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DanceEast and University of Suffolk Launch First Two Year Dance Degree
University of Suffolk launches two-year Dance degrees with DanceEast The first two-year practice-based dance degree in the UK has been launched by the University of Suffolk and DanceEast. The unique partnership will provide BA (Hons) Dance from September 2018 with another entry point in January 2019. The degree will be hosted at DanceEast’s Jerwood DanceHouse…
26/10/17
ALEXANDER WHITLEY DANCE COMPANY RETURNS TO IPSWICH WITH ITS ACCLAIMED WORK 8 MINUTES
Celebrated choreographer Alexander Whitley takes on the breath-taking scale of space for his company’s new work, 8 Minutes, returning to Ipswich’s Jerwood DanceHouse on Friday 10 November. Following his innovative digital work Pattern Recognition, seen at the venue last year, Alexander Whitley has been working in partnership with scientists from STFC RAL Space at…
26/10/17
POP MY MIND COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED – 26 OCTOBER 2017
DANCEEAST CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TRAINING STUDENTS TO DANCE WITH ESTEEMED NATIONAL YOUTH DANCE COMPANY
National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) has revealed its new line-up of young dance talent for its sixth year, with 30 new young dancers from across the country chosen to join the esteemed company. The new members were selected through NYDC experience workshops held in 16 different cities throughout the UK, joining 11 dancers returning…
23/10/17
TAKE PART IN U.DANCE’S EASTERN REGIONAL PLATFORM 2018, HOSTED BY DANCEEAST AT UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE
Following four days of youth dance celebrations in Birmingham earlier this year to mark One Dance UK’s U.Dance 2017, it was revealed that DanceEast will host the national event for the first time in 2018. DanceEast will also be hosting the eastern regional platform, which forms part of the selection process for the festival,…
23/10/17
Aesop launches the roll-out of Dance to Health at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London
The £2.3 million expansion of Dance to Health was officially launched on Thursday 5th October 2017 at the Great Hall, St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. Guest speakers at the launch included Arts Council England Area Director, South East Hedley Swain, Royal Society for Public Health Chief Executive Shirley Cramer CBE, and Sir Stephen ‘O…
19/10/17
DANCEEAST TO HOST NATIONAL YOUTH DANCE FESTIVAL U.DANCE 2018 WITH ONE DANCE UK
Following four days of youth dance celebrations in Birmingham earlier this year to mark One Dance UK’s U.Dance 2017, it was revealed that DanceEast will host the national event for the first time in 2018. Each year the U.Dance festival showcases a selection of dance groups from all over the country, as well as…
19/10/17
Making Waves Together
DanceEast is a delivery partner in the Making Waves Together programme, led jointly by Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Waveney District Council. It will see communities and organisations work together to boost the cultural offer and drive cultural re-imagination as a way of supporting success in the seaside towns. As part of this DanceEast will…
18/10/17
Look inside: DanceEast’s virtual tour is now live!
Have you ever wondered what it looks like inside the Jerwood DanceHouse? You can now see for yourself without leaving the comfort of your own home! Although we hope you will come and visit us soon for one of our popular dance classes or world class performances. This virtual tour is a wonderful way…
13/10/17
BUILD CARDBOARD CASTLES AND MAKE MISCHIEF ON STAGE WITH THE BUILDY-UPPY DANCE SHOW THIS NOVEMBER
DanceEast’s Autumn season would not be complete without something magical for children. Friday 17 and Saturday 18 November will see Anatomical’s The Buildy-uppy Dance Show descend on Ipswich, the humorous sequel to Tom Roden and Anna Williams’ The Doodle Dance Show performed at the Jerwood DanceHouse in 2015. Commissioned by DanceEast, The Buildy-uppy Dance…
13/10/17
Dance Umbrella & The Space Presents MY DANCE DNA – SHOBANA JEYASINGH at DanceEast
Monday 6 November | 6.30pm My Dance DNA is a unique new talk series from Dance Umbrella, in partnership with The Space, that gets into the minds of Britain’s top contemporary choreographers and finds out what makes their hearts beat faster. The talks are being staged as live events at arts venues across England and each…
13/10/17
POP MY MIND COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED – 13 OCTOBER 2017
Applications for Work Experience 2018 now open
COCKFIGHT – A CROSS BETWEEN THE OFFICE AND AN AUSSIE CAGE FIGHT – STAGED IN IPSWICH FROM AUSTRALIA’S GOLD COAST
The Farm, in association with Performing Lines & NORPA (Australia) and Dance Touring Partnership (UK), presents Cockfight, a cross between The Office and a cage-fight, Australian style. Straight from critically acclaimed performances in Australia, The Farm presents the first UK tour of Cockfight, an exhilarating duet of extreme physical theatre that explores male behaviour…