Share practice, knowledge and experience of the making, commissioning, presenting and touring of dance work for Early Years. See examples of some of the best live performance work for children, made in the UK; take part in practitioners' workshops; and hear from industry experts in presentations and breakout sessions.
- WHEN: Friday 15 November and Saturday 16 November
- WHERE: Aphra and Lumley Studio Theatre, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7UG
- COST: £20 for one day / £30 for two days (cost includes lunch and drinks, performances, conference and practical master classes).
- WHO IT IS FOR: Dance/movement artists, practitioners, programmers, producers, choreographers, educationalists.
SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER / 12:00 - 19:45 / EARLY YEARS
- Performance of Three Colours by Polka Theatre and Norwich Puppet Theatre
- Presentation from Jo Belloli (Polka Theatre), Joy Haynes (Norwich Puppet Theatre) and Charlotte Fallon (La Guimbarde Theatre)
- Presentation of outcomes from the DanSCe Dialogues 2 residency – Sophie Jardin from Compagnie Ubi (France), Robin Dingemans (UK) and Lou Cope (workshop Dramaturg)
- Panel discussion with Ruth Churchill (Early Arts), Christelle Hunot (Théâtre de Lillico) and Hannah Lefeuvre (Dance Early Years)
- Breakout sessions including exploring touring to rural venues with Gina Westbrook and Caroline Barnes from Take Art
- Practitioner master class on Dance, Early Years and Health Inequalities with Viv Gordon (Mean Feet Dance)
SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER / 10:00 - 17:00 / CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
- Performance of Shiny by Turned on Its Head
- Guest speaker Liz Moran (Gulbenkian) on renewing our commitment to young audiences, makers and creators
- Panel discussion with Amélie du Payrat (Très Tôt Théâtre), Jackie Mortimer (Instep Dance Company), Rosie Heafford (Second Hand Dance) and Katey Leader (Take Art)
- Breakout sessions including exploring networks for activity with children and young people featuring ANCRE (France); Arts Award 'best practice' models with Pavilion Dance South West and models for outreach and engagement work with Armada Production (France)
HOW TO BOOK
Book your tickets to attend either one or both days of the CONNECT Conference online here
Take Art are offering three bursaries of £100 to South West Early Years practitioners wishing to attend the CONNECT Conference. To find out more click here.
CONNECT is a South East Dance conference programmed as part of DanSCe Dialogues 2 in partnership with Gulbenkian - University of Kent, Take Art, Spectacle vivant en Bretagne and Pavilion Dance South West. DanSCe Dialogues 2 is a cross-border co-operation Interreg IV A France (Channel) – England co financed by ERDF.
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