The Spring 09 Tour kicked off in spectacular style last night at Dundee Rep. 

The Dancers performed; ‘The Long and the Short of It’ by our dancers Tom and Caroline, ‘I Thought I Heard Somebody Calling’ by Janet Smith and ‘A Visitation’ by Ina Christel Johannessen.

“One of the best things I’ve seen” Audience Member Feb ‘09

Check out the link at the botton of this Blog entry to see Mary Brennan’s article in The Herald about SDT’s Artistic Director Janet Smith who recently won the Jane Attenborough Dance UK Dance Industry Award at the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards Ceremony, an award that honours an individual working in dance who has made an outstanding contribution to the art form.

 The new works and DOG by Hofesh Shechter will  now tour around the UK, check out www.scottishdancetheatre.com to see when we’ll be in your area.
 

See you soon!

'In the right place and time' by Mary Brennan for The Herald

http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.2490105.0.In_exactly_the_right_place_and_time.php....

The dancers are coming to the end of the Autumn tour, performing for their last performance at the Backstage Theatre in Longford, Ireland this Tuesday (25^th Nov) at 8.30pm, visit www.backstage.ie for further details. 

The dancers will then be back in the studio creating two pieces of new work for the spring.  One, with SDT Artistic Director.  Janet Smith and the second with Ina Christel Johannessen, one of the most influential choreographers in the Norwegian dance scene.  The new works will tour around the UK from February, check back soon for further details.

SDT are delighted to be welcoming Candoco Dance Company to Dundee Rep on Friday 23^rd Jan at 8pm.  Candoco will be performing 'The Perfect Human' by Hofesh Shechter (choreographer of SDT's DOG) and 'Still' by Nigel Charnock. Visit www.candoco.co.uk for more info or call Dundee Rep Box Office on 01382 223530 to book your tickets.

Candoco will also be running workshops at Dundee Rep on Saturday 24^th January.  An open workshop for anyone interested in exploring integrated dance will be held from 11am-12.30pm and a Professional development session for dance artisits will be held from 2-5pm. Places are very limited to so book now through Dundee Rep Box Office on 01382 223530.

If you are interested in integrated dance why not come along to a Dance Agent for Change Dance (DAFC) and Movement session?

Dance Agent for Change, Caroline will be running a taster session at Dundee Rep on Saturday 13^th December, this session is open to anyone who wants to explore dance and movement in a safe and fun environment.

Throughout January, Caroline will be running regular sessions. On Mondays from 6.30 till 8pm Caroline will lead an Open improvisation session for those with dance experience who want to develop their improvisation skills.

On Wednesdays from 6.30 till 8pm at the McKinnon Centre, Broughty Ferry, Caroline will lead Body Awareness classes open to anyone who wants to explore their own movement possibilities though dance techniques such as visualisation and improvisation.

Both Candoco and DAFC sessions are held in wheelchair accessible spaces and will be taught in an inclusive way.

Book your places for both these sessions through Dundee Rep Theatre Box Office on 01382 223530.  If you'd like any more information on any of the sessions mentioned above contact Caroline on 01382 342600 or email cbowditch@dundeereptheatre.co.uk

SDT kicked off the Autumn tour with a mind-blowing performance at Dundee Rep last night (22/10).  The dancers performed to a packed auditorium and received a great response to both pieces, tenderhook by Liv Lorent and DOG by Hofesh Shechter.

A huge well done to our new dancers Kim, Jori and Natalie who all rose to the challenge of learning these stunning pieces.

Artistic Director Janet Smith will lead the dancers in an Interactive performance this afternoon at Dundee Rep before the company takes to the road once again for the rest of the tour. Visit the tour page on www.scottishdancetheatre.com to see when you can see SDT.

This Saturday (25/10) Dundee Rep will play host to The Great Big Dance Show which brings together organisations from Dundee Dance Partnership and schools from across the Dundee area with SDT dancers and SDT's Creative Learning groups.

SDT will be performing 'In the Middle of the Moment' by  Uri Ivgi and Johan Greben and a piece devised by SDT's Dance Agent for Change Caroline Bowditch and our new apprentice Tom Pritchard.

Fancy being a dancer with SDT?

