U.Dance 2016 – Workshop Information and Artist Biographies CLASS CODE WORKSHOP CLASS/WORKSHOP TEACHER & BIOG DESCRIPTION OF SESSION A1 Caribbean Class – Caribbean Styles – With Imani Jendai PulSate With Imani Jendai Imani Jendai Imani Jendai is Founder and Artistic Director of Free Expression Dance UK PulSate is for anyone who is curious about 9:30am – 10:30am (FE’DANCE UK), a Cultural Diverse Dance Company. FE’DANCE UK has a African and Caribbean Dance and Culture. broad-based emphasis on dance education and culture and has been operating for more than 20 years. PulSate fuses traditional rhythms and B1 Caribbean Fusion movements from Africa, Caribbean and the Style Imani is an artist and educator with Caribbean roots and heritage, Imani’s UK. This class is perfect for beginners, (intermediate) – pre-professional training began with Barbara Sharples Theatre School of improvers or more advanced dancers. With Imani Jendai Performing Arts in the late 70’s. She has trained and performed with some of 10:45am – 12:30pm the leading teachers and practitioners throughout the UK and developed a Participants will have an opportunity to variety of unique dance styles with Caribbean and African influences. She explore dance styles such as; Soca, C1 Caribbean Fusion teaches dance professionally in both community and educational settings, Reggae, Calypso, and Afro-Jive designed Style providing a service for young students, as well as mature and older people. and delivered by Imani Jendai (Introduction/ She works in partnership with a range of agencies, including schools, Intermediate) – colleges, youth services and arts organisations. Imani will be delivering classes, and With Imani Jendai workshop (Introduction/ Intermediate and 1:30pm – 3:00pm She is also a qualified fitness instructor who has designed her own fitness Intermediate). class ‘PulSate’ fusing aerobics with African and Caribbean movements. A2 Tin Arts Class – Play Moves/ Leaping Off – About Tin Arts Play Moves With Tess Chaytor With Tin Arts TIN Arts are a specialist inclusive dance organisation with vast experience at Play moves - In this session you will ‘play’ and Yuvel Soria ensuring all participants enjoy a rich and engaging experience regardless of some everyday games and from these start 9:30am – 10:30am ability or background. Workshops will be led by the Artistic Director of TIN to develop new movement ideas. The Arts, Tess Chaytor along with dance practitioner Yuvel Soria. workshop is suitable for all dancers. This session will be low intensity with most of Tess Chaytor the activities focused on creating and Tess graduated from the Northern School Of in 1996 devising new movement. B2 Play Moves – before co-founding TIN Arts in 1999 in the North East of England. Tess leads Leaping off the page With Tess Chaytor a team of dance practitioners delivering with people of all ages in a range of & Yuvel Soria (Tin settings and is also the Artistic lead of Flex Dance, a national touring dance Leaping off the page – In this session you company of artists with a learning disability. will explore poetry as a starting point for Arts) 10:45am – 12:30pm developing movement ideas. The Yuvel Soria workshop is suitable for all dancers and the Originally born in Bolivia, Yuvel started dancing at a young age before he poem will be available in both written and moved to the UK to retrain as a contemporary dancer graduating from easy read formats. This session will be low intensity with most of the activities focused C2 Leaping off the Newcastle College with a degree in contemporary dance. Yuvel joined TIN Arts part-time in 2014 and also continues to work with a range of projects on creating and devising new movement. page – With Tess Chaytor & Yuvel including the VAMOS! Festival in Newcastle, Carnaval del Pueblo in , as well as leading dance workshops in schools and community settings in TIN Arts are a specialist inclusive dance Soria (Tin Arts) organisation with vast experience at 1:30pm – 3:00pm Tyne and Wear. ensuring all participants enjoy a rich and engaging experience regardless of ability or background. Workshop will be delivered by both Tess and Yuvel

