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Dance4 is an international centre for the development of 21st century dance. As well as this season’s events, Dance4 provides an ongoing dance development offer across the East Midlands. We work with a range of cultural partners to create exciting opportunities for people from all walks of life to experience and engage in the richness of dance.

Supported by all the local authorities at County, City and District level in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The start of 2013 has been our busiest and most exciting spring ever. Nottdance was a great success, where we presented the fresh and new perspectives in dance internationally, whilst our annual U.Dance season across the Midlands platformed some exceptional young performers.

This summer we build on the success of the spring with opportunities to experience some work from Nottdance and present new work in extraordinary places by artists from the UK and beyond. We showcase the talents and ideas of members of the public and make sure you know about the great dance you can see across the East Midlands.

Come and join us for a great summer of dance.

PAul RussChief Executive / Artistic Director

College Street Centre, College Street Nottingham NG1 5AQ0115 941 0773 • www.dance4.co.uk

Registered Charity No 1015437Cover Photo: Irwen Lewis (Spill: A Playground of Dance – p.5)

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DANCE4 sCOREs AROuND THE CITY Nottdance festival 2013 presented many opportunities to experience the City of Nottingham through the eyes of inspired choreographers. We thought we’d give you an opportunity to experience these scores further. Go on a walk of discovery…

HOW TO fIND AND DO THE WAlksStep by Step: Small Sequences for the City Routes & Retracing RoutesMy Nottingham Family: A Pub Crawlare available on the Dance4 website and in print from Nottingham Playhouse box office.

NEIl CAllAgHAN & sIMONE kENYON (UK) Step By Step:

Small Sequences

for the City

Created as a series of four business cards, the Step By Step guides invite you to explore your dance as you go from here to there.Small experiments that you can do anytime, any place. Whilst walking you can focus your attention to moving in subtle or unexpected ways that will question, ‘Have you started dancing yet?’

VANEssA gRAssE (ITALY / UK)

Routes & Retracing Routes

Developed from her 2012 walking project Routes, with local residents in Leicester, international choreographer Vanessa Grasse has created a guide for those wanting to explore or reconnect with walking experiences. These simple guides, one for the original project area, the second more generally applicable can be used as the staring point for taking your own creative walk.

‘A treasured view and walk in a busy place that I can now see and feel a different connection to’ – Walk Participant

‘I have history with the city of Nottingham. Longer than my own life span, stretching out through the lives of my family. This history is rooted in the city, interwoven in its architecture, culture and its drinking establishments’ – Robert Clark

Dance4 Associate Robert invites you to an experience that is both a family portrait and a pub-crawl. This guide to a scored walk will lead you into the hazy world of Nottingham’s nightlife to discover sides of both the city and Robert’s family that are touching, interesting, legend and taboo.

RObERT ClARk (UK) My Nottingham Family: A Pub Crawl

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ROsIE DENNIs (AUSTRALIA) Flamingo

Rosie Dennis returns to Nottingham following her sell-out show at Nottdance 09. Interweaving spectacular card dealing, dance and nimble linguistics Flamingo is a fast paced, seductive show that explores the glamour and greed of casino gambling.

Flamingo is made in collaboration with local amateur theatrical society members who have participated in a series of choreographic workshops with Rosie during April. Part gamble; part social experiment; Flamingo plays to win…

fRIDAY 3 MAY 8PMWAVERlEY sTuDIOs, NOTTINgHAMTickets £5 / £3 • 0115 941 0773www.dance4.co.ukSuitable for all • 50 mins

THE RENEWAl TRusT AND bIRMINgHAM ROYAl bAllET (UK) Nott Ballet

A truly spectacular, one-off dance performance showcasing the talents of young people from St Ann’s and Sneinton areas of Nottingham.

Nott Ballet is a grand finale to an excitingweek of dance workshops for young people run by Birmingham Royal Ballet inassociation with The Renewal Trust and Dance4.

