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Dundee Rep Theatre is the home of

Scottish Dance Theatre

Choreographers are invited to make

new contemporary dance work

with the company of 10 dancers.

The company then tours the U.K and,

increasingly, worldwide.

Between 2014 – 2016, the company performed in India, China, Romania,

Brazil, Belgium and Mexico

The dancers performed in Bruges in Belgium in December.

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Do you know what the official language of Belgium is?

Goed gedaan!

In September, three of us travelled to Rio Di Janeiro to work in

Centro des Artes in Mare, a huge favela in the city.

What country is Rio in and what is the

official language?

Brazil. Portuguese. Bom trabalho!

In 2014, the company undertook a 7 week tour of India and China, presenting performances and

workshops.

Performances in India 2014 • Chennai - Sir Mutha Concert Hall

Audience of 1 100

• Bangalore - Chowdiah Memorial Hall

Audience of 1 000

• Delhi - Siri Fort Auditorium

Audience of 1 400

• Kolkata - Kala Mandir

Audience of 1 000

Creative Learning workshops in India

• Chennai - for advanced dancers, non-dance specialist staff and children with and without disabilities and in Orphanages

• Bangalore - for advanced dancers

• Kolkata - skills share with Sanved Ranan who improve the life of vulnerable people using Dance Movement Therapy

• Pondicherry - inter-disciplinary Collabatory with Scottish and Indian artists from dance, visual arts, theatre and music

• The Sundarbans - the area is isolated by its location in a mangrove ecosystem influenced by daily tidal flows. We worked with 35 young people in the school playground on Bali Island and also with a women’s group, Disha.

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Performances and Workshops in China in 2014

• Dalian –The Grand Theatre

Audience of 250

• Shanghai – Shanghai Children’s Art Theatre Audiences of 2 400

• Beijing – National Centre for Performing Arts Audience of 1 400

• Xiamen – Banlam Grand Theatre

Audience of 500

Workshops in China

• At Shanghai International School for primary school aged children

• Beijing Foreign Studies University – dance workshop and Lecture Demonstration

Donobad!

Dawn Hartley,

Head of Creative Learning for Scottish Dance Theatre at Dundee Rep Theatre

sdt@scottishdancetheatre.com