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November 2010 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.qxd 21/10/2010 12:47 Page 1 NOVEMBER 2010 dance ireland NEWS November 2010 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.qxd 21/10/2010 12:47 Page 2 Dance Ireland is the trading name of the Association of Professional Dancers in Ireland Ltd. Established in 1989, Dance Ireland is a membership-led organisation, operating on an all-Ireland basis, dedicated to the promotion of professional dance practice in Ireland. Incorporated in 1992 as a not-for-profit company with limited guarantee, the organisation has evolved into a national, umbrella resource whose core aims are the promotion of dance as a vibrant art form, the provision of support and practical resources for professional dance artists through our training and development programmes and advocacy on dance and choreography issues. Dance Ireland manages DanceHouse, a purpose-built, state-of-the-art dance rehearsal venue, located in the heart of Dublin’s north-east inner city. DanceHouse is at the heart of Dance Ireland activities, as well as being a home for professional dance artists and the wider dance community. Studios are available for hire. In addition to hosting our artistic programme of professional training and development, performances, exhibitions, special events and a fully equipped artists’ resource room, DanceHouse offers a range of evening classes to cater to the interests and needs of the general public. BOARD MEMBERS Adrienne Brown Chairperson, Cindy Cummings, Richard Johnson, Megan Kennedy Secretary, Lisa McLoughlin, Anne Maher, Fearghus Ó Conchúir. DANCE IRELAND PERSONNEL Paul Johnson, Chief Executive Siân Cunningham, General Manager Elisabetta Bisaro, Programme Manager Inga Byrne, Administrator Brenda Crea & Glenn Montgomery, Receptionists/Administrative Assistants Dance Ireland, DanceHouse, Foley Street, Dublin 1. Tel: 01 855 8800 Fax: 01 819 7529 Email: [email protected] Website: www.danceireland.ie Dance Ireland News is published 12 times a year Published by Dance Ireland, DanceHouse, Foley St, Dublin 1, Ireland. Printed by CRM Design + Print, Unit 6, Bridgecourt Office Park, Walkinstown Ave., Dublin 12, Ireland. ISSN 1649-9506 Disclaimer Dance Ireland reserves the right to edit or amend all articles or notices published in this magazine. The views expressed are those of contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of Dance Ireland members. Cover: Croí Glan – This Is Source: Sarah Cairns Deadlines for next edition: December 2010 Copy & Photos: Friday 12 November Inserts: Friday 19 November All photos submitted must be accompanied by appropriate credits and acknowledgements 2 November 2010 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.qxd 21/10/2010 12:47 Page 3 News INTRODUCTION ven the casual reader cannot but be impressed with the range of activity highlighted here. Welcome to a dance cornucopia of festivals, performances and training opportunities throughout the country this ENovember that not only feeds us but inspires us all. Our own programme of professional training and development opportunities ranges from a week of contact improvisation workshops with International Guest Teacher Tim O’Donnell to a week of ballet with our second International Guest Teacher Judith Reyn Stroux and also includes week-long classes with our International Associate Artist Annabelle Bonnéry, International Exchange Artist Thomas Lebrun, and making a very welcome return to teaching for Dance Ireland Robert Connor. All this and more, including our on-going events like Monday evenings Dance Lab, Tuesdays Dance Research Reading and Discussion Group meetings and Wednesdays Contact Jam, providing an array of unique opportunities for our members and the wider dance and arts community. Book-ending the month we have two special events: Dance Careers and Training Day and Why Solo So?. Country-wise we carry news from our members of their activities, ranging from weekly professional classes in Belfast, Cork, Galway, Tralee and Wexford, run in association with Dance Ireland to festivals Gravity and Grace in Limerick, expandance’s Day of Dance at the Riverbank Theatre, Tipperary Dance Platform at Excel Arts Centre and Sonraigh Youth Dance Festival in Wexford. In addition to performances and touring from Croí Glan, Fiona Quilligan, Irish National Youth Ballet, IMDT and Ballet Ireland. Internationally, the Irish dance flag is flying high with work presented by Jean Butler at Danspace Project in New York, Daghdha Dance Company at the Hayward Gallery in London, and Ballet Ireland on tour to the UK. As Budget 2011 looms, there is still time to make a positive contribution to the on-going National Campaign for the Arts. If you have still not got involved or are still unsure about what you can do, please check out their