A once-only, not-to-be-missed performance created by young people working alongside one of the world’s best ballet companies.

fRIDAY 3 MAY 6.30PMNOTTINgHAM ARTs THEATRETickets £3 • 0115 947 6096www.nottingham-theatre.co.ukSuitable for all • 50 mins

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Big Dance is back in 2013! You can keep dancing with friends and groups, at home and in the streets, in schools and workplaces with the Big Dance Pledge in 2013.

This year the Big Dance Pledge is a three-minute dance routine that anyone can do! Whatever your age or experience, you can learn the dance routine from the online guide and participate with thousands of others from wherever you like during the Pledge Performance Weekend: fRIDAY 17 – MONDAY 20 MAY. Sign up now at www.bigdance.org.uk

bIg DANCE WORlD PlEDgE

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sHAuN PARkER CO. (AUSTRALIA)

Spill: A Playground of Dance

Highly playful and physical, and at times teasingly comical – this is a cheeky dance celebration of the child within. Combining quirky, dynamic dance with high-energy street gymnastics, the dancers blaze a colourful trail across the structures and landscapes of the playground. Each performance is unique, as the show scrambles around, over, under and through swings, slides and roundabouts. Kids will love it, grown-ups will love it too!

Spill is an outdoor production choreographed by celebrated Australian Artist Shaun Parker, of Shaun Parker Company, and produced by DanceXchange. Take part in an electric pop workshop – contact stuart@dance4.co.uk

fRIDAY 31 MAY 12 NOON & 3PMWINDMIll PARkWINDMIll lANE, NOTTINgHAM

sATuRDAY 1 & suNDAY 2 JuNE 1PM & 3.30PMHIgHfIElDs PARk PlAY AREA, lAkEsIDE ARTs CENTRE

PRESENTED BY LAKESIDE ARTS CENTRE, DANCE4 AND THE RENEWAL TRUST AS PART OF WHEEE! FESTIVAL

guY DARTNEll (UK)

Inward Out

An experimental, participatory event by Dance4 Associate Artist Guy Dartnell, offering two different yet similar experiences.Come and sit, lie, relax, in the company of others, in stillness and silence… contemplate and meditate upon your inner world, the surrounding space, wherever your awareness leads… or witness the ‘spectacle; and atmosphere of others in their contemplation around you… or do both. Are they distinct? Is this a non-event or is something ‘creative’ taking place?

MONDAY 17 JuNE 6-10PMTuEsDAY 18 JuNE 2-6PM WEDNEsDAY 19 JuNE 10-2PM lINCOlN DRIll HAllwww.lincolndrillhall.comEntrance throughout, stay as long / little as you want. Bring a blanket (optional).

FREE • Suitable for 16+

fRIDAY 9 – suNDAY 11 AugusTNOW fEsTIVAl featuring AT WIlDERNEss fEsTIVAl, OXfORsHIREwww.wildernessfestival.com

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A Lyrical Dance Concert Having a bash at changing the world, one pop hit at a time. Through dance. Yep, dance.

In a mixed-up whirlwind of glamorous divas, guitar solos and gangster rappers, A Lyrical Dance Concert revisits the lyrics of well-loved pop music and transforms their powers through an unlikely choreographic lens. Inspired by the common-knowledge nature of pop songs, A Lyrical Dance Concert moves through sincere recital, detailed dancing, absurd wrestling match, raucous sing-along to sentimental slow-dance. Somehow, suddenly the unexpected pairings of Mariah Carey and Dire Straits, punky shouting and angelic warbling come together to form an experience that is spirited, challenging and most of all, a real fun time.

THuRsDAY 13 JuNE 8PMY THEATRE, lEICEsTERTickets £8 / £6 • 0116 255 6507www.leicesterymca.co.uk

THuRsDAY 20 JuNE 8PMlINCOlN DRIll HAllTickets £5 • 01522 873 894www.lincolndrillhall.com

Suitable for 14+ • 90 minsMore dates to be confirmed. Visit www.dance4.co.uk for details

RAJNI sHAH PROJECTs / bECkY EDMuNDs (UK) Glorious (Film Screening)

In 2011 Rajni Shah and collaborators first performed Glorious – a haunting and unusual new musical at Nottdance 11. Each performance involved a new set of musicians and local residents – dismantling, reinventing and re-assembling the raw material. The show is about people, what it means to live in a place and to gather together in a theatre.

