APA Dance Sponsorship

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CONTACTS BEN TORRIE

ANDY HOWITT

Head of Programming Aberdeen Performing Arts The Lemon Tree 5 West North Street Aberdeen AB24 5AT Tel: 01224 337667 Email: ben.torrie@aberdeenperformingarts.com

Artistic Director Citymoves Dance Agency c/o Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill Aberdeen AB10 1FQ Tel: 01224 523705 Email: ahowitt@aberdeencity.gov.uk

“Dance is like dreaming with your feet” Constanze

“To touch, to move, to inspire. This is the true gift of dance”

Aubrey Lynch

Aberdeen Performing Arts is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC033733

CONTEMPORARY DANCE PROGRAMMING IN ABERDEEN

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY 2012-13

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PROJECT OUTLINE Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) and Citymoves Dance Agency will present an ambitious, spectacular, world class programme of contemporary dance across the city in 2012-13. The aim of the programme is to bring the highest quality contemporary dance artists to Aberdeen, and to inspire, challenge and stimulate the population of the north east of Scotland. As well as promoting DanceLive, Aberdeen’s annual festival of contemporary dance, the two companies will promote a year round programme of fantastic contemporary at some of Aberdeen’s premier venues, including His Majesty’s Theatre and The Lemon Tree.

The proposed programme of dance will work alongside the Scottish Government’s Get Scotland Dancing initiative which aims to encourage more people to get active and engage with dance. Our high profile programme of inspirational dance will help to engage the population with dance and a series of accompanying activities and performances will help support this programme, which forms a key element of the “Year of Creative Scotland”.

PROGRAMME Our programme of contemporary dance over the coming year will include local, national and international dancers, choreographers and companies of the highest quality and will feature work produced in Aberdeen by Aberdonian dancers and choreographers.

The programme will include the following productions:

COME, BEEN AND GONE (MICHAEL CLARK COMPANY) - His Majesty’s Theatre, 5 June 2012 Michael Clark was born in Aberdeen, and after training at the Royal Ballet School, his company has toured the world and he has become one of the most highly regarded choreographers working today. Come, Been and Gone features the music of David Bowie, and has been critically acclaimed across the world since it was commissioned in 2009. In a rare return to his home city, the Michael Clark Company will present this fantastic work in the glorious surroundings of His Majesty’s Theatre. “…an outrageously gorgeous piece of modern dance.” The Observer

BIG DANCE ABERDEEN (CITYMOVES PRODUCTIONS) – His Majesty’s Theatre, 5 July 2012 Part of Get Scotland Dancing and Big Dance 2012, Big Dance Aberdeen is showcase of the best dance from Aberdeen. This gala show will involve both professional and community dancers, and showcase new works by Andy Howitt, Aberdeen Dance Collective, Fusion and feature special guest performers.

DANCELIVE 2012 The annual celebration of contemporary dance will take place in October 2012 and will feature a selection of newly commissioned work and some of the countries most exciting talents.

The festival will open with a special new production by Citymoves and APA. Based on the film of the same name, 12 Angry Men, will feature twelve of Scotland’s best male dancers in a special show at His Majesty’s Theatre choreographed by Citymoves Artistic Director Andy Howitt. The production will feature a furious selection of short solos and duets, culminating in a spectacularly livid finale with all twelve dancers. This is a hugely exciting production and a major milestone in performing arts production for the city.

DanceLive will also feature a showcase of local professional performers and choreographers in the East Coast Moves show at The Lemon Tree. Other companies expected to perform at the 2012 festival include David Hughes Dance, Rosie Kay and Company Chameleon, as well as the annual HMT performances by Scottish Ballet and Scottish Dance Theatre.

Further work at His Majesty’s Theatre * We are currently in discussions with The BalletBoyz and Wayne McGregor’s Random Dance with a view to both companies performing at HMT in early 2013.

The BalletBoyz was founded by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, and their newly formed troupe called The Talent features nine hugely exciting new dancing talents. The company has been featured in countless television and film productions, including the recent Channel 4 production of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.

