An exciting time...

So, we've had a very exciting couple of weeks here at Dance4 with episodes2010 taking to the Playhouse stage and Improvisation Congregation bringing together an amazing mix of improvisers for a very special one off performance.

For those of you who weren't able to make it along to these events, here's my thoughts on both performances......

Managing episodes2010 was a bit of manic experience for me, which meant that between getting groups ready, helping the technical staff and making sure everything was running smoothly, I didn't get to see many of the pieces. I might leave it up to one of my colleagues who were actually in the audience to tell you about what they saw, but I can tell you that the atmosphere, both backstage and on the audience, was electric - it was such an exciting and exhilarating weekend, seeing over 300 young people perform on a professional stage, many of them for the first time! Alongside all of the amazing youth groups, Vernon Coaker, MP for Gedling and Minister for Schools and Learners, came to the Friday night's performance and opened the event with an inspiring few words.

And then a week later we were at the Congregational Hall, a disused church building in the city centre, for an improvisation evening as part of the city council's Light Night. Improvisation Congregation was a beautiful magical evening with some surprising and unexpected moments (particularly the organ playing and rude gestures to Arts Council staff!!).

Look at for images of both events appearing on our Flickr and Facebook pages soon!!!

Cheerio!

Helen x

Exciting times!

Hello!

So it's been a while since I last blogged, and so much has happened! The platform at Nottingham Contemporary was fab, what a great space and an interesting building. Wendy Houstoun's Keep Dancing, brought the space alive with striking imagery and witty humour. A very mesmorising piece with layers of depth....I could have watched it for hours. Although, my favourite piece of the weekend was New Art Club's Big Bag of Boom. Just a big giggle the whole way through. It was great to see a mixture of work from previous pieces, and I love the audience interaction. It's makes me feel like I want to join in (especially when Pete is doing his crazy eighties dancing - classic!)

This weekend was also a busy one, as Vanessa and I travelled to Leicester to meet applicants for the YDE Stride! programme. The young people turned up with bags of intelligence and enthusiasm - which was fab!! They will all be joining us on the jam packed residential in April where they will learn lots about careers in the dance sector and get to meet some very experienced guest speakers.

Next weekend... well you should already know...episodes10!! Very exciting times for us here at Dance4, so we hope you will share our enthusiasm in all that is happening!

Keep you posted,

Kirsten x