Glorious was reimagined in London, Newcastle, Mons (Belgium) and Lancaster. Video artist Becky Edmunds has made a documentary response to these performances and several of the artists will be in attendance for a short informal dialogue following the screening.

‘Glorious felt like a place to come to a rest in. A slow building work that crept up on me and managed to transform my state completely by the time it had finished... Glorious settled down into the stage, and allowed the audience the space and time to come to it of their own will’ – Alice Mackenzie (Choreographer / Writer) (Bellyflop)

TuEsDAY 25 JuNE 6.30PMTHE sPACE, NOTTINgHAM CONTEMPORARYFREE (no booking required)Suitable for all • Duration TBC

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NICOlA CONIbERE (UK)

Disassemble

Disassemble: take (something) to pieces

Using Nicola Conibere’s latest work Assembly as stimulus, postgraduate students from the School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University will be working in partnership with Dance4 and Nicola to ‘disassemble’ the work and choreographic practice to create their own responses.

Disassemble follows on from previous successful collaborations Luan and Giving the Eye.

Reponses will be exhibited around the city during August. You can view the project progression from June at www.dance4.co.uk

AugusTNOTTINgHAM CITY CENTRESuitable for all • Duration tbcFREEVisit www.dance4.co.uk for announcements

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bODIEs IN flIgHT (UK) Dream Walk

Off to Skeggy! Fun in the sun, sea and sand! Bodies in Flight makes a welcome return to SO Festival. Their seaside walk celebrates the Great British Seaside Holiday. For any age, the walk moves from the station and along the Grand Parade to the sea shore. Through a sensory mix of soundscape, movement and performance explore the funny, intimate and sometimes profound experiences we all have when we holiday by the seaside.

The walk lasts 35 minutes. You will be provided with a headset to experience the specially composed soundscape and guided by the performers along this dream walk. This is an outdoor walking commission so please dress accordingly.

sATuRDAY 6 & suNDAY 7 JulYPERfORMANCEs: 12PM, 1PM, 2.30PM, 4PMsO fEsTIVAl 2013, lINCOlNsHIRE

MEETING PLACE: TOWER GARDENS 10 MINS BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE STARTBOOKING REQUIRED AS TICKETS ARE LIMITED

TO bOOkPrior to weekend performances email rebecca@dance4.co.uk or call 0115 941 0773

OR book in person at Embassy Theatre, Skegness or call 0845 674 0505

OR book on the day at the Tower Gardens Meeting Point

Suitable for all • 45 minsFREE

Signatures

Signatures is a showcase of new ideas by emerging choreographers and two students from De Montfort University. The platform nurtures and supports undiscovered talent and enables them to realise their creative potential. The artists have been selected on the strength of their concepts and their desire to success in the arts industry.

MATT DuMMIgAN Abide With MeHARRIET sCOTT-DElANEY Point OnesHAMITA RAY Many More MebOTIs sEVA Optic VentureCHEVON EDWARDs I C6H5-NH-C2H5 You!EIC DANCETHEATRE 4 Walls

sATuRDAY 11 MAY 8PMEMbRACE ARTs, lEICEsTERTickets £10 / £8www.embracearts.co.ukSuitable for all • 2 hours

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Previous participants of Signatures return to share their developed work, one year on.

DWAYNE sIMMs L. LAW‘Tonight Mathew I am going to be… the man who went to Israel with a plan, forgetting his pen.’ Original intentions were to visit Jerusalem and experience the Jewish communitas (Hasidic). Instead Dwayne became deeply occupied by the cacophony that emerged, through both the sound and visuals from the locals and visitors.

subHAsH VIMAN MorphedThe identity of an Indian man is a confluence of complex imagery: He moves from the Oriental exotica to an embodiment of spirituality, a Bollywood super-star to an IT geek. He has evolved into a new breed through globalization and migration. Using a grotesque movement, the body is caught between the past and present, mythology and reality, sensuous and the mundane – the more it pulls away, the more it morphs to a new form.

gERRARD MARTIN D-llusionD-llusion explores perceptions of body-image as seen through a young woman’s eyes. As she battles with her psyche, she perceives herself through media sound-bites and through her ‘mirror image’. An unhealthy obsession with her reflected image results in distortion. Is the reflection in the mirror an apparition, a psychological nemesis; is the image real, or a figment of a delusional mind?

