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24 February 2019
Rippling Waters Review:
It’s about mysterious creatures under the sea, fish, crabs, dolphins, seaweed, boats, shipwrecks, mermaids, paddles and lots of underwater creatures coming to life.
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13 February 2019
La Minima – Quiénes at UKYA City Takeover
A three man dance at the old market square. La minima is a vibrant, delicate performance to watch.
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12 February 2019
Gold Arts Award, Unit 1, Dance & Drama Showcase Part 3
Less than 24 hours to go till the show, one dress rehearsal behind me and feelings of apprehension still to come!
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7 February 2019
Where are they now with Anna James, Gold Arts Award
Anna James, Gold Arts Award achiever, catches us up on what she's been up to since, including dancing, appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and taking a teaching degree! Anna's been busy!
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16 March 2019
DanceWest's Tea Dance with a Twist
The Tea Dance gets a makeover!
Does a dance floor say Strictly to you? Or do you prefer to bust your own moves? The DanceWest Tea Dance with a Twist is a contemporary, dynamic event that has something for everyone.
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31 January 2019
Where are they now? with Catherine Sleeman
Catherine is a multi-disciplinary artist with interests ranging from theatre, to music, to crafts and textiles. She completed her Silver Arts Award by focusing on dance and literature - writing a whole novel in a month!
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21 January 2019
Can Museums Dance?
In 2018 The Bowes Centre ran an open call to select 10 artists from the N.E. as artists-in-residence responding to The Bowes Museum for the first time. They became the #untitled10 with a successful exhibition presenting diverse ideas inspired by the museum through photography, textiles, music, photography, furniture and jewellery design, neon light and dance. Dance has become one of the most transformative experiences at the museum. In this Q&A, Paula the Director of Talkin' Culture explores how and why.
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4 January 2019
Gold Arts Award, Part A: Dance & Drama Showcase Part 2
Having started the initial steps of planning the dance choreography for the Habs Dance Company, 3 months into the process, I am now able to explain the first few steps of the journey.
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2 November 2018
Gold Arts Award: Unit 1: Part A: Beginning (Step 1)
A brief outline of the plan to further my skills as a dancer, taking advantage of the opportunity given to me by the Gold Arts Award. I will strive to enhance my skills in the field of choreography and teaching by training 26 girls with one co-captain and coordinating them so that they will be able to perform a medley in an organised Dance and Drama Showcase in February
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28 September 2018
What goes on at Burnley Youth Theatre?
We chat with Laura Simpson, the Education and Schools Engagement Coordinator for Burnley Youth Theatre about workshops, Arts Award and what goes on behind the scenes.
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24 September 2018
Wow Machine – a stream of experimentation and confrontation
Brighter Sound’s Marketing Assistant Joe Clegg reviews Stealing Sheep’s Wow Machine, the penultimate event in The Hexagon Experiment, inspired by Delia Derbyshire.
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19 September 2018
What will a no-deal Brexit actually look like for the UK dance industry?
With just over six months to go until Brexit meets its deadline, growing concerns are accumulating in the creative sector. But what does a no-deal - or bad deal - Brexit mean for the UK's dance industry?
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7 September 2018
Jessica Jackson, Gold Arts Award
We catch up with Jessica from Formby High School about her experience of completing her Gold Arts Award in dance.
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5 September 2018
Eliza Chambers, Gold Arts Award
Eliza Chambers tells us all about completing her Bronze, Silver AND Gold Arts Award in dance, drama AND music!
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15 August 2018
"Dancing All Around The World" Show Review
For a dance show held by a group of students, I was happily surprised by the quality of their show and I truly felt as though I was experiencing dances from "all around the world".
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6 August 2018
Me and My Girl - Chichester Festival Theatre
Me and my Girl is currently running at Chichester Festival Theatre until 25th August 2018. Starring Matt Lucas, Caroline Quentine, Clive Rowe and Alex Young, it is a valuable piece of onstage magic, guaranteed to take the whole theatre on a roller-coaster of imagination, emotion and just plain fun!
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5 August 2018
My Land by Recirquel Company
A deceptively slow start aids the tension built up through an incredible show of dance, physical theatre & circus skills that at times meant the audience didn’t know whether to clap in amazement or stay silent in fear of breaking the concentration.
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