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The Careers Issue One – the One Dance UK Magazine Staff Trustees Arts Fundraising Contents and Philanthropy Welcome Special Focus on Careers • Transitions from ballet Education Health • Reflections on the mentoring to musical theatre with • Dance teaching career pathways • Parents in Performing process with Rosie Kay and Christopher Wheeldon OBE, • James Cousins on the new Arts campaign Kristin Kelly-Abbott Leanne Cope and An American GCSE Dance Syllabus • Johnny Autin and A Positive Life • In conversation with Beverley in Paris — win tickets! • Cut out resources for teachers • Foundation strength for dancers Glean MBE • Anu Giri on her career journey The One Dance UK Magazine Issue 3, Autumn 2017 The Careers Issue One – The One Dance UK Magazine Staff Trustees Arts Fundraising Contents and Philanthropy Welcome 3 Welcome by Andrew Hurst Andrew Hurst Sue Wyatt With thanks A lot has happened since the last issue of One. programmes specifically to artists based in Chief Executive Chair to our Funders We have celebrated the first anniversary of what Scotland. The funds will allow us to employ a In the Spotlight Hannah Alderdice Anthony Bowne is now the only Sector Support Organisation for Scotland-based intern to produce a Scottish edition 4 News Project Assistant Principal, Trinity Laban Dance in the UK! The team worked very hard to of our Launch event for recent graduates in early Conservatoire of Music and 8 Cameron Ball secure National Portfolio status for One Dance UK, 2018. In addition, we have recently opened our One Dance UK Dance Teaching Awards Dance Special Projects Coordinator Winners Announced Andrew Carrick so thanks must go to the entire staff, the board, Dance Artist Mentoring and Choreographers 10 U.Dance 2017 picture gallery Heather Benson Director of EdComs and Arts Council England for enabling us to reach Observerships programmes to Scottish artists, Dance of the African Diaspora Irving David this important milestone. We now have funding including the opportunity to participate in our (DAD) London Programmer - Partner Special Focus on Careers International Development secured until March 2022, and will continue to second ‘Fundraising Pitch Party’. DWFM Beckman Solicitors With thanks to our 12 Introduction by Tomorr Kokona Charlotte Constable evolve to ensure the services and support we offer The areas of our work that support more Julian Flitter Principal Sponsor 14 Rising Star – an interview with James Cousins Marketing and our members, and the entire sector, are as excellent sustainable careers in dance are very close to my Communications Assistant Partner Andrew Hurst by Claire Somerville Goodman Jones LLP and as relevant as they can be. Thank you too to all heart, so I am really pleased that we are able to 16 A Mentoring Journey with Rosie Kay and Kristin Jessica Choi Chief Executive, of you, our members, funders and followers, for broaden the impact of this work to reach more Interim Head of Development Anu Giri Kelly-Abbott by Tomorr Kokona Executive Director One Dance UK your continued support! dancers right across the UK, and that careers Stephanie De’Ath 18 A Career in Dance with Anu Giri by Andrew Hurst Dance Umbrella With thanks to our Later this month we will be announcing are the theme that we have chosen for the latest Manager, National Institute 21 Career Transitions: The Power and Potential of Dancers Vicki Igbokwe project funders and another successful funding application which will issue of One. of Dance Medicine & Science supporters by Jennifer Curry Choreographer and Director open up new funding streams for our members, Finally, our new CRM system is up and running Claire Farmer Uchenna Dance ACE Dance and Music 22 Where Are They Now? A snapshot of some One Dance Manager, National Institute Akademi and the sector more broadly, to scale up existing so hopefully by the time you are reading this you UK supported artists of Dance Medicine & Science Piali Ray OBE Arts Funding and successful work with dance and public health. Our will be able to manage your membership through Freelance Artistic Director Philanthropy Rachel Gibson 24 Wales Wide Training Programme by Tracey Brown and Choreographer Birmingham Hippodrome Dance in Health & Wellbeing programme with the website, and we should also finally have the 25 Organisational Canada Council People Dancing is underway (see page 30) – do specialist directories accessible online. Many thanks From Ballet to Broadway with An American In Paris Tamara Rojo CBE Change Manager City of London Corporation by Cameron Ball - win tickets! Artistic Director stay tuned for further developments. for your patience with this, and as always, please Spencer Halls Creative Scotland 28 Enriching Creativity with Richard Chappell English National Ballet Excitingly, we have also secured funding do keep your feedback and suggestions coming on Fundraising Consultant Dancewear Central by Claire Somerville Susannah Simons dance Immersion, Toronto from Creative Scotland to extend some of our both the magazine and the website. Tomorr Kokona Director Dancing Times 30 Dancers’ Health, Science and Medicine Careers