Dance
- NewsCALL OUT - Early Years Dance Commission
As part of DanSCe Dialogues 2, South East Dance and partners are seeking a dance company based in the UK for a new early years dance commission targeted towards children between the ages of 0-5 years old.
More info - NewsDanSCe Dialogues 2 - Entering the Lighting Lab
DanSCe Dialogues 2 is currently running the first of two Light Labs, where eight emerging professionals working in contemporary dance are being mentored by leading UK stage lighting collaborative team Russell Maliphant and Michael Hulls.
More info - NewsDynamic European dance project gets the go-ahead
Take Art are delighted to announce an exciting partner project that will link dance hubs, centres, artists and companies in Normandy and Brittany with those in the south and west of England. DanSCe Dialogues2 has been given the go ahead thanks to a significant cash injection from European funding agency Interreg.
More info - NewsLife Circles: Training opportunities to work with dance and older people
In 2013 the Life Circles project offers three more dance with older people training days in Devon, Dorset and Somerset, for dance artists and activity co-ordinators in care homes and day-care centres.
More info - NewsSomerset Youth Dance Company – AUDITION
Somerset Youth Dance Company (SYDC) is auditioning to find new young dancers who show potential, passion and talent in Dance.
More info - NewsAnnouncing the first in a series of Life Circles Training Days
Open to dance artists interested in working with the fragile elderly, as part of our Life Circles project running in 8 Care Settings in Somerset, Dorset and Devon.
More info - NewsBig Dance Urban Jam - full timetable released!!!
On Sunday 15 July the Octagon Theatre and Take Art, in association with Big Dance, are running the Big Dance Urban Jam, starring a triple bill performance by Flawless, Boadicea and Rannel with ‘Flhip Flhop. The full day timetable is now available for download here!
More info - NewsCall Out: Design the logo for the European project DanSCe Dialogues 2?
Can you design a logo for a new international dance project? The partners of the European project DanSCe Dialogues 2 are calling for entries for the creation of their new logo and offering a €500 prize for the winning design.
More info - NewsMark Bruce - The Interview
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…
More info - NewsLife Circles - See Early Film Footage
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.
More info - NewsThe dance stars of tomorrow spring forward
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.
More info - NewsTake Art changing the lives of the frail elderly
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…
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