2FACED DANCE COMPANY
RUN
LEARNING & PARTICIPATION
A B O U T T H E C O M PA N Y 2Faced Dance is the UK’s leading, award-winning male, urban contemporary dance company. Founded in 1999 by Artistic Director Tamsin Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald’s innovative choreography has gained the company national and international acclaim in the arts, commercial and education sectors. The visceral, tender and athletic language of urban and contemporary dance enables the company to connect to a range of audiences, participants and venues. Working with other artistic genres, disciplines and artists, the company creates work that pushes the boundaries of the physical, whilst also inspiring and challenging. At the heart of the company’s ethos is education and collaboration and the company have developed a strong and unique programme of training for young people.
“Our mission is to produce the most innovative choreography, design and performance whilst engaging, challenging and inspiring different sectors of society through our education and community programmes.”
ABOUT THE DANCERS All of the company’s dancers have studied at recognised conservatoires and in various genres of dance. It is this professionalism and individuality that enables the company to offer bespoke workshops to suit groups and classes of all ages, abilities and experiences. All of our dancers have experience in teaching primary, secondary, A-Level, BTEC, and degree level students, and specialise in a wide diversity of styles including ballet, contemporary, hip hop, street and breakdancing. 2Faced Dance have gained outstanding reports from both teachers and students about our methods and approaches to workshops and strive to continue developing our unique teaching methods and styles. The company dancers have guest led workshops at various conferences and education events including The National Dance Teacher Association, Youth Dance England, The Place, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, and The Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) Schemes.
2Faced Dance Company adheres to a strict child protection policy All staff are DBS checked and have insurance
RUN Fight or flight? There is always a choice. A gritty and explosive brand new triple bill from the award winning and physically adventurous 2Faced Dance Company. Featuring three new exhilarating commissions by world class choreographers Tamsin Fitzgerald, Lenka Vagnerova and Rebecca Evans, RUN explores the darker side of humanity, through an explosion of movement, theatre and design. A triple bill choreographed by Tamsin Fitzgerald, Lenka Vagnerova and Rebecca Evans Original music by Angus MacRae and Tomas Vychytil Lighting Design by James Mackenzie
“Exciting, hypnotic and strangely beautiful” The Stage
“The Choreography is inventively alive...” The Guardian
R U N TO U R D AT E S 23/02/2017 07/03/2017 10/03/2017 15/03/2017 17/03/201 31/03/2017 04/04/2017 05/04/2017 25/04/2017 28/04/2016 04/04/2017 09/05/2017 11/05/2017
The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 01432 340555 Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfeild 01484 430528 The Gulbenkien, Kent 01227 769075 CAST, Doncaster 01302 303959 The Brunton Theatre, Musselbrough 0131 665 2240 Dance City, Newcastle 0191 261 0505 The Place, London 020 7121 1100 The Point, Eastligh 023 8065 2333 The Civic, Barsnely 01226 327000 Theatr Hafren, Newtown 01686 614555 Malvern Theatres, Malvern 01684 892277 Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea 01792 602060
L E A R N I N G & PA R T I C I PAT I O N PA C K A G E S Residencies and Curtain Raisers Our professional dancers can work with your students intensively over a 3 - 5 day period. A residency is a brilliant way for your students to grasp a deeper understanding about how a professional dance company works, as well as developing their own choreographic, performance and technical skills. A residency can culminate in a curtain raiser performance experience for your students.
This involves creating a brand new piece of choreography under direction and support from our dancers or Artistic Director.
The students will then perform their work prior to RUN in a professional theatre close to your school. This is a superb opportunity for your students to build confidence, gain new skills, perform to family and friends, whilst watching and learning from the UK’s finest male dance company.
L E A R N I N G & PA R T I C I PAT I O N PA C K A G E S Workshops 2Faced Dance offer one-off workshops based upon the styles and choreographic methodologies of the company. Workshops are suitable for those aged 11+ and can be tailored around elements of Secondary, College or University curriculum courses and will be developed to suit the experience and levels of each group. We also work with community dance groups and companies to provide workshops based on our current repertoire. Workshop content can include some or all of the following activities: Warm-up Technical exercises Group work Company Repertory Improvisation Partner work Choreographic Methodologies Creative tasks Cool-down Please note that 2hr or 1 day w.shops do not include the creation of a piece of performance work. Informal sharings of what students have learned can be included.
L E A R N I N G & PA R T I C I PAT I O N PA C K A G E S Open Company Class As part of the RUN tour, we are offering undergraduate, graduate and professional dancers the opportunity to partake in one of our open company classes. This aims to develop attendees’ physical skill and understanding of 2Faced Dance Company’s movement style.
