Yorkshire Dance Annual Review 2017-18

Annual Review

2017–18

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Introduction–––––––– ––––– –––––––––3 Highlights––––––––––––– –––––––––––5 Supporting artists ––––––––––– –––––6 Opportunities to develop new work ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7 Developing skills in participatory practice —————–––––– 8 Opportunities to curate —–––––––—––—–——————–­––––––– 9

Into the Light ––––––––––––––––––10 Youth & Community– ––––––––––12 Young people –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 13 People with learning disabilities –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14 Older people ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––—––––––––––– 16

Financial overview –––––––––––– –20 Our funders & partners –––––––23

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Regional dance ––––––––––––––––18 development

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Mission

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Yorkshire Dance champions the value of dance and its development in Yorkshire. We create opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to see, make and take part in high quality contemporary dance.

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Wieke Eringa, CEO & Artistic Director Amidst the turmoil of greater divisions in our society, a hardening political climate and uncertainty about the future, we started to ask ourselves this year what dance activism means and how dance can help us meet some of the challenges we face. We had an immensely rich year filled with new investment, learning and new partnerships.

We delivered a substantial commission in Hull, commenced an exciting international project, started an intensive partnership supporting exceptionally talented dancers with a learning disability across the North and substantially increased our work with older adults in 4 cities. Increasingly, we invited people in to help shape what’s on offer: sharing resources and expertise. This way, our activism is responding to the urgent need to connect, provoke, transcend and heal – there is hope as long as we keep dancing.

Shirley Parks Chair of the Board of Directors

[Disclaimer] For confidentiality the names in some of our participation and engagement case studies have been changed.

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Yorkshire Dance has had another year of great achievement, using the power of dance to connect people, challenge thinking and drive creativity and innovation. Stand-out projects this year include Into the Light that brought professionals and amateurs together in Hull to narrate the LGBT community’s journey and Performing Gender, working with partners across Europe. Highly valued work with a range of different communities and across generations continues to go from strength to strength, as does the organisation’s support for the regional dance community.

Across a diverse programme of activity, the Yorkshire Dance team has demonstrated once again extraordinary passion and commitment to transform lives through dance. It is a honour to support this important organisation.

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2017 –18 .

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18,503 attendances by 6,176 people at 892 dance classes 34 community performances 26 young people supported to achieve Arts Award Discover 17 workshops for 209 dance artists 44 artists received one-to-one advice 43 artist residencies 222 artists benefited from 2,214 hours of subsidised studio space 10 artists commissioned to make new pieces of work 12 artists / companies received producer support to create new work 12 events were presented for an audience of 3,627 people 256 people involved in 4 sub-regional dance hubs 115 independent artists gained 1,266 days of employment 10,491 views of films about our events and performances

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Supporting artists

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Artistic practice development One of our three strategic objectives is to support the development of dance artists, artistic practice and artistic leadership in Yorkshire. In 2017-18 we supported a broad range of artists to develop their practice.

Opportunities to develop new work “A massive thank you for the support the Yorkshire Dance team have shown over the long process of making The Forecast!

The premiere performances at The Place went down really, really well. Putting out the piece has represented a big shift for me personally and professionally so thank you for your support and for believing in the project.”

- Amy Bell “We would like to express how grateful we are for your approach to supporting artists; we have felt welcomed, respected, and a huge sense of personal interest, something we consider to be extremely valuable when connecting with an organisation, but something that can often be quite rare or overlooked.”

- The Uncollective

– Katherine Hollinson

Alongside emerging artists we were proud to present new work by more established artists such as Amy Bell, Lucy Suggate and Connor Schumacher (The Netherlands), Gillie Kleiman and Grace Surman.

We supported six new works in development through Northern School of Contemporary Dance’s Northern Connections programme by artists including Keira Martin, Joseph Reay-Reid, Akeim Toussaint Buck, Daniel Phung, Gracefool Collective and 70/30 Split.