THuRsDAY 23 MAY 9PMPEEPul CENTRE, lEICEsTERTickets £10 / £8www.ldlf.co.uk

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AAkAsH ODEDRA (UK)

Rising

An emerging new star in British dance, Rising is an evening of stunning solo performance by Aakash Odedra.

Individual works have been choreographed for him by internationally renowed artists Russell Maliphant, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Akram Khan. The evening opens with a classical Kathak variation and each piece ingeniously uses Aakash’s background in Kathak and Bharatanatyam to create a new flavour of contemporary dance, complemented with beautiful lighting by Michael Hulls and Willy Cessa.

Commissioned by DanceXchange, Sampad, Eastman, The Hat Factory, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Dance, South East Dance, New Art Exchange, The Place, The Curve Theatre, Leicester and funded by Arts Council England and Akademi.

TuEsDAY 4 JuNE 8PMlAkEsIDE ARTs CENTRE, NOTTINgHAM Tickets £15 / £12 / £9.50Suitable for all • 60 mins

JOE MORAN (UK) Forward

A fresh voice in British dance choreographer Joe Moran (semi-finalist Place Prize 2012) brings three distinctive new dance works to Lakeside Arts Centre.

Beginning in the gallery, Survey is a compelling solo for dancer Marina Collard which contrasts abstract movement against the physicality of the dancer. In the theatre, Obverse, commissioned for The Place Prize, is a powerful trio danced to a striking score in which dancer’s physical and perceptual virtuosity is tested from one moment to the next. The Swarm Duet plays on the edges of chance to set free the poetry and immediacy of dance.

TuEsDAY 9 JulY 8PMlAkEsIDE ARTs CENTRE, NOTTINgHAMTickets £15 / £12Suitable for 14+ • 50 mins

CHOREOgRAPHIC lAb (UK)

Skript: Writing-Dancing Skript is a series of interactive micro-installations. Choreographic Lab (Jane Bacon and Vida Midgelow) invite you to join them for writing-dancing. Come, sit and take a moment to share your experiences of dance and dancing.

Through these one-to-one interactions writing processes are activated – the small inner dance of the fluttering heart, the images of falling, standing and spinning that reside within you, the sweeping actions of the hand as pen marks page – all become part of the journey of the imagination in dancing-writing.

TuEsDAY 9 JulY fROM 7PMlAkEsIDE ARTs CENTRE, NOTTINgHAMFREE • Suitable for all

See website for further details: www.dance4.co.ukwww.choreographiclab.org

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CHIlDREN & YOuNg PEOPlE DANCE4’s CENTRE fOR ADVANCED TRAININg (CAT)

Dance4’s Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) is a dedicated part-time training programme created to nurture and support aspiring and talented young people with an interest in dance, helping them to fulfill their potential as professional dance artists of the future.

Dance4’s CAT is an inclusive programme and the age range is flexible in certain circumstances, email hayley@dance4.co.uk with enquiries.

fREE OPEN TAsTER sEssION Young people aged 11 - 17 years are invited to attend a FREE Open Taster Session. Come and observe CAT students in class, take part in a practical workshop and learn more about what the scheme can offer.

sATuRDAY 27 APRIl 3.45-6PMDJANOglY CITY ACADEMY, NOTTINgHAMBooking essential

fREE DANCE TEACHER TRAININg

Teachers are invited to attend a free and motivating teacher training day. Aimed at secondary level teachers, specialist, non-specialist and independent dance artists who are leading or aiming to run dance sessions with young people. The day covers the following: • Introduction to the CAT scheme and how

students can become involved.• Advice about how to identify and nurture

‘gifted and talented’ students.• Practical ideas and advice for planning a

dance session.