CLASS CLASS/WORKSHOP TEACHER & BIOG DESCRIPTION OF SESSION CODE WORKSHOP A3 Company Company Chameleon (Props Company Overview Props Workshop Chameleon Class and Music) - with Gemma Manchester’s Company Chameleon Dance Theatre was formed in 2007, out This workshop will explore the use of props - with David Nixon and David Colley of the collective vision of Co-Artistic Directors Anthony Missen and Kevin in dance as a tool to enhance performance. 9:30am – 10:30am Edward Turner. Their collaboration began in 1994 at Trafford Youth Dance We will consider the potential of objects to Theatre, before both received formal dance training at the Northern School of support the artistic vision, and reflect on Contemporary Dance. Upon graduating, Anthony and Kevin have gone on to literal, symbolic, and abstract use to work with some of the most innovative and exciting British and International convey meaning to an audience. This Dance and Dance Theatre companies and choreographers, and now share workshop will be delivered by David Colley. and develop this wealth of knowledge and experience back in the North West region. Music Workshop Looking at the use of music in dance, we Gemma Nixon will question how movement and music B3 Props Workshop – Gemma began her career with Scottish Dance Theatre in 2002, before going combine to convey a coherent vision. We With David Colly on to join in 2006 where she danced and created will look at music as a stimulus for dance (Company several main roles. In October 2012 Gemma toured the USA with the material, but also experiment with a range Chameleon) Russell Maliphant Company. She joined Company Chameleon in November of music styles to explore the impact of 10:45am – 12:30pm 2012 and in April 2014 was a guest performer with HeadSpaceDance different sound scores on dynamic quality, working with Johan Inger and Matthew Dunster. Gemma is a founding intention and audience interpretation. This member of both Goddard Nixon (a choreographic collaboration with Jonathan workshop will be delivered by Gemma Goddard) and New Movement Collective. In 2013 NMC was nominated for Nixon. Best Independent Company at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards. As an Associate Artist with Company Chameleon, Gemma has varied roles from choreographer, to performer, to rehearsal director, to workshop leader.

C3 Music Workshop – David Colley With Gemma Originally from Southampton, David found dance at the age of nine. After Nixon (Company spending many years with youth dance company, Fuzzy Logic, as well as Chameleon) taking dance in school and college, he moved to London to begin 1:30pm – 3:00pm professional training at London Contemporary Dance School, graduating in July 2015. David joined Chameleon soon after as an Apprentice Dancer, and upon completion of his apprenticeship in February, now works with the company as an Associate Artist. David continues to develop his own choreographic voice, and so far, his work has been showcased in various UK venues, London Contemporary's LC3 Tour and the LCDS Graduation performances, 2015.

CLASS CLASS/WORKSHOP TEACHER & BIOG DESCRIPTION OF SESSION CODE WORKSHOP A4 NYDC Experience NYDC Experience Workshop James O’Hara - Assistant Choreographer NYDC 2015-16 National Youth Dance Company- Contemporary – With James O’Hara Originally from Fremantle Western Australia, James works internationally as Experience Workshop Class – With a dance performer, teacher, choreographic assistant and choreographer. NYDC is the country’s flagship Youth James O’Hara James was a member of Junior de Genève, a recipient of a Princess Dance Company, bringing together the 9:30am – 10:30am Grace Foundation Bursary in 2004 and has since worked with Ballet Preljocaj most talented young dancers from across (France), Matthew Lutton and Chrissie Parrott (Malthouse Theatre England to work intensively with Sadler’s Melbourne), Ross McCormack (Muscle Mouth, Wellington) and extensively Well’s Associate Artists and visiting Photo Credit: Jane Hobson as both performer and assistant with Marina Mascarell (Korzo Den Haag), Companies. Damien Jalet and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Eastman, Belgium). He has performed as a guest with Cedar Lake/, The Australian This workshop is designed to give you an Ballet/Gideon Obarzanek, The , the Norwegian National insight into company life, learning current Ballet and Sadler’s Wells Theatre for their annual program Sadler's Sampled. company repertoire, working collaboratively James has been nominated for a Helpmann award, Green Room award and and creatively with NYDC artists and an Australian Dance Award. meeting dancers from across the country who share the same passion as you. James was the Assistant Choreographer on NYDC’s 2015-16 production In- NYDC is a fully inclusive company and Nocentes and has been working closely with the company dancers over the welcomes dancers from diverse past year. backgrounds, dance styles and levels of experience. Support will be available throughout the workshop for dancers with additional needs. B4 NYDC Experience If you are aged 16-18, or up to the age of Workshop – With 24 for deaf or disabled dancers, and James O’Hara interested in joining the company then this 10:45am – 12:30pm workshop can also be used as a first stage selection.

