Admissions Guide 2020/21 a GROWING LEGACY of DANCE in CANADA PATRIMOINE CROISSANT DE LA DANSE AU CANADA
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ARTS UMBRELLA & VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE DANCE DIPLOMA PROGRAM Admissions Guide 2020/21 A GROWING LEGACY OF DANCE IN CANADA PATRIMOINE CROISSANT DE LA DANSE AU CANADA Arts Umbrella Dance is the vanguard Le programme de danse de l’école Arts of research and development of Umbrella est à la fine pointe de la recherche relevant, wide-reaching dance arts et du développement dans l’art de la danse, and performance. Our alumni go on to d’actualité et d’une vaste portée. Les anciens de perform with some of the world’s most ce programme poursuivent leur carrière dans prestigious companies, where Arts certaines des plus prestigieuses compagnies Umbrella dancers are applauded as de danse au monde. En tant que membres de valuable company members for their compagnies de danse, les danseurs et danseuses maturity and understanding of the de l’école Arts Umbrella sont appréciés pour leur tenets of professional dance. The Arts maturité et leur compréhension des principes Umbrella Dance Program has fostered de la danse professionnelle. Le programme integrity and inspired creativity in a de danse de l’école Arts Umbrella a favorisé generation of performers. That growing l’intégrité et stimulé la créativité de toute une legacy moves us forward. génération d’artistes. (COVER) MICHAEL SLOBODIAN; MICHAEL SLOBODIAN 2 3 LE PROGRAMME Développement des compétences en vue d’une carrière en danse Le programme de diplôme en danse de l’école Arts ABOUT THE PROGRAM Umbrella (AU) et du Vancouver Community College (VCC) est unique au Canada. Ces deux établissements Developing Skills For a d’enseignement offrent, en partenariat, un programme de Career in Dance formation postsecondaire en danse. À titre de complément à leurs études en danse, les étudiants suivent également The Arts Umbrella Vancouver Community des cours favorisant l’acquisition de compétences et le College Dance Diploma is unique in Canada—two développement de carrière donnés par des membres du experienced educational institutions partnering to corps professoral du VCC. Ces cours offrent une formation offer a post-secondary training program in dance. To exactement adaptée aux exigences que les diplômés support their dance studies, students access skills- devront satisfaire pour réussir dans leur carrière. and career-based courses taught by VCC faculty. These courses offer relevant education that provides Les étudiants qui termineront ce programme avec graduates with the skills they need to succeed in succès recevront un diplôme d’études postsecondaires, their careers. accordé conformément aux exigences du Ministère des études postsecondaires de la Colombie-Britannique After successful program completion, students (British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education). Les earn a post-secondary diploma, granted under diplômés du programme qui désireront poursuivre leurs the authority of the British Columbia Ministry of études universitaires auront la possibilité de transférer Advanced Education. Graduates who choose to certains crédits de cours à un programme de certificat, de further their academic education may be able diplôme ou de baccalauréat et doivent communiquer avec to transfer some course credits to a certificate, l’établissement scolaire qui les accueillera pour obtenir de diploma, or degree program, and should contact l’information détaillée sur le processus de transfert. Les the receiving institution for details on the transfer universités Simon Fraser (SFU) et Capilano permettent process. Simon Fraser University (SFU) and aux diplômés du programme AU/VCC qui sont admis à des Capilano University allow AU/VCC Dance Diploma programmes connexes de transférer 30 crédits de cours au graduates who are accepted into related programs volet Fine Performing Arts (arts du spectacle), ainsi que des to transfer 30 credits in Fine Performing Arts course crédits de cours facultatifs, comme il est énoncé dans la work, as well as elective credits as articulated in the politique du système de transfert de crédits de la Colombie- British Columbia Transfer System. Britannique (British Columbia Transfer System). The AU/VCC Dance Diploma is a rigorous program Le programme de diplôme en danse AU/VCC est rigoureux that prepares advanced dancers for a professional qui prépare les danseurs avancés à une carrière career. Following a full-time schedule, students will professionnelle en danse. Les étudiants dansent six jours dance six days per week with the majority of their complets par semaine, suivant un horaire à temps plein courses in studio and rehearsal. dont la majeure partie est constituée de classes en studio et de répétitions. Dancers who are not accepted to VCC may complete the Arts Umbrella Post-Secondary Program, but will Les danseurs qui ne sont