THuRsDAY 20 JuNE 10AM-4PMDMu P.A.C.E. buIlDINg, lEICEsTERBooking essential

CAT ANNuAl AuDITIONs Dance4’s CAT will be auditioning young people aged 11-17 years to join the scheme in September 2013. The audition is an opportunity to demonstrate potential by taking part in practical dance workshops.

suNDAY 30 JuNE 10AM-4PMDJANOglY CITY ACADMEY, NOTTINgHAM

To apply young people should complete an application form available from www.dance4.co.uk.

Contact Dance4 on 0115 941 0773 or email cat@dance4.co.uk

END Of YEAR PERfORMANCE An opportunity to see fantastic work from the 2012/13 Dance4 CAT students and celebrate their achievements. The performance will include work by choreographers; Vanessa Cook, Aoi Nakamura from Jasmin Vardimon Company and Lucy Bennett from Stopgap Dance Company in addition to work created by the students.

fRIDAY 2 AugusT 6PM lAkEsIDE ARTs CENTRE, NOTTINgHAMFREE (Booking essential)Suitable for all

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CHANgINg PERCEPTIONs Enhancing Provision and Progression Routes for Young People

Dance4 is delighted to announce the publication of Changing Perceptions Research documents that explore:

– Barriers to dance training for young people with disabilities

– The identification and development of talented young dancers with disabilities

These documents can be downloaded from www.dance4.co.uk

In participation with Oak Field School and Fundays we are presenting professional development training that explores this new research in more detail.

WEDNEsDAY 1 MAY 6PM-8.30PM(light refreshments from 5.30pm)OAk fIElD sCHOOl, NOTTINgHAMTickets £10 by email to adele@dance4.co.uk or online at www.dance4.co.uk

Lucy Bennett and Laura Jones from StopGap will deliver this session that explores StopGAP’s approach to talent identification and development with disabled dancers.

TuEsDAY 18 JuNE 6PM-8.30PM(light refreshments from 5.30-pm)OAk fIElD sCHOOl, NOTTINgHAMTickets £10 by email to adele@dance4.co.uk or online at www.dance4.co.uk

Rachel Liggitt will deliver a session that examines different approaches to working with support staff and supporting disabled dancers in the studio.

For future dates in Autumn 2013 email adele@dance4.co.uk

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An enchanting and unusual performance celebrating the richness of the canal. Bringing the waterways to life together with local participants, the award winning collective and Dance4 Associate Artists Dog Kennel Hill Project capture the essence of vaudeville style travelling events playing with real, imaginary and mythical situations.

Small audience groups are invited to come aboard and be part of the experience or follow with an immersive journey from the towpath with an audio guide.

WEDNEsDAY 26 JuNEsATuRDAY 29 & suNDAY 30 JuNEas part of the Imagine Watford Festival.For further details visit www.imaginewatford.co.uk

lINCOlN DANCEs

This city festival of dance will culminate in a celebration at Lincoln Drill Hall on 3 August featuring local dancers, community groups, children and professional dancers sharing the stage for an event that showcases many different dance styles. Dance4 will be presenting work at both events, details to be announced shortly on www.dance4.co.uk For more festival information email sara.bullimore@googlemail.com

sATuRDAY 20 JulY 10AM-4PMlINCOlN CITY CENTREFREE EVENTS

sATuRDAY 3 AugusTlINCOlN CITY CENTREFREE EVENTS

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sWINgINg AT THE COTTON Club Take a step back into 1920 & ‘30s New York City and through the doors of Harlem’s hottest nightclub, the fabulous Cotton Club!

In this show, the exciting music and dance routines are recreated by the fabulous Jiving Lindy Hoppers, the world’s premier jazz dance company, and the exciting Harry Strutters Hot rhythm Orchestra – featuring American vocalist Marlene Hill and compere/vocalist Megs Etherington.

