10 th Anniversary Tour 2016 Touring and Education Information Pack

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1 10 th Anniversary Tour 2016 Touring and Education Information Pack Booking now for Feb - June 2016 Performances -Workshops -Residencies -Curtain raisers

2 mapdance - a summary Breakneck energy, ironic vulgarity and voracious vitality londondance.com mapdance is an established exciting company of young, dynamic dancers recruited nationally and internationally. mapdance performs diverse repertoire by renowned and upcoming contemporary choreographers. This year the company is celebrating its 10 th anniversary with specially commissioned works and reconstructions of repertoire by Richard Alston (RADC), Liz Aggiss, Kevin Finnan (Motionhouse), and Israel Aloni/Lee Brummer (ildance/sweden), as well as re-staging Schemes Dreams and Machines by Abi Mortimer (Lila Dance) from the 2015 tour. The mixed repertory offers a refreshing mixture of dance theatre, intricate lyrical choreography, fast-paced athleticism and wry humour. It is a programme that will appeal to both seasoned dance viewers and audiences new to dance and is of particular relevance to dance students at GCSE, BTEC and A-level. In addition to the performance programme, mapdance also offers a range of educational work including residencies, one-off workshops and the opportunity for young people to perform alongside the company, opening the show with a specially created curtain raiser guaranteed to bring an audience of friends and family. Contact For booking, availability, fees and any further information regarding performances and residencies please contact: Libby Battaglia libby@artsambitions.com Tel: +44 (0)

3 mapdance - the details Celebrating the company s 10 th Anniversary and following an intensive 2015 tour, mapdance, University of Chichester s MA student performance company is offering its 2016 production. Touring nationally and internationally from Feb to June 2016 the company will be commissioning works from: Richard Alston (Richard Alston Dance Company) Liz Aggiss Kevin Finnan (Motionhouse) Israel Aloni/Lee Brummer (ildance/sweden) The company will also re-stage Schemes Dreams and Machines by Abi Mortimer (Lila Dance) from the 2015 tour. Ranging in style and emotion, mapdance s programme offers a diverse and refreshing evening of short dance works. mapdance is jointly directed by Jerwood Award Winner, Yael Flexer (Flexer & Sandiland), and Detta Howe. The company adopts a broad approach to dance making and performance by working with established artists as well as young choreographers. Past mapdance commissions include works by British choreographers Nigel Charnock, Shobana Jeyasingh, New Art Club, Ben Wright, Laila Diallo, Rick Nodine and Jonathan Burrow among others as well as new work and reconstructions by international choreographers Lucinda Childs (USA), DedaDance (Germany/Israel), Ofra Idel (Machol Shalem/Israel) and Gregory Maqoma (South Africa). The company is keen to work in partnership with venues, festivals and promoters, creating special events and participatory educational and performance projects. The young dancers of mapdance are recruited nationally and internationally, bringing an invigorating mixture of high quality dance experience to the company. Over the years the company has included dancers from Taiwan, Japan, China, Canada, U.S.A., Romania, Estonia, Cyprus, Italy, Norway, Germany and Malta alongside dancers from across the United Kingdom. The growing reputation of mapdance has led to increased competition for places in the 2016 company. Alongside touring, mapdance also offers tailor-made educational residencies, delivering one-off workshops, creating dedicated choreographic projects or making short curtain raisers with participants to complement the touring programme. All workshops and residencies are led by the members of the company.

4 Guest Choreographers & Works RICHARD ALSTON/ MARTIN LAWRANCE- Roughcut (1990) Richard Alston s rehearsal director and associate choreographer Martin Lawrance will be re-staging Alston s renowned work Roughcut (1990). First performed by Rambert Dance Company and later by the Richard Alston Dance Company in 1999 the work was made to celebrate the energy and exuberance of Rambert s young dancers at the time and has therefore been specially selected to celebrate mapdance s 10 th anniversary. The throw-away energy of the movement is anchored by a very specific use of the body s weight and pull and this emphasis articulates and syncopates the music s intricate rhythmic impulses. Richard Alston choreographed his first work in 1968, as a student of the newly formed London Contemporary Dance School. In 1972, he formed the UK s first independent dance group Strider. In 1975 Alston went to New York to study at the Merce Cunningham Dance Studio and in 1980 became Resident Choreographer with Ballet Rambert, and was Artistic Director from 1986 until Alston became Artistic Director of The Place in 1994 and formed Richard Alston Dance Company in the autumn of that year. Over the past 20 years he has made over 40 dances for this company. Alston is an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (in Dance) at Surrey University, and received an Honorary MA from University College Chichester. In 1995 he was named Chevalier dans l Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France and in 2001 he received the CBE in the New Year Honours list. In 2008 he received, from the Critics Circle National Dance Awards, the De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement. Martin was born in Leicester. He trained at Coventry Centre for the Performing Arts and then at London Contemporary Dance School. He first worked with Richard Alston whilst performing with the postgraduate performance group 4D. He danced with Richard Alston Dance Company from having over 25 works created on him. In 2000, Martin was invited by Meltdown Festival director and composer Scott Walker to make Thimble Rigging to an original score. In June 2003, Martin presented a full evening of his work at The Place, and in 2004 Charge was commissioned for The Place Prize. Creations for RADC: About Face, Brink, Stealing Poison, Body & Soul, To Dance and Skylark, Lie of the Land, Other Than I, Madcap, Burning. For Ballet Black: Pendulum, Captured, Limbo. For Scottish Ballet: Run For It, Dark Full Ride. For Ballet Manilla: Misfit or Maverick, Rebel.