NYDC will be opening U.Dance on 8th July. Join this workshop to learn material direct from the show, choreographer by Michael Keegan-Dolan. C4 NYDC Experience Workshop – With “We may have been born in different areas James O’Hara of England with different backgrounds and 1:30pm – 3:00pm circumstances, but we were all born with the same passion. NYDC is an overwhelming privilege which feeds our hunger for dance and brings us together” NYDC Dancer 2015

CLASS CLASS/WORKSHOP TEACHER & BIOG DESCRIPTION OF SESSION CODE WORKSHOP A5 House Class – With House Dance – With Troy Troy Banton Class Troy Banton Banton Troy is a professional dancer, specialising in House dance and floor movement. In this session you will be mainly 9:30am – 10:30am Troy background training was in ballet, his training included attending a Russian focusing on the basic foundation ballet school. He still practice ballet to this day. Troy has developed a unique style moves in house dance and learning within the house dance scene by combining his ballet/contemporary technique with how to capture the spirit of house house dancing. Tory is currently performing with U.K. leading underground dance dance culture. B5 House Workshop crews including Konoha Crew, Sui Generis, Indahouse Company & ‘Soul Footwork’. Beginners– With Beg/inter Troy Banton 10:45am – 12:30pm Recent Credits includes U.K. Bboy Championship World Finalist 2016 (House), In this session you will be learning Juste Debout Finalist 2016 (House), 2x champion for World of Dance UK (House/all the advance foundation moves with style), Relentless Energy Drinks Advert, and delivering workshops at Move It, Studio variations and applying those 68, and Pineapple. moves with directions and level. C5 House Workshop Intermediate – With (Intermediate) Troy Banton In this session you will be learning 1:30pm – 3:00pm how to tell a story in freestyle, playing with dynamics, isolations, musicality, variations and levels. D1 Audition Tips Audition Tips – With Trinity About Trinity Laban Audition Taster Workshop at U Workshop – with Laban Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is the UK’s only conservatoire of Dance Trinity Laban music and contemporary dance. The Faculty of Dance is based in the RIBA-award Thinking about auditioning at winning Laban Building, in the heart of South East London's thriving arts community Conservatoire level? This practical and offers a BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance degree. Our three-year undergraduate workshop will offer a contemporary programme prepares you for a career in contemporary dance by giving you the technique audition taster class, as opportunity to develop the technical, creative and performance skills needed to well as the chance to ask questions become an individual and versatile dance artist. about what happens at an audition and how to apply to HE Leaders in contemporary dance education, Trinity Laban also provide exciting institutions. The session will be opportunities for the public to take part in dance activity. We run a wide variety of delivered by a contemporary weekly children’s, youth and adult classes, as well as projects, events and technique teacher from the Dance performances for schools and the community. We also run the Centre for Advanced Faculty at Trinity Laban. Training (CAT) Scheme, offering those aged 13-18 the opportunity to access high quality dance training whilst in full time education, as well as a Professional www.trinitylaban.ac.uk Development programme for dance artists, teachers and community practitioners. @TrinityLaban

Tina Krasevec After studying Sociology and Philosophy at the University in Slovenia, Tina pursued her passion for contemporary dance by studying at The London Contemporary Dance School, where she graduated with a BA in 1998. Tina has worked with various choreographers: Robert North, Sue MacLennan, Charles Linehan, Thomas Small and Duncan MacFarland amongst others, whilst also furthering her professional training with an MSc degree from Trinity Laban (2007 - 08). Tina’s current research interest is focused on enhancing the creativity within a dance class, through the encouragement of a positive motivational climate and somatic body-based approaches. She is currently a contemporary dance technique and Dance Psychology academic lecturer at Trinity Laban and Bird College. Tina’s recent artistic practice has focused on collaborative improvisations in performance involving dancers and musicians, with her two companies Slap and Slapdash, which regularly perform in galleries and music festivals around England.

