Perform in Juncture 2016

A FESTIVAL

YOU DO

curated by Gillie Kleiman a festival of contemporary dance

an invitation to collaborate 27 - 30 October 2016, Leeds

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We know that everybody dances The community dance movement, folk dance,YouTube dance classes and Strictly all tell us the same thing: everybody dances.

Departing from here, this third edition of Juncture, curated by Gillie Kleiman, collects artworks where the role of professional dancer is given to someone else, bringing artists, participants and their shared work into conversation about what happens when the dancing is handed over.

Juncture was first curated for Yorkshire Dance in 2012 by Charlotte Vincent in an initiative designed to bring new work, professional development, critical debate and innovative performance practice to Yorkshire. Juncture 2014 was curated by Wendy Houstoun. Š Camilla Greenwell

Gillie Kleiman is an artist. From her practice of dance and choreography emerge artworks that manifest as performances, texts, and events, presented in contexts associated with dance, theatre, live art and experimental performance.

0113 243 8765

WHAT COULD YOU DO? Lucy Suggate Swarm Sculptures A durational movement installation based around bodies constructing sculptural forms.

Sara Lindstrรถm Dancing On My Own Do you have a song that you love to dance to?

Would you like to take part in a dance film?

Nicola Conibere Assembly A long-running performance exploring the movements between our individual and collective bodies.

immigrants and animals Laura Laura Double Penetration Two people are invited to learn the structure and the score and perform alongside immigrants and animals.

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Š Amy Sinead Photography

Lucy Suggate Swarm Sculptures Who we’re looking for: What kind of people: Taster session: Rehearsal dates: Performance dates: Payment:

20-30 people aged 18+ Dance experience not required, but must be willing to work in close proximity with other bodies Sun 11 Sep, 11am-1pm Thu 27 Oct, 6pm-8pm Fri 28 & Sun 30 Oct, 11am-3pm Contribution to expenses

A durational movement installation based around bodies constructing sculptural forms.

Using choreographic instructions participants will explore how simple patterning can encourage the transformation of the human form.

With an interest in adapting swarm principles for live performance and looking at the body as sculpture, Swarm Sculptures is a return to simplicity and communal activity that produces mesmerizing actions and patterns.

For more information and an application form call 0113 243 8765 or visit:

www.juncturedance.com/perform/suggate

© Sara Lindström

Sara Lindström Dancing On My Own Who we’re looking for: What kind of people: Filming dates: Screening date: Payment:

Absolutely anyone Any kind, any age; no dance experience required Sat 3 - Wed 7 Sep Sun 30 Oct None

Do you have a song you love to dance to? Would you like to take part in a dance film?

Filmmaker Sara Lindström is making a short film of people dancing to their favourite song. The film will take a look at why dancing to a song we love is so joyful.

What and how you dance is up to you – it’s YOUR dance we’d like to film! Through simple creative tasks led by Sara you’ll be guided into moving in front of the camera and we will film your dance. Then we would like to do a short voice interview to find out a bit more about your relation to your chosen song.

We’ll need about an hour of your time, but if you’d like to come and dance with a friend or your whole family, we can schedule in more time.

For more information and an application form call 0113 243 8765 or visit:

www.juncturedance.com/perform/lindstrom

© Christian Kipp

Nicola Conibere Assembly Who we’re looking for: What kind of people: Taster session: Rehearsal dates: Performance dates: Payment:

Up to 20 people aged 15+ Anyone with good concentration – you may be performing for extended periods Sat 1 Oct, 11am-4pm Sat 22 & Sun 23 Oct, 11am-4pm Tue 25 & Wed 26 Oct, 6pm-9pm Thu 27 Oct, 5.30pm-8pm Sat 29 Oct, 11am-4pm Contribution to expenses

Assembly is a live artwork which will explore how we see and relate to other people as individuals and as parts in a crowd.

During the performance a connection will be established between each spectator and a particular performer, and at the same time the performers will work together to create simple group formations which periodically transform into new arrangements.

Spectators will be free to come and go throughout the duration of Assembly.

For more information and an application form call 0113 243 8765 or visit:

www.juncturedance.com/perform/conibere

Š immigrants and animals

immigrants and animals Laura Laura Double Penetration Who we’re looking for: What kind of people: Rehearsal dates: Performance dates: Payment:

Two people, female-identified, aged 16+ who know each other but are not lovers or close relatives; not professional dancers.

Any background, skill or ability Mon 24, Tue 25 & Wed 26 Oct, times to be negotiated with successful applicants Thu 27 Oct, 7.30pm & Sat 29 Oct, 7.00pm ÂŁ250 for each performer

Laura Laura is a dance performance for two, a messed-up manifesto on gender based on research into female performers in pop music. It is grounded in our love of music, our disgust at the promotion of oppressive stereotypes in mainstream culture used as a vehicle for systematic misogyny, and our belief in live performance as a potential site of resistance. immigrants and animals are inviting two other people to join us in performing a double bill of Laura Laura entitled Laura Laura Double Penetration.

We will spend some days together sharing the score (structure) of Laura Laura and our thoughts and motivations for the dances.

For more information and an application form call 0113 243 8765 or visit:

www.juncturedance.com/perform/immigrants

HOW TO TAKE PART For more information about all four of these works, and to download an application form for the one(s) in which you’d like to perform, visit www.juncturedance.com/perform You can also call 0113 243 8765 and speak to Kirsty or Callum, or e-mail them at juncture@yorkshiredance.com You can e-mail or post your completed forms back to Yorkshire Dance, or leave them at our reception desk if you’re visiting us in person.

Please note the different deadlines for applications to the four pieces.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Places in all these works are limited and subject to availability.

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