LIZ AGGISS - Face the Music...There May be Trouble Ahead! (2016) Celebrating the company s 10 th Anniversary, Liz Aggiss completes the final part of the trilogy for mapdance.

This new work for 2016 gathers up momentum to complete unfinished business, tie up the loose ends and deliver the final blow. Always expect the unexpected!

5 LIZ AGGISS - Face the Music...There May be Trouble Ahead! (2016) Celebrating the company s 10 th Anniversary, Liz Aggiss completes the final part of the trilogy for mapdance. It began in 2008 with Don t Put Your Daughter on the Stage. It segued in 2014 into Cut with the Kitchen Knife. This new work for 2016 gathers up momentum to complete unfinished business, tie up the loose ends and deliver the final blow. Always expect the unexpected! For the past 35 years Liz Aggiss has been devising and touring her work nationally and internationally; from her early days in the 80 s supporting punk legends The Stranglers with her cabaret troupe The Wild Wigglers, to her classic solo Grotesque Dancer (1986), to her award winning dance film Motion Control (2002), to her unconventional performance lecture Survival Tactics (2010), and cross disciplinary performance The English Channel (2014). Framed by contextual research that uses the personal and historical as reference, her performances have a distinctive expressive, grotesque, British music hall movement style, and integrate text, film and humour. Her work embodies feminist dance practices and resists the authority of formal conventions. Liz Aggiss has received numerous awards, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Brighton and has an Honorary Doctor from the University of Gothenburg.

6 KEVIN FINNAN Kevin Finnan will be making a specially commissioned new work for mapdance He is interested in the use of spectacle in movement and creates work that is dynamically engaging and emotionally driven. Kevin Finnan is known for his trademark approach that integrates elements of circus and acrobatics with contact choreography to create the distinctive style that Motionhouse is renowned for. Kevin is founder and Artistic Director of Motionhouse and choreographer and movement director for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. He was made an MBE in 2013 for his services to dance a sector he has been contributing to since creating Motionhouse with Louise Richards in Finnan is also renowned for questioning the traditional use of performance space, with his creation of extraordinary dance spectacles including his work with JCB diggers and dancers, performances at heritage sites, on beaches and in disused buildings, outdoor shows and bespoke events for cultural capital celebrations in Copenhagen and Marseille-Provence. In 2012 he collaborated with Legs On The Wall for the large-scale outdoor performance, The Voyage. Finnan has an MA in Contemporary Performing Arts, a PhD in Theatre from Warwick University where is also a Research Fellow and is Associate Artist of Greenwich+Docklands International Festival. ABI MORTIMER - Schemes, Dreams and Machines (2015) Inspired by the sketches, inventions, architecture and artistry of Leonardo da Vinci, Schemes, Dreams and Machines captures the sensation of time and movement within his paintings and zooms in to the details of individual relationships. Abi co-founded Lila Dance in 2006, and received arts council funding to direct 7 works on the company, completing 2 tours including national and international venues and festivals. She received choreographic mentorship from Hofesh Shechter and amongst others has danced for Yael Flexer, Charlie Morrissey and Detta Howe. She has established collaborations with a range of international artists from various disciplines including Simona Bertozzi (Italy), Jon Maya (Spain), International puppetry company Blind Summit and sound artist Robert Jarvis. Abi is a senior lecturer at The University of Chichester and regularly produces commissions for participants of all ages and abilities. She is also the choreographer for the current AQA GCSE set study.

7 Israel Aloni and Lee Brummer Israel Aloni and Lee Brummer are international independent choreographers, dance educators and guest performers. Aloni's broad eclectic past includes working with choreographers such as Mats Ek, Stijn Celis and Wim Vandekeybus during his time at Göteborgs Operans Danskompani and later he joined Sasha Waltz and guests in Berlin on the creation process of Sacre and Faun. Brummer has worked with the Bat Dor dance company and Emanuel Gat Dance company both in Israel. She frequently guest teaches in companies such as DV8, Australian dance theatre and National dance company Wales. Brummer and Aloni are the founders and directors of ildance, an international and independent contemporary dance company and production collective based in Gothenburg, Sweden. They choreograph and create work both together and individually for ildance and for other dance companies around the world. Both find great inspiration in humanity, psychology and physicality when creating work, their original and specific moment language enhances the communicative element in their work.