Dance Partner projects We invested significantly in four artistic projects offering resources including studio time, a commission, professional development workshops and production support.

The first round of Dance Partners supported Vanessa Grasse’s MESH and Gracefool Collective’s This is Not a Wedding. Since their selection both projects secured additional funding. MESH was selected for the Great Exhibition of the North programme in 2018. Gracefool Collective plan to preview their new show in autumn 2018.

The second open call invested in two original ideas from Katherine Hollinson and Sophie Unwin. Sophie’s research will be further informed by her participation in Performing Gender.

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“The studio residency time will be an invaluable resource. This time will enable us to further explore ideas from our research and development.”

Eleven performance evenings enabled 37 choreographers or dance companies to present new work in front of an audience and achieve exposure for their work. Themed nights, such as Bish Bash Bosh, Burst, Live Bites and This is Where It’s At, also offered opportunities to meet like-minded artists and build connections.

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“It helped me to think about different ways of engaging people in movement and different ways of thinking about stimulus.”

– Dance Transports participant

“It has already helped me to think about how I can use some of the approaches in my own practice working with adults with learning disabilities.”

– Dance Transports participant

“It is amazing that this kind of project can exist because there isn’t much space for artists to have this kind of development that’s really enriching and really important.”

– Sophie Unwin, on Performing Gender

Developing skills in participatory practice The Dance Transports regional development programme offered two residencies for local artists. Alessandra Seutin explored Hybrids of Dance and Creating Stories with Talented Young Dancers in Barnsley and Ella Robson Guilfoyle delivered Creating Movement for Dance, Circus and Theatre in Bridlington.

We programmed three development days for dance artists and musicians working on our community programmes.

Each session was play-based to encourage creative skillsharing around themes such as Dementia.

Six artists from our Dance to Health programme undertook six days of training around Later Life and working with older adults.

Performing Gender We embarked on a new two-year European project with six partners from five different countries. Performing Gender aims to build capacity by investing in five choreographers and five dramaturgs to explore new narratives around gender and LGBTQI+ identities. on of ni, Afterno Beth Cassa & er ci er Joseph M Sara Teresa re It’s At © This is Whe

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During the year, UK artist Sophie Unwin took part in two training weeks coinciding with the City of Women festival in Ljubljana and Gender Bender in Bologna. During each week Sophie had the opportunity to take part in theoretical and physical workshops, discuss gender with local people, and work with native dramaturgs to develop her solo research material.

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“I have grown in confidence in my ability to distinguish the type of dance work that I am interested in.”

- BASIC TENSION curator, Adam Young t ce Ar orman f Perf o a s s t e r e b ara Te Alpha e©S Kela, Leena Playtim ’s n a Surm Grace

Opportunities to curate Artists Curating Dance, supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, invested in the curatorial practice of six artists.

In 2017, four curated events took place at Yorkshire Dance, Live Art Bistro and venues across York. An audience of 3,528 experienced work by 20 artists not normally presented in Yorkshire, including an excerpt from Frauke Requardt’s Mothers, Leena Kela’s Alphabets of Performance Art and Pauline Mayers’ What If I Told You? Each artist explored a different curatorial theme and approach.

Amy Bell’s Bend It explored conventions around gender and sexuality through a programme of physical work. Whereas Grace Surman’s Playtime presented dance alongside talks, live art and short films to look at the strategy of play.

Sophie Unwin and Lydia Cottrell curated the first SLAP Weekender in York, leading to a nomination for Best Cultural Event/Festival at the York Culture Awards.

- SLAP Weekender curators, Sophie Unwin and Lydia Cottrell “I found this a high-quality evening, both in terms of the intelligent and engaging approach to the subject matter, and the quality of the performance. The work presented was a combination of existing works (with one new experimental exploration), and I was struck by the personal artistic connection of each piece to the theme of the evening.”