Wayne McGregor CBE is a multi award winning choreographer, whose company Random Dance is resident company at London’s Sadlers Wells. Wayne is resident director at the Royal Ballet and will choreograph the Big Dance project in Trafalgar Square as part of the London Olympics in 2012.

Additional work * In addition to the above work, we will also programme three further high quality companies at The Lemon Tree, and present experimental work at the Citymoves Studio.

BENEFITS OF SPONSORSHIP The sponsor will enable us to: Bring leading national and international artists and companies to Aberdeen Support local professional dancers and choreographers to create and showcase new work Deliver a wide range of inclusive activities for all ages and communities Play a lead role in celebrating and promoting contemporary culture in Aberdeen and the North East Raise the profile of contemporary dance in Aberdeen and the North East Increase participation in dance activities through workshops, educational programmes and events linking directly with the performances.

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The sponsor of this programme will receive: Brand presence in APA’s what’s on brochure – 80,000 copies printed three times per year.

Brand presence in Citymoves regular events guides – 5,000 copies printed three times per year.

Front cover brand presence and free advertising within the DanceLive festival brochure – 10,000 copies printed.

Brand presence on generic DanceLive posters and on show specific posters/leaflets where possible.

Brand presence on both the APA and Citymoves websites.

Free tickets for each performance within the programme.

Free use of corporate suite at HMT for pre-show and interval entertaining. * Special dance workshops for their staff. *

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In addition, we will work with Arts & Business Scotland, to highlight the partnership between the sponsoring company, Aberdeen Performing Arts and Citymoves Dance Agency, therefore enabling profile and recognition on a national, as well as local, level.

Cost of sponsorship The cost of the sponsorship package detailed above is £25,000.

If the company is a new or returning sponsor of the arts in Scotland, Arts & Business Scotland will match the sponsorship, therefore increasing the package to £50,000 with increased benefits for the sponsoring company. Activity and benefits marked * will only be possible should we receive the matched income.

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PROJECT OUTLINE Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) and Citymoves Dance Agency will present an ambitious, spectacular, world class programme of contemporary dance across the city in 2012-13. The aim of the programme is to bring the highest quality contemporary dance artists to Aberdeen, and to inspire, challenge and stimulate the population of the north east of Scotland. As well as promoting DanceLive, Aberdeen’s annual festival of contemporary dance, the two companies will promote a year round programme of fantastic contemporary at some of Aberdeen’s premier venues, including His Majesty’s Theatre and The Lemon Tree.

The proposed programme of dance will work alongside the Scottish Government’s Get Scotland Dancing initiative which aims to encourage more people to get active and engage with dance. Our high profile programme of inspirational dance will help to engage the population with dance and a series of accompanying activities and performances will help support this programme, which forms a key element of the “Year of Creative Scotland”.

PROGRAMME Our programme of contemporary dance over the coming year will include local, national and international dancers, choreographers and companies of the highest quality and will feature work produced in Aberdeen by Aberdonian dancers and choreographers.

The programme will include the following productions:

COME, BEEN AND GONE (MICHAEL CLARK COMPANY) - His Majesty’s Theatre, 5 June 2012 Michael Clark was born in Aberdeen, and after training at the Royal Ballet School, his company has toured the world and he has become one of the most highly regarded choreographers working today. Come, Been and Gone features the music of David Bowie, and has been critically acclaimed across the world since it was commissioned in 2009. In a rare return to his home city, the Michael Clark Company will present this fantastic work in the glorious surroundings of His Majesty’s Theatre. “…an outrageously gorgeous piece of modern dance.” The Observer

BIG DANCE ABERDEEN (CITYMOVES PRODUCTIONS) – His Majesty’s Theatre, 5 July 2012 Part of Get Scotland Dancing and Big Dance 2012, Big Dance Aberdeen is showcase of the best dance from Aberdeen. This gala show will involve both professional and community dancers, and showcase new works by Andy Howitt, Aberdeen Dance Collective, Fusion and feature special guest performers.

