23rd September 2019
Work has begun on the latest short dance film in our ongoing project with Barnardo’s NI young carers. Over the next number of weeks, we will be working with young carers based in the Magherafelt area in preparation for filming at the end of October.
Watch this space for news about the project…
Northern Visions Television (NVTV) will be producing a short film exploring the work of the company – with a particular focus on our Youth Engagement Projects (YEPs).
Watch this space for more information…
Grand Opera House, Belfast
Friday 25 October – Saturday 26 October 2019
8pm
£13.75 – £21.75
Ages 12+
Booking: www.goh.co.uk
Look out for this must-see performance as part of the 2019 Belfast International Arts Festival.
To Da Bone, presented by French arts collective (LA)HORDE, explores youth culture, identity and expression. In a world in which daily life is increasingly being lived online, this production takes a closer look at a youth subculture called Jumpstyle.
In exploring the role of Facebook and YouTube in mobilising crowds and in creating opposition movements, (LA)HORDE has cast 11 jumpers from nine European countries via the internet to create this pulsing and electrifying performance with powerful intensity and emotion.
For more information click here.
Workshop
(LA)HORDE will be working with 20 young people from DU Dance (NI) in a special workshop tying into these performances.
Thanks to Belfast International Arts Festival for facilitating this session.
Watch this space for more information about this year’s Day of Dance in December!
This annual event brings together our various Youth Engagement Projects (YEPs) for a celebration of dance and, for the first time, this year’s event is set to take place in Belfast City Hall.
Dance Resource Base and Dance Ireland in association with Belfast International Arts Festival and Queen’s University Belfast present Co-Motion, Ireland’s first all-island dance conference.
Co-Motion, which is curated by Dr Aoife McGrath of Queen’s University Belfast, will bring together dance practitioners, researchers, educators, policy makers and supporters to create a platform for putting thought into motion about how we move together.
Featuring keynotes and interviews, panels and roundtables, artist spotlights and performances, the conference aims to mark a significant moment for dance in Ireland.
For more information on Co-Motion click here.
Public consultation is now open
Closes at 4pm Monday 28 October 2019
The Arts Council‘s draft equality and disability 5-year action plans 2019 – 24 are both open for consultation with the arts sector and key stakeholders, as well as partners in local and central government, and the wider public sector. These action plans set out the Arts Council’s commitment to fulfil obligations under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
To share your views with the Arts Council, you can:
– Complete the Consultation Proforma document and email it to strategy@artscouncil-ni.org
– Send your views by email to strategy@artscouncil-ni.org
– Write to: Equality Action Plan and Disability Action Plan Consultation Response, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, 1 The Sidings, Antrim Road, Lisburn BT28 3AJ
– Send feedback in the form of a digital video or sound recording. These can be submitted via CD or link to cloud storage such as Dropbox, WeTransfer or Google Drive.
Public consultation closes at 4pm, Monday 28 October 2019.
For more information and to view the draft action plans, please visit http://artscouncil-ni.org/research-and-development/equality-and-disability-consultation
Consultation documents are available in a range of formats on request. Contact Graeme Stevenson, Strategic Development Department by telephone 02892 623 548 or by email gstevenson@artscouncil-ni.org
12th September 2019
There are plenty of exciting activities coming up as part of Mid Ulster Culture Night on 20th September. Don’t miss our multicultural dance workshops: including an ASD-friendly workshop starting at 5pm. Then you can enjoy a pop-up dance performance in front of Ranfurly House Arts & Visitor Centre from 7pm onwards! Read on for all the details.
DU DANCE (NI) MULTICULTURAL DANCE WORKSHOPS
Friday 20th September
5pm – 5.45pm (ASD Friendly Workshop)
Taster contemporary dance workshops: learn new styles of dance from around the world in a fun and friendly environment.
This is a free workshop.
For more information click here.
Friday 20th September
6pm – 6:45pm
The second of our taster contemporary dance workshops. Learn new styles of dance from around the world in a fun and friendly environment.
This is a free workshop.
For more information click here.
POP-UP DANCE PERFORMANCES
Enjoy the free pop-up dance performance taking place in Market Square from 7pm – 8pm on Friday 20th September.
27th August 2019
Open Arts celebrated the 10th anniversary of its dance group Luminous Soul by hosting the prestigious ‘MeetShareDance’ inclusive dance festival in Belfast from 5th – 7th September 2019.
Luminous Soul is the only contemporary dance development programme for disabled people in Northern Ireland and features members who have a range of disabilities: physical, sensory, learning disabilities and mental health illness.
MeetShareDance is an international workshop dance festival which is based around the ideas of inclusivity and exchange. It aims to discover changes in the world of dance and disability and to raise the profile of integrated dance in artistic and everyday life. The festival has previously taken place in Porto, Madrid, Helsinki, Berlin, Lubjana and Dublin – this was its first visit to Northern Ireland.
Forty dancers (amateur & professional) from eight countries – Spain, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Luxembourg, UK, Slovenia – took part in three days of inclusive dance workshops at the Crescent Arts Centre. Participants in MeetShareDance then showcased their skills to the public with a performance of a newly devised collaborative piece in Belfast’s Cornmarket on Saturday 7th September.
The festival proved to be a wonderful celebration – congratulations to Open Arts and to all involved.
For further information on Luminous Soul and MeetShareDance, visit www.openartsni.org
15th August 2019
Now that our Summer Sessions are finished for another year, our Youth Engagement Projects (YEPs) are back in action with regular classes!
Our YEPs use dance, movement and music in fun, energetic workshops leading to performances.
No experience is necessary and everyone is welcome.
If you have young people interested in joining one of our youth groups please get in touch.
T: 028 9023 0877
E: info@dudanceni.com
Read on for details about each group.
Suteminis
Starting Date: Wednesday 4th September 2019
6pm – 7pm
For ages 8 – 11
Dungannon Youth Resource Centre
Artist: Sheena Kelly
£1 subs per session
Sutemos
Starting Date: Wednesday 4th September 2019
7pm – 8:30pm
For 12 – 18 years
Dungannon Youth Resource Centre
Artist: Sheena Kelly
£1 subs per session
Suteminis and Sutemos recently teamed up for a pop-up performance in Dungannon for Mid Ulster Culture Night – click here to read all about it!
Belfast Boys – This group is for boys only
Starting Date: Saturday 14th September 2019
3:30pm – 5.00pm
For 8 – 12 years
NEW VENUE: Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Artist: Sean O’Neill
£1 subs per session
Alternatives
Starting date: Friday 13th September 2019
4pm– 5 pm
8 – 11 years
Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre, Ballymoney
Artist: Janie Doherty
£1 subs per session
Alternative Energies
Starting date: Friday 13th September
5pm – 6:30pm
12 – 18 years
Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre, Ballymoney
Artist: Janie Doherty
£1 subs per session
15th July 2019
As Belfast Boys have now finished weekly sessions, it’s time once again for our summer school!
Don’t miss Summer Sessions in Belfast. Taking place from Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th August 2019, this is an opportunity for boys to come along and try out dance and movement in a fun and friendly environment.
This is the perfect chance for boys aged 8 – 12 to have fun and express themselves.
The entire cost is only £10.
Come along and give it a go!
Plus, if you want more, you can join up in September when Belfast Boys resume regular classes.
To book your place call 02890230877 or email info@dudanceni.com.