– Arts Council England Quality Assessment on Bend It “It has given fresh insight, allowed me to take more risks, and consequently, to trust my instincts. I valued the research period, loved having time to have meaningful conversations with artists and academics, and space to see work which fed into the process of a curator rather than a programmer!”

– Playtime curator, Grace Surman

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Adam Young invited Jamila Johnson-Small to create BASIC TENSION, which turned Live Art Bistro into an installation space to consider the blurred boundaries between the public and the intimate.

“The opportunity provided us with the chance to build relationships with other artists and curators we would not have otherwise had the ability to work with.

Meeting artists with diverse experiences of curatorial practice was undoubtedly helpful for us as a relatively new artist-led programme.”

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CASE STUDY

Into the Light We were thrilled to contribute a new outdoor dance work to Hull UK City of Culture 2017 as part of LGBT50. Into the Light, a specially commissioned Yorkshire Dance production by choreographer Gary Clarke, was performed by eight professional dancers and 42 non-professionals from Hull and the East Riding’s LGBTQI+ community and friends: a 50-strong cast to celebrate 50 years since the partial decriminalization of homosexuality.

- Cian Smith, Producer LGBT50 “My endless thanks. What a wonderful, ground-breaking, uncompromising, moving and special day it will stay with me for a very long time. If I had to say from the whole year what exemplifies what we were trying to achieve here it is this event. I’m in awe.”

- Martin Green, Chief Executive, Hull City of Culture 2017

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Into the Light looked at LGBTQI+ history over five decades, including the AIDS epidemic, 70s gay liberation movements and the legalization of gay marriage. The band, Best of Fiends, took inspiration from queer musical icons to create an original soundtrack. Costume designer, Ryan Laight, worked with the cast to explore fashion over five decades to create a unique design concept and costumes to empower the cast.

“I’ve never seen the media look so gob-smacked – I couldn’t stop them gushing, I almost had to calm them down when interviewed! The stories I’ve heard from many of your participants have been incredibly moving and life-affirming. I know they will not forget their involvement quickly and cherish this experience forever.”

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“I was expecting to take part in a performance of some type. After the first few workshops I realised I was getting involved with something with much deeper significance and meaning.

I feel really honoured to have been able to be part of it.”

- Into the Light participants

During 3 weeks of intensive rehearsals at Hull College the cast, who ranged from age 15 to over 60, were encouraged to share their personal experiences of LGBTQI+ history in Hull, some of which inspired the final work.

On Saturday 29 July LGBT50 opened with Duckie’s Summer Tea Party, featuring tea and cake served by non-binary waiters, poetry and music. Our cast of 50 dancers performed Into the Light twice to an audience of thousands of people who lined Queen Victoria Square in Hull.

Into the Light © David Lindsay

“It is a rare opportunity to work with such a wide range of people from all different backgrounds, lifestyles, ages, experiences etc. Everyone learnt more about each other and just became part of the Into the Light family that supported each other, laughed and cried together! I loved it all!

The project has made me regain my love of dance.”

A year later, the cast are still meeting, performing and collaborating. Into the Light strengthened relationships between dance artists in Hull resulting in mentoring relationships. Members of the non-professional cast engaged with the Performing Gender project and Gender Moves workshops in Leeds.

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One of our three key strategic objectives is to support the development of dance with young people, diverse communities and those least engaged.

Young people We continued to work with young people in Leeds through our popular Saturday Superstars programme which offers weekly Ballet, Rhythm & Tap, Street Styles and Parents and Tots classes for 525 young people aged 0-14 and 113 parents from across the city.

Our youth company programme engaged 114 young people in east Leeds through taster sessions. 27 young people joined our weekly session. Over the year the youth company members grew hugely in ability and gained the confidence to perform live for family and friends.

Our annual youth dance festival, FRESH, took place in March 2018 at York Theatre Royal. Participating companies were selected at sub-regional platforms in Scunthorpe, Bransley and Hull and 13 went on to perform on the main stage at FRESH for an audience of 847. This year we introduced screendance to the competition for the first time, presenting three dance films.

