El Grande Signdance 2011 Diario / 4 March 2011
The Company has new performers a new base and exciting international projects . We are also working with U.K -based consultant Stephen Boyce who is helping us to shape the Company's new direction, funded by SYNC .
Below is a taste of what we are up-to!
January 2011- July 14th 2011 For 35 days SDC is at Driving Inspiration creating three amazing collaboration projects with young people across the South East in collaboration with Animator -David Bunting and artist Christine Wilkinson. Driving Inspiration is a Creative Bucks / ACCENTUATE project managed by Vicky Hope-Walker.
February / March development of New Work based on the companys award winning duet 'HERE' the work will include Deaf actor/ dancer Jacob Casselden ,actor /dancer Laura Goulden , David Bower , Isolte Avila
February 19-26 Company Residence in Canary Islands @ Club Sirocco Hotel Lanzarote supported by the Rodriguez Foundation Puerto Rico
February 14- April 4th (throughout) Courses at Buckinghamshire New University Degree Course dance and Physical theatre at theatre department (with Pedro De Senna -course leader)
Project with Artist Zoe Partington Zollinger
+ Driving Inspiration Cultural Olympiad Projects at Cressex School and Bucks Primary managed by Vicky Hope-Walker
March 9,10,11,15 David Bower recording a Doctor's episode for the BBC
March 9th Premiere of Sport Dance & Our Right to Relationships ' reflection on Jean Luc Goddard 'Ma Femme Marree ' in -collaboration with The Innovation Projects at AMI
March 18th Performance Amsterdam with Joke Menssink
March 19th Performance High Wycombe with Jacob Casselden and Laura Goulden
March 23rd Premiere of 'Little Voices' at the Welsh Assembly director Chris McFall Producer Chris Colton
March 30th - April 3 ETHOS FESTIVAL Ankara Turkey
April - July 2011 CAMPAIGN -An ACCENTUATE Campaign managed by Create Comprete Collaborate for the 2012 Olympics - Signdance Campaign Project is directed and choreographed by Jacob Casselden with Film by David Bower with an international cast of Deaf and Disabled young people
April 7,8, 9 BBC Radio Project ' Shall I Say A Kiss' ? director- Polly Thomas
April 10th -15th Thessalonikii School Greece - / New Gold Shows + Campaign !
April 16-20 Quartete Rehearsals Syphnos
May 3rd New Quartete Performance ,5,9,10 Pent Valley school Cultural Olympiad Project Driving Inspitration
May 11th Performance New Gold Pent Valley School Kent
May 12th&13th Residency & performance of New Gold Health & Society Course at Bucks New University Uxbridge Campus and Arts For Everyone Wycombe (New Arts Centre!)
May15 - June 5th USA Residency ( U.K Project dates To Be Announced soon)
May -July 'The Dancing poet rehearsals with Monika Akili TBC
June 11th -15th Greek Tour- Athens and Syphnos 'New Gold' & 'HERE'
July 6-9 performances Graz Austria Tingle Tangle Fest 'New Gold'
June 16th -July 14th Driving Inspiration Cressex School and Buckinghamshire primary / New Gold plus further development of New work in Slovenia , and touring
June 30th & July 1 BBC Radio production with director Sue Roberts and writer Katy Hims
July 16- August 16th Urban Warrior SDTI in the USA
September Greek residency continues at Thessaloniki School plus The Road Show /Between The Lines (U.K) Collaboration with musician Alex Ward
U.K performances with Monika Akili, Joke Menssink and Alex Ward- 'The Dancing Poet'
October Residency Graz Austria development of new theatre Group TBC
November - December USA / U.K TBC
2012
Feb 5th Southhill Park
2012 Feb 5th Southhill Park
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