CLASS CLASS/WORKSHOP TEACHER & BIOG DESCRIPTION OF CODE WORKSHOP SESSION D2 Healthier Dance Healthier Dancers Talks – Helen Laws Warming Up and Talks: Warming Up With One Dance UK Helen Laws has worked for One Dance UK and its Healthier Dancer Programme since 1998, Cooling Down and Cooling Down – managing the HDP since 2001 and shaping the programme’s work in response to the needs of This practical workshop With Sarah the dance sector. She studied ballet, tap, modern and contemporary dance from an early age considers why warm up Needham- and completed a BA(Hons) Degree in Dance at Roehampton University, London, in 1996. She and cool down are (One Dance UK) also has a Diploma in Arts Management. She manages networks for dance medicine important and what 3:30pm – 5:00pm practitioners and researchers and dance professionals, encouraging communication across movements dancers disciplines and providing a point of in the UK for those seeking advice, information or should include. Delivered D3 Healthier Dance expertise in dance medicine and science. Helen led on bringing together the UK’s leaders in by Sarah Needham-Beck Talks: Confidence dance medicine and science to form the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science, and and Anxiety was appointed its manager in 2012. She is the author of Fit to Dance 2 – The report of the Movement Based – With Erin second national inquiry into dancers’ health and injury in the UK. Helen served on various Sanchez (One committees for the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science since 2001 and Confidence and Anxiety Dance UK) was a member of the IADMS board 2005-2013. This talk explores why 3:30pm – 5:00pm some dancers are more Sarah Needham-Beck confident than others and D4 Healthier Dance Sarah graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc (Hons) in Exercise and Sport how to manage anxiety to Talks: Nutrition and Sciences in 2009 and gained an MSc in Dance Science from Trinity Laban in 2010. She has a optimise performance. Hydration keen interest in research and is currently also undertaking PhD study in Dance Science at Delivered by Erin – With Helen Laws Trinity Laban. Her research focuses on the cardiorespiratory demands of contemporary dance Sanchez. Erin Sanchez (One training and performance and is examining appropriate methods for documenting this. Sarah Dance UK) also works part-time as the Healthier Dancer Programme Manager at One Dance UK, is Theory Based 3:30pm – 5:00pm currently a member of the Promotion Committee for the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), and has previously served as Chair of the IADMS Student Nutrition and Hydration Committee. Sarah has always been passionate about dance and has completed major This practical workshop examinations in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern. During her time at the University of Exeter, explores optimal nutrition Sarah served as the President of the University’s Dance Society, teaching beginners and and hydration for advanced tap dance classes and choreographing for competitions and shows. dancers, including budgeting for healthy Erin Sanchez food, recipe ideas and Erin Sanchez is the Healthier Dancer Programme Manager (job share) at One Dance UK in how to schedule meals London, and with her colleagues, organises annual conferences and workshops for around classes, researchers and healthcare and dance professionals, and develops resources to support rehearsals and dancers’ knowledge of health and wellbeing. She also organises health education projects and performances. Delivered administrates the Medical Website for the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation (www.nureyev- by Helen Laws. medical.org), and manages the Dance Psychology Network. She pursued vocational dance training with , School and the Alvin Ailey School. She Theory Based also holds a BA (Hons) in Dance and Sociology from the University of New Mexico and an MSc in Dance Science from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Erin is a registered provider for Safe in Dance International (www.safeindance.com), a member of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (www.iadms.org) and holds the qualification in Safe and Effective Dance Practice. She has lectured in dance science and taught dance technique in the United States, UK, Egypt, France, the Netherlands, Malta and Serbia.

All Day Workshops

These exclusive workshops give young people the opportunity to work with some of the UK’s top multi-disciplinary arts. Space for these workshops are limited and will based on a first come first serve bases. Participants for these workshops will be look after by One Dance UK Staff.

CLASS CLASS/WORKSHOP TEACHER & BIOG DESCRIPTION OF SESSION CODE WORKSHOP E1 Dance Film Wayne Sables Wayne works across several disciplines including digital technologies, film, This workshop, led by Wayne Workshop - photography and dance. He is passionate about the power of the arts to engage, Sables, will explore dance for film. with Wayne inspire and enthuse both in an educational and professional context. Wayne Participants will learn what makes a Sables continually combines art forms to devise new and interesting ways to create good dance film through viewing relationships with technology, art and environment. Graduating from Bretton Hall and discussion. Topic for discussion All Day with a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance in 2001 he began a career in dance will include ‘How to create teaching, performance and choreography. Over the next 14 years Wayne had a chorography for film’ and ‘How to varied career both in the USA, where in 2003 he became artist in residence at direct an audience’s view’. the Vermont Arts Exchange, and in the UK where he performed and choreographed for several companies before going on to form Wayne Sables Participants will learn various Project (WSP) a multimedia company. He has made numerous works in both a camera techniques, which can be professional, community and educational context, his film 'The Immortals' won used in dance film and examine the the Marsh media award in 2014. Since its founding, WSP has gone on to role of the choreographer, dancers become one of Yorkshire's premiere multi media companies specialising in and filmmaker. combining the arts and technology within professional, community and educational environments. Wayne regularly consults and collaborates with other Then it’s time for creating and professional artists and institutions across the UK. editing, before watching and reviewing. Wayne has worked with numerous community and education groups, artists and corporate companies to devise and create small to large-scale performances, installations, exhibitions, films, projection mapping, animation and more recently aerial and 360 videos. Working with likeminded people from across different sectors is at the heart of Wayne’s ethos and it underpins the entire company’s foundations.