This year’s FRESH Fringe included performances by seven youth companies. We also welcomed our first primary school-aged group to take part in FRESH; these 26 children successfully completed their Discover-Level Arts Award on the day.

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347 young people took part in artist-led workshops throughout the day, giving them the opportunity to learn a variety of new dance styles, such as Lindy Hop, from artists including Jon Beney, Sheila Attah and Adele Thompson.

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“I would like probably hit a wall if I was really mad because that’s just the person I am, but with dance you can just channel it in a way and it just gets everything out.”

- Youth dance participant “You can express how you feel through movements. If I’m feeling angry you’ll probably notice because my movement’s massive or if I’m feeling a bit tired you’ll notice because I’m a little bit down on the floor.”

- Youth dance participant “It’s made her more confident.

It’s brought her out of her shell.”

-Parent “They are making changes… drinking more water to prevent dehydration.

They’ve been more perceptive and aware of their own health and wellbeing, even with what they eat.”

– School teacher

Youth dance research In 2017 we published the findings of Dance for Health, Wellbeing and Empowerment, a two-year research project carried out by researchers from University of Leeds and funded by an Arts Council England Research Grant.

An ethnographic researcher was embedded in our youth company programme, which targets young people in deprived areas of east leeds. The study aimed to investigate the impact of dance on young people aged 11-19 and their families. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to collect data from the perspective of the young people, their parents, teachers and dance tutors.

The research findings suggest that the young people experienced improved perceptions of their quality of life because of dance. Dance helped them to feel happier, increase confidence, develop social skills, express themselves in creative ways; and promote active lifestyles and healthy habits. Dance also played a role in relieving stress by offering respite to help them to cope with difficult issues they faced in their lives.

Most significantly the findings demonstrated the positive impact of community-based youth dance not only on physical health but also on psychological wellbeing.

People with learning disabilities “Dancing is good for my legs. I enjoy being part of a group and part of a team. I would like to keep dancing forever.”

- Josh, participant at The Bridge

– Vicki, Josh’s support worker

In May we set up a brand new weekly dance programme working with Health for All at The Bridge in Holbeck, Leeds.

15 adults with a learning disability attended each week to take part in creative movement to increase autonomy, confidence and social connections.

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“Josh only really moved if he needed to get somewhere, but now because the dance teachers have encouraged him to stand more he is moving a lot more.”

Our Leaps & Bounds, Mind the Step and MADE programmes provided 120 dance sessions for 80 adults with moderate to profound learning disabilities living in Leeds. Two of the groups enjoyed performing in the annual inclusive performance platform Expressions at Northern Ballet, for an audience of approximately 100 people.

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“Sam is more confident and working in partners has really helped her with remembering people’s names and forming stronger friendships. Sam had never performed before and so it was a huge step for her, performing last week. She loved it though and it was such a good experience for everyone.”

- Vicki, Sam’s support worker

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Sam’s Story Sam has been dancing at The Bridge since May 2017.

Initially she was quite quiet and tended to observe the others dancing. She only joined in with stretching, breathing or relaxation exercises. Our dance practitioners discovered that Sam enjoyed having a specific role and sharing her movement. Vicki, Sam’s support worker, explained, “Sam struggles to join in but she has really impressed me with how she is remembering the routines. Sam has really come out of her shell and she is less shy towards new people since dancing.”

Sam’s confidence has grown steadily and she now joins in more and smiles more whilst dancing. She has even taught the group a short sequence she created on her own. At the end of the programme Sam performed for a live audience for the first time and afterwards asked, “Can we dance again on stage?”

Older people Our work with older adults focused on combatting social isolation, falls prevention and bringing together different generations.

Intergenerational We Danced in Sheffield worked with 88 residents and primary school children from Herries Lodge and Blenheim Care Homes and Mansel and Watercliffe Meadows Primary Schools.