Professional Development Arts and Outreach, CANVAS De Montfort University by Erin Sanchez Manager DWFM Beckman Solicitors An update on the Dance in Health & Wellbeing Helen Laws Patrons Ernest Cook Trust programme by Jan Burkhardt Head of Industry and Artist Equity In This Issue 33 A Living Legacy: In Conversation with Beverley Glean Support / National Institute Carlos Acosta CBE Garfield Weston of Dance Medicine & Science Children and Young Gordon and Co. Insurance MBE by Heather Benson People’s Dance Brokers Hanna Madalska-Gayer 34 Government of Quebec Trailblazers Starters 2017/18 by Heather Benson Advocacy Manager Peter Badejo OBE Granada Foundation 36 Dissecting Principles: CPD for Dance of the African Hollie McGill Bob Lockyer Idlewild Trust Diaspora by ‘Funmi Adewole Marketing and IRIE! dance theatre Dame Gillian Lynne DBE Communications Officer ISTD Arlene Phillips CBE John Feeney Charitable Cut out Resources for Teachers Robyn Mondesir-Clarke Trust Office and Membership Richard Alston CBE 37 All About Me for Early Years First Stages by Laura Kendal People Dancing Manager Champion of U.Dance 39 Dance for Camera for KS4 & 5 and for Youth Companies Safe in Dance International and Young Creatives Mercy Nabirye Sun-Vit D3 working with 13yrs+ by Charlotte Conroy-Legge Head of Dance of the African The D’Oyly Carte Diaspora (DAD) Editorial and Charitable Trust Features The Grimmitt Trust Katy Noakes Advertising The Rayne Foundation 41 Dance has a voice: how students can make a difference South West Programmer, The Rowlands Trust Dance of the African Cameron Ball in schools by Amy Swalwell Trinity College London Diaspora (DAD) Magazine Editor 42 Dance Teaching Pathways Trinity Laban Conservatoire Charlotte Constable 44 Parents in Performing Arts by Cassie Raine Oluwatoyin Odunsi of Music and Dance James Cousins Anu Giri Christopher Wheeldon OBE Beverley Glean MBE North Programmer, Dance of Copy Editor Wayne Sleep Foundation James is Artistic Director Anu is Executive Director of Christopher is Director Beverley has worked in the 46 A Positive Life by Johnny Autin William A Cadbury the African Diaspora (DAD) Hollie McGill of James Cousins Company Dance Umbrella and is a board and Choreographer of An field of dance, in particular 48 Bloom Festival of Dance of the African Diaspora 2017 Copy Editor Charitable Trust Claire Somerville Zurich Insurance Group and has been recognised by member for One Dance UK, as American In Paris and is dance of the African Diaspora, by Katy Noakes Head of Children and Young Hannah Alderdice 50 One Dance UK Conference Season 2017 People’s Dance Editoral Assistant Opinions, views and Time Out magazine as one well as Rambert and Scottish Artistic Associate of The for over 20 years, and is policies expressed in the Royal Ballet. He trained at 51 Foundation Strength for Dancers by Nico Kolokythas Suzannah Robinson Advertising Enquiries of the ‘future faces of dance’. Ballet. Previously she was Co- Founder and Artistic Director One Dance UK magazine Director of English National The Royal Ballet School and 54 Boost Your Career with your One Dance UK Membership Fundraising Fellow Contact Cameron Ball at are those of the contributors In 2012, he was the winner of of IRIE! dance theatre. [email protected] Christopher Rodriguez and not necessarily those the inaugural New Adventures Ballet School and spent ten danced with the Company She developed City and 020 7713 0730 Deputy Chief Executive/ of the publisher, editor, Choreographer Award. James years at Arts Council England 1991–3, where Kenneth Islington College and London Finance Director One Dance UK employees or board of trustees. No has created works for National where she was Head of Dance. MacMillan encouraged him Metropolitan University’s Erin Sanchez responsibility is accepted Ballet of Chile, Oper Graz, She has worked with Shobana in his choreographic work. In two-year Foundation Degree Healthier Dancer Programme for advertising, content, nor Royal Ballet of Flanders and Jeyasingh Dance Company, 1993 Wheeldon joined New in Dance. Her additional Manager/Rudolf Nureyev One Dance UK any harm, however caused, Foundation Medical Website Ensign House which results from editorial Scottish Ballet. His work Within Birmingham Royal Ballet, York City Ballet, was made work involves researching Resource Administrator Battersea Reach or advertising content. Her Eyes is on the GCSE Dance Chitraleka and Company, soloist in 1998, and became and acting as choreographer, Amy Swalwell Juniper Drive Syllabus. Claire Russ Ensemble and the company’s first Resident artistic director, trainer and London SW18 1TA Dance in Education Manager 2017 www.onedanceuk.org Dance 4. Anu also works in a Choreographer in 2001. He mentor to several dance Claire Somerville Registered Charity number freelance capacity, supporting has created works for leading companies and individual Head of Children and Young 801552 dance artists and organisations ballet companies and events artists. People’s Dance VAT Registered with business development worldwide and has received Alan Tuvey One Dance UK 451 0858 58 Finance Manager and fundraising.
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