CPD for Teachers
CPD for Professionals
2Faced Dance Company deliver INSET workshops,
We offer incredible workshops for those who have
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entered or graduated from professional level dance
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schools, colleges and universities, as well as community
creatively and conditioned physically.
dance practitioners. Workshops can include: Dance technique training, choreographic methodologies and will investigate how dance can relate to the national curriculum or how you can get more boys dancing.
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We also offer specific 2Faced Dance masterclasses that are focused on either partner work, floor work or choreography.
For VENUES Theatre venues can purchase a workshop package deal from 2Faced Dance Company at a discounted price. Audience development is important to 2Faced Dance, so why not engage with your local community by offering schools, your own youth dance company or your youth theatre students, the opportunity to experience and create something new? Bespoke packages catered to each venue can be discussed with our Education Manager. We like to work in each area we tour to, in the build up to the performance. This enables us to work with you to help build an audience for the performance and for future dance performances.
Post-Show Talks This is a fantastic opportunity for your We love to chat and say hello so why not add a post show students to talk exclusively to members talk to entertain your audiences. Get to know the company, of the Company; ask those burning how we train, what it was like to create and perform RUN, questions, gain a deeper insight into how whilst enabling your audience to gain a deeper understandwe work and debate the current trends and ing of contemporary dance. developments within the dance sector. If you are interested in having a post-show
The BENCH on Tour
talk for your group please contact the The BENCH is a programme aimed at addressing the inequality venue’s education team directly for more of opportunities for female choreographers working within the information. contemporary dance sector. We are offering venues a new way of engaging and supporting emerging female choreographers working within your area. We are looking for up and coming female choreographers who have work that needs a platform. We are giving emerging female makers the opportunity to perform a short extract (no longer than 8 mins) prior to the company’s performance of RUN. A curtain raiser for emerging choreographers. If you have a female choreographer creating work in your area and think she would be interested in having the work shown, then please get in touch.
WHAT THEY SAY
“The residency was a really inspiring experience and the quality of delivery was exceptionally high. They encouraged a sense of play but also professionalism.” Education Officer, Barbican Theatre
“Brilliant workshop, pitched at the right level of challenge. The dancers were superb with the students and they came away feeling inspired.” Teacher, Wolverley C of E Secondary School
“The Curtain Raiser experience was a highlight. The ability to translate what was learnt during the process of creation, to get to perform in front of an audience in a theatre setting and to then experience watching their workshop leaders perform and see the quality of work was inspirational.” Arcadian Youth Dance Company
WORKSHOP COSTS 2-Hour Workshop: £200 Full-Day Workshop: £320 (Maximum of 7 hours) 3-Day Residency and Curtain Raiser Package: £875 1-Week Residency and Curtain Raiser Package: £1500 Venue Packages: POR Workshops with the AD: POR Please note the above prices are exclusive of travel and accommodation expenses. Maximum students for all workshops: 25
Workshops must be booked in advance. 2Faced Dance Company endeavour to use the dancers that are part of our current professional touring company. However, we cannot always guarantee their availability particularly for last minute workshop bookings. If they are unable to deliver your workshop we will provide a member of our current professional education team. Please email us for a workshop enquiry form. Upon receipt of the enquiry form, we will send you a contract to confirm the workshop.
C O N TA C T For all workshop enquiries and bookings contact Kate Hatch or Emily Cook Email
Emily Cook-education@2faceddance.co.uk Kate Hatch-admin@2faceddance.co.uk Phone 01432 276807 Address
2Faced Dance Company The Courtyard Centre for the Arts Edgar Street Hereford HR4 9JR Website
www.2faceddance.co.uk www.the-bench.org Twitter @2faceddance Facebook 2faceddance Instagram 2faceddance
2FACED DANCE EDUCATION Workshop Enquiry Form Please complete this workshop booking form and return to: education@2faceddance.co.uk 2Faced Dance Co, The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. HR4 9JR. Tel: 01432 276807 Contact Name School/Venue Address Phone Mobile Email Finance contact Finance e-mail Finance telephone Purchase Order no Please circle which workshop are you interested in booking? 2hour 1 day Curtain Raiser CPD Teacher CPD Professional Please circle what specific topics you would like us to cover? Technique Choreography Lifts/Partner work Boys Dance Office use only: Date booking form received: Workshop fee: Travel arrangements:
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Workshop 1 Date Time Number of participants (max 25) Age Range/Year Group Male, Female or Mixed Room and Floor Type e.g. sprung floor in gym please note we cannot take a workshop in a carpeted room Music playback possible? e.g. iPod, CD, please specify Is the group studying dance as part of a certificate or qualification? Please specify. How many hours a week does the group study dance in school/classes? Please give details of any health problems of participants (e.g. asthma) Do any of your students have learning difficulties, behavioural problems or any physical disabilities? Please detail on separate sheet How did you hear about 2Faced Dance Company?
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