pas admis au VCC pourront suivre not receive a diploma upon completion. le programme postsecondaire de l’école Arts Umbrella, mais ne recevront pas de diplôme à la fin du programme. DAVID COOPER 4 5 Arts Umbrella’s training is unique, with a well-balanced “ curriculum stressing the need VCC CLASSES for integrity, discipline, creativity Careers in Dance: resume development, audition and emotional investment, while preparation, seeking financial assistance, how to maintain providing rigorous classical emotional wellbeing; Rhythm Studies: develop a working training as well as experience knowledge of rhythm pertaining to dance; Arts in Context: dancing in multiple styles.” discussion on the development of the arts and performing —Emily Molnar, Artistic Director Ballet BC arts throughout history. PERFORMANCE Through the Arts Umbrella Dance Company, dancers have COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES many opportunities to participate in professional-level As part of Arts Umbrella’s outreach mandate, dancers performances. Each month beginning in January, AUDC bring the arts to young people across Metro Vancouver area presents the Sunday Performance Series, showcasing works- through Mixed Nuts. AUDC presents this family-friendly in-progress by guest choreographers. In May, AUDC presents take on The Nutcracker, with choreography by more than Season Finale, a highlight end-of-season performance 10 Vancouver-based artists. Since 2014, more than 14,000 OUR ALUMNI at the Vancouver Playhouse to 2,400 audience members. students had the opportunity to see these performances For years, Arts Umbrella has been developing intelligent and Additionally, AUDC is invited to perform around Metro motivated dance students into strong and in-demand dance Vancouver throughout the year. artists. Our graduates have been hired by critically lauded PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Canadian companies and cutting-edge contemporary companies YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHERS PROGRAM In addition to class and performance opportunities, dancers around the world, as far away as the Netherlands, Italy, and Israel. Led by Crystal Pite, Artistic Director of Kidd Pivot and may teach or assist in the Arts Umbrella General Dance Arts Umbrella Dance alumni have gone on to dance professionally Arts Umbrella’s Artist in Residence , this program offers Program throughout the year. This provides dancers with with companies all around the world, including: six second-year dancers the opportunity to create their both financial assistance and an opportunity to develop own choreographic works under Crystal’s mentorship. their teaching and choreography skills. Ballet BC, Canada Ideas discussed include the integration of content, Ballet National Theater Mannheim, Germany transition of work from the studio to the stage, production INTERNATIONAL SUMMER DANCE Batsheva Dance Company, Israel values, methods of generating choreographic material, BJM Danse, Canada and leadership. Crystal guides students through the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, USA INTENSIVE choreographic process to completion, when participants Every August, dancers immerse themselves in the study Dresden Semperoper Ballet, Germany see their work performed. of technique and repertory at the International Summer The Gothenburg Opera, Sweden Dance Intensive. Over three weeks, students devote the Hofesh Shechter Company, UK time required to research new movement concepts. With an Imperfect Dancers, Italy WORKSHOPS exceptional guest faculty, dancers also have the opportunity Kidd Pivot, Canada Workshops and mentorship are key elements of the AU/ to make connections with dance artists from around the Nederlands Dans Theater, Netherlands VCC Dance Diploma program. Throughout the year, world. ISDI provides students with a representation of Noord Nederlands Dans, Netherlands dancers have the opportunity to take part in Choreographic the progressive, innovative, and forward-thinking dance Proarte Danza, Canada Workshops with Ballet BC’s guest choreographers. training the world has to offer. Sidra Bell Dance New York, USA Swedish National Ballet, Sweden Toronto Dance Theatre, Canada MICHAEL SLOBODIAN 6 7 AUDITION IMPORTANT DATES THE AUDITION • January 2020 Classical Ballet Class Registration deadlines for international auditions All candidates will take an hour-long audition class in INFORMATION classical ballet to assess physical capacity. • January-March 2020 Live Auditions Auditions in Vancouver, Amsterdam, Toronto, New York, LA Movement Class All live audition candidates must submit an audition • April 2020 Some auditions may also include a short movement section registration form by the deadline* Auditions in Vancouver for further physical assessment. Candidates must bring to the audition: • Completed candidate form • February 2020 Interview • Current headshot (4” x 6”) with name printed