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April 2011 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.Qxd 16/03/2011 16:03 Page 1 April 2011 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.qxd 16/03/2011 16:03 Page 1 APRIL 2011 dance ireland NEWS April 2011 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.qxd 16/03/2011 16:03 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 on licence from Dublin City Council; 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: Longford Dance Festival 2011 Source: Jym Darling Deadlines for next edition: May 2011 Copy & Photos: Friday 08 April Inserts: Friday 15 April All photos submitted must be accompanied by appropriate credits and acknowledgements 2 April 2011 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.qxd 16/03/2011 16:03 Page 3 News INTRODUCTION elcome to a busy April edition of Dance with Lisa McLoughlin, Paul Johnson, Laura Macken and Ireland News. Inside we carry news, notices Robert Heaslip who makes a welcome return for a two- Wand previews from our members throughout week residency as our first International Associate the country. Some of the performance highlights this Artist for 2011. month include new work from Breandán de Gallaí (Noc•tú), touring from DTI (BLOCK PARTY!), a showcase Also greatly anticipated, is a week-long intensive from INYB (Dance Celebration) and flying the flag workshop with Cláudia Dias (our Portuguese Modul- internationally IMDT (Fall and Recover) in New York and dance artist) who made such an impressive impact at Legitimate Bodies (Softly Spoken / A Study in the Why Solo So? think tank last November. We are Absence/A Study in Presence) in Indiana and Mexico. delighted that Cláudia has agreed to undertake an intensive workshop week while in residence, which April heralds the beginning of festival-time with concludes with a New Movements and Dance Talks Longford Dance Festival at the Backstage Theatre and event on Friday 8 April at 5pm. nMotion Dance Festival at Siamsa Tíre. Also of note, we partner with Create and Dublin Dance Other international work on view in Ireland includes Festival on Transformed Through Dance, an in- touring by the National Dance Company of Wales (Bray, conversation event with Nikki Crane, advisor to Dance Cork and Tralee), Shen Yun Performing Arts at the United UK and Paul Johnson, Dance Ireland, looking at Conference Centre and a Dance on Film screening at the work of Dance United who pro-actively work with the Lighthouse Cinema featuring a film by Cloud Gate young people at risk of (re) offending (Friday 15 April, Dance Theatre, presented by the Dublin Dance Festival. 2-4.30pm). At DanceHouse, we have morning professional classes DAGHDHA DANCE COMPANY – www.daghdha.ie On behalf of the board and members of Dance Ireland, we continue its important work locally, nationally and extend our support and best wishes to Daghdha Dance internationally. Company at this time. The company is one of Europe’s pioneers in the field of The resident artists of the DMP have started a petition in contemporary dance. Led by AD Michael Klien it is renowned for support of Daghdha. The link to the petition is: its accomplished choreographies, an intelligent and inclusive www.petitiononline.com/daghdha/petition. The current approach to dance as well as delivering comprehensive outreach artists of the DMP are: Asher O’Gorman (ROI), Claire Keating and educational programmes. At home in St. John’s Church, € (ROI), Helen Cerina (Italy), Ruairi O’Donovan (ROI) and Jesse Daghdha Space, a 1.2m flagship development, Daghdha den Dulk (Netherlands). presents an essential part of Limerick’s cultural life and a major contributor to dance in Ireland. Daghdha have issued the following appeal: CALLING UPON ALL ‘…a vital and profoundly forward thinking dance institution PHILANTHROPISTS AND LOVERS OF ART IN IRELAND: SAVE A which is offering a meaningful and socially sustainable “way NATIONAL TREASURE forward” for contemporary dance. All of us can look to the work, Please help to save Daghdha Dance Company, Ireland’s oldest the ideas and the innovations developed at Daghdha with deep and most accomplished dance organisation from imminent respect and admiration…’ Artistic Patron, William Forsythe closure. For further information, please contact General Manager, Gemma Carcaterra on 061 467 872 or Daghdha has been informed of a complete, 100%, loss of its email: [email protected]. revenue funding; it needs to immediately raise €200,000 to 3 April 2011 Newsletter:January 2008 Newsletter.qxd 16/03/2011 16:03 Page 4 DANCE IRELAND 2011 MORNING CLASS PROGRAMME HEADS UP DANCE IRELAND FUNDING Since re-branding as Dance Ireland and the opening of UPDATE DanceHouse, we have enjoyed considerable growth, not Dance Ireland has received an award of only in the range of activities we deliver but in the number €506,250 from the Arts Council for the of dance artists and companies we work with and most fifteen month operating period (January notably in the quality of that engagement, which now 2011 to March 2012). This is a repeat of encompasses comprehensive training and development our 2010 grant. In making the offer the programmes, practical supports, international networks and Arts Council continues to recognise a range of key support services. Dance Ireland as a key organisation for Our remit and mandate has evolved in response to our the delivery of resources and services to members’ interaction, funders’ confidence in our abilities, the Irish dance sector. key national/international partnerships and the continued In other good news, we have received successful operation of DanceHouse as a vibrant hub for €12,000 from Dublin City Council. This dance. support is for our Local Initiatives The backbone remains morning professional class; in 2011 programme which enables us to we will programme 46 weeks of classes with a range of undertake invaluable NEIC education national and internationals including Terry Creach (CI), and dance outreach work, including our Elizabeth Farr (B), Dominique Duszynski (C), Laura Macken annual Open House event in June. (B), Ennio Sammarco (C), Joanna Banks (B), Robert Connor We are grateful to the Arts Council and (C), Deirdre Murphy (yoga), Kyle Abraham (C), and master- to Dublin City Council Arts Office for classes with Jodi Melnick, Jose Navas and Eiko & Koma in their continued support and investment partnership with DDF in May. in Dance Ireland. Plus we have a number of intensive week-long workshops However, while we are fortunate to led by Andrew Harwood/Paula Zacharias (February), Cláudia receive such support, which means we Dias (April), Mentored Choreographic Lab with Guy are able to deliver a significant Cools/Lin Snelling (July) and Troika Range (December). programme for the benefit of our Our International Associate Artists: Anneke Hansen, Robert members and the wider professional Heaslip and Luke Murphy will also share their expertise dance community; nevertheless with through morning classes, while in residence. And when increased operating costs and the coupled with the classes offered from our Dance Ireland prospect of reduced financial support Residency artists – provides a selection of some of the best from grant-aid and studio rental income artist-teachers working today. in the immediate future, we are facing some tough choices in order to continue In a new development, we are finalising details for Summer to deliver a relevant and coherent Intros. Four weeks of morning classes and afternoon programme. sessions in August, targeted at young dancers wishing to meet, experience and learn more about some of our It is therefore timely, in advance of the established choreographers/companies. AGM to reflect on how far we have come but more importantly on the future. Our Comparably speaking, our class and workshop fees remain key question is: how best to work the cheapest in Europe. Thanks to Arts Council support, we together for the continued advancement are able to maintain class fees at a reasonable €7 of professional dance practices. Your members/€10 non-members per class.
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