website www.ncfa.ie for ideas, contacts, next steps and information on how the campaign is progressing. Remember – it is your taxes that funds Government. So exercise your democratic right by telling your Dáil Éireann TD and Seanad Éireann representative just why the arts are important, why you want Exchequer funding for the arts to be a priority and what it means to you personally. Because this is the time you can make a difference. The time for action is now; next year will be too late. Heads Up; we will commence work on DANCE COUNTS 2009 over the coming weeks. Building on the success of DANCE COUNTS 2008 (to remind yourself of how good it is check out our website www.danceireland.ie). Again we encourage all Dance Ireland members to take the time to complete the survey. As unanimously agreed many times at AGMs and other gatherings – we all recognise the importance of having empirical data to support our case for securing more and better resources for our vibrant and growing dance sector. Already Dance Counts 2008, the first survey in a planned longitudinal study of dance activity in Ireland by Dance Ireland, has proved to be an invaluable tool in our advocacy and lobbying work. Countless officials and others have been gob smacked when they come to understand the numbers involved in members’ activities whether they are professionals, class attendees or audience members. Focusing on the years 2008 to 2012, DANCE COUNTS will build up an incredible snapshot of dance activity in Ireland, leading up to Dance Ireland’s official 21st year anniversary celebration in 2013. With your help we can make a difference and together work for the collective good 3 November 2010 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.qxd 21/10/2010 12:47 Page 4 DANCE IRELAND PROGRAMME CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAM Ireland website for further class details, Wednesdays @ DanceHouse www.danceireland.ie. 11.30am - 1.30pm Fee: €2 INTERNATIONAL GUEST TEACHER Open to all those with contact improvisation and Tim O’Donnell movement experience. Contact Improvisation Workshops 01 - 05 November 10am - 1pm DANCE RESEARCH READING & Fee: €7 members / €10 non-members DISCUSSION GROUP Tim O’Donnell makes a welcome return to Dance Tuesdays @ DanceHouse Ireland to lead an intensive week of contact 16 November, 07 December improvisation classes. As a teacher, Tim draws from 6 - 8pm a broad palette of experience and information to Free provide tools and principles that allow students to [email protected] access and expand their bodies and minds as they Led by Antje Schneider, and open to those experiment with different ways of working. His aim interested in exchange about theoretical, practice- is to inspire thinkers, not create imitators. based and practice-led research in dance and Tim O’Donnell has been studying, teaching and performance. Providing the space to reflect on performing contact improvisation for over 12 years. ideas, and to engage with the ideas of a wider His exploration in the form is strongly rooted in a community; texts will be provided to stimulate deep physical listening and a sense of adventure. discussion. New members always welcomed. His classes range from the gentle and subtle to the acrobatic and fluidly athletic. He holds an MFA in DANCE LAB Dance and has been a body worker since 1991. Mondays @ DanceHouse Currently he is teaching and performing in New November York City where he resides. 7.30 - 9.30pm Fee: €5 DI members/€10 non-members Dance Lab is a pilot weekly practice session for people interested in participating in an investigation of the ideas, theory, concepts and mechanics of contemporary dance practice and performance. Each session will run for two hours, facilitated by a dance artist who will experiment with a particular facet of their practice in a group context. Participants are invited to attend the session with an open body/mind, and in the process become willing ‘lab rats’ for the facilitator’s ideas. Facilitators for November include Edd Schouten (01 : Tim O’Donnell : November), Niamh Condron (08 November) and Aoife Courtney (15 November). Source Check out the WHAT’S ON section of the Dance Tim O’Donnell 4 November 2010 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.qxd 21/10/2010 12:47 Page 5 DANCE CAREERS & TRAINING DAY 06 November 12 – 4pm DanceHouse Bookings: [email protected] DYDC and Dance Ireland are organising a Dance Careers and Training Day. This is an informative one- day event providing high-quality, relevant and up- to-date information and guidance on further dance education, training and career opportunities in the dance industry. Open to students, parents and : Annabelle Bonnéry : dance teachers. Exhibitors will include Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Cork; College of Dance, Monkstown; Source Inchicore College of Further Education;