We commissioned a Dementia Care Mapper to investigate the impact of We Danced and found that well-being significantly increased during the dance sessions. 71% of residents demonstrated significant positive well-being scores in comparison to only 13% when no dance session was taking place. The artistic team of five dance artists and three musicians used these mapping reports to gain a greater insight into what works and have used this learning to improve their practice.

Falls prevention In 2015, Dancing in Time, a partnership with University of Leeds and Leeds Public Health, investigated the impact of dance on the health and well-being of older adults. The programme was re-launched in 2018 to build upon learning and gather additional data on the impact of dance. Three 10-week dance programmes across Leeds supported 54 older adults to take up dancing.

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Julie & Edna’s story Julie and her mum, 87-year-old Edna, took part in our Dancing in Time project. Edna was not very active; her focus was on keeping up with physio exercises for her arthritis. Julie, 64, took part in Zumba for a while but had fallen out of the habit of going. Julie explained, “I wasn’t quite sure what to expect or if it was going to be energetic enough for me – as I’m quite active.”

- Tammy McNally, Deputy Manager, Herries Lodge “It was great that my mum and I were able to take part in an activity together. The dance leader, Helen, and the assistants went over and above what was expected. I went home on a high, although I felt calm at the same time!”

– Julie, Dancing in Time “I like everything about the project, the camaraderie, the music and the dancing. We did creative things – I felt a bit foolish but it made me laugh and I enjoyed it. I feel more confident about moving and dancing.

We recently went to Blackpool – to the Tower Ballroom for afternoon tea.

I was tapping my feet and this lady asked if I would like to dance with her husband. I said ‘no’ at first but then thought ‘why not’ and gave it a go.

It felt fantastic to be moving around the dance floor – wonderful.

I wouldn’t have done that if I hadn’t gone to the Dancing in Time sessions.”

– Edna, Dancing in Time

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Julie and her mum have not been able to enjoy many activities together as Edna has become frailer and is partially sighted. At the beginning of the 10 week programme all participants did a Timed Up & Go (TUG) test, a recognised method to determine their risk of falling.

By the last session Edna’s TUG time had halved; a significant improvement. Edna also noted, “My neck and shoulders feel much better – they’re more supple and move easier.”

“Working with the community has a huge impact within the home.

Residents expressed during We Danced how much they enjoy the children performing and how wonderful the dance teachers are.

We’re so grateful to be given this opportunity. It enhances our residents’ lives and we can see the impact creativity has. It’s lovely to hear the residents talking about the dancers and children after they have left and reminiscing about their dancing days.”

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“We have felt valued, involved and included. Our self-confidence has grown and we have felt part of something that makes a difference.

We have enjoyed being part of a team which has entertained and brought people together. There has been lots of laughter along the way.”

- Young at Arts Steering Group member “The Young at Arts team are very friendly and the food was amazing.

Protein’s show was fantastic.”

- Participant, Food, Glorious Food

- Participant, Red Gold Green & Blues

Our two-year Young at Arts programme, delivered in collaboration with the LEAF partnership, came to an end in 2017. The cross-artform project worked with 640 older adults from around Leeds with the aim of reducing social isolation by creating opportunities to share stories and experiences and for new friendships to develop. During the year poets, musicians and dance artists delivered regular programmes of arts activities. For example Home brought together older men to explore their connections to the word home while Being Here reflected on stories of migration.

Yorkshire Dance led regular dance sessions for residents living in four care homes and three one-off Weekends of Wonder.

Red Gold Green & Blues, used oral history and dance to celebrate the rich history of sound system culture and Blues parties in Chapeltown.

We also supported the Young at Arts Steering Group to curate their own event, The Spring Fling. But a particular highlight was Food, Glorious Food at Left Bank in Headingley which featured a performance of Protein Dance’s May Contain Food, May Contain You. Since the project ended the LEAF partnership members are continuing to develop programmes for older adults. The Steering Group continues to meet monthly and is planning further events for 2018.

