Take Art Dance provides year-round opportunities for people to see and take part in inspiring and accessible dance activity in Somerset..
For children and young people we coordinate and develop dance activity across the county, working with schools, arts venues and community groups.
For those people who want to dance we regularly work with practitioners throughout Somerset to make workshops and dance classes happen.
For dance artists and those working in the industry, we provide performance opportunities and support dance companies by staging events and residencies in Somerset venues. We also co-commission new work and generate opportunities for networking and professional development, offering training, mentoring and support.
Since 2003 we have developed dance activity across the county, regionally and nationally, working with many choreographers and companies including Richard Alston, Jasmin Vardimon, Mark Bruce Company, David Hughes Dance, Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre, Fleur Darkin, Yorke Dance Project and Probe Dance.
For current opportunities, news and listings please visit the new Dance & Theatre Somerset website.
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Image from Love and War, by the Mark Bruce Company. The dance is Eleanor Duval. photo by Farrow Creatives
"Coming into step change was like reconnecting with myself as an artist and a teacher and what it has done for me is that I feel really confident now that this is a new area of practice for me, particularly working with the over 50s."
Sue Way, Take Art, Dance Artist working with older people
15 May 2012
The Mark Bruce Company premiere Made in Heaven this Friday night at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol. We asked Mark to respond to some quickfire questions in his (scarce) spare time…
19 Apr 2012
Life Circles is a new project and a new partnership between Take Art Dance and Core Dance, with a focus on engaging the frail elderly in movement, dance and imaginative play. It started last autumn and will run for two years, with the ambition of supporting the lifelong creativity of older people in eight residential settings in Somerset, Devon and Dorset.
15 Mar 2012
On the 26 & 27 March 2012 at The Tacchi Morris Art Centre in Taunton, over 500 young dancers from Somerset and beyond will be coming together to take part in Take Art’s annual dance platform Spring Forward.
28 Feb 2012
Just because you are passed the age of partying, it doesn’t mean your body has given up on joy, or your brain has stopped seeking creative expression…
21 Dec 2011
Huge congratulations to Somerset Youth Dance Company, who have been selected to attend Dance South West's regional platform U.Dance South West 2012, held at Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth on 17 and 18 March 2012.
20 Dec 2011
Take Art announces dates for their youth dance performance platform, in association with U.Dance. Get your applications in now!
08 Nov 2011
Take Art's new Urban Dance Project has been featured in Youth Dance England's national news letter.
27 Oct 2011
LIFE CIRCLES a dance project working with older people in residential settings in Dorset, Exeter and Somerset is offering 4 dance trainee opportunities.
27 Oct 2011
We are now looking to recruit a freelance filmmaker/digital/new media artist to work on the Life Circles dance project.
14 Jun 2011
Take Art are happy to announce our partnership with Yorke Dance, who will be performing at this years Glastonbury Festival.
26 May 2011
On 16th May the National Dance Network organised a day called 'What future for small-scale dance touring' at the Jerwood Dance House in Ipswich. I attended and can say it was an interesting if somewhat confounding day.
12 May 2011
The final day of Spring Forward 2011 in association with U.Dance will be happening on 24 May at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil.
27 Apr 2011
Take Art are pleased to support Yorke Dance Project who are performing at this year’s Glastonbury Festival on the new Spirit of ’71 stage to celebrate 40 years of Glastonbury Festival.
20 Jan 2011
Take Art and NHS Somerset are currently working on a dance project called Signposts, aimed at getting men and their children dancing for health and happiness.