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2006
Something to Dance About
On April 29th, 2006, a day of dancing took place in the town of Lewes, East Sussex, consisting of eight new site-specific dances created by local professional choreographers, designers, and composers, in collaboration with the 180 amateur dancers who performed the pieces. The day ran from ten in the morning to 5:30 in the afternoon, with 32 discrete performances and attracted a crowd of nearly 3000 people. The dances were all placed in sites in which the general public would simply come across them - including a main shopping pedestrian precinct, a skate park, and the thoroughfare which passes through Lewes castle - though people could then follow a dance map they were given, in order to see all the dances. The themes of the dances touched upon issues relevant to people in this region, including four student/young people's dances which looked at various aspects of their local heritage, including the history of the castle, the experiences of flood victims in Lewes, and the importance of conservation. This project was generously supported by the Heritage Lottery Foundation and the Arts Council England, South East, as well as other trusts and foundations.
For more information on Something to Dance About 2006 go to www.danceabout.org
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2004
Physical Music
Exploring A Staging of 3 Cantatas by G.F.Handel
Sonnerie, Yolande Snaith and Susannah Waters
We began developing ideas on staging Handel cantatas for solo voice, exploring the ways in which artists of different disciplines could be exposed to and influenced by each other's approaches to performance during the rehearsal period and also particularly looking at involving musicians more directly in the physical
staging of music by directly involving them in the rehearsal process from which they are usually
excluded, and by placing them centre-stage in
a production rather than to one side. The multi-disciplinary staging of three G. F. Handel
cantatas by the team involved in this research
and development is a project we are planning
to develop further in the future.
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Something to Dance About
On April 29th, 2006, a day of dancing took place in the town of Lewes, East Sussex, consisting of eight new site-specific dances created by local professional choreographers, designers, and composers, in collaboration with the 180 amateur dancers who performed the pieces. The day ran from ten in the morning to 5:30 in the afternoon, with 32 discrete performances and attracted a crowd of nearly 3000 people. The dances were all placed in sites in which the general public would simply come across them - including a main shopping pedestrian precinct, a skate park, and the thoroughfare which passes through Lewes castle - though people could then follow a dance map they were given, in order to see all the dances. The themes of the dances touched upon issues relevant to people in this region, including four student/young people's dances which looked at various aspects of their local heritage, including the history of the castle, the experiences of flood victims in Lewes, and the importance of conservation. This project was generously supported by the Heritage Lottery Foundation and the Arts Council England, South East, as well as other trusts and foundations.
For more information on Something to Dance About 2006 go to www.danceabout.org
Back to the top
2004
Physical Music
Exploring A Staging of 3 Cantatas by G.F.Handel
Sonnerie, Yolande Snaith and Susannah Waters
We began developing ideas on staging Handel cantatas for solo voice, exploring the ways in which artists of different disciplines could be exposed to and influenced by each other's approaches to performance during the rehearsal period and also particularly looking at involving musicians more directly in the physical
staging of music by directly involving them in the rehearsal process from which they are usually
excluded, and by placing them centre-stage in
a production rather than to one side. The multi-disciplinary staging of three G. F. Handel
cantatas by the team involved in this research
and development is a project we are planning
to develop further in the future.
Back to the top