DanceEast News

30/06/20

Let’s Talk About… What are the conversations and who should be having them?

On Thursday 11 June, we hosted our first Let’s Talk About… virtual meet up over zoom – facilitating and enabling local Arts and Culture professionals to share their thoughts, feelings and questions regarding the sectors’ current state and future. Our topic of discussion was ‘What are the conversations and who should be having them?’. With…

29/06/20

Ten Minutes With… Kaia Goodenough

Kaia performing with The Yonis at an event she curated – Extinction Underground at The Vaults, photo by Neeq Serene. Kaia Goodenough is DanceEast’s first Junior Associate Artist. Kaia trained with the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) before going on to further her training at London Studio Centre, graduating in 2016 with Intoto Dance…

16/06/20

Black Lives Matter

It has been very difficult to know how best to respond to the shocking event in America and the inspiring Global reaction that followed. We have been using this time to reflect as we are critically aware that we need to take responsibility for our actions and indeed, any lack of action in the past.…

12/06/20

Reminiscing with… Valerie Irwin

Construction of the Jerwood DanceHouse by Valerie Irwin. LAST YEAR WE CELEBRATED OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN THE JERWOOD DANCEHOUSE, AND IT’S SAFE TO SAY WE ARE MISSING WORKING AND DANCING TOGETHER IN THE BEAUTIFUL BUILDING ON THE WATERFRONT. NATURALLY, WE’VE BEEN REMINISCING AND WANTED TO SHARE SOME INTERVIEWS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN BEFORE WITH…

01/06/20

Ten Minutes with… Maya Inniss

Left: Maya performing in the DanceEast CAT End of Year Show 2019, in The History Of..by Sarah Blanc Right: Maya performing in the DanceEast CAT End of Year Show 2019, in Fierce and Free by Uchenna Dance Photos by Rachel Cherry Maya is a current student with the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training (CAT). We asked…