14 MAY 7.30PMbuXTON OPERA HOusEwww.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

sOul CREATIVE Joim the Soul Creative debut for an evening of ingenuitive solo performances from local and national artists, creating an electric atmosphere in an intimate setting. Not to be missed. Full details www.facebook.com/events/355931014521361

THuRsDAY 15 MAY 7.30PMTHE sPACE, NOTTINgHAM CONTEMPORARYwww.nottinghamcontemporary.orgTickets from Soulcreative.Eventbrite.co.ukPresented by I’d Move Entertainment

sONIA sAbRI COMPANY Jugni

Poetic, moving and soul stirring, Jugni meaning ‘female firefly’ captures the spirits of real women. A powerful and uplifting explosion of dance, music and meaning with soaring vocals, Qawaali-inspired percussion and powerful choreography influenced by folkloric dance styles. Opening with a short performance by students from Rushey Mead School, devised from a workshop with the company arranged by the Embrace Arts Take Part education and outreach programme. 16 MAY 7.30PMEMbRACE ARTs, lEICEsTERwww.embracearts.co.uk

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AIR Ltd presents CATHERINE gAllAgHER’s Queen of the Dance AIR productions, the creative team behind the ever-popular Moscow Ballet, return with a new show. Don’t miss this fabulous show of Irish music and dance starring world champion Catherine Gallagher!

8 May 7.30pM • The CasTle, Wellingboroughwww.thecastle.org.uk

MOkO DANCE Moko Mix Two world premieres of new dance for children and families.

THE suITCAsE sTORYAn uplifting show about a little girl and her magical suitcase. Caught in the middle of her parents differences, she seeks comfort in a dream world and conjures up an imaginary friend that only she can see. Brimming with humour and tenderness.

THE ROCkA group of children from a sleepy town get together to share stories at a mysterious meeting place called The Rock. Set in a dark, eerie clearing The Rock is a place where strange events unfurl... in this thrilling tale of adventure and fun.

12 MAY 3.30PM & 13 MAY 10.30AM & 1.30PMlAkEsIDE ARTs CENTRE, NOTTINgHAMwww.lakesidearts.org.uk

31 MAY 11.30AMDéDA THEATRE, DERbY www.deda.uk.com

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DAVID TOOlE & luCY HIND Extra Ordinary

A duet. One with no legs. One with no clue.David Toole is acclaimed for his work as an actor and dancer on stage and screen. His credits are numerous, his critics adoring, and his biggest fan is about to partner him in an extraordinary duet. How will naïve Lucy Hind fare? A most extraordinary journey of self-discovery awaits them both in this incredibly funny, moving and poignant production.Winners of 2010 Standard Bank Ovation award & the 2011 AMI award for Dance.Suitable for ages 12+

17 May 8pM • eMbraCe arTs, leiCesTerwww.embracearts.co.uk

18 May 8pM • DéDa TheaTre, Derbywww.deda.uk.com

What does it mean to be Creole? Led by a soundscape, this swinging, undulating dance sees Catherine embark on a journey back to her native country, never letting go of her only partner – her identity and heritage. Previously a member of Urban Bush Women, Catherine joins with scenographer Maud Bandou Hostache of Guadeloupe to create this tale of struggle and enlightenment. A sense of nostalgia and enthusiasm borne of real-life experience brings this performance to life.

18 May 7.45pM • eMbraCe arTs, leiCesTerwww.embracearts.co.uk

AN EVENINg WITH bIRMINgHAM ROYAl bAllET Director David Bintley invites you to share his love of jazz and in particular the music of Dave Brubeck. In homage to one of his heroes, he created this sexy and energetic series of vignettes to some of Brubeck’s most famous tracks including, Take Five and Unsquare Dance. The company will perform some of its favourite moments from its most popular ballets, including Giselle, please check the website for further announcements.