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“We’ve gained a huge sense of pride for the area knowing that some people left their cities and never went back because they fell in love with Chapeltown”

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Regional Dance Development Bringing people together One of our strategic objectives is to bring people together to strengthen the dance community and increase opportunities for people to experience high quality dance.

Yorkshire Dance delivers a framework for opportunities for shared working, strategy and project development, skills sharing and partnership building.

In 2017-18 the Regional Dance Development Network (RDDN) continued to work collectively to develop the regional platform FRESH, which this year included three sub-regional youth dance showcases that provided progression for youth dance groups into FRESH.

yy The South Yorkshire Hub secured funding to set up the South Yorkshire Youth Dance Company enabling 20 young people to receive training. yy The Hull and East Riding Hub worked with the National Youth Dance Company to inspire young artists as part of Hull 2017. Through the Our Lives, Our Culture project they developed performance work in care homes. yy The South Bank Hub completed Second Steps, a comprehensive programme to develop dance at all levels from grassroots to professional. yy The North Yorkshire Hub supported SLAP Weekender, a professional residency with David Harradine and Yorkshire Schools Dance Festival. The Hub made huge strides forward in developing youth dance and, with York Theatre Royal, established a new platform Dance it Up North.

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The Dance Creates conference provided a space for regional partners to come together to explore young people’s voice in youth dance and performance alongside a range of guest contributors.

Yorkshire Dance funds and supports four sub-regional Hubs:

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The regional conference – Dance Creates “Good to network and be reminded of the importance and value of supporting youth dance in the region.”

– Dance Creates delegate “Invaluable. Feelings of shared inspiration and passion.”

– Dance Creates delegate “We had some incredibly interesting and inspiring conversations which will fuel me for some time. I savoured the friendly atmosphere among everyone and was just genuinely happy to be a part of something that was sharing and expressing such a positive message about dance and young people.”

Dance Creates brought together 145 people from across the north of England to explore and debate young people’s voice in dance choreography and performance.

Located at Square Chapel Arts Centre in Halifax, the conference featured presentations, performances, films and discussions.

Contributors included Michael Keegan-Dolan, Charlotte Vincent, Dirk De Lathauwer from Belgium-based Fabuleus, Claire Somerville from One Dance UK, Tess Chaytor from TIN Arts and independent artists Katie Green, Molly Walker, Zoe Demoustier, Grace Surman, Josh Hawkins, Lizzie Klotz and Alex Ayre.

There were inspirational performances from youth company Explosive, and Grace Surman’s Would You Rather be Lost, which features her son Merrick. The event culminated in a performance by three young writers from The Writing Squad who responded to the day through spoken word, poetry and performance.

Dance Creates provided a space for debate and challenge with a view to encouraging people to be curious about the creative possibilities of making work with young people. For many it reinvigorated a passion for youth dance and a desire to explore new ideas.

– Molly Walker, Dance Creates contributor

Increased investment in dance During the year we worked with local partners across the region to lever increased investment in dance and dancers.

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We supported 44 individual artists and companies during the year, many receiving fundraising support for artists such as Hayley del Harrison, Kim Oakley, Sophie Unwin, Vanessa Grasse and regional hubs including South Yorkshire Dance Hub, resulting in over £148,050 raised within the region.

Advice and consultancy was also given to artists and grantfunded projects including Pheobe Douthwaite, Sara Ribeiro, Ella Mesma, Lucy Suggate, Nii Kwartey Owoo and Tora Hed.

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Yorkshire Dance continued to play a key role in the Strategic Action Group for the Children and Young People’s Dance Network North, contributing to ongoing development and fundraising.

