Yorkshire Dance Friday Firsts spring 2016

YORKSHIRE DANCE

FRIDAY FIRSTS

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regional youth dance showcase, Fresh 2016 & professional development opportunities

www.yorkshiredance.com

Friday Firsts showcases new work by independent choreographers and dance companies working on the small scale.

Each evening has its own distinct theme, and will often be the first chance to see performances by the most promising dance makers from Yorkshire and beyond who seek to experiment, push dance as a form or find a new voice.

Box Office 0113 243 8765 or book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com

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cover photo: theMiddletonCorpus, Without end at Friday Firsts #34: Bish Bash Bosh Š David Lindsay photo above: Gracefool Collective, This really is too much at Friday Firsts #34: Bish Bash Bosh Š David Lindsay

Friday Firsts #37

Sketch 2 Friday 5 February, 7.30pm Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00 This evening brings together artists from years one and two of our ongoing artist development programme, Sketch, to reflect, share and focus on the role of a dramaturg in the creation of contemporary performance.

Over the past two years, eight artists have had the opportunity to work with Dutch dance dramaturg Peggy Olislaegers.

They have been encouraged to question their work and to become their own dramaturgs, exploring the full potential of their ideas.

This evening will include the charismatic Peggy Olislaegers livedirecting new material: Hannah Buckley’s S/HE, a performance about complexity. A woman and a man attempt to make sense of a binary world, question it and imagine an alternative. Influenced by real stories, science fiction and menstruation S/HE seeks to support men, women and everything in-between.

She'll also workshop a short solo extract of Sonder by Jamaal Burkmar (winner of the 2015/16 New Adventures Choreographer Award). Sonder was originally created for six dancers as part of the Sketch 1 programme in 2015.

This exhilarating evening will give a revealing insight into what it’s like for an artist to work with a dramaturg.

S/HE © Hannah Buckley; Peggy Olislaegers at Sketch 2015 © Sara Teresa

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Friday Firsts #38

This Is Where It’s At

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Friday 4 March, 7.30pm Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00 This is Where It’s At showcases work in development which has had considerable research and development and which is ready for its next phase of testing with an audience.

It is a chance to see choreographers delve into a deeper process of investigation and making, and witness the process of ideas taking shape through form, structure and movement language.

Among the works will be Ella Mesma’s Ladylike. Madonna? Witch? Exotic Other?

Ladylike is an exploration of gender stereotypes through the voices of five female artists. Using Ella Mesma’s unique movement language, the company has combined Rumba, Afro Cuban, Salsa and elements of Breaking, Rocking and Capoeira to create a visually striking and awkwardly provocative work.

Rachael O’Neill presents Any Part of You Will Do. A collaboration with dancers Lara Ward, Tal Weinstein and Jessica Haener, it questions what happens to us when we become desperate for something or someone.

Physically and emotionally, how far are we willing to go to achieve, to protect, to survive?

Check the website and social media for details of other artists as they’re confirmed.

Ella Mesma, Ladylike © Roger Barnes / Tal Weinstein in Rachael O’Neill's Any Part of You Will Do © Lara Ward

FRESH Yorkshire Dance

Sat 26 Mar, 7.30pm fringe performances from 6.00pm

CAST, Doncaster

£6.50 (£4.50 fringe) Box Office 01302 303 959 Book securely online castindoncaster.com Fresh 2016 (a part of U.Dance) is a breath-taking celebration of the achievements of our region’s young dancers.

Experience an amazing range of dance styles as the very finest youth dance companies from across Yorkshire compete for an extraordinary prize.

A panel of judges will select two groups to represent Yorkshire at U.Dance 2016, Youth Dance England’s flagship event, staged this year at various venues around Manchester in July.

As well as the performances taking place on the stage of the 620-seat Main Space, there will be a ‘fringe’ programme of performances in the smaller Second Space.

Yorkshire Dance is delighted to bring this annual youth dance showcase to CAST in Doncaster for the very first time.

RJC Youth Dance Company at Fresh 2014 & Dance United Yorkshire Performance Company at Fresh 2015 © Brian Slater

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Yorkshire Dance presents Dance Transports

© igaki photo studio

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. © Sara Teresa

• Participate: an Intergenerational Dance Practice Workshop with Luca Silvestrini, Protein Dance Tue 12 & Wed 13 Jan, Doncaster • Dance and Dementia: Dancing the Inbetween with Dr Richard Coaten Thu 21 & Fri 22 Jan, Barton upon Humber • Developing Quality Dance Practice for Early Years Children with Primed for Life Mon 22 & Tue 23 Feb, Northallerton • Cultural Fusion with Vicki Igbokwe, Uchenna Dance Thu 10 & Fri 11 Mar, Shipley

© Primed for Life © Brian Slater

• Choreography with Young People and Communities with Tim Casson Sat 19 & Sun 20 Mar, Hull Each of these two-day workshops costs £30 and discounts will be available for anyone attending three or more of the five workshops.

© Alicia Clarke

To discuss access or support needs, please contact Hannah Robertshaw, Youth & Community Dance Director 0113 243 9867 hannahrobertshaw@yorkshiredance.com www.yorkshiredance.com/commyouth/professionaldevelopment/dance-transports

Box Office 0113 243 8765 - book securely online at www.yorkshiredance.com

Gracefool Collective present ProDanceLeeds

Contemporary Class with Rita Marcalo

Beginning w/c 11 January

Spring term 2016 Tuesdays, 10 Jan - 21 Mar £6.50, concessions £5.50

After a successful six-month pilot project funded by Arts Council England, ProDanceLeeds will work with Northern School of Contemporary Dance, pooling resources to continue running classes.

This varied programme of classes will be delivered by high-quality and wellestablished teachers such as Amy Bell, Phil Sanger and Rachael O’Neill, all for an affordable price.

For more information visit www.prodanceleeds.com or contact prodanceleeds@gmail.com Twitter: @ProDanceLeeds

6.30pm - 8.00pm, Advanced for professionals, dance students and those with advanced ability 8.00pm - 9.30pm Beginners / Intermediate for people with a good basic level ability wanting to try a higher level With a focus on risk taking, individuality and non-linear movement, teacher Rita Marcalo will encourage you to embrace her way of moving in this weekly class. With an attempt to enable participants to work against their common learned dance movement patterns and find new ways to develop, Rita creates a safe and fun environment to explore new ways of thinking and moving.

It is taught on two levels to enable complete beginners to get acquainted with basic principles of contemporary dance, at the same time as allowing people with some experience to develop further.

Box Office 0113 243 8765 - book securely online at www.yorkshiredance.com

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Join The Collective... two new, improved memberships for dance artists at Yorkshire Dance Standard • Up to 50 hours’ free studio space per year • E-bulletins • Free equipment hire • One-to-one advice session • Residency opportunities • Discounts and offers on training, events, conferences and performances

Plus £100 / concessions £60 per year All the benefits of Standard, plus...

• Unlimited free Standby Space • Three one-to-one advice sessions • Opportunity to curate a performance, workshop or event with a £1000 budget • Free professional contemporary class • 3hr training session on lighting & sound or marketing • One facilitated Critical Response Process feedback session

For more detailed description of these benefits, visit www.yorkshiredance.com/professional/the-collective

Hannah Buckley’s Woman with Eggs, Friday Firsts #27: Live Bites © Sara Teresa

£50 / concessions £30 per year

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