Links to previous work: https://vimeo.com/waynesables/waynesablesshowreel - showreel http://youtu.be/K9DioMhX0gc - TEN - a short documentary following young dancers http://youtu.be/krMf73EzXrc - DISCONNECTED - a short dance film highlighting the disconnect technology brings. http://youtu.be/DHJhUceKvIQ - NSCD adult class promo http://youtu.be/LbrRbbEYAC0 - Blood born virus training film - good scenario http://youtu.be/FtF9_pf56kA - Blood born virus training film - bad scenario

CLASS CLASS/WORKSHOP TEACHER & BIOG DESCRIPTION OF SESSION CODE WORKSHOP E2 Alexander Workshop with Alexander ALEXANDER WHITLEY Workshop with Sadler’s Wells New Whitley Whitley and Memo Akten Born in Pentrith, choreographer Alexander Whitley trained at Wave Associate Alexander Whitley Workshop - School. Over the course of his dance career he has performed with Birmingham and Prix Ars Electronic Golden Nica with Royal Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, Michael Clark Company, Sydney Dance award winner Memo Akten will Alexander Company, Wayne McGregor|Random Dance and New Movement Collective focus on the possibilities and Whitley & (2013&14 Critics’ Circle Best Independent Company nominee), of which he is a challenges of choreographing with Memo Akten founder-member. He was twice nominated for Outstanding Performance in the an interactive digital system. Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards. Alexander launched his company in 2014 Working with the responsive system All Day with the Royal Ballet Studio commissioned work, The Measures Taken and later of moving lights developed by Akten that year premiered The Grit in the Oyster, a Sadler’s Wells commission for for the dance work, Pattern Thomas Adès See the Music Hear the Dance. In 2015, he was nominated for a Recognition, participants will have Sky Arts Southbank Times Breakthrough Artist award for choreography and re- the opportunity to explore the staged The Grit in the Oyster in New York as part of Lincoln Center’s White Light various modes of interaction Festival. Alexander is a New Wave Associate at Sadler’s Wells, an Associate developed for the piece to gain an Artist at DanceEast and Associate of Rambert and was as an Affiliate understanding of the different Choreographer of the Royal Ballet Studio Programme (2012-14). Alexander’s relationships that can be commissioned works include: Beheld (Candoco), Frames (Rambert), The established between body and Murmuring (Balletboyz) and Kin () and his collaboration lights. with artists Revital Cohen and Tuur Van Balen (75 Watt) is now in the permanent collection of New York’s MOMA. Alexander Whitley’s Pattern Recognition MEMO AKTEN https://vimeo.com/168338197 Memo Akten is a digital artist from Istanbul, based in London, UK. His work explores the harmonies and tensions between nature, science, technology, culture and tradition. Studying and working with complex systems, behaviour and algorithms, he creates data dramatisations of natural and anthropogenic processes, and combines conceptual work with investigations into form, movement and sound. Akten’s work spans many disciplines including video, sound, light, dance, software, online works, installations and performances. Alongside his practice, he is currently working towards a PhD at Goldsmiths University of London in arti cial intelligence and artistic, expressive human- machine interaction. Akten received the Prix Ars Electronic Golden Nica in 2013 for his collaboration with Quayola, Forms. His work has been featured in books, academic papers, magazines and websites such as Wallpaper*, Dazed, Eye magazine, Guardian, BBC, Financial Times, Wired and Dezeen. Past exhibitions and performances include the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; , London; La Gaîté lyrique, Paris; Holon Design Museum, Israel and the EYE Film Institute, Amsterdam.

DEADLINE: 5PM WEDNESDAY 22ND JUNE 2016.

Workshops are allocated on a first come first serve basis. If forms are not received by the deadline we will allocate workshops on the dancers’ and group leader’s behalf – You will not be chased for this information after the deadline.