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Financial overview 33% 1%

Income

6%

Core: Arts Council England

325,794

Core: Leeds City Council

49,400

Leeds City Council

16,856

Core: Arts Council England

Arts Council England

Core: Leeds City Council

Other sources Leeds City Council

87,017

Arts Council England

149,667

Artistic & educational activities

Other sources

& hires ArtisticTenants and Educational activities

225,098

Tenants and hires

12,410

Trading & other income

Trading and other income

23%

& donations GrantsGrants and Donations 5%

54,933

Total income

60,459

981,634

2% 6% 15%

9%

14%

Expenditure 20%

Artist development & professional programme

138,223

Youth & community

187,528

Regional dance development

39,154

Marketing

16,153

Building & admin overheads

180,314

Salaries & staff costs

386,128

Total expenditure

947,500

41%

2% 19%

The information above is derived from the Detailed Statement of Financial Activities contained in the audited accounts for the year ended 31 March 2018. Full audited accounts and Trustees’ Report can be obtained from Yorkshire Dance.

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Our staff

Lauren Savage

Volunteers

Talking Lens

Wieke Eringa CEO & Artistic Director

Madeline Shann

Bar Groisman

Therapy Heaven

Beth Connellan

Tribe Arts

Claire Hambly

Yew Tree Therapies

Andrea Smart Administrative Director

Sessional / contracted staff

Niamh Bryson Youth & Community Intern

Christine Addlington

Eleanor Arkinstall

Charlie Armitage

Isabella Dubroca

Lauren Clarke Facilities Manager

Tara Baker

Joanne Pollitt-Evans

Jemma Broomhead

Lauren Trim

Rachel Clarke Temporary Projects Assistant

Charlie Buchanan

Lydia McQuiston

David Burnett

Maria Popova

Cassandra Butler

Mary-Helen Pattison

Danielle Byars

Megan Elvidge

Duckie

Rachel Clarke

Milena Ziethen

Grand Futures

Rachel Dean

Qianyu Lyu

Hull City of Culture 2017

Rachel Fullegar

Savannah Barnes

Leeds Beckett University

Alison Grace-Clissold

Stephanie Donohoe

Leeds City College

Vanessa Grasse

Xin Gan

Leeds Dance Partnership

Lucy Haighton

Artist advisory group

Leeds Education Arts Forum (LEAF)

Antony Dunn Marketing & Communications Manager Megan Hamber Creative Projects Assistant (Producing) Rosie Hay Facilities Coordinator Rachel Kingdom Development Manager Sarah Lyon Youth & Community Dance Manager Chris Megginson Site Supervisor Adie Nivison Project Manager (Older People)

Andrea Haley Tora Hed TC Howard Sophie Hutchinson Charlotte Jones Nisha Lall Laura Liddon Janetta Maxwell

Alison Andrews Beth Cassani Rachel Fullegar David Harradine TC Howard Rachel Krische

Partners AESOP – Arts Enterprise with a Social Purpose Cassero LGBT Center Gender Bender Festival Centro per la Scena Contemporanea Dance City

Leeds Older People’s Forum Live Art Bistro Mesto Žensk | City of Women - Association for the Promotion of Women in Culture

Charlie Morrissey

National Youth Dance Company

Susanne Thomas

Northern Ballet

Anil Patel Building Maintenance

Louise McDowall Alexandra Mettam

Associate artist

Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Kirsty Redhead Creative Projects Producer

Nuno Mesquita

Gary Clarke

One Dance UK

Hannah Robertshaw Programmes Director

Heather Morgan Zoe Parker

Artists supported

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Judy Rose Finance Administrator

Maria Popova Tanya Richam-Odoi

April Skipp Marketing Officer

Ella Sprung

Tanya Steinhauser Artist Development Producer

Bobak Walker

Callum Holt / Maria Popova Administrative Assistant

Front of house team

Kathryn Stones Helen Winfield Laura Withers Adelle Wragg

Our board Shirley Parks, Chair

Amy Bell Gary Clarke Lydia Cottrell Gracefool Collective Vanessa Grasse Katherine Hollinson Gillie Kleiman Lucy Suggate & Connor Schumacher Grace Surman Sophie Unwin Adam Young