We will be holding auditions for new dancers in Spring 2009.
Auditions will be held in Brussels over the weekend of the 28 February and 1 March with further auditions being held in London on the weekend of the 7 and 8 March.
Auditions for apprentice dancers will be held in London in March as part of the LCDS scheme, dates to be confirmed. Further details and deadlines for applications for all auditions will be posted soon.

Last week we said farewell to out brilliant dancer dancer Michal Zahora who is moving on to new things, he will be greatly missed and we wish him all the best!

Tonight (Thursday 9 October) at  8pm, Dundee Rep Theatre will be host to the Scottish premiere of LOST DOG's 'hungry ghosts'. 

LOST DOG, described as 'A very bright new voice in Dance Theatre' by TIME OUT magazine, will perform a darkly funny and moving piece inspired by stories from the sole survivor of 2002's Moscow Theatre siege, as he finds himself the unwilling performer in someone else's terrifying show.

To find out more about LOST DOG, check out their website at www.lostdogdance.co.uk.  There are a few tickets left so book now by visiting www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk or call 01382 223530

SDT Dancer Naomi Murray, our Dance Agent for Change Caroline Bowditch and our education team Dawn Hartley and Lorraine Jamieson will be working at the Yvonne Gray School of Dance in Cupar as part of the Cupar Arts Festival from 13 – 17 October.  They will be running a week long workshop (from 10am-12noon daily) for anyone over 14 years old, of any ability, who wants to explore new ways of dancing. On the final day the group will have an opportunity to perform for family and friends.

For more information on these workshops and any other event at the Cupar Arts Festival visit www.cupararts.org.uk

On Saturday 25^th October at 7.30pm Scottish Dance Theatre are hosting the second Great Big Dance Show at Dundee Rep Theatre.

High Schools from across Scotland auditioned to take part and St Andrews RC High in Kirkcaldy and Footnotes at Woodmill High School, Dunfermline were the talented two to be selected to perform on stage.

The school groups will be joined by SDT dancers, groups from the Dundee Dance Partnership and SDT Creative Learning, giving you a glimpse of the variety and breadth of dance in the Dundee area.

To book your place to see some of the best dance in Dundee call Dundee Rep box office on 01382 223530 or book online at www.dundeerep.co.uk. Tickets are only £4 so get booking!

Don't forget, details of our Autumn tour are also now available with performances across Scotland and dates in England and Ireland, check out www.scottishdancetheatre.com for more details

See you soon!

SDT x

Hi Everyone!

After a fond farewell to our dancers Phillipa White and Victoria Roberts and our apprentice dancer Steven Martin we are delighted to welcome our new dancers Kim Hyung-Bo and Jori Kerremans as well as our new apprentices Tom Pritchard and Natalie Trewinnard.  To find out more about any of our dancers check out the 'company' page at www.scottishdancetheatre.com

This Friday SDT will be performing at a fund-raising gala for the McManus Galleries in Dundee.  The piece will be a visual response to music performed by a string quintet from the Scottish Ensemble in our first ever collaboration.  Tickets are still available for the event held at the Apex hotel, Dundee, includes dinner, the performance and a charity auction.  Tickets are £400 for a table or £45 for individual tickets.  Call Nikki on 01382 307482 for more details.

On Thursday 9 October at 8pm, Dundee Rep Theatre will be host to the Scottish premiere of LOST DOG's 'hungry ghosts'. 

LOST DOG, described as 'A very bright new voice in Dance Theatre' by TIME OUT magazine, will perform a darkly funny and moving piece inspired by stories from the sole survivor of 2002's Moscow Theatre siege, as he finds himself the unwilling performer in someone else's terrifying show.

To find out more about LOST DOG, check out their website at www.lostdogdance.co.uk to book tickets visit www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk or call 01382 223530

SDT Dancer Naomi Murray, our Dance Agent for Change Caroline Bowditch and our education team Dawn Hartley and Lorraine Jamieson will be working at the Yvonne Gray School of Dance in Cupar as part of the Cupar Arts Festival from 13 – 17 October.  They will be running a week long workshop (from 10am-12noon daily) for anyone over 14 years old, of any ability, who wants to explore new ways of dancing. On the final day the group will have an opportunity to perform for family and friends.

For more information on these workshops and any other event at the Cupar Arts Festival visit www.cupararts.org.uk

Don't forget details of our upcoming tour are available at www.scottishdancetheatre.com......when will you be coming?

:) SDT x