10 MAY 7.30PM & 11 MAY 2.30PM & 7.30PMTHEATRE ROYAl NOTTINgHAMwww.trch.co.uk

21 & 22 MAY 2.30PM (22ND ONlY) & 7.30PMbuXTON OPERA HOusEwww.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

JEAN AbREu DANCE Blood Presented by Let’s Dance Intertational Festival. In a captivating multi-sensory experience that goes beyond dance, Jean Abreu Dance’s new work is a celebration of the strange beauty of life, and one man’s scientific exploration of his flesh and blood that leads him in search of the composition of his soul. Blood has been created with an exceptional team of multi-disciplinary collaborating artists to create a suite of settings that respond to Abreu’s movements and speech.

22 & 23 MAY 7.45PM CuRVE, lEICEsTERwww.curveonline.co.uk

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RACHEl bIRCH lAWsON & DARREN EllIs DANCE Double Bill

Frugal Feasts, a duet about power, resistance and accommodation, blurring the fine line between aggression and tenderness. Following an international tour, performers Rachel and Khyle Eccles bring their work to Déda for the first time. In After Effects, Darren Ellis brings to life a specially-modified drum kit. A mixture of acoustic and digital sounds are triggered using movement and objects to influence the light and sound from within the drum. Explore rhythm with two performers - a dancer and a drum.

8 June 8pM • DéDa TheaTre, Derbywww.deda.uk.com

DIVYA kAsTuRI NowHere A new contemporary South Asian dance work by emerging choreographic talent Divya Kasturi. Using powerful imagery and stunning new choreography it explores the feeling of belonging ‘there’, ‘here’ and ‘inbetween’, combining two of the most popular Indian classical dance styles of Bharatanatyam and Kathak. The performance will be accompanied by a curtain-raiser from Javvani, Déda’s Youth Performance Company in partnership with Surtal Arts.

28 June 8pM • DéDa TheaTre, Derbywww.deda.uk.com

ADAIRE TO DANCE Coffee Shop Culture

Laugh, cry and gasp as you follow the characters through their day! Coffee Shop Culture explores themes of social interaction, lifestyle and routine through innovative contemporary dance choreography and digital projection created by digital artists Illuminos. This performance will be unique to Derby as local dance artists take the parts of ‘Coffee Frantics’.

5 July 8pM • DéDa TheaTre, Derbywww.deda.uk.com

THE sPARk fEsTIVAl Presents theatre, dance and music for children aged 0-13. www.sparkfestival.co.uk

sHINYJoin dancers from Turned On Its Head for their new interactive show for very young children.suNDAY 2 JuNE 10.30AM & 2PMEMbRACE ARTs, lEICEsTERTickets: £7 (party of four £25)Suitable for 6 months – 4 yearswww.embracearts.co.uk

THE MAgIC DOORsDance-theatre and animation that unlocks fantastical worlds and surprising creatures.WEDNEsDAY 5 JuNE 10.15AM & 1PMCuRVE, lEICEsTERTickets £5 • Suitable for 4 – 7 years KS1www.curveonline.co.uk VARMINTsAn exhilarating new dance show telling the poignant tale of one small creature’s struggle to hear the sound of the bees and birds once more.fRIDAY 7 JuNE 1PM & 6.30PMCuRVE, lEICEsTERTickets £8 • Suitable for 8+ yearswww.curveonline.co.uk

NEW ART Club Feel About

Your Body

An uplifting, life-affirming and hilarious spectacle about how we ‘feel’ about our bodies. Of course the show title has a double meaning – it’s sexy AND intellectual. Expect silliness, see a man talk to his bottom and find out what not to do during a heart attack.

Warning: This show has already left some people feeling ‘a little bit dirty’; contains some brief nudity (long enough to see ‘the works’); contains some brief dancing (silly and emotional). Loved by audiences and critics alike New Art Club return with another beautifully engineered blend of physical and verbal lunacy. Suitability: Ages 16+

7 June 7.30pM • The Core, Corbywww.thecorecorby.com

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THE DANCE4COMMISSION COLLECTIVEDance4 Commission Collective: the collective effort and commitment from individuals who pool resources to support the creation of something extraordinary.

At Dance4 we strive to commission, support and present work by the most exciting artists working in dance and performance across the UK and the world.

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