Professional Dance Artists' Network
To support and ensure world class dance provision in the East of England
Launched by DanceEast, this network will assist dance artists working in the East of England, from recent graduates to seasoned professionals. It will serve the region as a means to improve communication and aid the development of new dance work.
The aim is to build a critical mass of artists who live and work in the region, to create a vibrant dance hub for the development of high quality new work, and assist the continued professional development of dance artists at various stages in their career.
Although this network will principally operate ‘virtually’, throughout the year there will be opportunities to meet for:
- Training
- Networking
- Sharing of skills, knowledge and resources
Dance Artist member benefits:
- Access to industry expertise in fundraising, budgeting and marketing.
- Two to three regional meetings per year with guest speakers to discuss key areas of interest for regional artists.
- Subsidised rehearsal facilities at the Jerwood DanceHouse and other regional studios.
- Continued professional development through classes, workshops and national training seminars and conferences.
- Audition hotline.
- Links to Dance UK and the Foundation for Community Dance.
- Access to regional Dance Teachers Network and youth dance activities and projects.
- Raising choreographic Standards for Dance Performance.
- Regional and national platform opportunities to showcase new work.
- Rehearsal facilities and Rough Cut opportunities at DanceEast.*
- Repérages Summer Residency at DanceEast (as part of Danse á Lille’s Les Repérages international network).*
- Mentoring opportunities.
- Signposting to performance and continuing professional development opportunities in the region.
- DanceEast e-bulletins with news on national and international training opportunities, auditions and performance.
*By invitation only
If you are interested in joining the network, please contact assis@danceeast.co.uk
Yahoo Group
This group for regional dance artists provides a quick and easy tool
for like minded people to chat and share knowledge/ideas. To sign-up
email
fiona.speed@danceeast.co.uk
DanceEast's future plans
DanceEast hopes that the Network will facilitate wider communication between dance artists across the region and with professional organisations that can support their work, including NDN (National Dance Network). This may take the form of e-groups, specific professional development opportunities and forums for discussion.