Sammy Gooch

Helen Bowdur

Lawrence Gorringe

Beth Cassani

Natasha Handley

Jules Caton

Balbir Singh Dance Company

Callum Holt

Stuart Clarke

DJ School UK

Daisy Howell

June Goodson-Moore

Aleksandar Ivanov

David Harradine

Direct Personal Management

Jade Kemp

Paul Higgins

Elephant Marketing

Melanie McCabe

Rachel Krische

Kendell’s Bistro

Daniel Phung

Ruth Moran

Little Mighty

Maria Popova

Andrew Walker

Beth Raistrick

David Wilmore

Red Ladder Theatre Company

Chloe Richardson

Cllr Lucinda Yeadon

Tenants

Phoenix Dance Theatre Salacious Live Alternative Performance (SLAP) Theaterfestival BoulevardDansBrabant TIN Arts University of Leeds We are IVE West Yorkshire Playhouse West Yorkshire Sport

With thanks to all the individuals and organisations who contribute to the work of the Regional Dance Development Network and our sub-regional Hubs

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Alison Andrews

People Dancing Foundation for Community Dance

Renaissance Arts Split Design UK

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Support our work Relationships with businesses We carry out community projects throughout the region working with people of all ages and backgrounds. We are always happy to discuss partnership working with private companies. We have experience working with different sizes of business to develop mutually beneficial projects which chime with HR and corporate social responsibility objectives.

Commissioned work We are building expertise in delivering commissioned work in the areas of

Kate Wright, Kingston Unity Friendly Society on FRESH 2018

We are keen to work with commissioners or consortiums who feel dance can play an important part in addressing these critical issues.

Get in Touch Please get in touch if you would like to work in partnership with us during 2018-19 rachelkingdom@yorkshiredance.com 0113 2595701

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“The FRESH 2018 event was a great success and it was wonderful to see lots of young people benefitting from dance and showcasing their skills with the support of Yorkshire Dance.

We are proud to support the work Yorkshire Dance does with young people.”

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Our Funders We rely on the investment and good will of a range of partners to ensure we have maximum impact and can continue to deliver our life-changing programmes.

We would like to give a special thank you to all the individuals, businesses, trusts and grant makers who have supported our work over the last year.

Yorkshire Dance gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of: Arts Council England and Leeds City Council

Corporate supporters Kingston Unity Friendly Society, One Stop Shop, Warburtons and Provident Good Neighbour Community Programme

Trusts & grant makers We’re very proud to be working in partnership with local and national trusts and foundations and other partners. Their grants have been essential during 2017-18, enabling us to deliver our work across Yorkshire.

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AESOP (supported by Big Lottery, NESTA, NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group and the Royal British Legion); Aspire Community Benefit Society; Big Lottery Fund; Children and Young People’s Dance Network North; Creative Europe programme of the European Union; Hull UK City of Culture 2017; Ideas That Change Lives; Jerwood Charitable Foundation ; Leeds City of Culture 2023; Leeds Inspired; Leeds Jewish Welfare Board; Leeds Older People’s Forum; Leeds Public Health; NewcastleGateshead Initiative - Great Exhibition of the North; Outer East Leeds Community Committee Youth Activity Fund; Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation; Rix-Thompson-Rothenberg Foundation and Baily Thomas Charitable Fund; Rotary Club of Leeds White Rose; Sport England; The Bridge (Health for All, Leeds); Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries (supported by British Council, Jerwood Charitable Trust, Arts Council England’s Ambition for Excellence, Garfield Weston Foundation, CHK Charities Limited and PRS Foundation); Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation.

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If you would like to support our work through a donation or leaving a gift to Yorkshire Dance in your Will please get in touch: rachelkingdom@yorkshiredance.com yorkshiredance.com/support-us

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Donations are vital to Yorkshire Dance and it is your generosity that enables us to take dance out to the community and support the next generation of inspiring artists from Yorkshire.