DANCELIVE 2012 The annual celebration of contemporary dance will take place in October 2012 and will feature a selection of newly commissioned work and some of the countries most exciting talents.

The festival will open with a special new production by Citymoves and APA. Based on the film of the same name, 12 Angry Men, will feature twelve of Scotland’s best male dancers in a special show at His Majesty’s Theatre choreographed by Citymoves Artistic Director Andy Howitt. The production will feature a furious selection of short solos and duets, culminating in a spectacularly livid finale with all twelve dancers. This is a hugely exciting production and a major milestone in performing arts production for the city.

DanceLive will also feature a showcase of local professional performers and choreographers in the East Coast Moves show at The Lemon Tree. Other companies expected to perform at the 2012 festival include David Hughes Dance, Rosie Kay and Company Chameleon, as well as the annual HMT performances by Scottish Ballet and Scottish Dance Theatre.

Further work at His Majesty’s Theatre * We are currently in discussions with The BalletBoyz and Wayne McGregor’s Random Dance with a view to both companies performing at HMT in early 2013.

The BalletBoyz was founded by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, and their newly formed troupe called The Talent features nine hugely exciting new dancing talents. The company has been featured in countless television and film productions, including the recent Channel 4 production of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.

Wayne McGregor CBE is a multi award winning choreographer, whose company Random Dance is resident company at London’s Sadlers Wells. Wayne is resident director at the Royal Ballet and will choreograph the Big Dance project in Trafalgar Square as part of the London Olympics in 2012.

Additional work * In addition to the above work, we will also programme three further high quality companies at The Lemon Tree, and present experimental work at the Citymoves Studio.

BENEFITS OF SPONSORSHIP The sponsor will enable us to: Bring leading national and international artists and companies to Aberdeen Support local professional dancers and choreographers to create and showcase new work Deliver a wide range of inclusive activities for all ages and communities Play a lead role in celebrating and promoting contemporary culture in Aberdeen and the North East Raise the profile of contemporary dance in Aberdeen and the North East Increase participation in dance activities through workshops, educational programmes and events linking directly with the performances.

• • • • • •

The sponsor of this programme will receive: Brand presence in APA’s what’s on brochure – 80,000 copies printed three times per year.

Brand presence in Citymoves regular events guides – 5,000 copies printed three times per year.

Front cover brand presence and free advertising within the DanceLive festival brochure – 10,000 copies printed.

Brand presence on generic DanceLive posters and on show specific posters/leaflets where possible.

Brand presence on both the APA and Citymoves websites.

Free tickets for each performance within the programme.

Free use of corporate suite at HMT for pre-show and interval entertaining. * Special dance workshops for their staff. *

• • • • • • • •

In addition, we will work with Arts & Business Scotland, to highlight the partnership between the sponsoring company, Aberdeen Performing Arts and Citymoves Dance Agency, therefore enabling profile and recognition on a national, as well as local, level.

Cost of sponsorship The cost of the sponsorship package detailed above is £25,000.

If the company is a new or returning sponsor of the arts in Scotland, Arts & Business Scotland will match the sponsorship, therefore increasing the package to £50,000 with increased benefits for the sponsoring company. Activity and benefits marked * will only be possible should we receive the matched income.

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CONTACTS BEN TORRIE

ANDY HOWITT

Head of Programming Aberdeen Performing Arts The Lemon Tree 5 West North Street Aberdeen AB24 5AT Tel: 01224 337667 Email: ben.torrie@aberdeenperformingarts.com

Artistic Director Citymoves Dance Agency c/o Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill Aberdeen AB10 1FQ Tel: 01224 523705 Email: ahowitt@aberdeencity.gov.uk

“Dance is like dreaming with your feet” Constanze

“To touch, to move, to inspire. This is the true gift of dance”

Aubrey Lynch

Aberdeen Performing Arts is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC033733

CONTEMPORARY DANCE PROGRAMMING IN ABERDEEN

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY 2012-13