves performers acting as members of staff in school

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Working with Set Designer, Janis Hart, to create a room for Ethel to perform in half way through the year

Child Healthy Weight •

Delivered in partnership with NHS Tayside

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Pilot project

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Working title: The Factory

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A whole school approach to health & wellbeing

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Delivered over 10 weeks in 3 schools

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Following a similar pattern to Ethel project

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Children invited to tour a local factory which seems really boring at first until they discover a secret

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Working with an animator to create some of the work

Dance for Parkinson’s •

Project developed by Scottish Ballet and Dance Base which was based on English National Ballet’s programme which itself was inspired by Mark Morris’ Dance for PD in NYC

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Ran now for 4 years

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Run two hubs: one in Dundee (Mon, weekly) and one in Fife (Thurs, fortnightly)

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Starts with a 60 min class with live music, followed by a social cafe to catch up and share tips over tea and coffee

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Delivered weekly online during lockdown, including fortnightly social cafés

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Dundee group has performed at Dundee Rep Theatre in 2019

A Day to Play •

Created in response to low attendance in traditional dance class for children offering

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Created a performance workshop for families to have guided play through the theme

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Performers stay in character throughout

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High level of interaction

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Ran for 18 months at The McManus in Dundee: every workshop sold out

Children’s Capers •

An adventure in your living room

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Themed workshops last 5 episodes, taking place every morning MonFri

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Created in response to lockdown

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Ran for 100 free episodes

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Themes include Spy School, Circus, Cowboy, Magic School, space, Snow Qween, etc

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More recently, Children’s Capers has shifted to Village Hall and trying to strike a balance of cycling the release of our archive content and new material too

Village Hall •

A portal to host workshop content for children and adults

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Features Children’s Capers, Couch Capers, Chill Out Space for Kids and Chill Out Space for Grown Ups

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£5 a month, also offered for free to our project participants thanks to funding support

The In/Out Crowd •

An online magazine style show for LGBTQ+ people

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Streamed on Facebook once a month and a podcast released too once a month

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Features interviews with members of the LGBTQ+ community talking about their work as well as highlighting some of the issues the community are facing

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Project relaunched as a short form video series on YouTube as part of OutFest 2022

Hopscotch •

A partnership with Aberdeen City Council’s Creative Learning department

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A series of 10 online ‘choose your own adventure’ interactive films building on previous success with some primary schools during the 2020/21 academic year

The Body •

Delivered since our inception in 2015

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Our programme for young people aged 16-25

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Strand one is a Youth Advisory Board for young people to learn skills in staging a festival of young people’s work plus mentoring, which kicks off with a 2 day residential

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Strand two is called Young Creative and is a programme of talks and masterclasses

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Strand three (to be launched when we have funding in place) is a short term apprenticeship programme with community tour

OutFest •

Launched during LGBTQ+ History Month in February 2022.

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Partnership with Dundee Pride

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Consisted of 60+ events

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A motion was raised in parliament to acknowledge the impact of the festival

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Finalists of the Proud Awards 2022