Dance

A collection of eight renowned contemporary dance companies and artists are set to take dance to a new level – the rural stage.

Calling all youth dance groups to perform their work at the annual Spring Forward youth dance platform

A CPD training session designed to support non-specialist teachers who want to develop ways to get students - especially boys - dancing

Take Art are delighted to announce a brand new partnership with NRTF (National Rural Touring Forum), The Place and China Plate to increase the reach and impact of dance in rural settings.

The National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) has joined forces with The Place, Take Art and China Plate to launch a 3 year initiative for touring to and making dance for rural areas. We are now seeking artists to take part in the Rural Touring Dance Intiative.

The Yeovil Allstars, a group of young Urban Dancers, have come together in partnership with Take Art and the Octagon Theatre to organise this annual urban dance extravaganza!

We are delighted to announce that Viv Gordon, founder and Artistic Director of Mean Feet Dance in Somerset has been awarded an individual prize of £1000, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to arts, health and wellbeing in the South West region over the last year.

We are now delivering a further Life Circles training programme open to care home staff and dance artists, practitioners and workshop leaders.

Spring Forward 2015 returns to the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil and the Tacchi Morris Arts Centre in Taunton for the 11th year! Applications are now open for groups to apply.

The Octagon Theatre is now inviting dance companies from across the UK to apply for the second £5,000 Octagon Dance Associate bursary, offered in partnership with Take Art Dance.

Ben Wright, artistic director of bgroup, has been in residence at the Octagon Theatre as part of his Dance Associate Role.

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