Dance Transports 2018

February - June 2018 Locations across Yorkshire

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Five 2-day professional development workshops for dance artists, teachers and practitioners

An exciting regional training programme for Yorkshire which offers teachers, dance artists and those involved in the delivery of dance an opportunity to work alongside professional dance companies and gain valuable insights and training.

To discuss access or support needs, contact Niamh Bryson, Yorkshire Dance, 0113 243 9867 niamhbryson@yorkshiredance.com

*excluding Dance for Parkinson’s

Each hub is a partnership of local organisations and agencies from education, sports, arts, local authority and health sectors, each with an interest in dance.

Box Office: 0113 243 8765

Book onto two or more workshops and receive a 10% discount*

Dance Transports is a Yorkshire Dance project in partnership with our sub-regional dance hubs in four areas: North Yorkshire & York, South Bank, Hull & East Riding and South Yorkshire.

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Sat 10 & Sun 11 Feb 10.00am - 4.00pm

Exploring Hybrids of Dance and Creating Stories with Talented Young Dancers with Alesandra Seutin Horizon College, Barnsley Dodworth Road, S70 6PD Cost: ÂŁ30

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Performer, choreographer, teacher, Alesandra Seutin has toured internationally and she is progressively emerging as an artist making marks across continents.

Alesandra will share her approach to bringing together multiple styles and genres of movement, drawing inspiration from the work she creates with Vocab Dance.

Alesandra has run Vocab Dance company since 2007. She combines African traditional dance with contemporary dance and Hip Hop to create distinctly Afro-European dance.

The workshop will include ways to use text to create movement, setting or a poetic narrative for dance theatre with young people.

To book visit yorkshiredance.com

Alesandra Seutin will lead a two-day practical workshop that will explore how to generate content and ideas for dance theatre with talented young dancers.

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Wed 21 & Thu 22 Mar 10.00am - 4.00pm

Creating Movement for Dance, Circus and Theatre with Ella Robson Guilfoyle Bridlington Spa South Marine Drive, YO15 3JH Cost: £30

This workshop will look at ways of creating material using themes and tasks from current projects. Ella works with text, voice and movement with the aim of communicating ideas.

Suitable for professional dancers, or circus artists and actors with good movement ability.

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Ella choreographs movement for dance, circus, theatre and fashion, for live performance and film. Her background is in contemporary dance and she trained at London Contemporary Dance School and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

Ella’s work seeks to explore our relationships with each other and our environment. Her workshops aim to bring artists together to share ideas and play, providing a nurturing space to discuss and challenge how we approach the creation process.

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‘I create material with artists from a variety of physical backgrounds so I’m interested in providing sessions that access the unique movement quality of each individual. Sessions centre around improvisational tasks which help movers find grounding, centre and fluidity.’

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Sat 14 Apr, 9.30am - 7.00pm Sun 15 Apr, 9.30am - 5.00pm

An Introduction to Dance for Parkinson’s presented by Dance for Parkinson’s Partnership UK and People Dancing in partnership with Yorkshire Dance Yorkshire Dance, Leeds St Peter’s Square, LS9 8AH Cost: £275 inc. online course Bursaries available

Dance practitioners will gain an overview of the effects of the condition on dance participants, learn how to ensure safety for all participants and benefit from the practical experience of devising and delivering content for a Dance for Parkinson’s class.

Course leaders: Dr. Sophia Hulbert and visiting artists from English National Ballet.

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Course participants must have successfully completed the Dance for Parkinson’s online learning programme assessment before taking part in the course.

Partial and full bursaries are available. For more information and to apply, please visit the website.

To book visit yorkshiredance.com

The course will provide participants with an insight into how to structure dance classes for people living with Parkinson’s, as well as focusing on the artistic imperative behind a Parkinson’s dance programme.

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Tue 1 & Wed 2 May 10.00am - 4.00pm

From the Studio to the Stage Talent development for dancers with a learning disability, autism or both with TIN Arts Brigg Recreation Ground Wrawby Road, DN20 8PJ Cost: ÂŁ30

A two-day workshop exploring how to engage and challenge participants to create dance which leads to performance.

Day two will explore forming new pieces of dance for performance by using original movement ideas and responses from participants.

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Day one will focus on how to create a positive inclusive environment for everyone, looking specifically at adapting and differentiating technique exercises, setting creative tasks and developing dance workshops suitable for all levels of ability.

TIN Arts is an innovative social enterprise that creates, inspires, delivers and manages participatory dance, arts and culture programmes for people of all ages and abilities across the North East of England.

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Sat 23 & Sun 24 Jun 10.00am - 4.00pm

Engaging Young People in Physical Theatre with Helen Baggett, Associate Director, Gecko York St John University Lord Mayor’s Walk, YO31 7EX Cost: £30

The sessions will include preparation exercises, group discussions and techniques which you can use in your own practice.

Gecko workshops are highly physical and dynamic, so wear loose fitting, comfortable clothing (no shoes, jewellery or trainers).

Gecko is an award-winning and internationally-acclaimed

physical theatre company, led

by Artistic Director Amit Lahav.

With an expanding ensemble of international performers and makers, Gecko creates work through collaboration, experimentation and play.

Helen Baggett leads many of the company’s residencies, workshops and community projects. A founder member of CandoCo Dance Company, she has led many training sessions in facilitation, physical theatre and inclusive practice.

Catch Gecko’s new show, The Wedding, on tour in 2018. www.geckotheatre.com @GeckoTheatre

To book visit yorkshiredance.com

Join Gecko to explore techniques for engaging young people in dance and physical theatre.

Aimed at facilitators currently working with young people, this workshop will serve as an introduction to Gecko’s devising techniques and approaches to preparing a group for work.

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Cover image: Gecko, The Wedding © Richard Haughton