Interview about our Praxis
@sophie89tate, an undergraduate at Coventry University has some questions about our community practice when working with young people. She is writing a dissertation on the influences Community Dance can have on young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and the benefits or results involved for them. Q1 Your website comments that you aim to ‘bringing inspiration, challenge, confidence and a sense of achievement into [the] lives [of young people]’. Are you able to explain how intend to achieve each aspect of your aim, in particular how you inspire and build confidence in...
Read MoreCultural use of empty shops – interview by @jenwood_
@jenwood_ is investigating the cultural use of empty shops, and how council policy is affected or can be enabling. She put some questions to me about our work in the Bubble Chamber and other #emptyshops projects
Read MoreWorking in digital dance with young people
I just had a request asking to interview about our approaches to young people with dance and digital media. As Michelle was in Canada and on Twitter I thought it might be interesting to do this interview over twitter. Here is our conversation all in one place
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FORT – The Quiet Man Suite
Fort – The Quiet Man Suite The Quiet Man in FORT takes a stand against isolation, power, responsibility and the crowd. Created with 84 lads from schools in Sandwell, FORT was Directed and Choreographed by Oliver Scott of Mercurial Dance, and created with Filmmaker Jay Langdell and Composer Andrew Kristy The aim of Warwick Arts Centre’s Boys Dancing project with is to prove to boys that dance is exciting, engaging, fun and challenging. We want to show that dance is a great mix of spontaneous physical and mental activity – it requires physical strength like in sport...
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