Publicity University of Chichester will provide brochure images, A3 posters and A5 leaflets to publicise the touring show along with a press release.

8 Publicity University of Chichester will provide brochure images, A3 posters and A5 leaflets to publicise the touring show along with a press release. The company will work together with venues on audience development that is linked to education work. The company has a dedicated website and Facebook page listing performances In addition The University of Chichester has both a Facebook and Twitter feed publicising company performances. Technical Information The company tours with its own lighting and sound technician. Minimum clear performance space required 8m x 8m. Get-in on the same day of the performance. 15 people on the road including technician and director Further technical information can be provided on request Duration: The performance is approximately 1 hour or 1.15, plus interval Fees Our fees are negotiable but as a guide our performance fee is in the region of 800. Please call to discuss your requirements. For the cost of educational work with a performance refer to following section.

mapdance 2016 Education and Community work mapdance offers a tailor-made educational programme delivering half day and full day one-off workshops or longer-term residencies.

9 mapdance 2016 Education and Community work mapdance offers a tailor-made educational programme delivering half day and full day one-off workshops or longer-term residencies. Workshops are based on the company repertoire, giving participants an insight into the choreographic process. Longer-term residencies can involve creating dedicated choreographic projects or short curtain raisers with participants to complement the touring programme. All workshops and residencies are led by the members of the company, enabling participants to also gain an insight into the dancers training and experience. Content The education programme is based on the company s repertoire and is particularly suitable for students from year 7 upwards, through Key Stages 3 and 4, further education, to adult groups with dance experience. All workshops will include contemporary dance technique and creative tasks based on the ideas and movement style of the performance, although specific requests for content will be considered. For younger students the company can offer tailor- made workshops involving creative ideas that could be based on the Key Stage 1 or 2 curriculums. Requirements Participants: Ideally 25, but a maximum of 30 in a session, dressed suitably. Space: Clear space with a floor suitable for dance (not carpeted) and a CD player, ideally with suitable connections for an mp3 player. Staffing: A member of teaching staff must meet the company and be present throughout each workshop, plus any specific additional staff support normally made available for students with special educational needs.

Workshop Options Half-Day Workshop: 2-2.5 hour session (3 dancers) This will begin with a thorough warm up followed by a creative workshop using ideas from one of the pieces of repertory.

10 Workshop Options Half-Day Workshop: hour session (3 dancers) This will begin with a thorough warm up followed by a creative workshop using ideas from one of the pieces of repertory. Students will have the opportunity to gain a much greater insight into the work of one of the choreographers whilst developing technical, expressive and performance skills. Full Day Workshop: 2 x hour sessions (3-6 dancers) For a day-long workshop you can choose from: Option 1: The dancers work with one group of participants for the whole day. In the morning they will work on an extended technique class. This will be in a contemporary dance style or could be an exploratory contact improvisation session. The afternoon will be devoted to exploring one piece of the repertory. Option 2: The dancers work with two different groups of participants. Each group will either undertake a technique/improvisation/contact class followed by a brief exploration or phrase of material from the repertory OR a shorter warm up/technique class followed by repertory 3 Day Residency / Curtain Raiser (3-6 dancers): The purpose of a longer residency experience is to enable participants to develop further their creative and choreographic skills. This might culminate in a whole school performance or a curtain raiser, opening the show at the start of one of the company s local performances. This choice allows participants to gain a much greater insight into what it is like to work as a dancer in a company and performing in a theatre.

11 Fees All our fees are fully negotiable please call Libby Battaglia to discuss options. The following is a guide: Performance & half day workshop 850 Performance & full-day workshop 900 Performance & 3 day residency 1250 Individually priced at: Performance 800 Half day workshop 200 Full day workshop day residency / create curtain raiser 550 Notes mapdance reserves the right to make additional charges where particular requirements need considerable additional preparation. mapdance will also ask for a contribution towards travel costs (and accommodation if required), when the students are required to travel for two or three consecutive days for workshops not on performance days that are more than 50 miles from Chichester. If the host is able to provide suitable accommodation, the performance fee will be reduced to 600 (Please contact the company for details of the number of rooms required). Contact For booking, availability, fees and any further information regarding performances and residencies please contact: Libby Battaglia libby@artsambitions.com Tel: +44 (0)

INFORMATION PACK 2019 FALL

INFORMATION PACK 2019 FALL 3DANCE COMPANY CONTENTS 1. Contents 2. About The Company 3. The Choreographers 4. Workshop Details 5. Pricing Information 6. Contact Details 7. Social Media Links ABOUT THE COMPANY