DanceEast, Jerwood DanceHouse
Foundry Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1DW
DanceEast brought leading dance photographer Chris Nash to Ipswich to work with a group of young photographers and some of the best youth dance talent from the region. DanceEast theatre provided the space for two days exploring techniques for photographing movement in a range of light levels. The result is Reimagining Movement, an exhibition of a selection of the final images supported by the Arts Council of England and coinciding with the celebration of U. Dance 2018 taking place in Ipswich.
Through delivering projects we aim to support schools and groups in delivering unparalleled high quality opportunities to their students and members. DanceEast has a commitment to delivering projects across Suffolk, in schools and with community groups, increasing access to high quality cultural experiences and bringing communities together.
DanceEast and East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice | Treehouse Hospice (Ipswich) have now been working together since 2012 providing a range of very diverse experiences for young people with life limiting conditions and their families at Jerwood DanceHouse, at The Treehouse and in alternative settings.
Following last year’s success, DanceEast hosted their second annual community dance festival from Friday 1 – Wednesday 6 July 2016, featuring performance platforms, symposiums, project screenings and an opportunity to showcase experimental work in progress from local artists.
This project is led by UNIT, a collaboration between choreographer Tom Hobden and film director Kate Flurrie. UNIT will work with local schools, community groups and individuals in Stowmarket and Hadleigh, encouraging storytelling and the sharing of key life moments that tie people to the town in which they live.
DanceEast has been running a range of innovative community projects for over thirty years. We work with a range of partners on local, national and international projects and enjoy introducing people to dance for the first time as much as developing and refining skills in more experienced dancers.
Projects are sometimes open and sometimes targeted at very specific groups, sometimes short and intensive and sometimes run over long periods. We are open to new ideas and ways of working and always looking to make a difference to the lives of the people we work with and have a good time doing so.